KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ernest Ceasar of Texas Wesleyan is the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week, Lee Levingston III of Missouri Baptist has been named the NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week and Clayton Bosma of Northwestern (Iowa) has been named the NAIA Football Special Teams Player of the Week. The trio was selected based on their performances from November 4 - 10 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees. 

Players of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular-season on Mondays on naia.org, Instagram and X.

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NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week

Ernest Ceasar, Texas Wesleyan - SR – Running Back

• Rushed for 212 yards and a school-record six touchdowns in a 48-7 win over Langston (Okla.).
• Averaged 8.5 yards per carry.
• Now has 33 rushing touchdowns on the season, surpassing the NAIA record of 32 set by Jo Jo Jones of Lamuth (Tenn.) in 1994 and Roger Butler of Tabor (Kan.) in 2005.

NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week

Lee Levingston III, Missouri Baptist - SO – Defensive Back

• Returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown in the final minute of the game to seal the Spartans’ 32-20 win over Graceland (Iowa).
• Recorded two tackles.
• Broke up one other pass.

NAIA Football Special Teams Player of the Week

Clayton Bosma, Northwestern (Iowa) - SR – Defensive Back

• Blocked a potential game-tying field goal with 17 seconds left on the clock as Northwestern defeated No. 7 Dordt (Neb.) 3-0.
• Recorded four total tackles.
• This is the seventh time this season Northwestern has held an opponent to seven or fewer points.

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