App State’s Swann, ULM’s Perkins-McCallister & Louisiana’s Sterner Secure Sun Belt Football Weekly Honors

Football
9/1/2025 1:00:00 PM

NEW ORLEANS – App State’s AJ Swann, ULM’s D’Arco Perkins-McCallister and Louisiana’s Tony Sterner secured the primary weekly awards of the 2025 Sun Belt soccer season following standout particular person performances. 
 
Football Offensive Player of the Week
AJ Swann, App State 
(RS Jr., QB – White, Ga.)  
 
Mountaineers redshirt junior quarterback AJ Swann set a report for many passing yards in an App State debut with 368, because the Mountaineers earned a 34-11 win over in-state foe Charlotte. The White, Ga., native accomplished 31-of-46 passes for 3 touchdowns—with no interceptions—and added 25 dashing yards within the floor recreation. Swann led the Mountaineer offense on five-straight scoring drives, scoring 27 unanswered factors within the second and third quarters. His 368 passing yards, 31 completions and 46 makes an attempt have been all profession highs, whereas App State’s 586 yards of whole offense have been its most since 2022. 
 
Football Defensive Player of the Week
D’Arco Perkins-McCallister, ULM 
(RS Sr., DB – Nashville, Tenn.)
 
Warhawks redshirt senior defensive again D’Arco Perkins-McCallister helped lead ULM to this system’s first shutout in a decade, 29-0 over Saint Francis. The Nashville, Tenn., native paced the defensive unit with eight tackles, two tackles for loss and two sacks. The Warhawks protection held the Red Flash to only 131 yards of whole offense, together with only one journey into ULM territory within the season-opening shutout. ULM’s final shutout was a 47-0 win over in-state foe Nicholls on Sept. 12, 2015. 
 
Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Tony Sterner, Louisiana 
(RS Jr., Ok – Kingwood, Texas)
 
Taking over the Ragin’ Cajuns kicking duties following the commencement of 2024 Lou Groza Award winner Kenneth Almendares, redshirt junior kicker Tony Sterner carded an ideal day in a 14-12 loss to Rice. The Kingwood, Texas, product transformed on a career-long 47-yard try within the first quarter, earlier than bettering that mark with a 51-yard boot within the second quarter. Sterner’s 51 and 47-yard subject objectives have been the 2 longest transformed by a Sun Belt kicker in Week 1, because the Ragin’ Cajuns unveiled renovated Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium. 
 
2025 Sun Belt Football Offensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – AJ Swann, App State (RS Jr., QB – White, Ga.)  
 
2025 Sun Belt Football Defensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – D’Arco Perkins-McCallister, ULM (RS Sr., DB – Nashville, Tenn.) 
 
2025 Sun Belt Football Special Teams Players of the Week
Week 1 – Tony Sterner, Louisiana (RS Jr., Ok – Kingwood, Texas)