Colorado Springs, Colo.- Three ranked teams all secured victories last week behind the stellar play of this week's NJCAA Football Players of the Week.
Sophomore Wyatt Steigerwald tied a 50-year old school record for Northeastern Oklahoma A&M with six touchdown passes to earn offensive honors. Freshman Bryce Beekman picked off three passes to land defensive recognition for Arizona Western and Mike Kroeze helped Jones County (MS) secure an upset with a solid kicking game.
| 2017 NJCAA FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Kurt Walding | Iowa Western | QB | FR | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Jamal Scott | Independence (KS) | RB | SO | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Reginald Colson Jr. | Minnesota West | WR | FR | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Mekhi Sargent | Iowa Western | RB | FR | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Jack Abraham | Northwest Mississippi | QB | RB | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Lindsey Scott Jr. | East Mississippi | QB | FR | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Mekhi Sargent | Iowa Western | RB | FR | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Wyatt Steigerwald | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | QB | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Chester Graves | Iowa Western | DE | FR | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Brandon Perce | Rochester (MN) | MLB | SO | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Jason Simon | Monroe (NY) | OLB | FR | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Walter Kalei | Scottsdale (AZ) | OLB | SO | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Warren Saba | Garden City (KS) | CB | FR | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Sam Moala | Pima (AZ) | DE | FR | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Connor Taylor | Snow (UT) | OLB | SO | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Bryce Beekman | Arizona Western | S | FR | |
| 2017 NJCAA FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Coby Oswalt | Pima (AZ) | K | SO | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Alfredo Marquez | Scottsdale (AZ) | K | SO | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Tyler Dunlop | Tyler (TX) | K | SO | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Mason Hunt | Mississippi Gulf Coast | K | FR | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Juwan Green | Lackawanna (PA) | KR | SO | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | DeMichael Harris | Hinds (MS) | KR | SO | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Spencer Cole | Hinds (MS) | K | SO | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Mike Kroeze | K | FR | ||