Colorado Springs, Colo.- Three big time performances last were honored with this week's NJCAA Football Players of the Week.
Freshman Jack Abraham of Northwest Mississippi tossed three touchdown passes en route to an upset of No. 3 Holmes (MS). Garden City (KS) was also victorious with an upset over Butler as Jack Abraham earned defensive honors with two interceptions, including a late-game pick. Lackawanna (PA) stayed undefeated thanks to a big kick return game from the special teams player of the week Juwan Green.
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |