MINNEAPOLIS (Football) - Stevenson's Brandon Adler, Misericordia's Owen Norman along with Eastern's offensive line were each named to D3football.com's Team of the Week, sponsored by Scoutware, on Tuesday for game action from Sept. 25-26. 

Adler recorded four total tackles, including three solo stops, while registering 2.0 tackles for loss for 26 yards in a 42-14 win vs. FDU-Florham. His two tackles for loss moved him into fourth in the conference, while his two sacks have him tied for first in the conference.

Norman had nine tackles, including five solo and three for loss, in a last-second 15-14 win at Albright. He forced two fumbles and recovered one.

With wind and rain pummeling the northeast part of the country, Eastern leaned into the run game to claim an important 21-14 win at Delaware Valley in a game with massive championship ramifications in the MAC. The Eagles rushed for a program-record 365 yards and for the 10th time in the last three seasons had two players rush for over 100 yards in a game.

The Team of the Week is D3football.com's weekly honor roll, in its 28th season, recognizes top performers at each position from the previous week. Players are selected from nominations from their school's sports information directors.

Below is a complete list of all the 2026 D3football.com Team of the Week honorees from the MAC.

2026 D3football.com Team of the Week Honorees
Offense
Sept. 15 - Jeremiah Avrilien (Eastern), Sr., RB
Sept. 22 - Zakai Smullen (Alvernia), So., WR
Sept. 29 - Alvin Carpenter, Nathan Ernest, Christian Marrero, Cody Greene, Chris Leader (Eastern), OL

Defense
Sept. 15 - Brandon Choi (Lebanon Valley), Sr., LB
Sept. 29 - Owen Norman (Misericordia), Jr., DE
Sept. 29 - Brandon Adler (Stevenson), Jr., LB

Special Teams
Sept. 22 - Wyatt Younes (Delaware Valley), Sr., RET