FAIRMONT, W. Va. - The Mountain East Conference has announced Monday the winners of this week’s Football Player of the Week awards. The MEC Player of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan.
Charleston’s quarterback Devin Kargman was selected as the MEC Offensive Player of the Week, while Fairmont State’s linebacker Jeffery Polk was named the MEC Defensive Player of the Week, and CU’s kicker/punter Christian Torres was named the MEC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Kargman, a graduate student from Camden, New Jersey led the Mountain Lions to a statement 73-49 win over West Virginia State on Oct. 10. The quarterback finished 16-for-20, tallying 401 yards and six touchdowns through the air. Kargman’s six touchdowns marked the second most in both Mountain East Conference and Concord history. Additionally, the six touchdowns tied the 2026 NCAA Division II Football single-game record.
Polk, a linebacker from Pickens, Mississippi locked down Fairmont State’s offense in their Oct. 10 contest against West Virginia Wesleyan. Polk tallied 16 total tackles, including 11 assisted as well as five solo stops.
Torres, a freshman from Brock, Texas became just the sixth kicker in MEC history to make ten extra points in a contest as he notched a 50-yard field goal as well as three touchbacks in Concord’s win over WVSU. The kicker’s 50-yard field goal marked a for a career kick, and second-longest field goal in CU history.
2026 MEC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
8/31: Joe Dailey, West Virginia State
9/7: JD Sherrod, Glenville State
9/14: Hunter Patterson, West Liberty
9/21: Liam McGuire, West Virginia Wesleyan
9/28: Kohl Meisman, West Liberty
10/5: Nino Marzullo, Fairmont State
10/11: Devin Kargman, Concord
2026 MEC FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
8/31: Neal Luca, West Liberty
9/7: Knowel Smith, Glenville State
9/14: Jalen Higginbotham, Wheeling
9/21: Jalen Higginbotham, Wheeling
9/28: Dominic Maultsby, West Liberty
10/5: Samuel Hobbs, West Liberty
10/11: Jeffery Polk, Fairmont State
2026 MEC FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
8/31: Christian Torres, Concord
9/7: Ethan Vargo Thomas, Fairmont State
9/14: Ray Adames, Frostburg State
9/21: Zachary Alvarez, Charleston
9/28: DJ Dailey, Fairmont State
10/5: Aidan Grella, West Liberty
10/11: Christian Torres, Concord