IRVING, Texas – The American Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors from Week 10 of the 2026 season.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jackson Gutierrez • Jr. • QB • Navy
Jackson Gutierrez accounted for six touchdowns in Navy’s 42-35 win over Temple. Gutierrez finished 6-of-11 through the air for 178 yards and a touchdown while rushing 30 times for 180 yards and scoring five more times on the ground.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Marlin Dean • Gr. • DE • UAB
Marlin Dean helped the UAB defense hold Charlotte to just 13 points in a 23-13 win on Saturday. Dean tallied three sacks, four total tackles and a forced fumble in the 23-13 victory over Charlotte. He became the third American Conference player to have 3.0+ sacks in a game in the last three weeks.
 
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Andrew Conrad • 5th • K • East Carolina
Andrew Conrad, in what was his first field goal attempt of the season, nailed a 55-yard FG as time expired to lift ECU to a 20-17 win over South Florida. Conrad also kicked off four times and booted a touchback on each kick.
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Jojo Bermudez, 5th, WR/KR, Temple
Bermudez caught two passes for 55 yards and a touchdown while also returning three punts for 159 yards including a 78-yard touchdown.
 
Easton Messer, 5th, WR, Florida Atlantic
Messer caught seven passes for 85 yards and three touchdowns and also threw a 14-yard touchdown pass in the victory over UTSA.
 
Landon Sides, Sr., WR, East Carolina
Sides finished with 14 receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns in ECU’s 20-17 win vs. South Florida.
 
Oran Singleton Jr., Sr., WR, Tulsa
Singleton caught 13 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns in Tulsa’s dominant 60-10 victory over Tulane.
 
Jahiem White, Sr., RB, UNT
White rushed 21 times for 139 yards and three touchdowns and caught four passes for 31 yards in the 52-23 win over Rice.