The nominations are in for the inaugural selection of the Player of the Week honor as presented by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame.

Headlining this week’s nominees are Northern Colorado quarterback Peter Costelli, Air Force wide receiver Cade Harris, Western Colorado quarterback Drew Nash, and CSU Pueblo wide receiver Reggie Retzlaff.

The recipient will be announced on Tuesday, following a vote by the members of the NFF Colorado Chapter’s board of directors and representatives from College Sports Communicators at the 10 schools that compete in college football in the state of Colorado.  CENTENNIAL STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS / COMBINED STATISTICS

Here are the nominees presented to Sarah Meier, coordinator of the POW program for the Colorado Chapter.  PAST RECIPIENTS

Mafileo Tupou, junior Adams State linebacker from Riverside, Calif. – In Adams State’s 35-21 setback at Western New Mexico, he had a game-high 16 tackles, including 12 solo stops. In his first game for the Grizzlies, he had a tackle for loss (9 yards) and recorded a crucial third-down sack (9 yards)

Cade Harris, senior Air Force wide receiver from South Weber, Utah – In the Falcons’ 49-13 win at home versus Bucknell, he led the team with 149 all-purpose yards with 66 yards rushing and two touchdowns, and 66 yards receiving on three catches and one score. The three scores were the most by a Falcon in a game since 2023. Seven of his 11 offensive touches went for first downs or touchdowns, as the 62-yard receiving touchdown was the second-longest of his career.

Martavius French, graduate student, Colorado linebacker from Memphis, Tenn. – In the Buffs’ 27-20 setback to visiting Georgia Tech, he was at the center of Colorado’s defensive effort, recording six total tackles and registering one and a half tackles for loss. He also provided two of the game’s most enormous momentum swings, recovering two fumbles in the first quarter, the first of his career, to halt Georgia Tech drives and give the Buffaloes prime field position.

Trek Keyworth, a sophomore Colorado Mesa wide receiver from Windsor, Colo. – During Colorado Mesa’s 41-14 setback at Central Washington, Keyworth had a big game receiving in the season opener against No. 21 Central Washington with four catches for 147 yards (both career-highs) and a touchdown. His touchdown came in the fourth quarter on a 66-yard catch and run.

Jalen Dupree, a freshman Colorado State running back from Benton, Ark. – In the Rams’ 38-21 setback at Washington, Depress logged a career-high 92 rushing yards and a touchdown in his first-career start. His touchdown came on a 15-yard carry to tie the game before halftime. He also caught two passes for three yards.  On Monday, Dupress was named the Mountain West Conference’s Freshman of the Week.

Reggie Retzlaff, senior CSU Pueblo wide receiver from Corona, Calif. – In leading sixth-ranked CSU Pueblo to a 43-0 win at home versus RMAC rival South Dakota Mines, Retzlaff caught six passes for 99 yards and had two touchdown receptions of 12 yards and 34 yards. The two TD receptions helped Retzlaff become CSU Pueblo’s all-time leader in TD catches with 26. He broke the record with his 12-yard TD pass just five minutes into the game. With his six catches for 99 yards against South Dakota Mines, Retzlaff moved into fourth on the school’s all-time pass reception list with 121 and is third in career pass receiving yards with 2,132. He is also currently tied for first among active Division II players in TD receptions with 26. The two-touchdown game marked the ninth time in his ThunderWolves career that he has caught at least two touchdown passes in a game.

Jake Penney, junior Fort Lewis inside linebacker from Sparks, Nev. – Despite Fort Lewis’ 34-14 defeat to Williams Jewell, Penney led the Skyhawk defense with 14 total tackles, including 10 solo tackles, four assisted tackles, and 0.5 tackles for 1 yard lost. After finishing 5th in NCAA DII with 122 total tackles last season, Penney picked right up where he left off, racking up the 2nd-most total tackles and solo tackles in the RMAC and the state of Colorado, and tied for the 7th-most total tackles and 5th-most total tackles in DII through the opening weekend of college football. He recorded his 10th career game with 10+ tackles and his second career game with 10+ solo tackles. Near single-handedly stalled out a WJC drive in the fourth quarter, making a solo tackle, assisted tackle, and another solo tackle in succession to force a 3-and-out. After Saturday, Penney now boasts 216 career tackles and sits 52 tackles outside of Fort Lewis’ top 10 all-time tackles through just 23 career games. Penney moved up to 7th all-time in career solo tackles (151) for Skyhawks football. He chases Shane Voss’ (1990-1993) program record of 196 by just 45 solo tackles.

Peter Costelli, junior Northern Colorado quarterback from San Pedro, Calif. – In leading the Bears to a 17-3 win over Chadron State in Greeley, Costelli finished the day with 92 passing yards (6-12), one passing touchdown, and zero interceptions, along with 42 yards rushing and a rushing score.

Drew Nash, senior Western Colorado quarterback from Torrance, Calif. – In leading eighth-ranked Western Colorado to a 45-28 win over Western Texas A&M in Gunnison, Nash had a hand in five of the Mountaineer’s six touchdowns, tossing three and running for two. In finishing as the game’s top rusher, Nash had 95 yards on the ground in 14 runs while completing 18 of 28 passes for 190 yards and no interceptions.