WICHITA, Kan. - Josh King-Bradley of Kansas Wesleyan University has earned this week's KCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week honor the conference office announced Monday. Student-athletes are selected for their performances from Nov. 11-17 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by Equity Bank.
King-Bradley had an incredible game for the Coyotes on defense. KWU held Sterling without a touchdown, and only one field goal on the day. He was huge helping KWU hold Sterling to only 51 yards rushing and under 50 percent on pass completions. He had 3.5 tackles for loss, which included three sacks for a total of 27 lost yards as KWU totaled 11 sacks on the day. He also forced a fumble, and had seven total tackles on the day. This marks the second time this season King-Bradley has been named the KCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week.
The Coyotes finished the regular season with a 23-3 win over Sterling on Saturday, boosting their record to 7-4 overall. KWU finished a perfect 5-0 in the KCAC's Bissell Division, earning the division title for a second year, and earning a bid to the NAIA Football Championship Series for the first time since 2021.