NORFOLK, Va. (October 19, 2026) – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) revealed its football weekly honors where Howard University saw a pair of Bison earn recognition after propelling HU to a homecoming victory over Morehouse College (MC). The announcement came Monday afternoon.
 
Graduate running back Eden James (Indianapolis) won MEAC Offensive Player of the Week while fellow Bison sophomore defensive lineman Kyle Dillon (Houston) took home the league's Defensive Player of the Week.
 
In Saturday's win over Morehouse, James notched his second 100-yard performance of the season after racking up 120 rushing yards on 13 carries.
 
For Dillon, the Houston native produced six solo tackles (career-best), two tackles for loss and one sack.
 
Morgan State teammates Gavin Fetty and Keith Jenkins Jr. earned MEAC Rookie of the Week and Specialist of the Week accolades, respectively.
 
Howard travels to Baltimore to take on the Bears of Morgan State in an important MEAC opener.

For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com or the MEAC website at www.MEACSports.com.