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Louisiana Players of the Week: Nov. 4 – Nov. 10, 2025

by Louisiana vs. All Y'all
written by Louisiana vs. All Y'all

From district-winning and playoff-earning high school standouts to NFL performances that helped the New Orleans Saints earn a rare win or marked a career day for a former LSU star.

This past weekend featured memorable efforts at every level to headline Louisiana vs. All Y’all’s latest round of Players of the Week.

Congratulations to this week’s winners.

HIGH SCHOOL

Offense — Jordin Griffin (2027), Barbe RB: The junior running back rolled his way to 289 yards and six rushing touchdowns on 20 carries Friday to help lead his Buccaneers past Sam Houston, 70-49, and into a Division-I Non-Select playoff spot. Griffin averaged nearly 15 yards per touch with most of his touchdowns coming in explosive fashion, four of 30-plus yards. The win against the Broncos was the traditional power’s first since 2021.

Defense — Darren Coates Jr. (2028), St. Augustine EDGE: The sophomore has become a consistent disrupter for the Purple Knights’ defense and came away with two big takeaways to highlight his Week 10 performance and help the team blow open an emphatic 55-28 defeat of John Curtis in a battle for second place in the Catholic League. Coates intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown in the third quarter, then added a fumble recovery as St. Augustine continued to dominate the second half.

Special Teams — Dalen Powell (2028), Ruston RB: The Bearcats’ sophomore running back has been one of Louisiana’s all-around breakout stars of this fall, and Friday marked his greatest performance yet. Powell racked up 253 all-purple yards and four scores, including 84-yard punt and 99-yard kick returns for touchdowns, in a 49-44 win against West Monroe to clinch the title in a wild District 2-5A race and the No. 1 seed in the Division-I Non-Select bracket.

COLLEGE

Offense — Jake Retzlaff, Tulane QB: The Green Wave enjoyed one hell of a shake-back victory on the road at ranked Memphis to remain in the hunt in the American Athletic Conference — and, albeit with a razor-narrow path, also the College Football Playoff picture. And their veteran quarterback was a star in that equation with one of the nation’s highest-graded passing performance for his 332 yards and three touchdowns on 16-for-23 (69.6%) efficiency, while also rushing 10 times for 43 yards and another score.

Defense — Marcellius Johnson, Grambling State LB: The Tigers’ junior linebacker earned SWAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time with his productive and disruptive effort in a 31-23 defeat of Bethune-Cookman. Johnson racked up nine tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery to help highlight Grambling State’s win to remain just a game back of Prairie View A&M in the SWAC West.

Special Teams — Pierson Parent, McNeese State LS: The former Dutchtown standout provided a big-swing special-teams play in addition to his long-snapping duties in his Cowboys’ 35-20 defeat of East Texas A&M. With the score tied at 7-7 late in the first quarter, Parent was able to pounce on a muffed punt to set up McNeese State’s offense with a short field for a go-ahead score to help start building a lead.

PROFESSIONAL

Offense — Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints QB: The rookie quarterback had a solid afternoon overall, highlighted by some big plays, in his second career start to help lead his team to its second victory of the season. Shough completed 19 of his 27 passes for 282 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions to beat NFC South rival Carolina, 17-7.

Defense — Danielle Hunter, Houston Texans DE: The former LSU star earns his second-straight LVAY professional DPOW honors and fourth of the season with his most disruptive performance yet in his Texans’ 36-29 comeback win against Jacksonville. Hunter finished with seven tackles, including four for loss and a career-high 3.5 sacks, and a forced fumble.

Special Teams — Nathan Shepherd, New Orleans Saints DT: The veteran defensive tackle was among the league’s top-graded special teams players this weekend, highlighted by a blocked field goal in the Saints’ defeat o the Panthers. He also finished the game with two tackles and a sack.

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Unpacking LSU-Vandy, Tulane-Army, CFB Week 8, plus Top HS Plays | PODnas

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Multiple things can be true at once.

Vanderbilt is a much-improved football program, a loss to which isn’t the same degree of indictment it may have been historically.

LSU’s performance Saturday in Nashville, Tenn., was a disappointment as the same frustrating shortcomings of a team once viewed as a potential College Football Playoff contender cost its second loss by mid-October.

Louisiana vs. All Y’all’s “PODnas,” Jerit Roser and Daniel Hawkes, dove into the Tigers’ tumble, the headliner of a tough Week 8 of NCAA college football season overall for the state.

On the bright side, they also recapped Tulane’s thrilling comeback against Army to keep its own CFP hopes alive and looked at this week’s four candidates for High School Play of the Week.

LSU and Tulane garner the deepest dives, but the guys also touch upon Louisiana (Lafayette), ULM and New Orleans Saints losses, as well as the big SEC battles in which Georgia and Alabama topped Ole Miss and Tennessee, respectively.

And the high school plays segment is always a highlight during football season.

Featured this week: Catholic-Baton Rouge running back Jayden Miles, Madison Prep athlete Landon “Manu” Johnson, Haynesville athlete L’Travious Brooks and East Ascension offensive lineman Brysten Martinez and receiver Jeremyah Merriweather.

Check out the complete episode for all the takeaways and reactions and visit the “PODnas” Instagram to vote for this week’s winner.

Make sure to keep up with all the new episodes of “PODnas” or catch up on other video content on the Louisiana vs. All Y’all channel.

“PODnas” episodes are scheduled for Tuesday and Friday mornings during football season to recap and preview the biggest games and storylines with a particular focus on Louisiana.

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Saints snatch five takeaways, top NY Giants for Kellen Moore’s first win

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The wait for the New Orleans Saints’ first win in 300 calendar days and the first win of Kellen Moore’s head-coaching career is over.

New Orleans snatched five turnovers, all in pivotal moments, to help come back early, hold off the New York Giants late and punctuate a 26-14 victory and end an eight-game losing streak that dated back to the Saints’ 14-11 defeat of the Giants last Dec. 8.

Moore and company avoided joining the franchise’s six previous teams to open a season 0-5, with the most recent instance coming in 1996.

Veteran linebacker Demario Davis forced a fumble late in the second quarter that rookie safety Jonas Sanker recovered to set up the third of Blake Grupe‘s four field goals for a 16-14 halftime lead.

New Orleans hadn’t led since a four-minute, 7-3 lead in the second quarter against the Arizona Cardinals in the season opener Sept. 7.

And the Saints only added to that advantage after the break with takeaways continuing to provide the spark.

Veteran defensive end Cameron Jordan sacked rookie quarterback Jackson Dart on a third down on New York’s opening possession of the second half and forced and recovered the fumble to set up another Grupe kick.

Third-year defensive tackle Bryan Bresee finally ended a long Giants drive with a forced fumble in the red zone that third-year safety Jordan Howden scooped and returned 86 yards to stretch the margin to 26-14 after the extra point in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter.

And second-year cornerback Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry hauled in the first two interceptions of his career to seal the win.

Fifth-year linebacker Pete Werner and Davis lead all players with 11 and 10 tackles, respectively, and fourth-year defensive back Alontae Taylor and Sanker added eight and seven, including one for loss by Sanker.

New Orleans quarterback Spencer Rattler finished 21-for-31 for a season-high 225 yards and an 87-yard touchdown strike to fourth-year receiver Rashid Shaheed in the second quarter. The second-year passer threw no interceptions and rushed six times for 21 yards.

Shaheed’s four catches for a season-high 114 yards and the long score highlighted the receiving corps, along with Chris Olave‘s seven receptions for 59 yards, his season-high so far early in his fourth year.

And star running back Alvin Kamara carried eight times for 27 yards and caught four passes for another 28 yards.

New Orleans finished 7-for-15 on third downs and 1-for-1 on fourths, but stalled on all three red-zone trips.

Grupe finished with 14 points with a couple made extra-points and 4-for-6 field-goal kicking with makes from 28, 53, 29 and 28 yards and misses from 28 and 52 yards.

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CFB Week 6 preview, Saints’ potential for first win, HS Play of the Week | PODnas

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Saturday’s schedule around Louisiana is almost-eerily light.

LSU, Tulane, Louisiana (Lafayette), Louisiana Tech, Grambling State and Southern byes mean the only games for the state’s programs are: ULM at Northwestern, Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State, Nicholls State at Lamar and Northwestern State vs. East Texas A&M.

Louisiana vs. All Y’all’s “PODnas,” Jerit Roser and Daniel Hawkes, talk about the state’s slate, as well as some notable national matchups and topics, in the show’s latest episode.

Arch Manning and No. 9 Texas head down to Florida this week after some confidence-building cupcake games. Can the positive progress carry into SEC play against a defense that shouldn’t be overlooked despite the Gators’ tough early record?

Can No. 16 Vanderbilt go back-to-back against No. 10 Alabama for the first time since the 1950s?

Can No. 18 Florida State shake off a disappointing loss to Virginia and present some problems for No. 3 Miami?

And, with the lighter college schedule, Jerit and Daniel pick a pair of NFL games.

They unpack not only whether the New Orleans Saints might finally be able to get their first win of the Kellen Moore era, but also can the New England Patriots, former Neville and LSU star Will Campbell and company potentially beat the Buffalo Bills, former Opelousas Catholic star Keon Coleman and company.

And, as always during football season, a “PODnas” High School Play of the Week has been crowned.

Congratulations to the Evangel Christian duo of Nick Lopez and Jayden Hicks for a critical defensive play in Week 4 that helped keep the Eagles in control of their own destiny early in the District 1-5A race.

Make sure to keep up with all the new episodes of “PODnas” or catch up on other video content on the Louisiana vs. All Y’all channel.

“PODnas” episodes are scheduled for Tuesday and Friday mornings during football season to recap and preview the biggest games and storylines with a particular focus on Louisiana.

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LSU vs. Ole Miss, Cajuns/Wave conference openers, CFB Week 5 predictions | PODnas

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An old SEC West showdown helps highlight a loaded Saturday of college football in Week 5.

No. 4 LSU (4-0, 1-0) vs. No. 13 Ole Miss (4-0, 1-0) is one of four top-10 matchups on the slate that have fans around the country excited and one a several intriguing early-conference games for Louisiana programs in particular.

Louisiana vs. All Y’all’s “PODnas,” Jerit Roser and Daniel Hawkes, deep-dive into the Tigers’ trip to Oxford, Miss., to lead off this week’s “PODnas Pick 7,” which includes looks the several top in-state and national matchups — and a sadly quick blow-by of the New Orleans Saints’ trip Sunday to the Buffalo Bills.

And congratulations to this week’s winners for the High School Play of the Week: Alexandria junior quarterback Karsen Sellers and sophomore running back Kason Williams for their well-called and -executed touchdown strike to help secure a big road win at Destrehan.

This week’s “PODnas Pick 7” games:

  • No. 4 LSU at No. 13 Ole Miss
  • Marshall at Louisiana (Lafayette)
  • Tulane at Tulsa
  • Arkansas State at ULM
  • No. 17 Alabama at No. 5 Georgia
  • No. 6 Oregon at No. 3 Penn State
  • New Orleans Saints as Buffalo Bills

Make sure to keep up with all the new episodes of “PODnas” or catch up on other video content on the Louisiana vs. All Y’all channel.

“PODnas” episodes are scheduled for Tuesday and Friday mornings during football season to recap and preview the biggest games and storylines with a particular focus on Louisiana.

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The good, bad, ugly of CFB Week 3, plus Saints, HS Top Plays | PODnas

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Garrett Nussmeier and the LSU offense looked more like themselves, and northeast Louisiana’s trio of college programs all notched big early-season wins.

Still, college football’s Week 4 action — not to mention the New Orleans Saints on Sunday (seriously, do we have to mention that?) — carried enough frustration to spark the organic birth of a potential new “Football Therapist” segment.

Louisiana vs. All Y’all’s “PODnas,” Jerit Roser and Daniel Hawkes recapped and unpacked all the good, the bad and the ugly of the weekend’s performances in the latest episode of the show.

From the Tigers’ progress and wins for Louisiana Tech, ULM and Grambling State, to brutal Saturdays for Louisiana (Lafayette), Tulane and the Southland and, sadly, yes, the Saints’ road trip to Seattle that got off the rails with the quickness.

And, of course, the ever-consistent early-week highlight: Four candidates for “PODnas” High School Play of the Week.

Featured in this week’s top plays: Holy Cross senior running back Ke’Rynn Smith, Calvary Baptist junior defensive back Braylun Huglon, Ouachita Parish senior athlete Wydell Clark Jr. and Alexandria junior quarterback Karsen Sellers and sophomore running back Kason Williams.

Check out the complete episode for all the takeaways and reactions and visit the “PODnas” Instagram to vote for this week’s winner.

Make sure to keep up with all the new episodes of “PODnas” or catch up on other video content on the Louisiana vs. All Y’all channel.

“PODnas” episodes are scheduled for Tuesday and Friday mornings during football season to recap and preview the biggest games and storylines with a particular focus on Louisiana.

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LSU vs. SELA; big Tulane, Cajuns, Saints road trips; CFB Week 4 | PODnas

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LSU and Southeastern Louisiana will provide The Boot some in-state flair, while Tulane and Louisiana (Lafayette) highlight some potentially pivotal Saturday road games.

Plus, the New Orleans Saints leave the friendly confines of Caesars Superdome for the first time this season. But could the farthest-possible non-international road trip be a matchup where first-year coach Kellen Moore and company can notch their first win?

Louisiana vs. All Y’all’s “PODnas,” Jerit Roser and Daniel Hawkes, dive into the the major storylines of this weekend’s college football slate — particularly for the state’s programs — as well as expectations for the Saints’ matchup with the Seattle Seahawks.

Check out the complete episode for this week’s “PODnas Pick 7”  predictions and more, including the announcement of the latest High School Play of the Week.

Congratulations to this year’s top play: Archbishop Rummel running back Jaden Terrance for his 97-yard kick-return touchdown in the Superdome.

 

Make sure to keep up with all the new episodes of “PODnas” or catch up on other video content on the Louisiana vs. All Y’all channel.

“PODnas” episodes are scheduled for Tuesday and Friday mornings during football season to recap and preview the biggest games and storylines with a particular focus on Louisiana.

 

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Unpacking Brian Kelly’s fiery postgame presser, LSU’s win vs. Florida, CFB Week 3 | PODnas

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All the Week 3 college football action is in the books, and you may have some reactions or concerns about a performance or two from the weekend.

Louisiana vs. All Y’all “PODnas” cohosts Jerit Roser and Daniel Hawkes will judge whether your questions are fair or totally out line.

But they’re not going to start grading before the question comes out. Bring it out, and then we’ll grade.

LSU doubled up Florida before a lights-out defensive showing and Tulane and new quarterback Jake Retzlaff spoiled the Yulman Stadium homecoming of former quarterback Darian Mensah and his new Duke team.

Those marquee victories were the on-field headliners of a 5-4 weekend for Louisiana college programs.

But Brian Kelly’s fiery postgame clapback to “micro-analyzing” questions on the Tigers’ offense ended up stealing the show.

Jerit and Hawkes unpack the whole gamut in the Week 3 recap episode of “PODnas” — including four candidates for high school play of the week — and start slightly looking ahead to Week 4.

Important to note: Kelly apologized to WBRZ sports director Michael Cauble to open his weekly Monday press conference.

Featured in this week’s plays of the week: Archbishop Rummel junior running back Jaden Terrance, Carencro senior athlete Chantz Babineaux (Nicholls State), Edna Karr junior kicker Brayan Castello and the Southwood defensive duo of Kaden Davis and Christopher Daniel.

Check out the complete episode for all the takeaways and reactions and visit the “PODnas” Instagram to vote for this week’s winner.

Make sure to keep up with all the new episodes of “PODnas” or catch up on other video content on the Louisiana vs. All Y’all channel.

“PODnas” episodes are scheduled for Tuesday and Friday mornings during football season to recap and preview the biggest games and storylines with a particular focus on Louisiana.

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Louisiana Players of the Week: Sept. 2 – Sept. 8, 2025

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The high school and NFL football seasons have officially kicked off, and the first full weekend of Louisiana vs. All Y’all awards at all three levels provided plenty of good candidates from which to choose.

Several players had memorable, winning and even record-breaking performances.

But these were the nine that topped our lists — though a few were particularly tough calls among a great groups of finalists.

HIGH SCHOOL

Offense — Aymaud Sykes (2027), Grant RB/ATH: Not much more needs to be said than the stat line. The Cougars’ junior rushed 25 times for 420 yards and 10 touchdowns in a 76-50 win vs. Montgomery. The single-game touchdown total would make a state-record and tie for fifth-most nationally, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations record book.

Defense — DeCaleb Green (2027), Donaldsonville EDGE: The Tigers had lost to Assumption the past three years, but were able to flip the script this week, 34-13, with their junior edge rusher’s disruptive performance among the biggest highlights. “Snoop” was a game-changer for Donaldsonville with five sacks and 12 total tackles.

Special Teams — Ty Walsworth (2028), Loyola Prep WR/ATH: The versatile sophomore set a program record with two kickoff returns for touchdowns that helped the Flyers pull away from St. Frederick for a 55-21 win to open the season.

COLLEGE

Offense — Elijah “Bill” Davis, Louisiana (Lafayette) RB: The Ragin’ Cajuns put together exactly the type of rushing attack they were looking for to take some pressure off first-time starting quarterback Daniel Beale. And Davis, the former Riverside Academy star, was the leader of a three-headed monster at running back with his 19 carries for a career-high 132 yards and two touchdowns to help pace the 34-10 defeat of McNeese State.

Defense — Mansoor Delane, LSU DB: For the second straight week, the Tigers’ transfer cornerback from Virginia Tech was as strong as candidate as any player for our college defensive award. Delane allowed just one catch for 4 yards on four targets his way and a had a pass-breakup in a near-shutout of Louisiana Tech in which the Bulldogs finished with just 96 passing yards — even after their late touchdown drive.

Special Teams — John Hoyet Chance, Louisiana Tech P: The Captain Shreve product was more active Saturday than would’ve been ideal for Louisiana Tech, but he proved again to be a star in his role and has been a notable bright spot early in the season. Chance booted eight punts a combined 303 yards for an average of 37.9 yards per punt with a long of 50 and four downed inside the 20. The backed-up starting field position was an under-discussed component of LSU’s slow offensive night in the 23-7 game.

PROFESSIONAL

Offense — Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders QB: LSU’s former Heisman quarterback appeared to pick up where he left off with 233 yards and a touchdown on 19-for-30 passing (63.3%) and another 68 yards on 11 carries in the Commanders’ 21-6 defeat of the NFC East rival New York Giants.

Defense — Demario Davis, New Orleans Saints LB: The veteran linebacker has been as consistent a candidate as anyone since Louisiana vs. All Y’all first began our weekly awards in 2021 and started his 14th NFL season, his eighth with the Saints, with another strong performance. Davis tied for team leads with nine tackles and two for loss and graded out as one of the league’s top run defenders on the weekend.

Special Teams — Jack Bech, Las Vegas Raiders WR: The former St. Thomas More star and LSU Tiger had a solid professional debut that earned him one of PFF’s top special teams grades in Week 1 for his work on kick-return and kick-coverage units. He also recorded his first career reception with a 23-yard catch-and-run to convert a third-and-10 in the Raiders’ 20-13 road win at New England.

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Recapping LSU-LaTech, Tulane’s survival, Cajuns’ W, HS Top Plays | PODnas

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Week 2 of the college football season featured plenty of teams “happy with the win, but disappointed with the execution.”

Don’t count Louisiana vs. All Y’all’s “PODnas” in that mix.

Cohosts Jerit Roser and Daniel Hawkes played to the standard — at least so much as they’re capable.

On this week’s recap episode, the guys roll through Louisiana’s most notable college football outcomes, as well as the New Orleans Saints’ season-opening loss to the Arizona Cardinals and our first round of high school plays of the week.

Featured in this week’s plays: a quartet of senior standouts in Bunkie running back Zion Lee, Carencro athlete Chantz Babineaux, Holy Cross quarterback Jokoby Farria and St. Charles Catholic return man Chrisd’on McClain.

Check out the complete episode for all the takeaways and reactions and visit the “PODnas” Instagram to vote for this week’s winner.

Make sure to keep up with all the new episodes of “PODnas” or catch up on other video content on the Louisiana vs. All Y’all channel.

“PODnas” episodes are scheduled for Tuesday and Friday mornings during football season to recap and preview the biggest games and storylines with a particular focus on Louisiana.

 

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