EASTON, Pa. – For the second straight week, freshman quarterback
Ah-Shaun Davis has earned Patriot League Football Rookie of the Week honors.
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Davis is coming off a 354-yard passing performance vs. Fordham on Oct. 2. He completed 20-of-28 with two passing touchdowns and ran in another score in the Leopards' first 300-yard passing game since 2019. His 74-yard touchdown toss to junior wide receiver
K.J. Rodgers is the Leopards' longest play from scrimmage in 2021.
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The Willingboro, N.J. native has started the last three games. In his collegiate debut vs. No. 23 New Hampshire on Sept. 18, he was 16-of-23 for 192 yards with a pick while completing passes to five targets. Against Penn, Davis was 12-of-18 for 157 yards including a 70-yard scoring strike to
Joe Gillette. The effort earned the Economics major his first Patriot League Rookie of the Week laurel on Sept. 27.
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Lafayette concludes its four-game home stand on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. when the Leopards host Bucknell in Patriot League action.
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