Rathen Ricedorff Earns His Second NJCAA National Offensive Player of the Week

Rathen Ricedorff Earns His Second NJCAA National Offensive Player of the Week

Rathen Ricedorff has earned his second NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week honor for his performance against then #7 Phoenix College Saturday night.

Ricedorff had a night to remember as he threw for 447 yards on 33-43 passing with six touchdown passes with his longest going for 54 yards.  He connected with 10 different receivers on the night with all six touchdowns finding the hands of six different receivers.  Ricedorff also ran for 32 yards on five carries and scored the first touchdown on the night, a six yard scamper up the middle.

Nationally, Ricedorff is leading the country in yards per game with a 354.7 average.  He is second in the country with 24 touchdown passes, total passing yards (2128), attempts (233), and completions (151).  His completion percentage (64.8%) ranks him fifth nationally and he is tied for the longest touchdown pass of the season (87 yards).

For Ricedorff, this is his second NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week honor this season.  He is the only player this season to earn national player of the week honor for any position.

To see this week's player of the week honoree's, click the link below.

NJCAA Players of the Week