FAIRMONT, W. Va. - The Mountain East Conference has announced Monday the winners of this week's Football Player of the Week awards. The MEC Player of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan. 

Fairmont State's linebacker Montel Sims was named the MEC Defensive Player of the Week.

Sims, a graduate student from Monaca, Pennsylvania, had a season high 15 total tackles in the Falcons contest against Charleston. The linebacker totaled nine solo and six assisted stops.

2026 MEC FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
8/31: Neal Luca, West Liberty
9/7: Knowel Smith, Glenville State
9/14: Jalen Higginbotham, Wheeling
9/21: Jalen Higginbotham, Wheeling
9/28: Dominic Maultsby, West Liberty 
10/5: Samuel Hobbs, West Liberty
10/12: Jeffery Polk, Fairmont State
10/19: Samuel Hobbs, West Liberty
10/26: Montel Sims, Fairmont State