Johnson and Steelhammer named Mountain West Players of the Week
9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Air Force junior fullback D.J. Johnson and junior safety Weston Steelhammer have been tabbed the Mountain West Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively.
Johnson (Roopville, Ga.) rushed for 103 yards for his first-career 100-yard game on a career-most 21 carries in Air Force's 36-17 victory over Mountain West foe San José State. He tied his career-high with three rushing touchdowns all of which came in the fourth quarter. Johnson scored on a 13-yard run to put the Falcons ahead 23-16 with 12:29 left in the game and followed with a one-yard run on fourth-and-goal to give the Falcons a two-score lead. He added his final touchdown on a career-long 34-yard run with 3:43 left in the game. Six of his carries went for touchdowns or first downs, including five in the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, he had 12 carries for 82 yards and three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Steelhammer (Shreveport, La.) recorded six total tackles and led the defensive effort of holding San José State to just 16 points in the Air Force victory over the Spartans. He had one quarterback sack and a career-high three tackles for loss for 12 yards. Steelhammer registered an interception in the fourth quarter to seal the game with the Falcons up by two scores. His three tackles for loss are the most by an Air Force player this season and gives him 4.5 TFL for the year.
Air Force, 2-0 overall and 1-0 MW, travels to East Lansing, Mich., to face the fourth-ranked Michigan State Spartans on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 12:05 pm ET.
