McNabb, Watkins, & Chaffin Named NWC Football Student-Athletes of the Week

11/3/2025 4:30:00 PM

The Northwest Conference is proud to announce its Student-Athletes of the Week in Football for the week of October 28th through November 3rd.

Football - Offense - Student-Athlete of the Week
Luke McNabb I QB I Linfield | JR | Scappoose, Ore. | Scappoose

McNabb went 19/27 with 287 yards passing, while adding a net of 11 on the ground for 298 all-purpose yards. He tossed two touchdowns, while running in another in the first quarter. His longest came on the game's first play from scrimmage, a 68-yard touchdown strike to Jayce Bareng.

Football - Defense- Student-Athlete of the Week
Lane Watkins I DE | Whitworth | SR | Snohomish, Wash. | Snohomish

Watkins made several big plays in Saturday's 10-6 win over Pacific Lutheran.  He had two tackles for losses of four yards. He preserved Whitworth's 7-0 lead in the second quarter when he leapt high into the air to intercept a pass at the three yard line, returning it 28 yards. When PLU scored its only touchdown, he blocked the extra point. Watkins finished with six total tackles.


Football - Special Teams - Student-Athlete of the Week
Josiah Chaffin I WR  I Pacific | SR | Honolulu, Hawaii | Farrington

Chaffin had an 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown Saturday in a 52-35 win at Puget Sound.