Week 10: Jackson Gutierrez, Navy

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Navy quarterback Jackson Gutierrez has been named the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Player of the Week as his latest remarkable performance led the Midshipmen to victory.

Gutierrez, a junior, completed 6 of 11 passes for 178 yards and one touchdown and rushed 30 times for 180 yards and five touchdowns, including the decisive four-yard scoring run with just over one minute remaining, as Navy beat Temple, 42-35, this past Saturday.

It has been quite a season for Gutierrez, who began the year as a backup. He made his first career start on Sept. 25 against UAB and has entrenched himself as the Midshipmen’s offensive leader since then.

This was Gutierrez’s fifth consecutive game with at least 100 yards rushing and the fourth time this season that he has rushed and passed for at least 100 yards in the same game. It also was the third time in five games that Gutierrez has rushed for at least three touchdowns. His five touchdowns were the most in one game by a Navy player since 2019.

Gutierrez rushed for four touchdowns in the first half as the Midshipmen built a 28-0 lead. His 49-yard touchdown pass for Jared Collins made it 35-14 with five minutes left in the third quarter.

Navy, though, allowed three touchdowns in the fourth quarter as Temple fought back to a 35-35 tie. It was then that Gutierrez drove Navy down the field for the winning score.

Gutierrez also was named the American Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

This week’s DC Touchdown Club College Player of the Week Honor Roll:

  • West Virginia State WR Amare Ary (Laurel) caught 12 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns and threw a 20-yard touchdown pass on a trick play as the Yellow Jackets beat Frostburg State, 55-37.

  • North Carolina QB Billy Edwards Jr. (Lake Braddock) completed 29 of 38 passes for 255 yards and three touchdowns as the Tar Heels beat U-Conn., 38-21.

  • UNC Pembroke QB Josh Ehrlich (Broadneck) completed 17 of 28 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 18 times for 96 yards and three touchdowns as the Braves beat Ferrum, 45-14.

  • Towson DB Myles Johnson (Gonzaga) made a career-high 11 tackles as the Tigers beat Sacred Heart, 43-40 in overtime.

  • Marist QB Sonny Mannino (Tuscarora, Va.) completed 10 of 24 passes for 55 yards and rushed 17 times for 155 yards and one touchdown – a 10-yard scoring run midway through the fourth quarter that capped a 99-yard drive -- as the Red Foxes beat Morehead State, 14-13.

  • Villanova RB Isaiah Ragland (South Lakes) rushed 17 times for 125 yards as the Wildcats beat Richmond, 30-0

  • Maryland LB Nahsir Taylor (Riverdale Baptist) nearly doubled his previous career high, making 11 tackles with 2 ½ tackles for loss and one sack as the Terrapins beat Purdue, 34-29.

  • Alabama LB Caleb Woodson (Battlefield) made eight tackles, forced a fumble and broke up a pass as the Crimson Tide beat LSU, 31-13.