Week 7: Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings rookie wide receiver Jordan Addison, who starred at Tuscarora High School in Frederick, has been named the DC Touchdown Club Pro Football Player of the Week after setting career highs with seven catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns as the Vikings beat the San Francisco 49ers, 22-17, on Monday Night Football.

Addison, the Vikings’ first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, is the first player ever to win the Touchdown Club’s pro, college and high school player of the week awards. He also was the Touchdown Club’s 2022 Washington Metro College Player of the Year.

“It means a lot, playing on Monday Night Football, primetime, I’ve been watching this since I was a kid, when I was five years old,” Addison told ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt – who received the Founder’s Award from the Touchdown Club this past April -- during SportsCenter. “I was thinking back to that moment. Once my feet touched the field, I had to leave everything out here.”

Addison had caught four touchdown passes in the season’s first six games, but Monday night’s game was easily his best this season.

While the Vikings were without standout wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who has an injured hamstring, Addison showcased his ability to be a top receiver. Addison caught a 20-yard touchdown in the first quarter and ripped the ball away from a defensive back for a 60-yard touchdown just before halftime.

As Minnesota tried to protect its lead late in the fourth quarter, it picked up one first down by penalty when Addison was bumped as he attempted to run past a defensive back and Addison added another first-down catch despite being held.