NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt long snapper Wesley Schelling has been named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
The Nashville native recovered a fumble for a touchdown in Vandy’s win over Florida, while also executing all nine long snaps.
Schelling became just the fifth FBS long snapper since 2003 to record a touchdown. His recovery on a muffed punt gave the Commodores their fourth non-offensive touchdown of the season.
The product of Pearl-Cohn’s football program has executed on all 90 long snaps this season and all 205 in his career. He was fourth team Preseason All-SEC according to Phil Steele entering 2022 and is a three-time Academic All-SEC Selection.
Schelling becomes the fourth Vandy player to take home a conference player of the week honor this season, joining Mike Wright (Nov. 14 Offensive), AJ Swann (Sept. 19 Freshman) and Jayden McGowan (Sept. 5 Freshman). It’s the most weekly awards in one season for Vandy since 2018.
The Commodores (5-6) cap the 2022 regular season Saturday when No. 9 Tennessee visits FirstBank Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m.
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