With Week 10 now in the books, we are back with our newest edition of betcha’s NFL weekly reviews, and based on what we saw this past weekend, there was no shortage of options for our five awards.
So, Let’s see how we dished out the awards and honorable mentions for the 10th time this year.
Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Week
Offensive – TreVeyon Henderson | Running Back | New England Patriots
Last year, Ohio State had a two-headed monster in their running back room, which resulted in both of them going in the early second round of the 2025 NFL Draft. One of the teams that benefited from those selections was powerhouse New England Patriots, who took the speed back TreVeyon Henderson with their second pick of the draft.
To start his rookie season, Henderson was stuck behind fellow running back Rhamondre Stevenson, who the Patriots had only just recently paid big money to. This was reflected in Stevenson taking the bulk of the snaps, while Henderson was used as the change of pace back.
Now, for a multitude of reasons the Patriots finally saw Henderson as their starting running back this weekend, and wow, did he flash his talent. The rookie rushed 14 times for 147 yards and two touchdowns on the day. What was great to see from Henderson was the breakaway speed that many knew he had but had yet to show at the pro level through the first half of the season. He ripped two massive runs after getting just half a gap, scoring a 55-yard and a 68-yard touchdown, which were just sucker-punch blows for Tampa in this one.
Honorable Mentions: Emeka Egbuka and Kyle Williams
Defensive – Jalon Walker | Edge/Linebacker | Atlanta Falcons
One of the growing trends in the NFL is worrying too much about size when it comes to edge rushers and instead focusing on just flat-out great athletes. The Falcons lived by this in the 2025 draft by taking two edge rushers who exactly fit that bill. The higher selection of the two was Georgia linebacker/edge hybrid Jalon Walker, who wowed evaluators with his absurd athletic traits.
This weekend, he flashed all of his talents as both an edge rusher and off-ball linebacker, proving why he was a top-15 pick last April. Starting with his off-ball work, Walker was only targeted once, and while he did allow a completion, it was only for eight yards.
When looking at his work off the edge this weekend, Walker generated three pressures, making sure his presence was felt by Daniel Jones. While pressures are great, Walker’s game-changing play came when he turned one of those pressures into a strip sack and fumble.
Honorable Mentions: Malaki Starks and Nikko Reed
Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week
Offensive – Jonathan Taylor | Running Back | Indianapolis Colts
The Colts were reeling after being dismantled by a team for the first time following their essentially perfect run through the first half of the year. They were then tasked with travelling across the pond to take on the Falcons during an international game, which tends to produce strange moments and results.
How do you avoid those kinds of moments? You control the clock and make sure you’re getting plenty of first downs on the ground. The Colts did just that this weekend, handing the ball off to their MVP-calibre running back Jonathan Taylor, who proceeded to tear the Falcons to shreds. When I say “hand the ball off,” I mean Taylor toted the rock 32 times, more than double the usual workload for other teams lead backs.
He took those 32 opportunities and turned them into 244 yards on the ground alone, finding the end zone three times on those carries. This weekend’s absurd numbers from Taylor take him to 1,139 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground only, meaning he could be on track for as historic a season as Saquon Barkley last year.
Honorable Mentions: De’Von Achane and Jahmyr Gibbs
Defensive – Danielle Hunter | Edge Rusher | Houston Texans
Many thought the Texans season was over, with C.J. Stroud set to miss this weekend’s game against the Jaguars, leaving Davis Mills to start in his place. This sentiment held true through three quarters of the game, as they were down 29-10 and the Texans appeared on the ropes.
Rather than going down, they came out swinging off the back of their high-octane pass rush led by Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter. The man who really lit it up for the entire game and most importantly in their 26-point fourth quarter, was the latter of the two, Danielle Hunter.
According to PFF, he earned a 90 overall defensive grade, reflecting not only his advanced box score stats but also his overall numbers from the game. Against the run, Hunter made two stops at or behind the line of scrimmage. However, what Hunter is primarily paid for is pressuring and bringing down the opposing quarterback. He did this in bunches, producing eight pressures on Trevor Lawrence and bringing him down on four different occasions for 3.5 sacks.
Honorable Mentions: Will McDonald IV and DeMarcus Lawrence
Highlight Of The Week | DeMarcus Lawrence Dream Day
The Seahawks have been a buzzsaw, obliterating everything in their path for the first half of the NFL season, and this weekend against the Cardinals was no different. They started the day with a JSN touchdown, but the man who really stole the show was DeMarcus Lawrence, who for about ten minutes of game time had the ball acting like a magnet to him.
It started with the first big play of the day from Lawrence, who, on the back of a strip sack from one of his teammates, had the ball bounce towards him from 30 yards out. He secured the ball and took off for a six-pointer, which is the kind of moment defensive linemen dream about their entire careers.
While many defensive veterans might never score a touchdown in their careers, Lawrence was once again Johnny on the spot, finding himself in the right place for the second time in about ten minutes of game time. Early in the second quarter, another Seahawks blitz got home and forced a fumble on Jacoby Brissett once again. To everyone’s shock, the man the ball bounced to, was Lawrence, who tore through the pack and reached the end zone for the second time in the game.
I understand that this isn’t just a single play as we normally do, but the fact that we saw the same defensive player score two touchdowns in the same game, let alone it being a defensive lineman, made it the wildest sequences I have seen in my NFL fandom.
Honorable Mentions: Jaylen Warren Hurdle and Kyle Williams Touchdown