Josh Johnson (LA Wildcats), Kenny Robinson (St. Louis BattleHawks), Boogie Roberts (LA Wildcats) and Jameer Thurman (DC Defenders)
Welcome to our Week 5 XFL “Players of the Week” results. Voting began immediately at the completion of the final game on Sunday. We gathered over 3,500 votes before the closing of polls at 6PM Eastern on Tuesday 10 March 2020. We thank all who voted!
Fans were asked to nominate any player they deemed worthy of the honor, in four categories: Offensive, defensive, lineman, and special teams.
Winners below are based on the number of votes received for each player.
Offensive Player of the Week: Josh Johnson, QB, LA Wildcats
Quarterback Josh Johnson engineered a Wildcat comeback over the surging Tampa Bay Vipers. Johnson went 24 for 36 passes, for 288 yards, four touchdowns and only one interception.
Fan comments:
Josh Johnson was a man possessed. Player of the week! (Anonymous)
Johnson engineered the comeback of the XFL season. (XFL Wildcats)
Threw four touchdowns to break the Viper’s back. (Mark Jackson)
Honorable Mentions
Cam Phillips, WR, Houston Roughnecks
Jhurrell Pressley, RB, DC Defenders
James Butler, RB, Houston Roughnecks
Taylor Cornelius, QB, Tampa Bay Vipers
Defensive Player of the Week: Kenny Robinson, Safety, St. Louis BattleHawks
Young man Kenny Robinson with his second interception of the season and it was a BEAUTY
St. Louis BattleHawk Kenny Robinson had a beautiful fingertip interception, showcasing his athletic ability. Combined with one sack and five combined tackles, Robinson was a bright spot in the BattleHawks loss.
Fan comments:
Made a beautiful pick that had to be reviewed… and it was good! (Gerald)
He is making plenty of plays for such a young player. (XFL #1)
If Robinson keeps playing like this he is sure to picked up in the NFL draft. (Anonymous)
Honorable Mention
Ryan Mueller, DE, New York Guardians
Jack Tocho, CB, LA Wildcats
Jordan Martin, SAF, Seattle Dragons
Lineman of the Week: Boogie Roberts, Tampa Bay Vipers
After his teammate Cedric Reed sacked Vipers quarterback Taylor Cornelius, Boogie Roberts scooped the ball and rumbled into the end zone, thus extending the Wildcats score over the Vipers.
Fan comments:
Scoop and score, the Wildcats way (Anonymous)
Put the score beyond reach at a time the Vipers were mounting a comeback. (XFL Fan Forever)
Scooped the ball and “Boogied” into the end zone. (Anonymous)
Honorable Mention
Cedric Reed, DE, LA Wildcats
Beniquez Brown, LB, Houston Roughnecks
Greer Martini, LB, Dallas Renegades
Special Teams Player of the Week: Jameer Thurman, LB, DC Defenders
