KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Mid-American Conference announced on Monday that Western Michigan football wide receiver D'Wayne Eskridge has earned MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week honors. 

Eskridge had three kick-off returns for 124 yards and returned one for a touchdown in WMU's 30-27 victory over Northern Illinois. Eskridge returned a kick-off 100 yards for a touchdown, the first of his career. His 124 returns yards was a career-high.

It was the eighth 100-yard kick-return for a touchdown in WMU history and the first since Darius Phillips back on Sept. 9, 2017 at Michigan State. It's the only 100-yard return for a touchdown in the MAC this season.

Eskridge ranks second in the MAC in return yards (402) and kick return average (30.9). Eskridge is one of just two players in the conference to have a kick-return touchdown.

The redshirt senior wide receiver's 124 kick-return yards was a part of his season-high 285 all-purpose yards' performance against Northern Illinois. Eskridge also had seven receptions for 134 yards and a rush for 27 yards. Eskridge leads the MAC with 1,020 all-purpose yards, averaging 255.0 per game.

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