PHILADELPHIA – Recognized for his effort on special teams that helped the University of Pennsylvania football team get past Brown on Friday night, Jayden Drayton was named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday, the conference office announced.
 
The honor is Penn's eighth of the season, claiming at least one award in six of the seven weeks so far. Drayton is earning an Ivy weekly award for the first time in his career.
 
This is also the fourth time a Quaker has claimed Special Teams Player of the Week this season, the most honorees since a program-record five in 2008.
 
After a 54-yard kickoff return, Drayton was instrumental in Penn scoring its fourth touchdown of the night which put the Quakers up 28-14 midway through the third quarter.
 
On defense, Drayton had six total tackles and a pass breakup.
 
Sean Williams, Jr., Donte West, and Carter Janki were tabbed to the Ivy League's weekly honor roll for their individual performances.
 
The Red and Blue host Cornell on Saturday in the sixth-most played rivalry in division I college football. It's also homecoming at Penn with kickoff slated for 1 p.m. at Franklin Field.
 
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