Week 12: Jamar Curtis, Lafayette

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Lafayette College running back Jamar Curtis, who starred at St. John’s College High School in Northwest Washington, has been named the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Player of the Week after another strong performance led the Leopards to a conference title and the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

Curtis, who was the Touchdown Club’s Washington, D.C. High School Player of the Year after the 2021 season, rushed 27 times for 166 yards and scored a career-high three touchdowns as Lafayette beat rival Lehigh, 49-21, this past Saturday to claim a share of the Patriot League title.

It was Curtis’s seventh 100-yard game this season, including two 200-yard games. He was injured in Lafayette’s 35-25 win at Georgetown on Oct. 28 and sat out the Leopards’ 37-34 overtime loss against Colgate, their only loss against FCS opposition this season. Curtis, though, returned the following week and was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 204 yards against Fordham to become Lafayette’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2014.

This week, Lafayette trailed Lehigh at halftime, 21-14. Curtis helped take over the second half, scoring all of his touchdown after intermission. He has rushed for 1,332 yards this season, fourth in FCS.

“Get a guy like him, he closes out games for you,” Lafayette Coach John Troxell said after the win over Fordham. “What can you say about him? He’s a great player.”

This week’s DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week College Honor Roll:

  • Ball State RB Marquez Cooper (Quince Orchard) rushed 25 times for 140 yards and one touchdown as the Cardinals beat Kent State, 34-3.

  • Toledo LB Deshawn Holt (Westlake) made three tackles with two sacks as the Rockets won their 10th consecutive game, 32=31 over Bowling Green.

  • Howard RB Jarett Hunter rushed 20 times for 108 yards and one touchdown as the Bison beat Morgan State, 14-7, to earn a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title.

  • Old Dominion LB Wayne Matthews III (C.H. Flowers) made seven tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack as the Monarchs beat Georgia Southern, 20-17.

  • Albany QB Reese Poffenbarger (Middletown) completed 19 of 29 passes for 247 yards and four touchdowns as the Great Danes beat Monmouth, 41-0.

  • Navy LB Colin Ramos recorded double figure tackles for the fourth consecutive game as he made 10 tackles with 1 ½ tackles for loss as the Midshipmen beat East Carolina, 10-0, for their third shutout this season.

  • Penn State DB Kevin Winston Jr. intercepted a pass and make six tackles as the Nittany Lions beat Rutgers, 27-6.