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September 27, 2009
Jesse Mercer, Franklin College, Football (Defense)
Franklin College free safety Jesse Mercer (Franklin, Ind./H.S.) was instrumental in the Grizzlies' defensive effort as FC defeated nationally ranked Trine 30-29 and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Football Player of the Week on defense.
The senior made a team-best 10 total tackles, including nine solo stops and two tackles for loss. Mercer also stopped a deep Trine second-quarter drive with an interception in the end zone.
Franklin (2-1, 0-0 HCAC) will open the conference schedule at home against Defiance Saturday.
| HCAC Football Defensive Players-of-the-Week | |
| Week 1 Erik Prosser, College of Mount St. Joseph | |
| Week 2 Nick Murphy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | |
| Week 3 Scott Eaton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | |
| Week 4 Jesse Mercer, Franklin College | |
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