Bridgewater, N.J. – Duquesne running back Ness Davis and defensive lineman Dashawn Fields earned NEC Prime Performer recognition for Week 10, the conference office announced Monday.

Davis paced the Duquesne offense with 127 rushing yards on a season-high 24 carries, averaging 5.3 yards per attempt, against Robert Morris. He recorded his second 100-yard rushing performance of the season, with both coming in the last three games, and posted a long run of 17 yards on the Dukes' opening drive. Davis ranks second in the NEC with 98.6 rushing yards per game in conference play and averages 76.4 yards per game overall.

Fields led the defense with a career-best 11 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. He now has 5.0 tackles for loss this season, all in NEC play.

2026 Weekly Honors

• Week 1: LB – Zach Chambers (Prime Performer)
• Week 2: RB – Ness Davis (Prime Performer)
• Week 4: QB – Carson Camp & DL – Zion Patillo (Prime Performers)
• Week 6: LB – Luke Miller & DL – Adrian Ramirez (Prime Performers)
• Week 7: LB – Luke Miller (Prime Performer)
• Week 8: RB – Ness Davis (Co-Offensive Player of the Week) ... QB – Carson Camp & LB – Luke Miller (Prime Performers)
• Week 9: QB – Carson Camp (Offensive Player of the Week, Honorable Mention National FCS Offensive POW) ... WR – Ryan Petras & LB – Luke Miller (Prime Performers)
• Week 10: RB – Ness Davis & DL – Dashawn Fields (Prime Performers)

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