Karrell Simpson Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/6/2021 Sport Football School Nebraska Wesleyan University Year Sophomore Position Hometown Kansas City, Mo. High School Liberty HS Football – Defensive Player of the Week Karrell Simpson, Nebraska Wesleyan University So., DB, Kansas City, Mo./Liberty In the opening game of the 2021 season, the Prairie Wolves collected a 69-20 win against Eureka College. Sophomore defensive back, Karrell Simpson led the Prairie Wolf defense that only surrendered 87 yards of rushing. The sophomore recorded two interceptions, including a 51-yard pick-six, and a forced fumble. Simpson registered three tackles in the win. The Kansas City, Mo. native is garnering his first-career Defensive Player of the Week honor.