Parker Rochford Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/11/2023 Sport Football School Wartburg College Year Junior Position Hometown Edgewood, Iowa High School Edgewood-Colesburg Football – Defensive Player of the Week Parker Rochford, Wartburg College Jr., DB, Edgewood, Iowa/Edgewood-Colesburg Rochford led the No. 3-ranked Wartburg Knights defense to a 16-2 victory over No. 16-ranked Bethel College on Saturday afternoon. The junior recorded ten total tackles, including three for loss. He grabbed an interception that sealed the win in the fourth quarter. This marks Rochford’s fourth interception of the season. The No. 3 Knights will open conference action at home in Walston-Hoover Stadium this Saturday when they host Buena Vista University. Rochford is a 2022 First Team All-Conference performer. The Edgewood native is picking up his third Defensive Player of the Week honor (9/11/23, 9/5/23, 9/26/22).
