Chargers wide receiver Derius Davis was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week on Wednesday following a stellar performance against the Jets.
The highlight of the rookie’s primetime outing was an 87-yard punt return touchdown, the first of his career. It was the longest punt return by any player in the NFL this season and the longest punt return by any rookie since 2017.
The former TCU product led the league in Week 9 with 104 punt return yards and his 16.6-yard average on punt returns leads the league. Ranking second in the NFL are his 232 punt return yards.
Davis is the first Chargers rookie returner to receive the accolade since 2000 and is the first returner to win the award since 2018. The fourth-round pick continued to make history as his punt return touchdown ranked as the fifth-longest punt return in franchise history.
