TROY, Ala. – Picking up where he left off last year, Troy sophomore linebacker Carlton Martial was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the season-opening victory over Campbell this past Saturday, the league office announced Monday.
A Freshman All-American a year ago, Martial recorded a game-high and career-high 13 tackles in Troy's, 43-14, win over the Fighting Camels. The Mobile, Ala., native recorded nine solo tackles in the win and finished with nine more stops than any other Trojan in the game.
Martial led a defensive effort that held Campbell to just 143 yards of total offense, the fewest by a Troy opponent since 2008.