MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Senior DL Denarold Anderson, after tallying a team-high eight tackles and a sack, has been named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week for the first time of his career.

Anderson, a 6-foot-1, 225-pound standout from Edgard, La., becomes just the second Millsaps DL in the D3football.com TOTW's 7-year history to garner the weekly award. Casey Younger, his fellow teammate in 2007, was named to the Team of the Week (Week 6) last year.

The Millsaps defense has been solid this season, especially in the trenches, allowing a league-best 7.2 ppg and giving up just 247.2 ypg and only three total TDs through four games.

On the season, Anderson is t-first on the team in sacks (2.0) and is t-third in total tackles (22).

The Majors face one of the conference's top teams in DePauw University (3-0, 2-0 SCAC) on Saturday in Jackson with kickoff set for 1 p.m. Pregame begins at 12:45 on www.atwsportscast.com.