By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – New Mexico Highlands University running back Jeffery Jones, Colorado State University Pueblo safety Kahden Rullo, and Colorado Mesa University kicker/punter Sullivan Moon are the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Football Players of the Week following Week Zero of the 2025 campaign.
Jones netted 223 rushing yards for the Highlanders in his collegiate debut, posting the third most rushing yards in Division II during the opening weekend. Rullo was a busybody on defense for the ThunderWolves, including a strip-sack that led to a touchdown in an RMAC victory. Moon put together the third-best punting average in Division II during the opening weekend.
Offensive
Jeffery Jones, New Mexico Highlands (Freshman, Running Back, St. Petersburg, Florida)
Jones made quite the impression in his collegiate debut, rushing for 223 net yards in New Mexico Highlands’ 34-28 victory at Eastern New Mexico on Thursday. He has the third most rushing yards in the early moments of the Division II campaign, and he needed just 19 carries to reach that mark, averaging 11.7 yards per carry. Jones also scored three touchdowns, including a 61-yard outburst with 3:19 left in the game that secured the Highlanders’ victory. His big outing helped NMHU defeat ENMU for the first time since 2013.
Others Nominated: TJ Chukwurah, Black Hills State; Reggie Retzlaff, CSU Pueblo; Tommy Thomas, Chadron State; Trek Keyworth, Colorado Mesa; Drew Nash, Western Colorado.
Defensive
Kahden Rullo, CSU Pueblo (Junior, Safety, Denver, Colorado)
Rullo finished with five tackles, a strip sack, and a pass breakup while leading CSU Pueblo to a 43-0 RMAC victory against South Dakota Mines on Thursday. His strip sack punctuated the ThunderWolves’ first half, with the resulting fumble recovery by a teammate returned 64 yards to give CSUP a 22-0 lead at the break. Rullo led a CSU Pueblo defense that recorded four turnovers and its first shutout since the 2022 season.
Others Nominated: Mafileo Tupou, Adams State; Rune Tepolt, Black Hills State; Logan O’Brien, Chadron State; George Soppe, Colorado Mesa; Jake Penney, Fort Lewis; Damon Mayberry, New Mexico Highlands; Drea Thompson, Western Colorado.
Special Teams
Sullivan Moon, Colorado Mesa (Senior, Kicker/Punter, Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Moon averaged 48.7 yards on six punts in Colorado Mesa’s loss at Central Washington on Thursday. It is the third-best punting average of four or more punts in Division II so far this season. Of his six punts, three went for 50-plus yards, including one 70-yard punt (one of four 70-yarders in Division II). Moon also saw two of his punts downed inside the 20-yard line, and three went for touchbacks.
Others Nominated: Ryan Ewing, Black Hills State; Reece Robinson, CSU Pueblo; Brodie Eisenbraun, Chadron State; George Wiles-Koehler, New Mexico Highlands.
About the RMAC
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 67 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.
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