BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Jacksonville State’s Ryan Perrilloux, T.J. Heath and Patrick Tatum were all named Ohio Valley Conference Players of the Week, the league office announced on Sunday.

Perrilloux becomes the first player in OVC history to win Offensive Player of the Week honors for four consecutive weeks. Heath earned Defensive honors, while Tatum earned his second straight Special Teams honor.

Perrilloux posted a school-record 277.62 passing efficiency (fifth best in FCS football this season) as the 20th ranked Gamecocks topped UT Martin 52-7 in its home and Conference opener. The senior quarterback completed 14-of-16 passes for 205 yards and four touchdowns while not throwing an interception or being sacked, while also rushing for 17 yards.

Over the last three weeks, he has accounted for 14 total touchdowns without playing significant minutes in the fourth quarter of any game. The LaPlace, La., native leads Division I (FBS and FCS) in passing efficiency (199.22), is second in points responsible for (22.5/game), 14th in total offense (271.5 yards/game) and 17th in passing yards (240.25/game). He has now thrown 107 passes without an interception (dating back to last year) and has averaged 35.63 yards per touchdown pass this season (11 total touchdown passes).

Heath had three interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns, to earn co-Defensive Player of the Week honors. The Alexandria, Ala., native set the tone early as he picked off preseason OVC Offensive Player of the Year Cade Thompson on the fourth play from scrimmage in the game and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown.

Eight plays later, Heath picked off another pass and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown, putting Jax State up 14-0 without its offense even running a play. His third pick of the game came early in the fourth quarter, while also adding three tackles and a pass break-up as the Gamecocks won their third straight game. Heath is the first OVC player with three interceptions in a game this season and his two returned for touchdowns set a Jacksonville State Division I record.

Tatum scored 10 points after going a perfect 7-of-7 on point after attempts and also adding a 27-yard field goal. Tatum averaged 55.7 yards on nine total kickoffs and on punting duties averaged 41.7 yards on three punts, including a long of 43 yards and one downed inside the 20-yard line.

Jacksonville State returns to action on Saturday at Murray State. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m., and the game can be heard on the Gamecock Sports Network.