Vote for Blue FCU's Fort Collins-area Football Player of Week (Week 8)

The Coloradoan is proud to present another aspect of our weekly Athlete of the Week series, partnering with Blue Federal Credit Union to honor the best Fort Collins-area tackle football players throughout the fall 2026 season.

The weekly Fort Collins-area Football Player of the Week poll has five nominees, and fans can vote every Tuesday through Thursday at coloradoan.com/sports .

You can find the nominees and the ballot below. Voting is open this week until 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 22, now closed this week , with the winner officially announced on Oct. 23.

Return to this page to see the official winner and a video of this week's Fort Collins-area Football Player of the Week. You can see last week's winner in the video currently atop this page.

Fans can nominate their favorite players (deadline: 11:59 p.m. every Sunday) and the Coloradoan sports staff will ultimately select the nominees each week.

If you have nominations for a future football Player of the Week, please send them via email to ChrisAbshire@coloradoan.com for consideration.

Meet Blue FCU Football Player of the Week nominees for Week 8 (Oct. 15-16)

Memphis Clause, Fossil Ridge DB: The SaberCat sophomore had a breakout game on the city rivalry stage, recording five tackles (three solo) and picking off Fort Collins QB Jace Garcia twice as part of a fantastic Fossil defensive performance that limited the Lambkins' high-octane offense to just 21 points.

Brayton Meglen, Wellington RB: It was another huge game for the Eagles junior star. Meglen carried the ball 20 times for 241 yards and five more touchdowns in a 55-22 win over University for his fourth game with at least four TDs in the last month.

Diego Romero, Fort Collins DB/RB: What a Senior Night performance for the Lambkins two-way standout. Romero had a team-high 110 all-purpose yards, made two tackles with two pass deflections and scored two of Fort Collins' three TDs, one a rushing touchdown and the other a pick-six interception return.

Vicente Romero, Fort Collins DB/RB: It was a similar story for the other Romero twin, who also excelled alongside his brother on Senior Night. Romero had seven tackles and a team-high 86 rushing yards, including a game-clinching fourth-quarter rushing touchdown.

Everett Wood, Windsor LB: Wood put in a yeoman's effort on defense despite the Wizards' loss to 3A No. 3 Holy Family. Wood record a game-high 11 tackles (six solo, one for loss) and recorded an interception against one of the state's top QB in Kaden Hopkin.