GUELPH, Ont. –
Tristan Aboud (offence), Max Macerollo (defence) and
Maddux Martin (special teams) have been named Gryphon Football 'Players of the Game' following the team's Week 8 road matchup against the Queen's Gaels on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Tristan Aboud (Offence)
Tristan Aboud had one of his best performances of the season against the Queen's Gaels as he earns 'Offensive Player of the Game' honours for the third time this season. Aboud, the fourth-year quarterback had a big game, completing 24 of his 32 passes for 490 yards and 2 touchdowns and had a 54-yard touchdown run which got his team back to within a score of the Gaels in the 4th quarter. Aboud got off to a fast start on his first pass of the game, connecting with
Monroe Corniffe in the corner of the end zone for a 31-yard touchdown and he later found Corniffe later in the game for a 45-yard touchdown. Aboud was also effective on the ground, rushing for 81 yards, finishing with 571 total yards of offence. The management economics and finance major from Montreal on the season has thrown for 2212 yards (3rd in OUA), completing 64.4% of his passes and has thrown from 17 touchdowns (2nd in OUA ) and 3 interceptions. Aboud has also has rushed for 244 yards for 2 touchdowns on the season.
Max Macerollo (Defence)
Max Macerollo has been named the 'Defensive Player of the Game'. The management economics and finance major from Guelph continues to make an impact on the defensive line for the Gryphons and his performance against Queen's was no different. Macerollo finished the afternoon with two solo tackles as part of another strong performance on run defence, keeping the Gaels rushing attack to 135 yards on the ground. The 6-foot-6 defensive lineman has played in all 7 of his team's games, recording 10 total tackles and a sack.
Maddux Martin (Special Teams)
This week's 'Special Teams Player of the Game' is
Maddux Martin. Martin, a third-year linebacker has been a mainstay in the special teams converge unit as one of the team's top performers throughout the season. The marketing management major from Guelph continued his strong season, providing another outstanding performance in Kingston, excelling on punt and kickoff return coverage while adding a solo tackle on punt coverage. Martin has appeared in all 7 of his team's games this season and has recorded 13 total tackles.
2026 Gryphon Football Players of the Game
Week 6 at Toronto
OFFENCE:
Willem Arseneau (7 receptions, 118 yds, 2 TD)
DEFENCE:
Gianni Green (INT)
SPECIAL TEAMS:
Ethan Garwe (98-yd punt return TD)
Week 5 vs Waterloo
OFFENCE:
Tristan Aboud (25/35, 377 yds, 2 TD; 7 rush, 40 yds)
DEFENCE:
Tumi Adeniyi (4.5 tackles, Sack)
SPECIAL TEAMS:
Trey Thompson (3/3 FG, 50 long; 5/5 PAT)
Week 4 at Ottawa
OFFENCE:
Caleb Sargeant (12 rush, 105 yds, 8.8 yards per carry)
DEFENCE:
Kyle Simon-Guerin (3 tackles, INT)
SPECIAL TEAMS:
Massimo Ferrone-Byrd
Week 3 vs Carleton
OFFENCE:
Tristan Aboud (19/24, 341 yds, 4 TD; 362 total offensive yards)
DEFENCE:
Samuel Shoniker (3 tackles, 2 pass break ups)
SPECIAL TEAMS:
Anakin Guthrie (6 returns, 124 yds, 20.7 avg, 50 yds longest return)
Week 2 vs McMaster
OFFENCE:
Ethan Garwe (3 receptions, 119 yds, TD)
DEFENCE:
Max Barber (2 tackles, 4 assisted)
SPECIAL TEAMS:
Trey Thompson (10 punts, 410 yds, 41.0 avg)
Week 1 at Laurier
OFFENCE:
Willem Arseneau (5 receptions, 75 yds)
DEFENCE:
Nathaniel Slawter (6 tackles, 3 solo)
SPECIAL TEAMS:
Trenten Dobson (3 punt returns, 107 yds)
