# UFL Week 5: UFLNH 1st and 2nd Team of the Week

- Author: Jonathan Clink
- Published: 2025-05-02T20:59:07Z
- Updated: 2026-07-09T17:07:30Z
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**Offensive Player of the Week: WR [Hakeem Butler](https://uflnewshub.com/player/hakeem-butler-29646) (St Louis Battlehawks)**

Butler caught 2 passes for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns in week 5. Butler was responsible for 2 of the biggest plays across the league in week 5.

**Defensive Player of the Week: S [Ajene Harris](https://uflnewshub.com/player/ajene-harris-2008) ([Arlington Renegades](https://uflnewshub.com/team/dallas-renegades))**

By my count, 8 targets came Harris’ way in week 5, resulting in 3 catches for 17 yards. He had a pass breakup and 2 interceptions, including one on a 2-point conversion attempt. He finished the game with 6 tackles.

Naming a first and second team of the week following the third week of the [UFL](https://uflnewshub.com/ufl) season. The purpose of this project is to shine a light on players who are standing out in their respective positions.

**Week 5 UFL 1st Team of the Week**

**Offense**

**QB: Bryce Perkins ([Michigan Panthers](https://uflnewshub.com/team/michigan-panthers/))**

Perkins had another impressive week as he completed 21 of his 25 passes for 235 yards and 2 touchdowns and 14 rushing yards, including a 12-yard scramble with a missed tackle forced. He only had 4 incompletions, and on 2 of the incompletions, he was hit as he threw.

**RB: Toa Taua (Michigan Panthers)**

Taua rushed 15 times for 74 yards (4.9 average) and had 2 touchdowns. He had 4 missed tackles forced in Week 5.

**WR: Hakeem Butler ([St. Louis Battlehawks](https://uflnewshub.com/team/st-louis-battlehawks))**

Butler was targeted 4 times, resulting in 2 completions, which were both long touchdowns, the longest being for 67 yards. Butler led the league in receiving yards at 124 in Week 5.

**WR: Siaosi Mariner (Michigan Panthers)**

Mariner caught 6 of his 8 targets for 111 yards. He forced a missed tackle on his 45-yard pickup.

**WR: Dee Anderson ([Memphis Showboats](https://uflnewshub.com/team/memphis-showboats/))**

Anderson caught 4 of his 6 targets for 93 yards and a touchdown in Memphis’ Week 5 win over Birmingham.

**TE: Jordan Thomas ([Birmingham Stallions](https://uflnewshub.com/team/birmingham-stallions))**

Thomas caught his only target in Week 5 for a 33-yard touchdown.

**LT: Zach Banner ([Houston Roughnecks](https://uflnewshub.com/team/houston-gamblers))**

I attributed Banner to have allowed 2 total pressures in Week 5, which was the fewest among starting left tackles in Week 5 by my count.

**LG: Steven Gonzalez (St. Louis Battlehawks)**

Gonzalez was nearly perfect in pass protection in Week 5, allowing only 1 pressure in Week 5, and it was not the primary source of pressure on the play.

**C: Jack Kramer (Houston Roughnecks)**

Kramer allowed only 1 pressure in Week 5.

**RG: Johari Branch ([D.C. Defenders](https://uflnewshub.com/team/dc-defenders))**

Johari Branch had 0 pressures allowed in Week 5. He was the only player I did not attribute to allow a single pressure among starting guards and tackles.

**RT: Mason Brooks (D.C. Defenders)**

Brooks allowed 4 total pressures in Week 5, 2 of which were a secondary form of pressure on the play.

**Defense**

**DE: Willie Taylor III (Arlington Renegades)**

Taylor had 2 tackles and a sack in Week 5. I counted 10 plays in which he won his battle in the pass rush to generate pressure, 3 of which were as a secondary form of pressure on the play.

**DT: P.J. Hall (Arlington Renegades)**

Hall had 5 tackles, including 4 run stops (2 solo and 2 shared) in Week 5. In the pass rush, he had a sack and 3 additional pressures and also batted a pass.

**DT: Carlos Davis (Birmingham Stallions)**

Davis had 3 tackles in Week 5, which were all run stops (2 solo, 1 shared). Additionally, there were 6 plays in which he generated pressure, 2 of which were unblocked after the quarterback was scrambling outside the pocket.

**DE: Andre Mintze (D.C. Defenders)**

Mintze recorded 3 tackles, including 1.5 sacks in Week 5. Additionally, I counted 6 plays in which he won his pass rush battle, 2 of which were as a secondary form of pressure.

**LB: Anthony Hines (D.C. Defenders)**

Anthony Hines had 10 tackles in Week 5, including 4 run stops (2 solo and 2 shared) and 2 stops against the pass. 2 targets came his way in coverage, resulting in 2 completions for a total of 1 yard.

**LB: Donavan Mutin (Michigan Panthers)**

Mutin had 2 tackles, including 2 solo run stops and a shared run stop. He had a solo run stop on a 2-point conversion attempt, which is not tallied on his total tackles. He allowed 1 pass in coverage, which was for 17 yards.

**LB: Willie Harvey (St. Louis Battlehawks)**

Harvey had 9 tackles in Week 5, including a solo run stop and a shared run stop and had 2 solo stops against the pass. In coverage, 4 targets came his way, resulting in 3 completions for 32 yards.

**CB: Ajene Harris (Arlington Renegades)**

Harris had a dominant day in coverage as 8 targets came his way, resulting in just 3 completions for 17 yards. He had a pass breakup and 2 interceptions in addition to 6 tackles.

**S: Corn Elder (Houston Roughnecks)**

Elder had 2 passes come his way, resulting in the first being broken up and the second being intercepted. He finished the game with 4 tackles.

**S: Rayshad Williams ([San Antonio Brahmas](https://uflnewshub.com/team/san-antonio-brahmas/))**

Williams had 5 targets come his way in coverage, resulting in the first one being caught for 24 yards. The next 4 targets saw only 1 caught for 3 yards, and he also had an interception he returned for a touchdown in the 4th quarter. He had 2 tackles in the win, including 1 stop.

**CB: Derrick Langford (San Antonio Brahmas)**

Langford had 8 targets come his way in Week 5, resulting in 4 catches for 25 yards, and he had 2 pass breakups. Langford had 4 tackles, 2 of which were stops against the pass.

**Special Teams**

**K: Lucas Havrisik (Arlington Renegades)**

Havrisik went 3 for 3 in field goals in Week 5, with 2 of them coming from beyond 40 yards.

**P: Brad Wing (San Antonio Brahmas)**

Wing punted 5 times in Week 5, averaging 47.8 yards per punt. He had a 65-yard punt to the 1-yard line in the 4th quarter that was an absolute beauty.

**Returner: Isaiah Hennie (Memphis Showboats)**

Hennie returned a missed field goal from the back of the end zone for a touchdown in Week 5. Hennie returned 4 kickoffs, averaging 21.3 yards, and had 2 missed tackles forced. He also returned 2 punts, averaging 6 yards per return with 1 missed tackle forced.

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