Rhodes receiver Brandon Box comes up with the catch off the deflection off the foot of Willamette's Nick Brickous and keeps the drive alive, leading to a game-clinching TD. It's the D3football.com Play of the Week.

We solicit video of top plays from every Division III football program and this was our top clip.

Week 1 Play of the Week finalists

Here are some great plays which deserved extra mention:



Trailing 49-48 at Whitworth in the first overtime, Central rolled the dice and went for a 2-point conversion. Kohle Helle took his first snap of the first game and rolled right looking to pass before diving across the pylon for the 50-49 win. This was the favorite of the fan vote and a very close second for the week!





Justus Drakeford took Christopher Newport from potentially trailing at half to being up by two scores as his interception return for a touchdown put CNU up 16-7 vs. Kean on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016.





Case Western Reserve's Justin Phan returns a punt 85 yards for a touchdown, giving the Spartans a 21-3 lead and putting the game out of reach for the University of Chicago. The Maroons never got closer than two scores the rest of the way in a 45-17 win.





Jayson Leigh reaches up and intercepts a Cory Benedetto pass and races 36 yards for the TD. It was one of three interceptions on the night as St. Lawrence opened the season with a 28-0 win over Morrisville.

You can see more nominated plays on our Week 1 highlights playlist below, and even more top plays on the D3sports.com YouTube channel.

Week 1 Play of the Week nominees

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