The Coloradoan is proud to present an additional element to our weekly Athlete of the Week series, partnering with Blue Federal Credit Union to honor the best Fort Collins-area tackle football game players throughout the fall 2025 season.

The weekly Fort Collins-area football Player of the Week poll will have five nominees each week and fans can vote every Monday through Thursday at coloradoan.com/sports .

The local football season cranked up in Week 2, with Fort Collins, Wellington and Windsor all scoring big wins.

You can find the nominees and ballot below. Voting is open this week until 11:59 a.m. on Sept. 11, with the winner announced later that day.

Fans can nominate their favorite players (deadline: 11:59 p.m. every Sunday) and the Coloradoan Sports staff will ultimately

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