By Nathan Boudreaux -- A pair of Arena Football League records fell last week as Colorado offensive specialist Damian Harrell and Utah quarterback Andy Kelly etched their names into AFL annals. Harrell, who caught 15 passes for 172 yards and five TDs (57 fantasy points) for the Crush in a 75-54 win over Orlando, now has 51 TD grabs on the year, setting a new League mark for receiving TDs in a season. His 51 touchdowns is also tied for most combined (rushing/receiving/returns) TDs in a season and his 172 receiving yards vs. the Predators upped his career total to 10,137 receiving yards, becoming only the sixth player in AFL history to surpass the 10,000-yard mark.
Since joining Utah less than a month ago, Kelly has guided the Blaze to three straight wins and passed for 312 yards with nine TDs (42 fantasy points) in last week’s 63-52 victory over Las Vegas. Kelly’s nine passing scores gives him 762 for his career, which topped the previous AFL mark of 757 career TD passes set by New York’s Aaron Garcia.
Here’s a look at Who’s Hot after week 14:
QB John Dutton (Colorado Crush) – Completed 29-of-39 passes for 345 yards with nine TDs and an INT in a 75-54 (42 fantasy points) win vs. Orlando...Has passed for 3,817 yards and 83 TDs this season (30.6 ppg.).
OS Freddie Solomon (Tampa Bay Storm) – Caught 11 passes for 157 yards and three TDs for the Storm in a 58-42 win vs. Kansas City (41 fantasy points)...In nine games this season, Solomon has 57 catches for 800 yards and 13 TDs (23.1 ppg.).
FB/LB Brian Johnson (San Jose SaberCats) – Teamed with fellow FB/LB Phil Glover to rush for a total of five TDs in the SaberCats’ 53-36 win over Los Angeles...Carried the ball seven times for 16 yards and three TDs (23 fantasy points)...In 14 games this season, Johnson has 43 carries for 97 yards and 11 TDs (10.1 ppg.).
WR/DB Randy Gatewood (Arizona Rattlers) – Caught 10 passes for 138 yards and two TDs in a 54-46 loss at Dallas (43 fantasy points )...Leads the Rattlers with 76 receptions for 998 yards and 29 TDs (31.0 ppg.).
WR/DB Will Pettis (Dallas Desperados) – Paced the Desperados with eight catches for 117 yards and three TDs (40 fantasy points) in a 54-46 win over Arizona...Is one of the top two-way players in the AFL through 14 games this season...Has 88 catches for 1,220 yards and 25 TDs on offense to go along with six INTs on defense (29.3 ppg.).
WR/LB Derek Lee (Georgia Force) – Grabbed eight receptions for 108 yards and three scores in a 55-20 win over Chicago (48 fantasy points)...Leads the Force in receptions this season with 111 grabs for 1,256 yards and 24 TDs (27.7 ppg.).
WR/LB Anthony Hines (Grand Rapids Rampage) – Continues to fill in as the offensive specialist for injured Aaron Bailey...Caught 10 passes for 134 yards and four TDs in a 61-54 win vs. Nashville last week (43 fantasy points)...Paced the Rampage with 104 receptions for 1,108 yards and 21 TDs. (24.9 ppg.).
WR/LB Curtis Fagan (Arizona Rattlers) – Started at offensive specialist in place of Damien Groce last week vs. Columbus and totaled eight catches for 110 yards and four TDs (39 fantasy points)...Has played in 11 games this season, mostly as a WR/LB with 40 catches for 610 yards and 12 TDs...Is likely to get the nod at OS again this week (17.4 ppg.).
DS Rashad Floyd (Colorado Crush) – Totaled 8.0 tackles and an INT in a 75-54 loss vs. Orlando (25 fantasy points)...Is one of the League leaders with 116.0 tackles and 10 INTs (17.0 ppg.).
DS Nate Coggins (Georgia Force) – Made 11.5 tackles in a 55-20 win over Chicago (22 fantasy points)...In 11 games this season (missed two while serving a team suspension), Coggins has totaled 85.0 tackles and an INT (13.3 ppg.).
