SEC announces Week 12 Players of the Week

With another weekend of college football in the books, the SEC league office has officially named its Week 12 SEC Players of the Week:

Offensive Player of the Week – Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia

• Chubb put up his best game of the season on Senior Day in Athens with 151 yards and 2 TDs on 15 carries.
• His work included a 55-yard touchdown to cap off an incredible home career with the Bulldogs.
• The win over Kentucky gave Georgia an undefeated season against SEC East opponents, the first time since the divisional split in 1992 that the Bulldogs have done so.
• Became just the second player in Georgia history to rush for 1,000 yards in three different seasons. Herschel Walker was the other.

Defensive Player of the Week – Derrick Tucker, S, Texas A&M

• True freshman led the Aggies defense with 14 tackles and one tackle for loss.
• Forced a fumble, broke up two passes, and returned an interception 19 yards for a touchdown in A&M’s 31-24 win over Ole Miss.

Special Teams Player of the Week – Zach Von Rosenberg, P, LSU

• Punted five times for a career-best 49.2 yards per punt.
• Two of his punts led to fumbles by Tennessee with the Tigers recovering each.
• Notched a career-long punt of 60 yards that was downed inside the 10-yard line with three of his five punts being downed inside the 20-yard line.

Freshman of the Week – Albert Okwuegbunam, TE, Missouri

• Recorded two more receiving touchdowns in the win that allowed Missouri to become bowl eligible.
• Finished with career-high marks in catches (5) and receiving yards (116) with the first 100-yard receiving game of his career.
• His second touchdown of the day went for 57 yards.
• Four of his catches resulted in first downs.

Offensive Lineman of the Week – JC Hassenauer, OL, Alabama

• Recorded his first career start and was named Offensive Player of the Week by Alabama’s coaching staff for his work at left guard and center.
• Graded out at 91% in the win over Mercer.
• Did not allow a sack or hurry and was not penalized.
• Paved the way for an offensive attack that rushed for 265 yards and threw for six touchdowns.

Defensive Lineman of the Week – Montez Sweat, DL, Mississippi State

• Recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks in the Bulldogs win over Arkansas.
• Added four tackles.
• His sacks were the most by an MSU player in a game since 2010.
• His nine sacks on the season are tied for ninth in a season at MSU.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.