AL.com’s SEC football players of the week for Week 11

AL.com’s SEC football players of the week for Week 11

Here are AL.com’s SEC football players of the week for Week 11 of the 2023 season:

Offense

Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU — Daniels continued his record-setting campaign in a 52-35 victory over Florida, accounting for 606 yards of total offense (372 passing, 234 rushing) and five touchdowns. The senior from San Bernardino, Calif., is the first SEC player to top 600 yards in a game, and the first FBS player to top 350 yards passing and 200 rushing in the same game.

Defense

Jalen McLeod, LB, Auburn — McLeod was a one-man wrecking ball in a 47-10 rout of Arkansas. The junior from Washington, D.C., totaled nine tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks and a forced fumble as the Tigers won their third straight game and achieved bowl-eligibility.

Special teams

Keionte Scott, PR, Auburn — Scott also helped spark the dominant win over the Razorbacks by returning a punt 74 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter to give the Tigers a 14-0 lead. The junior from San Diego also totaled three tackles from his nickelback position for an Auburn defense that held Arkansas to just 255 yards and 10 points.

Others of note …

Offense: Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama; Spencer Rattler, QB, South Carolina; Cody Shrader, RB, Missouri; Brian Thomas, WR, LSU

Defense: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama; Daylan Carnell, CB, Missouri; Bam Martin-Scott, LB, South Carolina; Harold Perkins, LB, LSU

Special teams: Randy Bond, K, Texas A&M; Matt Hayball, P, Vanderbilt; Harrison Mevis, K, Missouri; Zavion Thomas, KR, Mississippi State

Previous winners

Week 1

Offense: Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss

Defense: Jaylin Simpson, DB, Auburn

Special teams: Barion Brown, KR, Kentucky

Week 2

Offense: Spencer Rattler, QB, South Carolina

Defense: Jett Johnson, LB, Mississippi State

Special teams: Caden Davis, K, Ole Miss

Week 3

Offense: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

Defense: Dallas Turner, LB, Alabama

Special teams: Harrison Mevis, PK, Missouri

Week 4

Offense: Carson Beck, QB, Georgia

Defense: Maxwell Hairston, DB, Kentucky

Special teams: Trey Smack, PK, Florida

Week 5

Offense: Ray Davis, RB, Kentucky

Defense: Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama

Special teams: Ainias Smith, PR, Texas A&M

Week 6

Offense: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

Defense: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M

Special teams: Will Reichard, K/P, Alabama

Week 7

Offense: Graham Mertz, QB Florida

Defense: James Pearce, DL, Tennessee

Special teams: Dee Williams, PR, Tennessee

Week 8

Offense: Cody Schrader, RB, Missouri

Defense: Nathaniel Watson, LB, Mississippi State

Special teams: Will Reichard, K, Alabama

Week 9

Offense: Payton Thorne, QB, Auburn

Defense: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M

Special teams: Charles Campbell, K, Tennessee

Week 10

Offense: Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama

Defense: D’Eryk Jackson, LB, Kentucky

Special teams: Cam Little, K, Arkansas