Here are AL.com’s SEC football players of the week for Week 3 of the 2023 season:

Offense

Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU — Daniels, a senior from San Bernardino, Calif., approached perfection in a 41-14 victory at Mississippi State to open SEC play on Saturday. He completed 30 of 34 passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns, and also ran for 64 yards and two more scores on 15 carries.

Defense

Dallas Turner, LB, Alabama — Turner, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., did everything he could to keep his team in the game on a dismal offensive day for the Crimson Tide at South Florida. He totaled seven tackles and 2.5 sacks and also forced a fumble in a 17-3 Alabama win.

Special teams

Harrison Mevis, PK, Missouri — When you kick an SEC-record field goal that is also a game-winner on the last play, suffice to it say you’re going to be player of the week. In addition his 61-yard walk-off kick, Mevis — a senior from Warsaw, Ind. — made 3 of 4 field goals and all three extra points and also delivered five touchbacks on six kickoffs.

Others of note …

Offense: Ray Davis, RB, Kentucky; Trevor Etienne, RB, Florida; Malik Nabers, WR, LSU; Payton Thorne, QB, Auburn

Defense: Chris Braswell, LB, Alabama; Ty’Ron Hopper, LB, Missouri; Landon Jackson, DL, Arkansas; Kamari Lassiter, DB, Georgia

Special teams: Randy Bond, PK, Texas A&M; James Burnip, P, Alabama; Matt Hayball, P, Vanderbilt; Isaiah Sategna, KR/PR, Arkansas

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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