SEC Football Players of the Week Announced

SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
THOMAS BROWN
Tailback
GEORGIA
5-8 • 200 • Senior
Tucker, Ga. (HS)

* Brown rushed for a career-high 180 yards on 16 carries with a career-high three touchdowns in Georgia's 45-17 win over Ole Miss.
* Brown's 50-yard TD run in the second quarter tied the score, 7-7. It is the tied for Georgia's longest rush of the season.
* Early in the fouth quarter, Brown scampered 41 yards for a touchdown. He also had a 4-yard TD run in the third quarter.
* Brown also had an 11-yard pass reception and two kickoff returns for 18 yards, for a total of 209 all-purpose yards.


SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JERRAUD POWERS
Defensive Back
AUBURN
5-9 • 183 • Sophomore
Decatur, Ala. (HS)

* Powers tallied a career-high nine total tackles and a pass deflection in Auburn's 20-17 win over Florida.
* Powers was part of an Auburn defense that held the SEC's top-ranked total and scoring offensive team to 205 yards and 32 points below the Gators season averages.
* The Tiger defense allowed just one play over 25 yards and held Florida without a first down on five of 10 offensive posessions.
* For the season, Powers has a team-high 29 total tackles, 18 solos, with two for losses, and four pass deflections.


SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WES BYRUM
Placekicker
AUBURN
6-1 • 123 • Freshman
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)

* Byrum connected on two field goals, including the game-winning 43 yarder as time expired, in Auburn's 20-17 win at Florida.
* Byrum's 30-yard field goal in the third quarter, put the Tigers ahead, 17-3.
* He also had a touchback on four kickoffs.
* For the season, the true freshman has hit eight-of-10 field goals and leads the Tigers in scoring with 39 points. He is perfect inside the 40-yard line and has five touchbacks.


SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
GARRY WILLIAMS
Tackle
KENTUCKY
6-3 • 300 • Junior
Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS)

* Williams graded out a 88 percent, with four knockdown blocks, and did not allow a sack or hurry in Kentucky's 45-17 win over Florida Atlantic.
* Kentucky extended its school-record streak of five consecutive games with at least 40 points.
* UK had 514 total offensive yards against the Owls, the ninth straight game of at least 400 total offensive yards for the Wildcats.


SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
DAMARIO AMBROSE
Defensive End
ARKANSAS
6-5 • 245 • Freshman
Mobile, Ala. (Davidson HS)

* Ambrose tied for the team lead with eight tackles (career-high) in Arkansas' 66-7 win over North Texas.
* Of his eight tackles, four were solos, against the Mean Green.
* He also talled 1.5 tackles for loss (-8 yards), including a half-sack (-6 yards).
* The Arkansas defense held North Texas to only seven points and 140 yards rushing.


SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
CHRIS SMELLEY
Quarterback
SOUTH CAROLINA
6-2 • 221
Tuscaloosa, Ala. (American Christian HS)

* Making just the second start of his career, Smelley completed 19-of-37 passes for 279 yards with two touchdowns (all career highs) in South Carolina's 38-21 win against Mississippi State.
* With Carolina trailing 21-17 late in the third quarter, Smelley hit Kenny McKinley with a 27-yard TD pass to put the Gamecocks ahead, 24-21.
* On the ensuing USC drive, Smelley led Carolina to another touchdown. A key play of the drive, was a 48-yard strike to McKinley that set up Mike Davis' 2-yard TD run.


OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK 4

LB EZEKIAL KNIGHT (Alabama) -- Led Crimson Tide with nine tackles, with two for losses, including a sack, against Florida State.

RB FELIX JONES (Arkansas) -- Tallied 216 all-purpose yards, including 138 rushing and two touchdows, against North Texas.

WR ROD SMITH (Auburn) -- Caught team-best nine passes for 102 yards against Florida.

LB BRANDON SPIKES (Florida) -- Led Gators with 10 total tackles, including 3.5 behind the line (-15 yards) and a pass deflection against Auburn.

LB DANNELL ELLERBE (Georgia) -- Led Bulldogs with career-best eight tackles and a half-TFL against Ole Miss.

QB ANDRE' WOODSON (Kentucky) -- Completed 26 of 33 passes for 301 yards and five touchdowns against Florida Atlantic.

DB CRAIG STELTZ (LSU) -- Led Tigers with seven tackles, one for a loss, a pass deflection and a fumble recovery against Tulane.

RB BENJARVUS GREEN-ELLIS (Ole Miss) -- Rushed for 108 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown against Georgia.

RB ANTHONY DIXON (Mississippi State) -- Led the Bulldogs with 83 yards on 22 rushing attempts and two touchdowns against South Carolina.

WR KENNY McKINLEY (South Carolina) -- Caught four passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns against Mississippi State.

WR EARL BENNETT (Vanderbilt) -- Caught nine passes for 93 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Michigan.

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