SEC Football Players of the Week

OFFENSE
DARREN McFADDEN
Tailback
ARKANSAS
6-2 • 215 • Junior
Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Oak Grove HS)

• McFadden rushed for a UA record and a SEC record tying 321 yards and one TD on 34 carries as well as throwing for a TD in Arkansas’ 48-36 win over No. 23 South Carolina.

• The 321 yards are the most ever by an individual in an SEC game and the second-highest rushing output this season by an individual in NCAA play.

• McFadden racked up a total of 355 all-purpose yards. The total was a UA record breaking his own record of 315 yards last season also against South Carolina.

• He leads the SEC in rushing this season and is currently fifth on the SEC career rushing yardage charts.

DEFENSE
GLENN DORSEY
Defensive Tackle
LSU
6-2 • 303 • Senior
Gonzales, La. (East Ascension HS)

• Dorsey recorded a team-best 7 tackles to lead a Tiger defense that limited Alabama to 254 total yards and just 20 rushing yards in 41-34 victory over the Crimson Tide.

• He had one sack for a 6-yard loss and added another tackle for a loss in the win. In all, the Tigers sacked Alabama QB John Parker Wilson seven times.

• Dorsey added a pair of quarterback hurries and batted down a pass at the line of scrimmage on Alabama’s final possession of the game.

• LSU held Alabama to just three first downs on its final five possessions with one of those via penalty.

SPECIAL TEAMS
JAVIER ARENAS
Return Specialist/Safety
ALABAMA
5-9 • 193 • Sophomore
Tampa, Fla. (Robinson HS)

• Arenas gave Alabama a 34-27 lead in the fourth quarter with a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown, in the Tide’s 41-34 loss to #3 LSU.

• He finished the game with 237 total return yards (3 for 69 yards on punts and 8 for 168 on kickoffs).

• He also started his first game at defensive back and had four tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass break-up

• Arenas currently ranks sixth nationally and second in the SEC in punt return average (17.2) and leads the SEC in total punt return yards (326).

OFFENSIVE LINE
MITCH PETRUS
Guard
ARKANSAS
6-3 • 290 • Senior
Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS)

• Petrus racked up a team-high 14 knockdowns on 68 snaps in Arkansas’ 48-26 win over No. 23 South Carolina.

• His 10 knockdowns are a season high for any UA offensive lineman.

• He graded out at 86 percent, including a perfect 100 percent in pass blocking and helped clear the way for 651 yards of total offense including 542 yards rushing.

DEFENSIVE LINE
JERMAINE CUNNINGHAM
Defensive End
FLORIDA
6-3 • 229 • Sophomore
Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS)

• Cunningham recorded his first career interception and had five total tackles including one for a loss in Florida’s 49-22 win against Vanderbilt.

• He ranks third on the team this year with 53 total tackles, 27 solo and 26 assisted.

• He is tied for second with Brandon Spikes on the team in tackles for a loss with nine.

• He is tied for ninth in the SEC in sacks, averaging half a sack per game (4.5 sacks total).

FRESHMAN
KNOWSHON MORENO
Tailback
GEORGIA
5-11 • 207
Belford, N.J. (Middletown South HS)

• Moreno rushed for a career-high 196 yards on 26 carries and three touchdowns in Georgia’s 44-34 win against Troy.

• His first TD of the game was an 80-yard run, the longest by a Bulldog since 1997 (Robert Edwards, 80 yards, vs. Kentucky).

• It marked the third straight game Moreno has rushed for more than 100 yards and leaves Moreno with 1,003 yards this season, the 12th Bulldog to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a season.

PHOTO CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS