Monday, September 13, 2010

SEC Players of the week - Week 2

Co-Offensive
 
MARCUS LATTIMORE
Running Back
SOUTH CAROLINA
6-0 • 218 • Fr. • Duncan, S.C.

• In his first career SEC game, Lattimore rushed for 182 yards on 37 carries and scored the game's only two TDs in South Carolina's 17-6 win over Georgia.  The 37 carries is a school freshman record and the 182 yards rushing was the most by a Gamecock since 2000.

TRENT RICHARDSON
Running Back
ALABAMA
5-11 • 224 • So. • Pensacola, Fla.


• Richardson totaled 207 all-purpose yards in Alabama's 24-3 win over Penn State.  He tallied 144 rushing yards on 22 carries and a TD and also caught four passes for 46 yards and had a 17-yard kickoff return.

Defensive

NICK FAIRLEY
Tackle
AUBURN
6-5 • 298 • Jr. • Mobile, Ala.


• Fairley accounted for five total tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss (-10 yards), an interception , a fumble recovery and three quarterback pressures in Auburn's 17-14 win at Mississippi State.
• 1.5 of his tackles for loss were sacks for minus 6 yards. 
• The Auburn defense held Mississippi State to 117 yards rushing and 246 yards of total offense.
• Fairley is the first Tiger since Karibi Dede in 2005 to record a fumble recovery and an interception in an SEC game (vs. Arkansas).

Special Teams

JEFF DEMPS
Running Back / Return Specialist
FLORIDA
6-1 • 222 • Jr. • Pompano Beach, Fla.

• Demps ran back two kickoffs for 95 yards, including a career-best 54-yarder, and accounted for 255 all-purpose yards, in Florida's 38-14 win against South Florida.
• He also rushed for career-high 139 yards on 11 carries and a 62-yard TD run and caught a 21-yard pass as well.
• His 255 all-purpose yards is the highest this season in the SEC as well as his 54-yard kickoff return.
• Demps has the longest rushing play (72 yards vs. Miami) and the longest kickoff return in the SEC this season.

Offensive Lineman

MIKE POUNCEY
Center
FLORIDA
6-4 • 310 • Sr. • Lakeland, Fla.

• Pouncey graded out at a team-high 95 percent and did not allow a sack in Florida's 38-14 win against South Florida.
• The Gators rushed for 251 yards, averaging 7.6 yards per carry against the Bulls.
• Pouncey has a key block in Jeff Demps' 62-yard touchdown run.
• For the season, the Gator offensive line has allowed just one sack and averaging 7.9 yards per rush.

Defensive Lineman

DRAKE NEVIS
Defensive Tackle
LSU
6-2 • 285 • Sr. • Marrero, La.

• Nevis recorded five tackles,  2.5 sacks and a quarterback pressure in LSU's 27-3 win at Vanderbilt.
• The 2.5 sacks set a career-best and also accounted for 17 yards in losses.
• Nevis anchored a Tiger defense that limited Vanderbilt to only 135 total yards - 65 rushing and 70 passing - as well as recording six quarterback sacks.
Freshman

MARCUS LATTIMORE
Running Back
SOUTH CAROLINA
6-0 • 218 • Duncan, S.C.

• In his first career SEC game, Lattimore rushed for 182 yards on 37 carries and scored the game's only two TDs in South Carolina's 17-6 win over Georgia. 
• He also had a reception for 16 yards.
• The 37 carries is a school freshman record adn the 182 yards rushing was the most by a Gamecock since 2000.
• The 182 yards is the second-most by a Carolina freshman adn the most since 1991 (278 by Brandon Bennett vs. East Tennessee, 1991).

SOURCE: http://www.secsports.com

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