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11/19/25 - OG Jalen Farmer, rJr/2026, Kentucky + More +

WEEK 10 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Jalen Farmer, OG, Kentucky,...Graded at a team-high 81 percent in Kentucky's 10-3 win at Auburn...Played all 64 offensive plays and had no missed assignments...Did not allow any quarterback sacks or pressures; also had no penalties...Totaled seven blocks at the point of attack...Helped UK to 240 yards total offense and 31:46 time of possession against a defense that entered the game fifth in the nation in rushing defense, 21st in scoring defense and 29th in total defense. - SEC Football

OG Jalen Farmer, rJr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (185)

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11/19/25 - K Tate Sandell, rSr/2027, Oklahoma + More +

WEEK 10 SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tate Sandell, PK, Oklahoma,...Oklahoma redshirt junior kicker Tate Sandell made all four of his field goal attempts (55, 51, 40 and 55 yards) in No. 18 Oklahoma's 33-27 road win over No. 14 Tennessee Saturday in Knoxville...Three of his field goals came in the second quarter. The first one tied the game 10-10 and his next two gave the Sooners a 16-10 lead at halftime. The fourth, his second 55-yarder, extended OU's lead to 26-17 early in the fourth quarter...The 55-yarders tied his career long and tied for the longest makes in Neyland Stadium history...He tied an FBS single-game record with his three field goal makes of at least 50 yards. Sandell is one of only two kickers in school history with three 50-plus yard made field goals in a single game...His four field goal makes tied a single-game school record.

He became the first kicker nationally since the 2021 season with three field goal makes of at least 50 yards in a game. He also became the first kicker nationally since 2011 with two field goal makes of at least 55 yards in a road game...He also made all three of his PAT attempts at Tennessee to improve to 26 for 26 this season...His 15 points Saturday tied for the fifth-most kick-scoring points in a game in school history...He is the only kicker in school history with four career makes of at least 55 yards (he has four of the 11 55-plus-yard field goals in school history, all within the last five games)...He has made six field goals of 50-plus yards this season to establish a single-season school record (6 for 6)...He has now made 12 field goals from 40 or more yards this season, establishing a single-season school record. The previous record was nine, which he tied last week...He is now 18 of 19 on field goal attempts this season (leads SEC at 95%) and has made 18 in a row...His streak of 18 consecutive made field goals is tied for the longest in program history. - SEC Football

K Tate Sandell, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (03)
Recruiting Grade: 2* (00)

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11/19/25 - ILB Owen Heinecke, rSr/2027, Oklahoma + More +

WEEK 10 SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Owen Heinecke, LB, Oklahoma,...Oklahoma redshirt junior LB Owen Heinecke made his first career start and registered a career-and team-high 13 tackles, including 1.5 for loss and a sack, in No. 18 Oklahoma's 33-27 road win over No. 14 Tennessee Saturday in Knoxville (OU's first road win over a ranked team since 2019)...He made 12 tackles in the first half, surpassing his previous career-single-game high of eight, which he set last week vs. Ole Miss.

He also recorded his first career forced fumble and second career sack on the same play. The fumble was returned 71 yards by R Mason Thomas for OU's first touchdown of the game. It was the longest fumble return in school history...Eight of his tackles were made within two yards, or behind, the line of scrimmage...Spearheaded an OU defense that held the Volunteers to 27 points (more than 18 below their season average of 45.6 points per game) and limited them to 63 rushing yards (126 yards below their season average of 189 per game)...He has 45 tackles and 7.0 TFLs this season after entering the year with 11 career tackles (none for loss). - SEC Football

ILB Owen Heinecke, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (43)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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11/19/25 - QB Arch Manning, rJr/2028, Texas + More +

WEEK 10 SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Arch Manning, QB, Texas,...Manning posted his second-straight game of 300-plus yards passing and three passing touchdowns as he led the Longhorns to a 34-31 win over No. 9 Vanderbilt. It was the first time a Texas quarterback accomplished that in consecutive games since Sam Ehlinger in November 2018...He is also the fourth UT quarterback to reach both marks in three games in a season since 1999, joining Major Applewhite (1999), Colt McCoy 2009), and Casey Thompson (2021). Overall, Manning completed 25-of-33 attempts for 328 yards and three touchdowns in guiding the Longhorns to their second top-10 win of the season and their fourth-straight victory overall.

It was also the first time in 30 years a Texas had eight different receivers with multiple catches and at least 15 yards receiving each. Manning opened the game with a 75-yard touchdown connection to Ryan Wingo on the first play of the game, his third 75-yard touchdown pass in the last two seasons, the third-most among FBS quarterbacks in that time...Manning later registered six-yard touchdown passes to both CJ Baxter and Emmett Mosley V as the Longhorns built a 34-10 lead through the first three quarters...For the season, Manning is now 168-of-268 (62.7%) for 2,123 yards and 18 touchdowns with just six interceptions. He now has three 300-yard passing games this season and four in his career. Manning ranks third in the SEC and 10th nationally in points responsible for with 144, while his 18 passing touchdowns are fourth in the SEC and 19th nationally. - SEC Football

QB Arch Manning, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (01)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (01)

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11/19/25 - WR Winston Watkins Jr., So/2029, LSU + More +

WEEK 9 SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Winston Watkins, WR, Ole Miss,...Turned in a career day in leading Ole Miss to a road win at No. 11 Oklahoma...Led the team with a career-high 111 receiving yards on four catches...It marks the most yards by a Rebel freshman since Elijah Moore had 129 vs. South Carolina in 2018...Hauled in a pair of crucial 40-yard passes in the fourth quarter, the first of which helped set up the go-ahead score. - SEC Football

WR Winston Watkins Jr., So/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* ()

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11/19/25 - DE Cashius Howell, rSr/2026, Texas AM + More +

WEEK 9 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Cashius Howell, DE, Texas A&M,...Two tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks...Logged his third multi-sack game of the season with a pair of takedowns of Tiger QB Garrett Nussmeier in the first half ... his 9.5 sacks on the year are the most by an Aggie in a season since 2017 when Landis Durham had 10.5...Both of his tackles were for minus-9 and minus-6 yards, respectively, and put the Tigers behind the chains, forcing eventual punts two plays later...Anchored a Texas A&M defense that limited LSU to a 2-of-13 (.154) performance on 3rd down & just 60 rushing yards, including minus-8 net rushing yards on 13 attempts in the 2nd half...Led an Aggies defense that limited LSU to seven overall punts, one turnover on downs, and a 2.78 yards per play average in the second half...only one drive in the second half went for more than 15 yards. - SEC Football

DE Cashius Howell, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (15)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (335)

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11/19/25 - DE Ethan Burke, Sr/2026, Texas + More +

WEEK 9 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Ethan Burke, EDGE, Texas,...Burke matched his career high with 2.0 tackles for loss as part of seven total tackles, registered his second career blocked field goal and second career forced fumble and created a walk-off sack-fumble for a loss of 31 yards on the final play of the game in Texas' 45-38 overtime win on the road at Mississippi State...Burke's blocked field goal was his first this season and prevented the first potential points of the game for the Bulldogs midway through the first quarter with Texas leading, 7-0. Later in the third quarter, he came up with a two-yard tackle for loss on second-and-goal from the 2.

His next tackle would be critical and come for no gain on third-and-1, forcing the Bulldogs to punt with just over two minutes to go and the Longhorns trailing 38-31. That punt would be returned for a touchdown to tie the game with 1:47 left on the way to overtime and in the win...In overtime, Burke put the exclamation mark on the win by producing a sack-fumble on fourth-and-20 to end the game. The fumble was recovered by Texas all the way back at the MSU 34-yard line...The Longhorns twice were down by 17 points, including with 26 seconds left in the third quarter and 12:29 to go in the fourth quarter, tying for the seventh-largest comeback win in program history. The defense was instrumental in the comeback, holding MSU to 14 combined points in the second half and overtime...Burke is now tied for third on the team with 3.5 tackles for loss this season. - SEC Football

DE Ethan Burke, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (28)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (191)

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11/19/25 - OT Diego Pounds, rSr/2026, Mississippi + More +

WEEK 9 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Diego Pounds, OL, Ole Miss,...Helped the Ole Miss offense stand tall against the touted Oklahoma defense in a road win over the nation's No. 11 team...Directed a Rebel line that allowed just one sack while committing just one penalty (false start)...The 34 points and 431 total yards were easily the most surrendered this season by the Sooners, who entered game allowing just nine points and 213 yards per game...The Rebels held a TOP edge of 35:36 to 24:24 while amassing 21 first downs. - SEC Football

OT Diego Pounds, rSr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (21)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (95)

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11/19/25 - OT Lance Heard, Sr/2027, Kentucky + More +

WEEK 9 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Lance Heard, OT, Tennessee,...Heard played all 59 offensive snaps in a flawless left tackle start as Tennessee rolled up 504 yards in a 56-34 win at Kentucky...Did not allow a sack, a hurry or a penalty...Heard protected for Joey Aguilar, who passed for a season-high 396 yards, the most in the Heupel era. - SEC Football

OT Lance Heard, Sr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (04)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (08)

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11/19/25 - K Alex McPherson, rSr/2027, Auburn + More +

WEEK 9 SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alex McPherson, PK, Auburn,...Connected on all six field goal attempts and one extra point to account for 19 of Auburn's 33 points in the come-from-behind win at Arkansas...His six field goals made matched an Auburn and SEC single-game record, tying former Tigers Daniel Carlson (2016 vs. LSU) and Al Del Greco (1982 vs. Kentucky)...His six FGM were two more than any other SEC kicker this season and one more than any other FBS kicker...Five of his six field goals came in the second half, including three in the fourth quarter, as Auburn erased an 11-point halftime deficit, marking the program's largest come-from-behind win since 2021...He connected on a season-long 43-yard kick in the third quarter and surpassed that season long with a 47-yard kick in the fourth quarter...His 37-yard field goal with 1:06 in the game gave Auburn a two-possession lead and sealed the win. - SEC Football

K Alex McPherson, rSr/2027 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* (09)

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11/19/25 - OLB Anthony Hill Jr., Jr/2026, Texas + More +

WEEK 9 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas,...Hill led the Longhorns with career highs of 2.5 sacks and four pressures, and his second-highest total of 3.5 tackles for loss, to go along with a forced fumble and a double-digit tackle total of 10 in Texas' 45-38 overtime win on the road at Mississippi State...Opened the game with a tackle for loss on the first play leading to a three-and-out, but his biggest plays came in the fourth quarter, including a sack for three yards that was key in a three-and-out with the Longhorns trailing by 38-28 with nine minutes left in regulation...After Texas tied the game with under two minutes to go and Mississippi State advanced to the UT 46 with one minute to go, a Hill pressure forced an incompletion, and two plays later on third down, he created a sack-fumble for a loss of eight yards that for all purposes sent the game into overtime with a forced punt.

For the second straight week, Hill and the Texas defense held an opponent scoreless in overtime, this time ending the game without the Bulldogs gaining a yard in overtime, and in fact moving backwards to their own 34-yard line on the final play of the game...The Longhorns twice were down by 17 points, including with 26 seconds left in the third quarter and 12:29 to go in the fourth quarter, tying for the seventh-largest comeback win in program history...The defense was instrumental in the comeback, holding MSU to 14 combined points in the second half and overtime. For the season, Hill leads the team 59 tackles and three forced fumbles, is tied for first with a fumble recovery, and ranks second in sacks (2.5), tackles for loss (4.5), pressures (5), interceptions (1). His forced fumbles lead the SEC and rank seventh nationally. - SEC Football

OLB Anthony Hill Jr., Jr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 5* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 5* (01)

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11/19/25 - OLB Xavier Atkins, Jr/2028, Auburn + More +

WEEK 9 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Xavier Atkins, LB, Auburn,...Recorded a career-high 13 tackles, including a pair of sacks and 4.0 TFL, in the come-from-behind win at Arkansas...His 13 tackles were the most by an Auburn player since Owen Pappoe recorded 16 tackles vs. Ole Miss on Oct. 15, 2022...It marked the fifth straight SEC game Atkins has led the team or tied for the team lead in tackles and was his third game with 10 or more tackles in SEC play...The game also marked Atkins' second game with 4.0 TFL this season, becoming the first Auburn player since Stanley McClover in 2005 to have multiple games with 4.0+ TFL in a season...He has accounted for two of the four 4.0 TFL games in the SEC this season...Through eight games, Atkins leads the SEC with 13.0 TFL and ranks tied for second in the league with 61 tackles and 7.0 sacks...His 13.0 TFL are the most for an Auburn underclassman since Nick Coe had 13.5 in 2018 and are the most by an inside LB since DeShaun Davis had 15.0 in 2018...In five SEC games, Atkins leads the league with 9.0 TFL (2.5 more than any other player) and ranks second in tackles (49) and third in sacks (5.0). - SEC Football

OLB Xavier Atkins, Jr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 4* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (31)

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11/19/25 - QB Marcel Reed, rJr/2028, Texas AM + More +

WEEK 9 SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Marcel Reed, QB, Texas A&M ,...Finished with 310 yards of total offense and accounted for four TDs from 12-of-21 passes for 202 yards with two TDs and 13 rushes for 108 yards (career high) with two scores...three-of-four TDs accounted for went for 15-plus yards, including a career-long 41 yard TD rush to kick off the game's scoring...Anchored an Aggies offense to 35 straight points to turn a halftime deficit into a 49-25 rout of No. 20 LSU in an SEC road game...logged first career game with two passing and two rushing TDs as he accounted for four touchdowns for the second-straight game... became the first Aggie to tally a pair of rushing and passing scores in a true road game since Johnny Manziel did so against Auburn in his Heisman Trophy season in 2012.

His 41-yard TD dash on the opening drive was the longest scoring run by an Aggie quarterback since Kellen Mond's 67-yard TD rush against Oklahoma State in the Texas Bowl...his two-rushing TD effort was the second of his career...in the 2nd half, engineered four TD drives with zero turnovers as Texas A&M outscored No. 20 LSU, 35-7, after intermission...Directed a passing attack which did not yield a sack and allowed just two TFL for five yards throughout the game...also led an offense that recorded 13 explosive plays (eight rushes for 10-plus yards and five receptions for 17-plus yards). - SEC Football

QB Marcel Reed, rJr/2028 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 4* (16)

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11/19/25 - RB Caleb Ramseur, Sr/2026, Nevada + More +

WEEK 12 MOUNTAIN WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CALEB RAMSEUR, NEVADA, Senior, Running Back, Elk Grove, California/Morehead State,...Ran for a career-best 128 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 29 yards and another score in Nevada's 55-10 win over San José State...Had 20 carries and averaged 6.4 yards per carry...Led all players with 157 all-purpose yards...His 30-yard touchdown catch made it a three-score game with 12:21 left in the second quarter and his 11-yard scoring run and the ensuing PAT with 2:53 left in the third made it a 38-3 contest. - Mountain West Football

RB Caleb Ramseur, Sr/2026 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 2* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 0* (00)

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11/19/25 - QB Carter Jones, Fr/2029, Nevada + More +

WEEK 12 MOUNTAIN WEST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: CARTER JONES, NEVADA, Freshman, Quarterback, Lancaster, Texas Lancaster HS,...Completed 16 of 19 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns to lead Nevada past San José State, 55-10, for its highest-scoring game since 2021...Had an 84.2 completion percentage and a 205.2 pass efficiency on the day...Threw touchdown passes of 7 yards and 30 yards...Led the Wolf Pack on three straight touchdown-scoring drives in the first half as Nevada built a 28-0 lead...Led three scoring drives of at least 65 yards. - Mountain West Football

QB Carter Jones, Fr/2029 Draft Class
Pro Scouting Grade: 3* (00)
Recruiting Grade: 3* ()

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