Mallet SEC Offensive Player Of The Week

SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

RYAN MALLETT

Quarterback

ARKANSAS

6-7 ? 238 ? Sophomore

Texarkana, Ark. (Texas HS)

? Mallett completed 18-of-34 passes for 313 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions, leading Arkansas to a 42-21 win against Mississippi State.

? Mallett matched his own school record for touchdown passes in a single game with five. He also set school marks for TD passes in a season (28), and touchdowns responsible for in a season (30). He has now set or matched 12 different school records in his 11 games as a Razorback.

? Three of Mallett's touchdown passes were from 39 yards (Joe Adams) 58 and 64 yards (Cobi Hamilton).

? He completed passes to nine different receivers with four different receivers catching touchdown passes.

SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

SAM MAXWELL

Linebacker

KENTUCKY

6-3 ? 248 ? Senior

Hartwell, Ga. (Hart County HS)

? Maxwell led Kentucky with a career-high 11 tackles, including one for a loss, in the Wildcats' 34-27 win at Georgia.

? In the final two minutes of the game, Maxwell made two game-saving plays for the Wildcats. With Georgia driving for the potential tying touchdown, he stopped Georgia tailback Caleb King at the one-yard line. On the next play, Kentucky recovered a Bulldog fumble.

? With 1:45 remaining in the game, Maxwell intercepted a pass, clinching the win for the Wildcats.

? His tackle for losss game on a third-and-one, forcing the Bulldogs to attempt a field goal.

SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JAVIER ARENAS

Defensive Back/Return Specialist

ALABAMA

5-9 ? 195 ? Senior

Tampa, Fla. (Robinson HS)

? Arenas set an SEC career record with his seventh punt return for a touchdown in Alabama's 45-0 win against Chattanooga.

? His 66-yard return for a touchdown came early in the second quarter and gave the Crimson Tide a 28-0 lead. He finished the game with two punt returns for 68 yards.

? Arenas has 1,658 career punt return yards, which is second in SEC history. He trails only Vanderbilt's Lee Nalley, who had 1,695 career punt return yards from 1947-49.

? On defense, Arenas had three tackles, with 0.5 for loss, and interception and two pass deflections.

SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK

REID NEELY

Guard

OLE MISS

6-6 ? 320 ? Senior

Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy)

? Neely played a key role in Ole Miss gaining 426 total offensive yards against LSU in the Rebels' 25-23 win.

? The Rebel offense averaged 6.4 yards per play while the offensive line did not give up a sack.

? Neely was credited wtih 14 finishes, four knockdown blocks and two pancakes, grading out at 98 percent in the run game and 94 percent in the pass plays.

SEC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK

WES BROWN

Tackle

TENNESSEE

6-4 ? 257 ? Senior

Athens, Ala. (HS)

? Brown accounted for three total tackles, including sack for minus 9 yards, an interception and a quarterback pressure in Tennessee's 31-16 win against Vanderbilt.

? Brown returned the interception 25 yards for a touchdown on the game's final offensive play, providing the winning margin for the Vols.

? The Vol defense held Vanderbilt to 297 total offensive yards, including 123 on the ground

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

WARREN NORMAN

Running Back/Return Specialist

VANDERBILT

5-10 ? 188

Stone Mountain, Ga. (Chamblee HS)

? Norman accumulated 152 all-purpose yards at Tennessee, breaking an SEC freshman all-purpose yardage record, in the Commodores 31-16 loss at Tennessee.

? Norman finished the season with 1,941 all-purpose yards, breaking a mark set by Georgia's Herschel Walker in 1980.

? Against the Vols, Norman had 73 rushing yards on 17 carries and three catches for 18 yards. He also had three kickoff returns for 61 yards.

? Norman also is Vanderbilt's single-season all-purpose leader and ranks 11th in SEC history.

OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK 12

RB TRENT RICHARDSON (Alabama) -- True freshman rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown against Chattanooga.

WR COBI HAMILTON (Arkansas) -- Had three catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns against Mississippi State.

QB TIM TEBOW (Florida) -- Completed 17-of-25 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 102 yards on seven carries against Florida International.

DT JAYE HOWARD (Florida) -- Logged seven tackles against Florida International with half-sack.

LB RENNIE CURRAN (Georgia) - Collected a game-high 13 total tackles against Kentucky.

TB DERRICK LOCKE (Kentucky) -- Accounted for 245 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns against Georgia.

P/PK JOSH JASPER (LSU) -- Hit a 50-yard field goal, was successful on an onside kick and had his only punt attempt downed inside the 20-yard line against Ole Miss.

RB DEXTER McCLUSTER (Ole Miss) -- Rushed for 148 yards on 24 carries and threw a 27-yard touchdown pass against LSU.

RB ANTHONY DIXON (Mississippi State) -- Rushed for 176 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns, including long of 70 yards, against Arkansas.

RB MONTARIO HARDESTY (Tennessee) -- Rushed for 171 yards on 32 carries and a touchdown against Vanderbilt.

PK RYAN FOWLER (Vanderbilt) -- Hit three field goals (27, 31 and 32 yards) to tie team record for field goals in a season (16) against Tennessee.