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SEC names Football Players of the Week after Week 12

Stephen Samraby: Steve Samra13 hours agoSamraSource
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Another wild weekend across the SEC produced incredible performances, game-swinging defensive plays, and clutch special teams moments. The league announced its Week 12 honorees on Monday, recognizing standouts who carried their teams in some of the biggest spots of the season.

Missouri and Oklahoma led the way with multiple winners after statement victories, while LSU, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee each placed a player on the list. From 300-yard rushing explosions to walk-off field goals and defensive touchdowns, Week 12 delivered everything the conference has become known for.

Here’s the full breakdown of each SEC Players of the Week after the action on November 15th. Check out the honorees below.

Offensive

Ahmad Hardy delivered a memorable rushing performances over the weekend, piling up exactly 300 yards and three touchdowns in Missouri’s 49–27 win over Mississippi State. He averaged an absurd 12.0 yards per carry, with 146 of those yards coming after contact while forcing eight missed tackles. Hardy ripped off gains of 72, 43, 34, 22 and 21 yards, converting first downs on 10 of his 25 carries and posting his seventh 100-yard game of the season.

Kewan Lacy powered No. 6 Ole Miss beyond Florida with a career-best 224 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 31 attempts. His performance marked the eighth-most rushing yards in a single game in program history and broke both the Rebels’ single-season rushing TD record (now 19) and all-purpose TD record. Lacy also shattered the school’s non-kicker scoring record with 114 points on the season.

Defensive

Eli Bowen set the tone early in Oklahoma’s 23–21 upset win at No. 4 Alabama with an 87-yard pick-six, the eighth-longest interception return in Sooners history. He added a season-high five solo tackles as Oklahoma improved to 4–0 in true road games with its biggest road win since beating Ohio State in 2017. Both of Bowen’s career interceptions have now come against Alabama.

Toriano Pride Jr. made impact play after impact play in Missouri’s win over Mississippi State, including a 19-yard pick-six that effectively put the game away in the third quarter. He finished with three tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup, and a 62-yard fumble return that set up another Tigers touchdown. His versatility and timely production swung momentum repeatedly in Mizzou’s favor.

Special Teams

Damian Ramos drilled field goals of 50, 42 and 42 yards — all in the first half — to help LSU rally from a 14-0 deficit and beat Arkansas 23–22. He extended both his school record for career field goals (65) and total points (390). Ramos has now made six straight field goals and nine of his last ten.

Tate Sandell was perfect in Oklahoma’s huge road win at Alabama, going 3-for-3 on field goals (25, 52, 24 yards) and hitting both PATs. His 52-yarder gave OU a second-half lead, and his final kick provided the decisive points. Sandell has now extended his program-record streak to 21 straight made field goals, the second-longest run in SEC history, and is a stunning 21-of-22 on the season.

Offensive Line

Monroe Freeling graded out at 80 percent with five knockdowns during Georgia’s 35–10 dismantling of No. 10 Texas. He didn’t allow a single pressure or sack while helping the Bulldogs go 4-for-4 in the red zone, all touchdowns. Freeling also anchored protection for Gunner Stockton, who completed 24 of 29 passes for 229 yards and four scores.

Defensive Line

Taylor Wein stuffed the stat sheet with three tackles, a sack-fumble, two quarterback hurries, and a blocked field goal in the Sooners’ upset win in Tuscaloosa. His field-goal block ended the first half with OU clinging to a three-point lead, and his strip-sack in the third quarter set up the game-winning field goal. Wein now leads Oklahoma with 12.0 tackles for loss and has recorded every one of his career TFLs and sacks this season.

Freshman

Cutter Boley was nearly flawless in Kentucky’s 42–10 win over FCS No. 5 Tennessee Tech, completing 18 of 21 passes for 236 yards and a touchdown with no picks. He added a 30-yard touchdown run — the longest by a UK quarterback since 2020 — and led the Wildcats to six TD drives on eight possessions. Boley continues to rewrite freshman record books at Kentucky, posting a 75.5% completion rate over his last five games.

True freshman Ty Redmond delivered five tackles, a pass breakup, and an interception in Tennessee’s 42–9 win over New Mexico State. The Vols’ first-team defense didn’t allow a touchdown, and Redmond didn’t surrender one in his 47 snaps. His eight pass breakups now lead all Power Four freshmen and rank fifth overall in the SEC.