The SEC Honor Roll is not a ranking, and we aren’t selecting one winner at every position. This is simply about recognizing SEC players who stepped onto the field and delivered performances worth mentioning.
The numbers speak for themselves.
Offense
Kamario Taylor, QB, Mississippi State — Completed 22 of 34 passes for 354 yards and four touchdowns while adding 59 rushing yards and another score.
Faizon Brandon, QB, Tennessee — Completed 13 of 17 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 68 yards and two more scores in his college debut.
Sam Leavitt, QB, LSU — Passed for 230 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 113 yards and two scores against Clemson.
Arch Manning, QB, Texas — Completed 20 of 27 passes for 305 yards and four touchdowns in two and a half quarters.
LaNorris Sellers, QB, South Carolina — Completed 19 of 23 passes for 270 yards and three touchdowns in less than three quarters.
Gunner Stockton, QB, Georgia — Completed 15 of 16 passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns while leading five consecutive touchdown drives.
Kenny Minchey, QB, Kentucky — Completed 18 of 27 passes for 301 yards and four touchdowns without committing a turnover.
Austin Simmons, QB, Missouri — Completed 17 of 19 passes for 252 yards and four touchdowns in less than one half of football.
Keelon Russell, QB, Alabama — Passed for 256 yards and added a team-high 86 rushing yards and a touchdown in his first home start.
John Mateer, QB, Oklahoma — Passed for 225 yards and three touchdowns as the Sooners shut out UTEP.
KJ Jackson, QB, Arkansas — Accounted for 294 total yards and threw three touchdown passes in Arkansas’ victory over North Alabama.
Jadan Baugh, RB, Florida — Carried 14 times for 160 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 11.4 yards per carry.
Dilin Jones, RB, LSU — Rushed 23 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns against Clemson.
Nate Frazier, RB, Georgia — Carried four times for 72 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 18 yards per carry.
Jabree Coleman, RB, South Carolina — Scored two rushing touchdowns, including an explosive 60-yard run.
Mike Matthews, WR, Tennessee — Caught four passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 33 yards per reception.
Anthony Evans III, WR, Mississippi State — Caught seven passes for 118 yards and a touchdown.
Ryan Wingo, WR, Texas — Caught seven passes for 121 yards and a touchdown.
Cam Coleman, WR, Texas — Caught three passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns in his Texas debut.
Ryan Coleman-Williams, WR, Alabama — Caught five passes for 130 yards.
Winston Watkins Jr., WR, LSU — Caught seven passes for 110 yards and a touchdown against Clemson.
Jaden Reddell, TE, Georgia — Caught two passes for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Defense
Xavier Gilliam, EDGE, Tennessee — Recorded six tackles, five tackles for loss and three sacks.
Jordan Ross, EDGE, LSU — Returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown as LSU held Clemson to 145 total yards.
Princewill Umanmielen, DE, LSU — Recorded 1½ sacks while helping LSU limit Clemson to only 40 rushing yards.
Eric Winters, S, Auburn — Recorded 11 tackles, two tackles for loss and made the goal-line stop on Baylor’s potential game-winning two-point conversion.
Yhonzae Pierre, LB, Alabama — Returned an interception for a touchdown in Alabama’s 48-10 victory over East Carolina.
Graceson Littleton, DB, Texas — Returned a fumble 59 yards for a touchdown.
Ryan Henderson, DE, Texas A&M — Recorded a fourth-down stop and a strip sack as the Aggies held Missouri State to 67 total yards.
Special Teams
Isaiah Sategna III, WR/Return Specialist, Oklahoma — Returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown, added 76 receiving yards and finished with 215 all-purpose yards.
That is the first group on the SEC Honor Roll. Ole Miss still has to play Louisville, so there may be a few Rebels forcing their way onto the final list.
Did we miss somebody? Send us the player’s name, school, position and statistics. If the performance deserves recognition, we want to include it.
This isn’t a ranking.
It’s an honor roll.
