Jayden Daniels Named SEC Offensive Player Of The Week For Third Time This Season

by Staff Reporter

October 9, 20233 Comments

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels was named SEC Player of the Week for the third time this season after his dominant performance vs. Missouri last Saturday.

Daniels shared the honor with Georgia QB Carson Beck. Per SEC Sports:

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-Turned in a gritty performance, shaking off badly bruised ribs that forced him to leave the game briefly in the fourth quarter, in 49-39 win over No. 21 Missouri ... Accounted for 389 yards (259 passing, 130 rushing) and 4 TDs (3 passing, 1 rushing) in the comeback victory.

-Extended his school-record streak of consecutive games accounting for at least 4 touchdowns to 5 straight ... Rushed for a career-best 130 yards and a TD ... Completed 15-of-21 passes, including 10-of-12 in the second half, for 259 yards and 3 scores.

-After leaving game for 3 plays early in fourth quarter, returned on LSU's next series, throwing a 35-yard pass to Malik Nabers and then scoring on a 35-yard run to give LSU a 35-32 advantage with 7:54 to play ... Hit Nabers with a 28-yard TD pass on LSU's next possession, putting the Tigers up for good, 42-39, with 2:58 to play.

-Extended his streak of consecutive games of accounting for at least 4 TDs to 5 ... Rallied LSU from a 22-7 first half deficit marking the fifth time in his two years with the Tigers he led his team to victory despite trailing by double-digits in first half.

-LSU's offense racked up 533 total yards (259 passing, 274 rushing) against a Missouri defense that entered the game leading the SEC in rushing defense at 74.8 yards per game.