3 from SEC named to PFF National Team of the Week for Week 6
By Andrew Olson
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Pro Football Focus revealed its National Team of the Week for Week 6 on Sunday and three SEC players were recognized for standout performances. On offense, Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa and Ole Miss WR Damarkus Lodge were named to the team. The lone SEC defender recognized this week is Florida DB Brad Stewart Jr.
Here’s what PFF had to say about the trio of SEC standouts:
Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
Week 5 Grade: 87.0
In dominant fashion, Tagovailoa averaged 24.6 yards per attempt on Saturday. No other quarterback with at least 10 attempts in Week 6 averaged over 15.6 yards per attempt. Tagovailoa now has seven fewer touchdown passes (18) than he has incompletions (25).
DaMarkus Lodge, Ole Miss
Week 5 Grade: 93.3
In Ole Miss’ domination of UL-Monroe, Lodge hauled in all nine of his targeted passes for 179 yards and a touchdown. He ripped off seven more first downs and averaged 5.6 yards after the catch per reception.
Brad Stewart Jr., Florida
Week 5 Grade: 89.1
Stewart’s pick-6 on LSU QB Joe Burrow sealed the game and sealed the fate for his selection on our Team of the Week. On two targeted passes as the primary coverage defender, Stewart broke up one and returned the other 25 yards for the go-ahead touchdown that all but cemented the win.
For more on the other National Team selections, the full PFF article is available here.
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