Kirk Herbstreit names 4 SEC players among top performers in college football for Week 9

Kirk Herbstreit’s weekly list of top performers from Week 9 of the college football season saw 4 SEC players make the cut.

The performance of Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker and wide receiver Jalin Hyatt obviously drew a great deal of attention as the Volunteers continue to race through the 2022 season. Hooker threw for 245 yards and 3 touchdowns, 2 of which were pulled in by Hyatt. That gave Hyatt 14 on the season, a school record. Hooker now has thrown a total of 21 touchdowns and has been picked off just once.

Quinshon Judkins also received a nod from Herbstreit. The Ole Miss true freshman broke the 1,000-yard rushing mark against Texas A&M as he gashed the Aggies for 205 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries. Judkins now has 6 games of over 100 yards and is 5 yards behind Arkansas’ Rocket Sanders for the SEC lead in rushing yards, with his 1,036 yards currently 5th in Ole Miss’ single season record books.

Finally, Missouri’s Isaiah McGuire was a key part of the Tigers’ road upset of South Carolina. He totaled 5 tackles and got to Gamecocks quarterback Spencer Rattler twice in Mizzou’s 23-10 win to improve to 4-4 on the season.

Top performing players from WEEK 9!

J.T. Tuimoloau @OhioStateFB
MJ Morris @PackFootball
Drake Maye/Antoine Green @UNCFootball
Hendon Hooker/Jalin Hyatt @Vol_Football
Zach Charbonnet @UCLAFootball
Quinshon Judkins @OleMissFB
Bo Nix @oregonfootball
Isaiah McGuire @MizzouFootball pic.twitter.com/rLv0wGkGKk

— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) October 31, 2022

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.