Beyond the national rankings (of which there are plenty in the SEC) and team accolades, it is the individual brilliance that truly makes Saturdays in the South so spectacular.
During a loaded Week 10 slate of games that saw 4 ranked-on-ranked matchups in the SEC alone, there were plenty of outstanding individual efforts worth highlighting.
Here are the statistical leaders from Week 10.
Most passing yards
Volume doesn’t always equal victory, a truth LSU‘s Sam Leavitt learned the hard way this weekend. Leavitt paced all SEC signal-callers with a staggering 380 yards through the air, but it was largely empty calories; he was kept completely out of the end zone and threw a back-breaking interception just before the half as the Tigers were handled 31-13 by Alabama.
Mississippi State‘s AJ Swann found himself in a similar boat, slinging it for 254 yards and a pair of touchdowns—including a massive 65-yard strike to Sanfrisco Magee—but falling just short in a narrow 25-23 heartbreaker to Vanderbilt.
On the other hand, Texas QB Arch Manning was a surgeon on the road. Manning calmly carved up the Mizzou defense without forcing the issue, tossing 3 touchdowns and 0 picks. Missouri’s Austin Simmons showed grit on the other side of that matchup, completing 23-of-43 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns—including a 72-yard bomb to Naeshaun Montgomery—but his efforts weren’t enough to keep the Tigers in the game. Rounding out the top 5, South Carolina‘s LaNorris Sellers tossed for 251 yards and a score while also providing a spark with his legs, steering the Gamecocks to a gritty 17-9 home win over Texas A&M.
- Sam Leavitt, LSU — 380 yards, 0 TDs
- Arch Manning, Texas — 297 yards, 3 TDs
- AJ Swann, Mississippi State — 254 yards, 2 TDs
- Austin Simmons, Missouri — 252 yards, 2 TDs
- LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina — 251 yards, 1 TD
Most rushing yards
Texas A&M’s Rueben Owens II was the most explosive ground threat of the weekend, ripping off 137 yards, but the Aggies couldn’t capitalize on his individual brilliance in a 17-9 road loss to South Carolina that featured historic offensive incompetence.
Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown played hero ball, calling his own number 23 times for 122 yards and a score to help the Tigers survive a 26-23 rock fight against Arkansas. Up on Rocky Top, Tennessee running back DeSean Bishop was machine. He just methodically wore down Kentucky‘s defensive front with a conference-high 25 carries, punching in a pair of goal-line touchdowns to spearhead a 34-6 blowout win. Georgia‘s ground attack was equally devastating in its 42-7 demolition of Ole Miss, with Nate Frazier leading the charge. Frazier carried the ball 16 times for 107 yards, gashing the Rebels’ front 7. Finally, Arkansas’s Cam Settles provided a bright spot in a losing effort, grinding out 100 yards on 16 carries—including a 46-yard burst—as the Razorbacks fell just short at Auburn.
- Rueben Owens II, Texas A&M — 137 yards, 0 TDs
- Byrum Brown, Auburn — 122 yards, 1 TD
- DeSean Bishop, Tennessee — 109 yards, 2 TDs
- Nate Frazier, Georgia — 107 yards, 0 TDs
- Cam Settles, Arkansas — 100 yards, 0 TDs
Most receiving yards
LSU’s Jackson Harris was the volume king of Week 10, but his historic output ultimately felt like a footnote. Harris absorbed 17 targets from Sam Leavitt, hauling in 11 receptions for 166 yards. He routinely found soft spots in the Alabama secondary for explosive chunk gains, yet he never crossed the goal line in a lopsided 31-13 defeat.
The true offensive masterpiece of the weekend belonged to Georgia’s Talyn Taylor, who proved you don’t need a dozen catches to put up huge numbers. Taylor was the ultimate home-run hitter, needing just 4 receptions to pile up 140 yards and 3 touchdowns. Talk about efficiency! He blew the game wide open with scoring strikes of 58 and 65 yards, fueling a 42-7 rout of Ole Miss.
On the opposing sideline, Horatio Fields was the lone bright spot for the Rebels. Fields had 8 catches for 96 yards—accounting for over half of his team’s passing production—but Ole Miss simply couldn’t finish drives against that suffocating Georgia defense.
Mississippi State’s Sanfrisco Magee made the most of his limited touches, hauling in just 2 catches but turning them into 95 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a 65-yard scoring strike that showcased his speed. Finally, LSU tight end Trey’Dez Green emerged as Sam Leavitt’s most dependable safety valve, reeling in 10 catches for 85 yards and consistently moving the sticks, though his production wasn’t enough to keep the Tigers afloat against Alabama.
- Jackson Harris, LSU — 166 yards, 0 TDs
- Talyn Taylor, Georgia — 140 yards, 3 TDs
- Horatio Fields, Ole Miss — 96 yards, 0 TDs
- Sanfrisco Magee, Mississippi State — 95 yards, 2 TDs
- Trey’Dez Green, LSU — 85 yards, 0 TDs
Standout Individual Performances
While the volume leaders usually grab the headlines, you have to respect the guys who maximize their opportunities and do more with less. Passing yards are great, but scoring efficiency is what pays the bills, and Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton put on a clinic in that department. Stockton only attempted 15 passes in a 42-7 demolition of Ole Miss, completing 9 of them for 186 yards. Four of those 9 completions went for touchdowns. He picked apart the Rebels’ defense with 0 interceptions, proving that you don’t need to throw it 40 times to completely take over a game.
On the perimeter, we saw a pair of wideouts prove to be game-breakers despite barely seeing the ball. Mississippi State’s Sanfrisco Magee caught exactly 2 passes against Vanderbilt (as mentioned above), but he turned them into 95 yards and a pair of trips to the end zone. Similarly, Missouri’s Naeshaun Montgomery flashed serious wheels in a loss to Texas, turning his 2 receptions into 81 yards—headlined by a 72-yard touchdown. In the backfield, Tennessee’s Daune Morris was the perfect lightning to DeSean Bishop’s thunder. Morris needed just 5 touches to rack up 85 yards, sealing the Volunteers’ dominant victory with a 66-yard touchdown run. And rounding out our standout 5, Texas’s Raleek Brown was the ultimate Swiss Army knife in the Longhorns’ 34-20 win at Missouri. Brown piled up 85 rushing yards and a touchdown on 17 carries while adding 48 receiving yards and another score on 6 catches—totaling 133 yards from scrimmage and 2 touchdowns as the engine of the Texas second-half offense.
- Gunner Stockton, Georgia — 186 passing yards, 4 TDs (9-of-15 passing)
- Daune Morris, Tennessee — 85 rushing yards, 1 TD (5 carries, 17.0 avg)
- Sanfrisco Magee, Mississippi State — 95 receiving yards, 2 TDs (2 receptions, 47.5 avg)
- Naeshaun Montgomery, Missouri — 81 receiving yards, 1 TD (2 receptions, 40.5 avg)
- Raleek Brown, Texas — 133 total yards, 2 TDs (85 rush, 48 rec)
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Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
