The SEC is loaded with freshmen who were stud recruits and other underclassmen who could leave early for the NFL, but here at Saturday Down South we don’t want to overlook the talented seniors who stuck around for a fourth season and are excelling for their teams. Here are five of the top performances from seniors during the eighth week of the SEC football season.
DAK PRESCOTT
The Mississippi State quarterback threw his first interception of the season, but he more than made up for it by accounting for 6 touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 42-16 blowout of Kentucky. He completed 25 of 35 passes for 348 yards and 3 touchdowns and also rushed for 117 yards and 3 scores as MSU improved to 6-2 and 2-2 in the SEC.
TAVEZE CALHOUN
Fourth-year players were getting it done on both sides of the ball for Mississippi State as Calhoun made two acrobatic interceptions to help the Bulldogs pull away from Kentucky. He also had 3 tackles as he led a shutdown of the Wildcats offense in the second half.
BRIAN RANDOLPH
The Tennessee defensive back was tied for 2nd on the Volunteers with 7 tackles. He also had an interception and assisted on a tackle for a loss. It wasn’t enough for the Vols to pull off the upset at Alabama, but Randolph proved to be a big-time leader on a young roster.
REGGIE RAGLAND
Ragland’s season keeps getting better and better. He helped Alabama hold off a serious threat from Tennessee by recording 12 tackles, 8 of them solo, which were both tops on the team. One of those tackles was for a loss of 2 yards.
JAYLEN WALTON
The Ole Miss running back played a huge role in the Rebels’ surprisingly easy bounce-back victory against Texas A&M. Walton carried 22 times for 97 yards and also had 2 catches for 20 yards.
Shane Mettlen is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers Texas A&M, Missouri and Alabama.
