Week 6 in the SEC saw Halloween night football on three campuses and with it, plenty of tricks and treats.

Kentucky and Georgia dressed up in their best “3 yards and a cloud of dust” costumes and played a game that would make the great Vince Dooley proud. All that was missing was leather helmets.

Auburn and Bo Nix got right, and LSU again looked lost, a team that is loaded with young talent but lacks much veteran leadership outside of Terrace Marshall Jr. The Plainsmen are 4-2 and the schedule softens for a couple of weeks ahead of the Iron Bowl. I don’t think any head coach is getting fired in a COVID-19 season anyway but credit Gus for another wily escape.

Mike Leach’s “Air Raid” was shut out for the second time in a month and this time, there was no safety to prevent a total goose egg from State. SDS’s grand exalted mystic ruler and editor Chris Wright says that Leach’s offense will eventually work in the SEC, once it gets the perimeter playmakers it needs. That might be right, but for now, what we know is that the Air Raid scored 44 points in Week 1 against LSU and has scored a total of 28 offensive points in the 16 quarters since. Those kinds of problems may get the notoriously fickle Leach to pack up and head back to his Key West bungalow before long.

Texas A&M won again, as Kellen Mond frustrated an Arkansas defense that has mostly been terrific in 2020. Mond accounted for 292 yards of offense and 3 touchdowns Saturday night, and it’s probably time we start talking about him as a guy who is having a splendid senior year as opposed to a guy who never lives up to the hype. As for Kyle Field being even louder than it was for the Florida game … your guess is as good as mine but I imagine A&M already knows the SEC is levying a huge fine against the athletic department so what incentive is there to comply with league attendance protocols? Does this look like the announced 27,000-plus?

Don’t know, but it sure was loud. Aggies fans are amazing.

And then there’s Florida, where Todd Grantham’s defense dressed up as a functional unit for Halloween and a confident Missouri team was steamrolled on both lines of scrimmage. And the football was largely secondary to what happened after a Trajan Jeffcoat cheap shot on Kyle Trask sent Dan Mullen barging out onto the field like Vince McMahon. A brawl ensued, with the always ridiculous punching of other human beings wearing helmets a repeated highlight. And then Dan Mullen dressed up like Darth Vader at the postgame press conference, which was a fun nod to him being a young father but the Kirby Smart is your father jokes also write themselves.

As for individual performances, we will talk about DeVonta Smith tying Chris Doering’s career receiving touchdowns record, Kyle Trask smashing the SEC record for most touchdown passes through 4 games, Elijah Moore’s return to the top 10 and much more below.

Here are your top 10 players in the SEC through Week 6, honorable mentions first. Yes, I’m going to keep Jaylen Waddle in the honorable mention section all year despite his season-ending injury. No, this is not a list of the top 10 NFL Draft prospects. I’m sure Derek Stingley Jr. will be a marvelous pro.

Honorable Mentions: Alabama OL; Dylan Moses, LB (Alabama); Jaylen Waddle, WR (Alabama); Jalen Catalon, DB (Arkansas); Feleipe Franks, QB (Arkansas); Auburn OL; Smoke Monday, DB (Auburn); Zakoby McClain, LB (Auburn); Owen Pappoe, LB (Auburn); Kadarius Toney, WR (Florida); Florida OL; Monty Rice, LB (Georgia); Nakobe Dean, LB (Georgia); Kelvin Joseph, CB (Kentucky); Jamar Watson, LB (Kentucky); DeAndre Square, LB (Kentucky); Larry Rountree III, RB (Missouri); Nick Bolton, LB (Missouri); Terrace Marshall Jr., WR (LSU); Jerrion Ealy, RB (Ole Miss); Matt Corral, QB (Ole Miss); Erroll Thompson, LB (Miss State); Kevin Harris, RB (South Carolina); Ernest Jones, LB (South Carolina); Kingsley Enagbare, DE (South Carolina); Henry To’o To’o, LB (Tennessee); Deandre Johnson, DE (Tennessee); Isaiah Spiller, RB (Texas A&M); Texas A&M OL; Michael Clemons, DE (Texas A&M); Kellen Mond, QB (Texas A&M); Cam Johnson, WR (Vanderbilt).

10. Tank Bigsby, RB (Auburn)

Does Auburn claim the mantle of RBU? Should they? From Bo Jackson to Stephen Davis to Cadillac and Ronnie Brown to Kerryon and plenty of pros in between, there always seems to be a terrific running back on the Plains.

Bigsby, the true freshman out of LaGrange, Georgia, appears poised to break the freshman records of all of them, even Bo and Michael “I promise you he was not down” Dyer. Through 6 games, Bigsby has 503 yards rushing, good for 5th in the SEC and is averaging 5.7 yards per carry. Tank’s emergence has helped a young offensive line and Bo Nix weather the growing pains of a new scheme under Chad Morris and provided much-needed balance to an Auburn attack that spent much of October probing for ways to help its young quarterback succeed.

It was a tough choice between Isaiah Spiller and Tank, but Tank gets the edge for this spot based on how his play has opened things up for everyone around him. Bigsby added 2 touchdowns this weekend in Auburn’s rout of LSU.

9. Azeez Ojulari, Edge (Georgia)

Another player who has nearly cracked this list all season, Ojulari finally breaks through after a monster game against Kentucky. The sophomore added 2 sacks to his SEC-leading total of 5 this weekend, including this one, where he fought through a double team to meet teammate Adam Anderson at the quarterback.

Ojulari’s unique blend of speed and power has him rocketing up Mock Draft boards and more important, he gives Kirby Smart a bit of a Swiss Army knife who can rush the quarterback or drop into coverage, as evidenced by the 3 passes defended he has on the season along with his team-leading quarterback pressures and forced fumbles. Ojulari is a relentless player on a really, really good defense.

8. Jamin Davis, LB (Kentucky)

Speaking of relentless players, Davis does everything for a salty Kentucky defense and is very quietly one of the SEC’s best.

The above was his game against Georgia, quite an afternoon for a player who contributes for 4 downs. Davis enters Kentucky’s bye week near the SEC lead in a number of categories — tackles (2nd), interceptions (2nd) and forced fumbles (2nd). Kentucky has the league’s best linebackers outside of Tuscaloosa and Athens, and Davis is their anchor.

7. Kyle Pitts, TE (Florida)

If you can have a quiet night while still leading your team in receptions and yards, Pitts did it against Missouri. The Tigers double-teamed Pitts on every red-zone snap and triple-teamed him on at least 2 of them. On one of those plays, Kyle Trask punished the decision quickly, firing a strike to Trevon Grimes, who was 1-on-1 over the middle and turned the catch into 6.

If NFL teams had any doubts about Pitts heading into this season, it was whether he was an effective blocker in the run game. He put really nice film together Saturday night against Missouri, showing that he’s worked hard in the offseason to become a more complete player.

Next up is Georgia, where he’ll face one of the only defenses to slow him down (0 2nd-half receptions) a season ago.

6. DeVonta Smith, WR (Alabama)

When DeVonta Smith returned for his senior year, he told the media he wanted his Alabama legacy to go beyond catching a pass from Tua Tagovailoa on 2nd-and-26 to win the national championship. At first blush, it seemed an odd thing to fixate on. After all, Smith accumulated over 2,000 yards receiving and caught 23 touchdown passes in his first 3 years on campus.

Well, he’s saved the best for last, that’s for sure. Smith has 8 touchdowns in his senior campaign, including 4 in Saturday’s win over Miss State, where he stepped up to the plate after the season-ending injury to his teammate and friend Jaylen Waddle. The most impressive catch? Probably this one, with a perfect route and quick, outstretched hands:

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Smith tied Chris Doering’s 25-year old career SEC receiving TD record in the process (31, also shared by Bama’s Amari Cooper). That record will likely belong to Smith alone the next time Alabama plays football.

5. Richard LeCounte III, S (Georgia)

First things first: LeCounte suffered significant injuries in a motorcycle accident Saturday evening and was hospitalized. Early reports are that he will miss a few games, but is very fortunate to be alive. I’m grateful it wasn’t worse and everyone at SDS wishes LeCounte, who is by all accounts a wonderful young person, a speedy recovery.

On the field, LeCounte continues to be the best football player on the best defense in the SEC. He added 13 tackles and a fumble recovery to his personal numbers against Kentucky, helping the Dawgs limit the Wildcats to a paltry field goal. He will be missed in the Cocktail Party.

4. Elijah Moore, WR (Ole Miss)

Elijah Moore is back in the top 10 this week following his masterful performance against Vanderbilt. The junior bounced back from a disappointing game against Auburn to haul in 14 of 15 targets for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Commodores. On the season, Moore leads the SEC in receptions (61), receiving yards (829) and ranks 4th in receiving touchdowns (6). What a remarkable redemption story 2020 has been for a kid who was in the Ole Miss fan base doghouse after last season’s Egg Bowl.

3. Kyle Trask, QB (Florida)

Not even the likes of Joe Burrow or Danny Wuerffel managed to throw for 18 touchdowns in their first 4 games, but that’s what Trask accomplished with a 4 TD performance against Missouri. The Gators took a while to shake off the COVID cobwebs but were a well-oiled machine by late in the 2nd quarter, rattling off touchdowns on 5 of 6 possessions to bury the Tigers.

All the while, Trask continued to spread the wealth. With Missouri keying on Kyle Pitts, Trask connected with 9 receivers, with 3 finding the end zone. Trask is having a special senior season and his numbers are likely going to be gargantuan if he stays healthy. Of course, his Heisman chances — and his defining legacy — will largely come down to what happens in Jacksonville this weekend.

2. Najee Harris, RB (Alabama)

Harris didn’t really do anything to lose the grip he had on the top spot. Harris didn’t find the end zone for the first time this season, but he did add 155 yards of total offense on 27 touches, production outmatched only by DeVonta Smith. Harris still leads the SEC in touchdowns by 5, a silly amount to be ahead by at the halfway point of a season. He’s also leading the SEC in rushing by nearly 200 yards. Normally, that would keep him in the top spot.

It’s just that this other guy on his football team is playing slightly better …

1. Mac Jones, QB (Alabama)

Is Jones a Heisman front-runner? I’m not sure. I think an interesting conversation to have might be whether Alabama could have 2 finalists for the award in Harris and Jones or if they, along with DeVonta Smith, will cannibalize themselves with none winning.

Still, at least one major analytics group has Mr. Jones as the leader in the clubhouse at the turn.

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In any event, Jones threw 4 more touchdown passes in Saturday night’s rout of Miss State, upping his total to 16 on the season, just 2 behind Kyle Trask. Jones leads college football (minimum 3 games) in pass efficiency, and has made the transition from program legend Tua as seamless as you’ll see in the sport.