Texas edge Colin Simmons missed both SEC weekly awards after five sacks in a 20-17 win over ranked Tennessee. Georgia linebacker Chris Cole won Defensive Player of the Week; Missouri edge Daeden Hopkins took the lineman award with 3.5 sacks in a loss.
Simmons’ five sacks tied Texas’ program record set by Shone Dronett against Texas Tech in 1990. He has recorded a sack in eight of his last nine games and has 14.5 career sacks against ranked opponents, including at least one in seven straight games. He was the only FBS player in the past 20 seasons to record five sacks in a game against a ranked team.
Hopkins had four tackles and 3.5 sacks in Missouri’s 31-24 loss to Mississippi State. Simmons finished with eight tackles, including six solo, a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble. Pro Football Focus credited him with 10 pressures, six sacks and eight defensive stops.
