Football’s Brailsford, Jefferson Earn SEC Player of the Week Accolades

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama's Parker Brailsford and Justin Jefferson each earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors, the league office announced Monday morning.

Brailsford was highlighted as the conference's offensive lineman of the week while Jefferson split co-defensive player of the week distinction. The weekly honors are the first in the careers of both Brailsford and Jefferson, extending the Crimson Tide's total to five weekly awards this season.

Offensive Lineman of the Week
Parker Brailsford

Directed Alabama's offensive line unit in the Crimson Tide's 30-14 win over No. 16/17 Vanderbilt
Played all 69 snaps at center
Graded out at an 88 percent by the UA coaching staff
Did not allow a sack, pressure or quarterback hit on the afternoon
Registered a team-high 11 knockdown blocks against the Commodores
Helped Alabama rack up 486 total yards, including 146 on the ground against the SEC's third-ranked run defense

Defensive Player of the Week
Justin Jefferson

Led the Alabama defense with 14 total tackles against No. 16/17 Vanderbilt
Registered a team-best nine solo stops and five assisted tackles to go with a sack and a forced fumble
More than tripled the next-closest tackler on the team
Jefferson's forced fumble on Diego Pavia came at the UA 13 as Vanderbilt was threatening to take a two-score lead early in the first quarter
Added one sack (-11 yards) and a forced fumble on the day
His sack put the Commodores behind the sticks on their final drive of the game, and led to an eventual turnover on downs that ended any comeback hopes
The turnover led to an eventual touchdown on the Tide's very next drive
Played a key role on an Alabama defensive unit that limited Vanderbilt to 333 yards of offense and only 14 points, well below their season averages of 494.4 ypg and 49.0 ppg, respectively

University of Alabama Athletics

Football’s Brailsford, Jefferson Earn SEC Player of the Week Accolades

Players Mentioned

Parker Brailsford

Justin Jefferson

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