The Southeastern Conference’s (SEC) 14 coaches have voted Auburn University quarterback Bo Nix as the SEC Freshman of the Year and defensive tackle Derrick Brown as the Defensive Player of the Year.
The honors were announced Wednesday by the league office. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players.
Brown was also named by the Associated Press as the AP’s SEC Defensive Player of the Year earlier in the week.
Nix now holds the Auburn Tigers’ freshman record for passing yards (2,366), pass completions (200) and touchdown passes (15) in a season. The Alabama native also rushed for seven scores.
Brown had a monster season on the defensive side of the ball and landed as a finalist for just about every national award possible.
Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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