Sweat Adds Another National Honor to His List
October 09, 2018 | Football
by Brandon Langlois, Associate Director/Communications
DALLAS – Mississippi State preseason All-American defensive end Montez Sweat was named the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week for games of the weekend of Oct. 6, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.
Sweat's honor comes after being named the Bednarik Player of the Week by the Maxwell Football Club earlier Tuesday and the Southeastern Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week on Monday.
The five-time SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week was in No. 8 Auburn's backfield all night last Saturday, turning in a career-best three sacks for a loss of 27 yards, forcing one fumble and adding two quarterback hurries that forced incompletions.
Sweat became the first Bulldog with three or more sacks in a game since Willie Evans had three versus Tulane on Sept. 17, 2005. He was only the third Bulldog in the last 20 years to achieve the feat and the first in a conference game since Ed Smith versus Arkansas on Nov. 21, 1998. All three of Sweat's sacks came in the second half.
The Stone Mountain, Georgia, native has tallied two or more sacks in four career games. He is one of only four players in the SEC to record at least three sacks in a conference game this season.
Sweat is the SEC leader in sacks through six games this season with 7.5, which ranks second nationally, and he is second in the SEC in tackles for loss with 10.0, which is tied for 12th nationally.
For his career, Sweat has turned in 18 sacks for his career in 19 games, which is seventh in MSU history. Of his 18 career sacks, an impressive 12 have come against SEC opponents.
Each Tuesday during the regular season, the FWAA has selected a Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week since 2001. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce five finalists for the 2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy on Nov. 14. The winner will be chosen from those five finalists who are part of the 2018 FWAA All-America Team.
Sweat's 2018 Weekly Honors
SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (9/10)
Senior Bowl Defensive Senior of the Week (9/10)
SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (10/8)
Bednarik Player of the Week (10/9)
Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week (10/9)
DALLAS – Mississippi State preseason All-American defensive end Montez Sweat was named the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week for games of the weekend of Oct. 6, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.
Sweat's honor comes after being named the Bednarik Player of the Week by the Maxwell Football Club earlier Tuesday and the Southeastern Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week on Monday.
The five-time SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week was in No. 8 Auburn's backfield all night last Saturday, turning in a career-best three sacks for a loss of 27 yards, forcing one fumble and adding two quarterback hurries that forced incompletions.
Sweat became the first Bulldog with three or more sacks in a game since Willie Evans had three versus Tulane on Sept. 17, 2005. He was only the third Bulldog in the last 20 years to achieve the feat and the first in a conference game since Ed Smith versus Arkansas on Nov. 21, 1998. All three of Sweat's sacks came in the second half.
The Stone Mountain, Georgia, native has tallied two or more sacks in four career games. He is one of only four players in the SEC to record at least three sacks in a conference game this season.
Sweat is the SEC leader in sacks through six games this season with 7.5, which ranks second nationally, and he is second in the SEC in tackles for loss with 10.0, which is tied for 12th nationally.
For his career, Sweat has turned in 18 sacks for his career in 19 games, which is seventh in MSU history. Of his 18 career sacks, an impressive 12 have come against SEC opponents.
Each Tuesday during the regular season, the FWAA has selected a Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week since 2001. The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce five finalists for the 2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy on Nov. 14. The winner will be chosen from those five finalists who are part of the 2018 FWAA All-America Team.
Sweat's 2018 Weekly Honors
SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (9/10)
Senior Bowl Defensive Senior of the Week (9/10)
SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (10/8)
Bednarik Player of the Week (10/9)
Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week (10/9)
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