Following a 51-10 Auburn victory against the Razorbacks, defensive end Marlon Davidson has been named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for the third time this season.
Davidson recorded five tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and one forced fumble, which he also recovered. This also marks the first Tigers defensive lineman since Nick Fairley in 2010 to record multiple sacks and tackles for loss while also forcing and recovering a fumble in a game.
This marks the third time Davidson has won the award and the fifth time an Auburn defensive lineman has won the award.
Davidson and fellow lineman Derrick Brown have been in a fierce competition to outdo one another, and Davidson now holds the lead over Brown for more lineman of the week awards.
“When I got the first two, he was like, ‘Oh, I can’t just let Marlon get all of them like that,’” Davidson said Saturday. “It just started to build competition.”
The Tigers will look toward Davidson and Brown to continue their dominance as they travel to Baton Rouge to take on LSU at 2:30 p.m. CST.
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