Southeastern Conference champion Alabama claimed five of the SEC’s seven individual football awards as voted on by the league’s head coaches, it was announced Wednesday.
Alabama’s Jalen Hurts was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year, while teammate Jonathan Allen was named Defensive Player of the Year. Auburn’s Daniel Carlson was voted Special Teams Player of the Year and Arkansas’ Brooks Ellis was selected as Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Alabama’s Cam Robinson was named winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, while Alabama football coach Nick Saban was named SEC Coach of the Year.