LSU's Danielle Hunter Honored as Southeastern Conference Player of the Week

LSU Tigers' defensive end Danielle Hunter was given the honor of defensive lineman of the week by the SEC. Hunter made seven tackles and knocked down two passes Saturday night as LSU claimed a 17-6 victory over the Florida Gators in Tiger Stadium.

The sophomore from Katy, Texas said, “It caught me by surprise. I was driving to the opps building, and a friend of mine texted me with the story.”

Hunter played as a backup behind ends Barkevious Mingo, Sam Montgomery and Lavar Edwards in 2011 who are all now in the NFL. He has started in the last four games and has 32 tackles for the season.

LSU is now (6-1, 3-1 SEC) and eligible for a bowl game for the 14th season in a row. LSU will face off with Ole Miss in Oxford this Saturday, Oct. 19 at 6:00 p.m. and you can hear the game live on 1130 AM The Tiger.

LSU moved up to number 6 this week in the AP Top 25 Poll.

AP Top 25 Via LSU Sports

Team (First-Place Votes) Record Points Previous
1. Alabama (55) 6-0 1,495 1
2. Oregon (5) 6-0 1,438 2
3. Clemson 6-0 1,352 3
4. Ohio St. 6-0 1,330 4
5. Florida St. 5-0 1,242 6
6. LSU 6-1 1,137 10
7. Texas A&M 5-1 1,105 9
8. Louisville 6-0 1,077 8
9. UCLA 5-0 1,017 11
10. Miami 5-0 912 13
11. South Carolina 5-1 896 14
12. Baylor 5-0 849 15
13. Stanford 5-1 824 5
14. Missouri 6-0 749 25
15. Georgia 4-2 615 7
16. Texas Tech 6-0 590 20
17. Fresno St. 5-0 383 21
18. Oklahoma 5-1 380 12
19. Virginia Tech 6-1 352 24
20. Washington 4-2 309 16
21. Oklahoma St. 4-1 264 22
22. Florida 4-2 249 17
23. Northern Illinois 6-0 185 23
24. Auburn 5-1 156 NR
25. Wisconsin 4-2 153 NR