BATON ROUGE – LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and wide receiver Malik Nabers have been selected as the co-SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
In a 41-14 victory at Mississippi State, Daniels completed his first 13 passes and went on to connect on 30-of-34 attempts for 367 yards and a pair of TDs. He also rushed for 64 yards and two scores and sent Daniels set the LSU mark for completion percentage (min. 25 attempts) at 88.2 percent.
Daniels also set the LSU mark for completions in a quarter with 15 during the opening 15 minutes of play.
Daniels’ top target against the Bulldogs was Nabers, who caught 13 passes for 239 yards and two TDs. The former Comeaux-Southside star caught TD passes of 26 and 33 yards.
In the first half, Nabers also tied an LSU record with 10 receptions for 188 yards.
Nabers currently leads the SEC in receptions per game (8.0), receiving yards (393) and is tied for second in TD receptions with three.
LSU (2-1, 1-0) returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Arkansas. Pregame begins at 4 p.m. and kickoff is set for 6 p.m. and you can listen to all the action right here on ESPN 103.7 Lafayette and 104.1 Lake Charles.