BATON ROUGE — LSU cornerback Corey Webster has been named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week following his performance in Saturday’s 51-0 win over Mississippi State, the league office announced on Monday.
Webster, a senior from Vacherie, La., recorded two tackles, had an interception, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in the Tiger shutout of the Bulldogs. Webster did most of his damage in the first quarter has he forced and recovered a fumble that led to LSU’s second touchdown of the game.
Three possessions later, Webster intercepted an Ommar Conner pass at the LSU 30-yard line. The Tigers scored seven plays later for a 20-0 lead.
Webster’s interception was his first of the season and 15th of his career, leaving him just five shy of tying Mike Williams for the school record of 20.
The honor for Webster is the third time in his career that he’s been recognized as the league’s player of the week. Webster first won the award following a three interception game against Florida in 2002 and then again last year for his performance in LSU’s 17-10 win over Georgia in September.
It’s the first time this year an LSU player has been cited by the league for a player of the week honor.