BATON ROUGE – LSU linebacker Devin White has been named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Texas A&M, the league office announced on Monday.
It’s the second SEC Defensive Player of the Week honor for White this year and the sixth of his career. White earned his other player of the week honor this year following LSU’s win over Georgia.
In LSU’s seven overtime contest against the Aggies, White registered a career-best 17 tackles to go along with four tackles for loss. He added a sack for a 12-yard loss and forced a fumble that resulted in a 58-yard return for a touchdown by Michael Divinity early in the fourth quarter that tied the contest at 24-24.
White’s four tackles for loss accounted for 21 yards in losses for the Aggies.
White, a junior from Springhill, Louisiana, ranks second in the SEC with 115 total tackles. He’s also No. 10 in the league in tackles for losses with 12.0.
LSU’s 2018 Player of the Week Honors
| Miami | Jacob Phillips (LB) | SEC Defensive Player of the Week |
| Cole Tracy (PK) | SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, Lou Groza Star of the Week | |
| Auburn | Joe Burrow (QB) | SEC Offensive Player of the Week |
| Cole Tracy (PK) | SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, Lou Groza Star of the Week | |
| Ole Miss | Joe Burrow (QB) | SEC Offensive Player of the Week, Davey O’Brien Great 8 Award |
| Georgia | Devin White (LB) | SEC Defensive Player of the Week, Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week |
| Cole Tracy (PK) | SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, Lou Groza Star of the Week | |
| Joe Burrow (QB) | Davey O’Brien Great 8 Award | |
| Mississippi State | Grant Delpit (S) | SEC Defensive Player of the Week |
| Cole Tracy (PK) | SEC Special Teams Player of the Week | |
| Texas A&M | Devin White (LB) | SEC Defensive Player of the Week |