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Darrell Taylor Named National Defensive Player of the Week by Walter Camp
November 11, 2018 | Football
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Tennessee redshirt junior outside linebacker Darrell Taylor was named Walter Camp National FBS Defensive Player of the Week on Sunday following his outstanding four-sack performance to lead Tennessee past No. 11-ranked Kentucky, 24-7, on Saturday.
The Walter Camp Football Foundation National Player of the Week honors are presented by Generation UCAN.
Taylor had seven tackles to go along with his four sacks and added a forced fumble and a fumble recovery as the Vols held the Wildcats to their lowest point total of the season and second-lowest outputs in rushing (77) and total yards (262).
Taylor is the sixth Tennessee player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, and the first since quarterback Joshua Dobbs on Nov. 6, 2016.
His seven sacks on the season are tied for sixth in the SEC and his three forced fumbles are tied for third in the league.
Temple's Ryquell Armstead was named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week.
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The Walter Camp Football Foundation National Player of the Week honors are presented by Generation UCAN.
Taylor had seven tackles to go along with his four sacks and added a forced fumble and a fumble recovery as the Vols held the Wildcats to their lowest point total of the season and second-lowest outputs in rushing (77) and total yards (262).
Taylor is the sixth Tennessee player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, and the first since quarterback Joshua Dobbs on Nov. 6, 2016.
His seven sacks on the season are tied for sixth in the SEC and his three forced fumbles are tied for third in the league.
Temple's Ryquell Armstead was named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week.
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