Georgia football’s Earnest Greene III been named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
Greene earned the honor following his performance in Georgia’s 42-7 rout over No. 10 Ole Miss in Oxford, grading out at 86 percent in the run game with two knockdowns.
Below is the SEC’s summary of Greene’ performance:
Georgia’s Earnest Greene III, a fifth-year offensive tackle from Los Angeles, Calif., graded out at 86 percent in the run game with two knockdowns in a 42-7 win at No. 10 Ole Miss on Saturday.
Greene anchored a line that paved the way for 295 rushing yards by Georgia’s running backs and allowed just one sack of quarterback Gunner Stockton. The Bulldogs piled up 481 total yards and scored on four of their five trips to the red zone.
Oklahoma’s Michael Fasusi was also named Offensive Lineman of the Week for his performance in their 23-7 win at No. 25 Florida.
Greene, a 6-foot-4, 320-pound fifth year player from Los Angeles, Calif., was selected preseason All-America Third Team by Athlon, named to the preseason All-SEC First Team by SEC Media and the SEC Coaches, and also tabbed to the preseason watchlist for the Outland Trophy.
Georgia’s next game is on Saturday, November 14 at home in Athens against the No. 18 Missouri Tigers. The game will be televised by ABC at 3:30pm ET (Buy Tickets).