On Wednesday, Alabama’s Jaylen Waddle was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year. The award was voted on my all 14 SEC coaches, who were not allowed to vote for a player on their team.
#SECFB Special Teams Player of the Year: Jaylen Waddle pic.twitter.com/vBghBVrpBx
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) December 11, 2019
Waddle leads the country in punt returns averaging 24.9 yards per punt. So far this season, Waddle had 474 yards off of 19 punt returns and a TD. Waddle also returned 4 kickoffs for 152 yards, and a TD.
As if that wasn’t impressive enough, Waddle also contributed offensively, having 32 catches as wideout for 53 yards and 6TDs.
Waddle is the first player since Christion Jones in 2013 to win SEC Special Teams Player of the Year.
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