Howell, Sanford Earn SEC Weekly Honors
Oct 06, 2025 | Football
BIRMINGHAM – Texas A&M's Cashius Howell and Daymion Sanford earned SEC weekly honors after leading the Aggie defense in a 31-9 victory over Mississippi State. Sanford garnered SEC Defensive Player of the Week, Howell was named SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week.
Sanford filled the stat sheet with a career-high nine tackles, including two tackles for loss totaling 13 yards, one sack and his first career interception. The Katy, Texas, native has recorded a sack in three straight games, while his 4.5 tackles for loss this season are tied for third most among SEC linebackers. The accolade marks the first SEC weekly honor of Sanford's career.
Howell was a disruptive force on the edge with three sacks for a combined loss of 26 yards and added a pass breakup that led to an interception. The defensive end from Kansas City, Missouri, became the first Aggie to record three sacks in multiple games in a season since Von Miller in 2009 and the first SEC player to do so since 2018. Howell previously tallied three sacks against Utah State in Week 2 to earn his first career SEC weekly honor. The senior leads the SEC and ranks No. 2 nationally with seven sacks for a loss of 50 yards.
The duo anchors a defense that ranks fifth nationally in opponent third-down conversion percentage (25), sixth in sacks per game (3.6), and ninth in tackles for loss per game (8.2).
Texas A&M hosts Florida on Saturday, Oct. 11 for a 6 p.m. CT kick on ESPN. Florida is 2-3 on the season and is coming off a 29-21 home victory over No. 9 Texas.
Sanford filled the stat sheet with a career-high nine tackles, including two tackles for loss totaling 13 yards, one sack and his first career interception. The Katy, Texas, native has recorded a sack in three straight games, while his 4.5 tackles for loss this season are tied for third most among SEC linebackers. The accolade marks the first SEC weekly honor of Sanford's career.
Howell was a disruptive force on the edge with three sacks for a combined loss of 26 yards and added a pass breakup that led to an interception. The defensive end from Kansas City, Missouri, became the first Aggie to record three sacks in multiple games in a season since Von Miller in 2009 and the first SEC player to do so since 2018. Howell previously tallied three sacks against Utah State in Week 2 to earn his first career SEC weekly honor. The senior leads the SEC and ranks No. 2 nationally with seven sacks for a loss of 50 yards.
The duo anchors a defense that ranks fifth nationally in opponent third-down conversion percentage (25), sixth in sacks per game (3.6), and ninth in tackles for loss per game (8.2).
Texas A&M hosts Florida on Saturday, Oct. 11 for a 6 p.m. CT kick on ESPN. Florida is 2-3 on the season and is coming off a 29-21 home victory over No. 9 Texas.
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