The Reese’s Senior Bowl will kick off on January 30 in Mobile, AL, and Auburn football will be represented solely by NFL-bound Tiger KJ Britt.
Excited to watch our guy @K_Britt10 in tomorrow's @seniorbowl!
— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) January 29, 2021
📸: AP Photo/Matthew Hinton pic.twitter.com/fr1IMBCVHg
The elite seniors playing in Saturday’s game have been broken down into two teams–American, coached by the Carolina Panthers staff, and National, coached by the Miami Dolphins staff.
KJ Britt was named to the American team, and according to Pro Football Network he was able to show strong potential and athletic skill. The American group of Linebackers is a strong one, featuring several other SEC seniors.
The American LB group features size/length in Robinson (FSU) and Smith (UAB), speed in Cox (LSU) and Stuard (Houston), strength in Britt (Auburn) and Rice (UGA), and instincts in Fisher (NW) and Cole (S. Alabama). @Panthers will be able to find someone to upgrade their LB corps. pic.twitter.com/VcTjF5J5JU
— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) January 22, 2021
Player of the week honors were announced by the Senior Bowl’s executive director Jim Nagy via Twitter. One senior from each position on each team has the opportunity to be named player of the week, decided upon by votes from the position group they faced off against in practice.
Auburn football’s KJ Britt earned the honors of top linebacker for the American team.
Auburn’s K.J. Britt was named top LB on the American team in a vote from the RB and OL groups at practice player-of-the-week awards ceremony tonight at 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl. #TheDraftStartsInMobile pic.twitter.com/3MbmNw9AOP
— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) January 30, 2021
The SEC cleaned up in the awards category in the Senior Bowl, taking four of the five offensive awards and two of the four defensive awards.
American Senior Bowl positional MVP’s were announced today
— Talkin’ Giants (@TalkinGiants) January 30, 2021
Alabama QB Mac Jones
Florida WR Kadarius Toney
Mississippi St. RB Kylin Hill
Georgia TE Tre Mckitty
Grambling. OL David Moore
Georgia CB DJ Daniel
UCF S Richie Grant
Auburn LB KJ Britt
Tulane DL Cam Sample
After three days of practice, Britt was praised for his pass coverage against smaller players and his ability downhill. Although still being criticized for some facets of his performance this week, the soon-to-be professional former Auburn football star is still making strides.
The Reese’s Senior Bowl will be broadcast from Hancock Whitney Stadium on the NFL Network on Saturday at 1:30pm.