Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia , his coach Clark Lea and Texas A&M pass rusher Cashius Howell won top individual honors from The Associated Press for the 2025 Southeastern Conference season.

In results released Wednesday, the AP named Pavia the conference's offensive player of the year, Lea the coach of the year for a second straight season and Howell the defensive player of the year.

Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy, a sophomore who transferred from Louisiana-Monroe, was named the league's newcomer of the year. Tennessee receiver Braylon Staley was named freshman of the year.

Pavia, a Heisman Trophy finalist who led the Commodores to their first 10-win season in school history, completed 71% of his passes for 3,192 yards. He accounted for 4,018 total yards and 36 touchdowns, i

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