(press release) – Tennessee wide receiver Braylon Staley was named the SEC Freshman of the Year on Wednesday as voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Staley becomes the third player in program history to garner SEC Freshman of the Year honors, joining running back Jamal Lewis (1997) and quarterback Peyton Manning (1994). He is also the fourth player in the Josh Heupel era to earn an individual SEC postseason award, joining Dylan Sampson (SEC Offensive Player of the Year – 2024), Hendon Hooker (SEC Offensive Player of the Year – 2022) and Velus Jones Jr. (SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Year – 2021).

The redshirt freshman had a breakout season during his second year with the program, ranking sixth in the SEC in receiving yards (806) and receiving yards per game (67.2). St

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