COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football standout WR Jalen Knox (Mansfield, Texas) is the SEC Freshman of the Week, announced Monday by the league office. Knox is the first Mizzou player to earn an SEC weekly honor this season and it is the first career nod for Knox. He is the first Mizzou player to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors since Nov. 20, 2017, when TE Albert Okwuegbunam earned the distinction.

Last Saturday at Purdue, Knox had a break-out performance in Saturday’s win at Purdue, as he caught five passes for 110 yards (both career highs), including his first collegiate touchdown, which came on a beautiful skinny post route that he took in stride and raced 59 yards untouched to paydirt to give Mizzou a 20-10 lead early in the second quarter. His contributions were crucial for the Tiger offense, as they were without the services for most of the game of senior WR Emanuel Hall, who was limited with a groin injury.

Knox turned in only the fifth 100-yard receiving game by a true freshman in Mizzou history. The feat was accomplished last in 2016 by former Tiger Dimetrios Mason (twice), and prior to that, in 1999 by Travis Garvin and in 1984 by Andy Gibler.

Knox and the Tigers return home this Saturday to host No. 2/3 Georgia in a battle of SEC East unbeatens. The game will air at 11 a.m. on ESPN 1550 AM.

— Mizzou Athletics —