AUBURN, Alabama — Auburn's impressive job to keep Washington out of the end zone has resulted in a pair of awards for the defense.

Linebacker Darrell Williams and Buck Nick Coe earned the SEC's co-defensive player of the week and co-defensive lineman player of the week awards, respectively.

Williams led Auburn with eight tackles, including one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery. He was especially impressive in the red zone, tipping a pass that was intended for a wide-open Washington receiver in the end zone early in the fourth quarter and also recovering a fumble late in the third quarter.

Coe's strip-sack of Washington quarterback Jake Browning saved the Tigers from yet another touchdown possibility in the third quarter. Washington was stationed at Auburn's 3-yard line, but Coe drilled Browning before he made an option pitch to knock the ball out of his hands, resulting in Williams' fumble recovery.

Coe then drilled Washington running back Myles Gaskin on the Huskies' final drive for a three-yard loss, setting up the next two plays on the Huskies' last offensive gasp: sacks of Browning.

"Nick was actually the most productive guy in terms of production points," Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele said. "He had the most production points. Not by a long way. Darrell and (safety) Daniel (Thomas) were close to him. But those three were considerably higher than the fourth guy. But Nick was very productive. Probably in my mind — everybody's got their own opinion — but in my mind, the biggest play of the game was the speed option in which Nick knocked the ball loose and they got no points out of that. That was huge."

Coe led Auburn with 36 production points, including four pressures and one quarterback knockdown, according to Auburn's in-house stats provided to the SEC.

Williams shares the co-linebacker of the week award with LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips and Coe shares the co-defensive lineman award with Alabama's Quinnen Williams.

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Auburn (1-0) knocked off No. 6 Washington 21-16 thanks to a strong defense in the red zone that held the Huskies to only one touchdown in six trips inside the 20-yard line. Auburn's offense also stepped up midway through the fourth quarter with a 10-play drive that was capped by JaTarvious Whitlow's longest run of the game: a 10-yard touchdown on third-and-7. The touchdown proved to be the game-winner for the Tigers.

Auburn returns to Jordan-Hare Stadium for its home opener Saturday (6:30 p.m. CT) against Alabama State. The Tigers are set to play four straight games at home after beating Washington in Atlanta. The Tigers' SEC opener is Sept. 15 against LSU inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. LSU is coming off a dominating win against No. 8 Washington in Week 1.