🏈 Alabama lands SEC-best 5 players on coaches' preseason first team, 16 overall

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T.J. Yeldon, Amari Cooper, Cyrus Kouandjio, C.J. Mosley and HaHa Clinton-Dix make the coaches' top team.



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The SEC football coaches released their preseason all-SEC team Thursday, and Alabama led the way with 16 players on the list.

There were a conference-high five Crimson Tide players on the first team with seven on the second team and four on the third team.


The first team selections were running back T.J. Yeldon, receiver Amari Cooper, offensive lineman Cyrus Kouandjio, linebacker C.J Mosley and safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix.


The second team selections were offensive lineman Anthony Steen, defensive lineman Ed Stinson, defensive lineman Jeoffrey Pagan, linebacker Xzavier Dickson, linebacker Adrian Hubbard, cornerback Deion Belue and punter Cody Mandell.


The third team selections were quarterback AJ McCarron, tight end Brian Vogler, linebacker Trey DePriest and safety Vinnie Sunseri

 

[bama alum]

Good! Let those coaches not think the best about Steen!

 

[JoshB]

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB: Aaron Murray, Georgia
RB: Todd Gurley, Georgia
RB: TJ Yeldon, Alabama
WR: Amari Cooper, Alabama
WR: Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
TE: Arthur Lynch, Georgia
OL: Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
OL: Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
OL: Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
OL: Antonio Richardson, Tennessee
C: Travis Swanson, Arkansas

DEFENSE
DL: Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
DL: Dominique Easley, Florida
DL: Anthony Johnson, LSU
DL: Chris Smith, Arkansas
LB: CJ Mosley, Alabama
LB: AJ Johnson, Tennessee
LB: Denzel Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
DB: HaHa Clinton-Dix, Alabama
DB: Craig Loston, LSU
DB: Andre Hal, Vanderbilt
DB: Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida

SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Carey Spear, Vanderbilt
P: Kyle Christy, Florida
KR: Odell Beckham Jr., LSU
AP: Bruce Ellington, South Carolina

SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
RB: LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi State
RB: Tre Mason, Auburn
WR: Mike Evans, Texas A&M
WR: Donte Moncrief, Ole Miss
TE: Rory Anderson, South Carolina
OL: Anthony Steen, Alabama
OL: Ja'Wuan James, Tennessee
OL: AJ Cann, South Carolina *
OL: Chris Burnette, Georgia *
OL: Zach Fulton, Tennessee *
OL: Jon Halapio, Florida *
C: Reese Dismukes, Auburn

DEFENSE
DL: Kelcy Quarles, South Carolina
DL: Daniel McCullers, Tennessee
DL: Ed Stinson, Alabama *
DL: Xzavier Dickson, Alabama *
DL: Jeoffrey Pagan, Alabama *
LB: Lamin Barrow, LSU
LB: Jordan Jenkins, Georgia
LB: Adrian Hubbard, Alabama
DB: Damian Swann, Georgia
DB: Marcus Roberson, Florida
DB: EJ Gaines, Missouri
DB: Deion Belue, Alabama

SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Cody Parkey, Auburn
P: Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss *
P: Cody Mandell, Alabama *
P: Steven Clark, Auburn *
KR: Marcus Murphy, Missouri
AP: Odell Beckham Jr., LSU

THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
QB: AJ McCarron, Alabama
RB: Alfred Blue, LSU
RB: Keith Marshall, Georgia
WR: Odell Beckham Jr., LSU *
WR: Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia *
WR: Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri *
TE: Brian Vogler, Alabama *
TE: CJ Uzomah, Auburn *
OL: La'el Collins, LSU
OL: David Hurd, Arkansas
OL: Justin Britt, Missouri
OL: Aaron Morris, Ole Miss
C: James Stone, Tennessee

DEFENSE
DL: Dee Ford, Auburn *
DL: CJ Johnson, Ole Miss *
DL: Ronald Powell, Florida *
DL: Alvin Dupree, Kentucky *
DL: Denico Autry, Mississippi State *
LB: Avery Williamson, Kentucky
LB: Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State
LB: Ronald Powell, Florida *
LB: Trey DePriest, Alabama *
DB: Deshazor Everett, Texas A&M
DB: Nickoe Whitley, Mississippi State
DB: Vinnie Sunseri, Alabama
DB: Charles Sawyer, Ole Miss

SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Andrew Baggett, Missouri *
K: Zach Hocker, Arkansas *
P: Michael Palardy, Tennessee
KR: Bruce Ellington, South Carolina
AP: LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi State

* = TIE

 

[riz]

You know you've got a deep league when a 3 yr starter, two time national champion QB, is 3rd string.

 

[bamaraider]

Oh man, only two Auburn players selected on either 1st-2nd team offense or defense.

You did a good job coaches :bow: