13 Alabama Football Players Land on 2016 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Teams
Alabama and LSU each placed a league-leading 13 representatives on the 2016 Preseason Coaches All-Southeastern Conference Football Team, the SEC announced Thursday.
This marked the 14th consecutive year of the SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team. All 14 SEC schools were represented on the All-SEC team, including eight schools with six or more selections. Nine SEC schools had at least one First-Team All-SEC selection, including a conference-best six from Alabama.
Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.
The SEC begins its 2016 season Thursday, Sept. 1 with a pair of games. Tennessee plays host to Appalachian State at 7:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network, while South Carolina travels to Vanderbilt for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff on ESPN.
2016 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Football Teams
(* - ties)
First Team Preseason All-SEC
OFFENSE
TE O.J. Howard, Alabama
OL Cam Robinson, Alabama
Dan Skipper, Arkansas
Greg Pyke, Georgia
Alex Kozan, Auburn
C Ethan Pocic, LSU
WR Calvin Ridley, Alabama
Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
QB Chad Kelly, Ole Miss
RB Leonard Fournette, LSU
Nick Chubb, Georgia
AP Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
DEFENSE
DL Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
Jonathan Allen, Alabama
Derek Barnett, Tennessee
Carl Lawson, Auburn
LB Reuben Foster, Alabama
Kendell Beckwith, LSU
Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Tennessee*
Jarrad Davis, Florida*
DB Eddie Jackson, Alabama
Jalen Tabor, Florida
Cameron Sutton, Tennessee
Tre’Davious White, LSU
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK Daniel Carlson, Auburn
P JK Scott, Alabama
RS Christian Kirk, Texas A&M*
Evan Berry, Tennessee*
Second Team Preseason All-SEC
OFFENSE
TE Evan Engram, Ole Miss
OL William Clapp, LSU
Avery Gennesy, Texas A&M
Martez Ivey, Florida
Alphonse Taylor, Alabama*
Braden Smith, Auburn*
C Brandon Kublanow, Georgia
WR Fred Ross, Mississippi State
Malachi Dupre, LSU
QB Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee
RB Jalen Hurd, Tennessee
Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt
AP Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia
DEFENSE
DL Montravius Adams, Auburn
Charles Harris, Missouri
Bryan Cox, Florida
Davon Godchaux, LSU
LB Tim Williams, Alabama
Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt
Brooks Ellis, Arkansas*
Arden Key, LSU*
DB Jamal Adams, LSU
Dominick Sanders, Georgia
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
Tony Conner, Ole Miss
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK Adam Griffith, Alabama*
Elliott Fry, South Carolina*
P Johnny Townsend, Florida
RS Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia
Third Team Preseason All-SEC
OFFENSE
TE Jeremy Sprinkle, Arkansas
OL David Sharpe, Florida
Mason Zandi, South Carolina
Jashon Robertson, Tennessee
Frank Ragnow, Arkansas
C Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama*
Frank Ragnow, Arkansas*
Jon Toth, Kentucky*
WR Travin Dural, LSU
Drew Morgan, Arkansas
QB Brandon Harris, LSU
RB Stanley “Boom” Williams, Kentucky
Brandon Holloway, Mississippi State
AP Derrius Guice, LSU
DEFENSE
DL Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss
Lewis Neal, LSU
Deatrich Wise, Arkansas*
Daeshon Hall, Texas A&M*
A.J. Jefferson, Mississippi State*
LB Richie Brown, Mississippi State
Oren Burks, Vanderbilt
Lorenzo Carter, Georgia
DB Marcus Maye, Florida
Marlon Humphrey, Alabama
Johnathan Ford, Auburn
Quincy Wilson, Florida
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK Gary Wunderlich, Ole Miss
P Trevor Daniel, Tennessee
RS Marcus Davis, Auburn*
Cameron Sutton, Tennessee*
Brandon Holloway, Mississippi State*