2008 All-SEC Football Team Media Days Voting
SEC Press Release
July 25, 2008
HOOVER, Ala. -- In the pre-season All-SEC Team voting, Auburn had nine representatives on the first and second teams while LSU had eight. Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina each had five players selected. Florida had the most first-team selections with five followed by LSU and Tennessee with four each.
There were no unanimous selections to the All-SEC Team. Florida linebacker wide receiver Percy Harvin was the leading vote-getter with 68 votes while Gator linebacker Brandon Spikes had 65 votes. Alabama offensive lineman Andre Smith, Ole Miss offensive lineman Michael Oher, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow were named on 64 ballots.
The results of the balloting are listed below:
2007 SEC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
(*-Ties / # - 70 total voters / Total votes in parenthesis)
| PRESEASON ALL-SEC 12 FOOTBALL TEAM (Media) |
| FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| TE |
Cornelius Ingram (56) |
Florida |
6-4 |
223 |
Sr. |
Hawthorne, Fla. |
| OL |
Andre Smith (64) |
Alabama |
6-5 |
340 |
Jr. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
| OL |
Michael Oher (64) |
Ole Miss |
6-5 |
318 |
Sr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| OL |
Anthony Parker (56) |
Tennessee |
6-3 |
305 |
Sr. |
Jonesboro, Ga. |
| OL |
Herman Johnson (45) |
LSU |
6-7 |
351 |
Sr. |
Olla, La. |
| C |
Jonathan Luigs (58) |
Arkansas |
6-4 |
314 |
Sr. |
Little Rock, Ark. |
| WR |
Percy Harvin (68) |
Florida |
5-11 |
178 |
Jr. |
Virginia Beach, Va. |
| WR |
Kenny McKinley (46) |
South Carolina |
6-0 |
182 |
Sr. |
Mableton, Ga. |
| QB |
Tim Tebow (64) |
Florida |
6-3 |
232 |
Jr. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| RB |
Knowshon Moreno (68) |
Georgia |
5-11 |
207 |
So. |
Belford, N.J. |
| RB |
Arian Foster (50) |
Tennessee |
6-1 |
215 |
Sr. |
San Diego, Calif. |
| SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE |
| TE |
Richard Dickson (9) |
LSU |
6-3 |
237 |
Jr. |
Ocean Springs, Miss. |
| OL |
Ciron Black (12) |
LSU |
6-5 |
314 |
Jr. |
Tyler, Texas |
| OL |
Tyronne Green (9) |
Auburn |
6-2 |
307 |
Sr. |
Pensacola, Fla. |
| OL |
Lee Ziemba (8) |
Auburn |
6-8 |
288 |
So. |
Rogers, Ark. |
| OL |
Garry Williams (8) |
Kentucky |
6-3 |
300 |
Sr. |
Louisville, Ky. |
| C |
Antoine Caldwell (10) |
Alabama |
6-3 |
292 |
Sr. |
Montgomery, Ala. |
| WR |
Mohamed Massaquoi (11) |
Georgia |
6-2 |
198 |
Sr. |
Charlotte, N.C. |
| WR |
Demetrius Byrd (9) |
LSU |
6-2 |
195 |
Sr. |
Miami, Fla. |
| QB |
Matthew Stafford (6) |
Georgia |
6-3 |
237 |
Jr. |
Dallas, Texas |
| RB |
Anthony Dixon (16) |
Mississippi State |
6-1 |
240 |
Jr. |
Jackson, Miss. |
| RB |
Ben Tate (2) |
Auburn |
5-11 |
215 |
Jr. |
Newark, Md. |
| FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE |
| DL |
Greg Hardy (53) |
Ole Miss |
6-4 |
265 |
Jr. |
Millington, Tenn. |
| DL |
Tyson Jackson (52) |
LSU |
6-5 |
292 |
Sr. |
Edgard, La. |
| DL |
Sen'Derrick Marks (45) |
Auburn |
6-1 |
288 |
Jr. |
Mobile, Ala. |
| LB |
Brandon Spikes (65) |
Florida |
6-3 |
245 |
Jr. |
Shelby, N.C. |
| LB |
Rico McCoy (46) |
Tennessee |
6-1 |
215 |
Jr. |
Washington, D.C. |
| LB |
Jasper Brinkley (41) |
South Carolina |
6-2 |
275 |
Sr. |
Thomson, Ga. |
| LB |
#Darry Beckwith (40) |
LSU |
6-1 |
232 |
Sr. |
Baton Rouge, La. |
| LB |
#Dannell Ellerbe (40) |
Georgia |
6-1 |
232 |
Sr. |
Hamlet, N.C. |
| DB |
Derek Pegues (60) |
Mississippi State |
5-10 |
196 |
Sr. |
Batesville, Miss. |
| DB |
Eric Berry (56) |
Tennessee |
5-11 |
195 |
So. |
Fairburn, Ga. |
| DB |
D.J. Moore (46) |
Vanderbilt |
5-10 |
182 |
Jr. |
Spartanburg, S.C. |
| DB |
Rashad Johnson (43) |
Alabama |
6-0 |
187 |
Sr. |
Sulligent, Ala. |
| SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE |
| DL |
Ricky Jean-Francois (18) |
LSU |
6-3 |
281 |
Jr. |
Miami, Fla. |
| DL |
Antonio Coleman (10) |
Auburn |
6-2 |
250 |
Jr. |
Mobile, Ala. |
| DL |
Jeremy Jarmon (9) |
Kentucky |
6-3 |
277 |
Jr. |
Collierville, Tenn. |
| LB |
Tray Blackmon (17) |
Auburn |
6-2 |
220 |
Jr. |
LaGrange, Ga. |
| LB |
Rolando McClain (15) |
Alabama |
6-4 |
255 |
So. |
Decatur, Ala. |
| LB |
Eric Norwood (14) |
South Carolina |
6-1 |
270 |
Jr. |
Acworth, Ga. |
| LB |
Jamar Chaney (8) |
Mississippi State |
6-1 |
236 |
Sr. |
Fort Pierce, Fla. |
| DB |
Captain Munnerlyn (20) |
South Carolina |
5-9 |
185 |
Jr. |
Mobile, Ala. |
| DB |
Trevard Lindley (15) |
Kentucky |
6-0 |
175 |
Jr. |
Hiram, Ga. |
| DB |
Asher Allen (13) |
Georgia |
5-10 |
198 |
Jr. |
Tucker, Ga. |
| DB |
Jerraud Powers (12) |
Auburn |
5-9 |
188 |
Jr. |
Decatur, Ala. |
| FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS |
| PK |
Colt David (41) |
LSU |
5-9 |
175 |
Sr. |
Grapevine, Texas |
| P |
Ryan Shoemaker (40) |
Auburn |
6-0 |
192 |
So. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
| RS |
Brandon James (35) |
Florida |
5-6 |
179 |
Jr. |
St. Augustine, Fla. |
| SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS |
| PK |
Wes Byrum (16) |
Auburn |
6-1 |
209 |
So. |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| P |
Ryan Succop (20) |
South Carolina |
6-3 |
224 |
Sr. |
Hickory, N.C. |
| RS |
Javier Arenas (20) |
Alabama |
5-9 |
193 |
Jr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
| POSITIONS BY SCHOOL |
| School |
1st Team |
2nd Team |
Total |
| Alabama |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Arkansas |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Auburn |
2 |
7 |
9 |
| Florida |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| Georgia |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Kentucky |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| LSU |
4 |
4 |
8 |
| Ole Miss |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Mississippi State |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| South Carolina |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Tennessee |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Vanderbilt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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