Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team Announced
Florida, LSU, Alabama and Georgia have the most selections
SEC Press Release
July 16, 2009 (Updated July 24)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Defending SEC and national champion Florida Gators had a league-high 16 representatives on the 2009 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches' Football Team, while LSU had 10 total selections and defending Western Division Champion Alabama and Georgia had nine each, the league office announced on Thursday.
Florida led the way with eight players selected on the first team while Alabama had six and LSU had three.
Nine of the 12 SEC schools had a member on the first-team All-SEC squad. Each SEC school had at least two student-athletes on either the first-, second- or third-team.
Ole Miss and Tennessee had seven total members on the squads, while Kentucky had six, Vanderbilt five, South Carolina and Arkansas four each, Auburn three and Mississippi State two.
(This paragraph was updated) Initially, there were only three unanimous selections to this year's All-SEC pre-season squad, and Florida QB Tim Tebow was surprisingly not one of them. However, it was later learned South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier's ballot was reportedly filled out by his director of football operations who listed Ole Miss' Jevan Snead at QB. Spurrier then received permission from the SEC to change the ballot.
The other unanimous selections were LSU offensive lineman Ciron Black, Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones and Tennessee defensive back Eric Berry.
Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players, thus a unanimous selection earns 11 of 12 first-team votes.
There are 10 first-team pre-season selections that were on last year's first-team coaches All-SEC post-season team. Those include: QB Tim Tebow (Florida), RB Charles Scott (LSU), RS Brandon James (Florida), DL Terrence Cody (Alabama), LB Rolando McClain (Alabama), LB Brandon Spikes (Florida), LB Rennie Curran (Georgia), LB Eric Norwood (South Carolina), DB Eric Berry (Tennessee) and DB Trevard Lindley (Kentucky).
The All-SEC first-team squad had 15 seniors and 10 underclassmen, including eight juniors and two sophomores. The second-team had 18 seniors, seven juniors and three sophomores. The third-team had 16 seniors, eight juniors and five sophomores.
This marks the sixth straight year of the SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Team. The team is announced each year in advance of the SEC Football Media Days. This year, the event will be held next week, Wednesday through Friday, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.
The 2009 SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team is listed below.
| Pos. |
Name, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
Hometown |
| First-Team Offense |
| TE |
Richard Dickson, LSU |
6-3 |
246 |
Sr. |
Ocean Springs, Miss. |
| *OL |
Ciron Black, LSU |
6-5 |
325 |
Sr. |
Tyler, Texas |
| OL |
Mike Johnson, Alabama |
6-6 |
305 |
Sr. |
Pensacola, Fla. |
| OL |
Mike Pouncey, Florida |
6-5 |
312 |
Jr. |
Lakeland, Fla. |
| OL |
John Jerry, Ole Miss |
6-5 |
350 |
Sr. |
Batesville, Miss. |
| C |
Maurkice Pouncey, Florida |
6-5 |
312 |
Jr. |
Lakeland, Fla. |
| *WR |
Julio Jones, Alabama |
6-4 |
210 |
So. |
Foley, Ala. |
| WR |
A.J. Green, Georgia |
6-4 |
207 |
So. |
Summerville, S.C. |
| QB |
Tim Tebow, Florida |
6-3 |
240 |
Sr. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| RB |
Michael Smith, Arkansas |
5-7 |
176 |
Sr. |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
| RB |
Charles Scott, LSU |
5-11 |
233 |
Sr. |
Saline, La. |
| Second-Team Offense |
| TE |
D.J. Williams, Arkansas |
6-2 |
251 |
Jr. |
Little Rock, Ark. |
| OL |
Lee Ziemba, Auburn |
6-8 |
285 |
Jr. |
Rogers, Ark. |
| OL |
Clint Boling, Georgia |
6-5 |
297 |
Jr. |
Alpharetta, Ga. |
| #OL |
Chris Scott, Tennessee |
6-5 |
346 |
Sr. |
Riverdale, Ga. |
| #OL |
Carl Johnson, Florida |
6-6 |
330 |
Jr. |
Durham, N.C. |
| #OL |
Cordy Glenn, Georgia |
6-5 |
331 |
So. |
Riverdale, Ga. |
| C |
Josh McNeil, Tennessee |
6-4 |
280 |
Sr. |
Collins, Miss. |
| WR |
Brandon LaFell, LSU |
6-3 |
209 |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| WR |
Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss |
5-8 |
165 |
Sr. |
Largo, Fla. |
| QB |
Jevan Snead, Ole Miss |
6-3 |
215 |
Jr. |
Stephenville, Texas |
| RB |
Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State |
6-1 |
235 |
Sr. |
Jackson, Miss. |
| RB |
Jeff Demps, Florida |
5-8 |
176 |
So. |
Winter Garden, Fla. |
| Third-Team Offense |
| TE |
Aaron Hernandez, Florida |
6-3 |
255 |
Jr. |
Bristol, Conn. |
| OL |
Jacques McClendon, Tennessee |
6-3 |
324 |
Sr. |
Cleveland, Tenn. |
| OL |
Zipp Duncan, Kentucky |
6-5 |
291 |
Sr. |
Magnolia, Ky. |
| OL |
Mitch Petrus, Arkansas |
6-4 |
315 |
Sr. |
Carlisle, Ark. |
| OL |
Trinton Sturdivant, Georgia |
6-5 |
306 |
So. |
Wadesboro, N.C. |
| C |
Jorge Gonzalez, Kentucky |
6-3 |
300 |
Sr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
| WR |
Shay Hodge, Ole Miss |
6-1 |
207 |
Sr. |
Morton, Miss. |
| #WR |
Terrance Tolliver, LSU |
6-5 |
194 |
Jr. |
Hempstead, Texas |
| #WR |
Gerald Jones, Tennessee |
6-0 |
199 |
Jr. |
Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| #QB |
Stephen Garcia, South Carolina |
6-2 |
219 |
So. |
Lutz, Fla. |
| #QB |
Mike Hartline, Kentucky |
6-6 |
206 |
Jr. |
Canton, Ohio |
| RB |
Mark Ingram, Alabama |
5-10 |
215 |
So. |
Flint, Mich. |
| RB |
Ben Tate, Auburn |
5-11 |
216 |
Sr. |
Newark, Md. |
| First-Team Defense |
| DL |
Terrence Cody, Alabama |
6-5 |
365 |
Sr. |
Fort Myers, Fla. |
| DL |
Greg Hardy, Ole Miss |
6-4 |
265 |
Sr. |
Millington, Tenn. |
| DL |
Carlos Dunlap, Florida |
6-6 |
290 |
Jr. |
North Charleston, S.C. |
| LB |
Rolando McClain, Alabama |
6-4 |
249 |
Jr. |
Decatur, Ala. |
| LB |
Brandon Spikes, Florida |
6-3 |
245 |
Sr. |
Shelby, N.C. |
| LB |
Rennie Curran, Georgia |
5-11 |
222 |
Jr. |
Snellville, Ga. |
| LB |
Eric Norwood, South Carolina |
6-1 |
252 |
Sr. |
Acworth, Ga. |
| *DB |
Eric Berry, Tennessee |
5-11 |
203 |
Jr. |
Fairburn, Ga. |
| DB |
Javier Arenas, Alabama |
5-9 |
198 |
Sr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
| DB |
Trevard Lindley, Kentucky |
6-0 |
179 |
Sr. |
Hiram, Ga. |
| DB |
Joe Haden, Florida |
5-11 |
185 |
Jr. |
Ft. Washington, Md. |
| Second-Team Defense |
| DL |
Charles Alexander, LSU |
6-3 |
310 |
Sr. |
Breaux Bridge, La. |
| DL |
Antonio Coleman, Auburn |
6-3 |
250 |
Sr. |
Mobile, Ala. |
| #DL |
Geno Atkins, Georgia |
6-1 |
290 |
Sr. |
Pembroke Pines, Fla. |
| #DL |
Dan Williams, Tennessee |
6-3 |
327 |
Sr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| #DL |
Malcolm Sheppard, Arkansas |
6-2 |
280 |
Sr. |
Bainbridge, Ga. |
| LB |
Micah Johnson, Kentucky |
6-2 |
258 |
Sr. |
Ft. Campbell, Ky. |
| LB |
Patrick Benoist, Vanderbilt |
6-0 |
224 |
Sr. |
Southlake, Texas |
| LB |
Rico McCoy, Tennessee |
6-1 |
220 |
Sr. |
Washington, D.C. |
| LB |
Dont'a Hightower, Alabama |
6-4 |
250 |
So. |
Lewisburg, Tenn. |
| DB |
Ahmad Black, Florida |
5-9 |
190 |
Jr. |
Lakeland, Fla. |
| DB |
Chad Jones, LSU |
6-3 |
214 |
Jr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| DB |
Prince Miller, Georgia |
5-8 |
198 |
Sr. |
Duncan, S.C. |
| DB |
Myron Lewis, Vanderbilt |
6-2 |
205 |
Sr. |
Pompano Beach, Fla. |
| Third-Team Defense |
| DL |
Jeff Owens, Georgia |
6-3 |
300 |
Sr. |
Sunrise, Fla. |
| DL |
Marcus Tillman, Ole Miss |
6-4 |
260 |
Sr. |
McCall Creek, Miss. |
| #DL |
Rahim Alem, LSU |
6-3 |
254 |
Sr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| #DL |
Corey Peters, Kentucky |
6-3 |
295 |
Sr. |
Louisville, Ky. |
| LB |
Chris Marve, Vanderbilt |
6-0 |
228 |
So. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| LB |
Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State |
6-1 |
245 |
Sr. |
Fort Pierce, Fla. |
| LB |
Ryan Stamper, Florida |
6-2 |
232 |
Sr. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| LB |
Perry Riley, LSU |
6-1 |
240 |
Sr. |
Ellenwood, Ga. |
| DB |
Major Wright, Florida |
6-0 |
200 |
Jr. |
Miramar, Fla. |
| DB |
Janoris Jenkins, Florida |
5-10 |
185 |
So. |
Pahokee, Fla. |
| #DB |
Ryan Hamilton, Vanderbilt |
6-2 |
210 |
Sr. |
Wycombe, Penn. |
| #DB |
Chris Culliver, South Carolina |
6-0 |
190 |
Jr. |
Garner, N.C. |
| #DB |
Reshad Jones, Georgia |
6-2 |
214 |
Jr. |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| First-Team Specialists |
| PK |
Leigh Tiffin, Alabama |
6-1 |
199 |
Sr. |
Muscle Shoals, Ala. |
| P |
Chas Henry, Florida |
6-4 |
215 |
Jr. |
Dallas, Ga. |
| RS |
Brandon James, Florida |
5-7 |
186 |
Sr. |
St. Augustine, Fla. |
| Second-Team Specialists |
| PK |
Jonathan Phillips, Florida |
5-10 |
210 |
Sr. |
Wellington, Fla. |
| P |
Brett Upson, Vanderbilt |
5-11 |
185 |
Sr. |
Griffin, Ga. |
| RS |
Javier Arenas, Alabama |
5-9 |
198 |
Sr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
| Third-Team Specialists |
| PK |
Joshua Shene, Ole Miss |
5-8 |
170 |
Sr. |
Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| P |
Spencer Lanning, South Carolina |
5-11 |
188 |
Jr. |
Rock Hill, S.C. |
| RS |
Trindon Holliday, LSU |
5-5 |
165 |
Sr. |
Zachary, La. |
* - Unanimous Selections
# - Ties
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