Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team Announced
Florida and Alabama have the most selections
SEC Press Release
July 20, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Defending SEC and national champion Alabama Crimson Tide had a league-high six representatives on the first-team of the 2010 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches’ Football Team, while Florida had a league-high 10 total selections, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Georgia had four players on the first team, which was second, while Florida had three players. Georgia and Auburn were tied for third with six total selections.
Ten of the 12 SEC schools had a member on the first-team All-SEC squad. Each SEC school had at least one student-athlete on either the first or second-team.
South Carolina had a total of five players make both teams, while Arkansas and LSU had four each, Kentucky and Mississippi State had three each, Tennessee and Vanderbilt had two each and Ole Miss had one selection.
There are five first-team pre-season selections that were on last year’s first-team coaches All-SEC post-season team. Those include: C Mike Pouncey (Florida), WR A.J. Green (Georgia), RB Mark Ingram (Alabama), DB Mark Barron (Alabama) and P Drew Butler (Georgia).
The All-SEC first-team squad had 10 seniors and 16 underclassmen, including 12 juniors and four sophomores. The second-team had 17 seniors, 10 juniors and two sophomores.
This marks the seventh 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 Wednesday through Friday at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.
The 2010 SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team is listed below.
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
Hometown |
| First-Team Offense |
| QB |
Ryan Mallett |
Arkansas |
6-6 |
238 |
Jr. |
Texarkana, Ark. |
| RB |
Mark Ingram |
Alabama |
5-10 |
215 |
Jr. |
Flint, Mich. |
| RB |
Derrick Locke |
Kentucky |
5-9 |
190 |
Sr. |
Hugo, Okla. |
| WR |
A.J. Green |
Georgia |
6-4 |
205 |
Jr. |
Summerville, S.C. |
| WR |
Julio Jones |
Alabama |
6-4 |
220 |
Jr. |
Foley, Ala. |
| TE |
D.J. Williams |
Arkansas |
6-2 |
251 |
Sr. |
Little Rock, Ark. |
| OL |
Clint Boling |
Georgia |
6-5 |
310 |
Sr. |
Alpharetta, Ga. |
| OL |
Carl Johnson |
Florida |
6-5 |
360 |
Sr. |
Durham. N.C. |
| OL |
Barrett Jones |
Alabama |
6-4 |
301 |
So. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| OL |
Lee Ziemba |
Auburn |
6-8 |
391 |
Sr. |
Rogers, Ark. |
| C |
Mike Pouncey |
Florida |
6-4 |
310 |
Sr. |
Lakeland, Fla. |
| First-Team Defense |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
Hometown |
| DL |
Marcell Dareus |
Alabama |
6-4 |
306 |
Jr. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
| DL |
Jerrell Powe |
Ole Miss |
6-2 |
320 |
Sr. |
Waynesboro, Miss. |
| DL |
Cliff Matthews |
South Carolina |
6-4 |
260 |
Sr. |
Cheraw, S.C. |
| LB |
Josh Bynes |
Auburn |
6-2 |
235 |
Sr. |
Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. |
| LB |
Dont'a Hightower |
Alabama |
6-4 |
258 |
So. |
Lewisburg, Tenn. |
| LB |
Chris Marve |
Vanderbilt |
6-0 |
232 |
Jr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| LB |
Kelvin Sheppard |
LSU |
6-3 |
239 |
Sr. |
Stone Mountain, Ga. |
| DB |
Mark Barron |
Alabama |
6-2 |
210 |
Jr. |
Mobile, Ala. |
| DB |
Patrick Peterson |
LSU |
6-1 |
211 |
Jr. |
Pompano Beach, Fla. |
| DB |
Stephon Gilmore |
South Carolina |
6-1 |
188 |
So. |
Rock Hill, S.C. |
| DB |
Janoris Jenkins |
Florida |
5-11 |
186 |
Jr. |
Pahokee, Fla. |
| First-Team Specialists |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
Hometown |
| PK |
Blair Walsh |
Georgia |
5-10 |
191 |
Jr. |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
| P |
Drew Butler |
Georgia |
6-2 |
207 |
Jr. |
Duluth, Ga. |
| RS |
Warren Norman |
Vanderbilt |
5-10 |
192 |
So. |
Stone Mountain, Ga. |
| AP |
Randall Cobb |
Kentucky |
5-11 |
186 |
Jr. |
Alcoa, Tenn. |
| Second-Team Offense |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
Hometown |
| QB |
Greg McElroy |
Alabama |
6-3 |
225 |
Sr. |
Southland, Texas |
| RB |
Jeff Demps |
Florida |
5-8 |
184 |
Jr. |
Winter Garden, Fla. |
| RB |
Trent Richardson |
Alabama |
5-11 |
220 |
So. |
Pensacola, Fla. |
| WR |
Darvin Adams |
Auburn |
6-3 |
185 |
Jr. |
Kennesaw, Ga. |
| WR |
Alshon Jeffery |
South Carolina |
6-4 |
237 |
So. |
St. Matthews, S.C. |
| TE |
Luke Stocker |
Tennessee |
6-6 |
253 |
Sr. |
Berea, Ky. |
| OL |
James Carpenter |
Alabama |
6-5 |
300 |
Sr. |
Augusta, Ga. |
| OL |
DeMarcus Love |
Arkansas |
6-5 |
315 |
Sr. |
Lancaster, Texas |
| OL |
Derek Sherrod |
Mississippi State |
6-6 |
305 |
Sr. |
Columbus, Miss. |
| OL |
*Cordy Glenn |
Georgia |
6-5 |
330 |
Jr. |
Riverdale, Ga. |
| OL |
*Joseph Barksdale |
LSU |
6-5 |
315 |
Sr. |
Detroit, Mich. |
| C |
Ryan Pugh |
Auburn |
6-4 |
297 |
Sr. |
Hoover, Ala. |
| Second-Team Defense |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
Hometown |
| DL |
Pernell McPhee |
Mississippi State |
6-4 |
285 |
Sr. |
Pahokee, Fla. |
| DL |
Drake Nevis |
LSU |
6-1 |
292 |
Sr. |
Marrero, La. |
| DL |
*DeQuin Evans |
Kentucky |
6-3 |
256 |
Sr. |
Long Beach, Calif. |
| DL |
*Chris Walker |
Tennessee |
6-3 |
245 |
Sr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| DL |
*Ladi Ajiboye |
South Carolina |
6-2 |
278 |
Sr. |
Riverdale, Ga. |
| LB |
Jerry Franklin |
Arkansas |
6-1 |
241 |
Jr. |
Marion, Ark. |
| LB |
A.J. Jones |
Florida |
6-1 |
226 |
Sr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
| LB |
Craig Stevens |
Auburn |
6-3 |
229 |
Sr. |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
| LB |
K.J. Wright |
Mississippi State |
6-4 |
250 |
Sr. |
Olive Branch, Miss. |
| DB |
Ahmad Black |
Florida |
5-9 |
189 |
Sr. |
Lakeland, Fla. |
| DB |
Chris Culliver |
South Carolina |
6-1 |
197 |
Sr. |
Garner, N.C. |
| DB |
Will Hill |
Florida |
6-1 |
204 |
Jr. |
West Orange, N.J. |
| DB |
Neiko Thorpe |
Auburn |
6-2 |
186 |
Jr. |
Tucker, Ga. |
| Second-Team Specialists |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
Hometown |
| PK |
Caleb Sturgis |
Florida |
5-10 |
192 |
Jr. |
St. Augustine, Fla. |
| P |
Chas Henry |
Florida |
6-3 |
222 |
Jr. |
Dallas, Ga. |
| RS |
Brandon Boykin |
Georgia |
5-10 |
183 |
Jr. |
Fayetteville, Ga. |
| AP |
Chris Rainey |
Florida |
5-9 |
176 |
Jr. |
Lakeland, Fla. |
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