SEC coaches name 2014 preseason All-SEC teams
Everything is bigger in the SEC—from the stadiums to the tailgates to the coaches salaries and everything in between. So, it would suffice that the SEC coaches would name a preseason All-SEC squad, right?
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On Friday, the 2014 SEC coaches All-SEC teams were announced and leading the way were two SEC West favorites—Alabama and LSU.
Both teams put 11 players a piece on the three All-SEC squads announced. Seven of Alabama’s 11 players were named to the first team, while LSU had just one member of its team named first-team. That one player for LSU was star offensive tackle La’el Collins.
Highlighting the first-team was Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall along with running backs Todd Gurley (Georgia) and Mike Davis (South Carolina).
All 14 SEC schools managed to get a player on one of the three teams, and 10 of the 14 teams saw a player named to the first team squad.
Thankfully, rules stipulated coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players in this selection process.
Only two players were named to an All-SEC squad twice, as Alabama’s Christian Jones was named first-team as an All Purpose player and a return specialist. Meanwhile, South Carolina’s Pharoh Cooper was a second‐team All‐SEC return specialist and a third‐team All‐SEC all‐purpose athlete.
Here is the complete first team list:
Offense
TE – O.J. Howard, Alabama
OL – La’el Collins, LSU
Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M
Arie Kouandjio, Alabama
Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss
C – Reese Dismukes, Auburn
WR – Amari Cooper, Alabama
Sammie Coates, Auburn
QB – Nick Marshall, Auburn
RB – Todd Gurley, Georgia
Mike Davis, South Carolina
AP – Christion Jones, Alabama
Defense
DL – Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida
Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
Trey Flowers, Arkansas
A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama
LB – Trey DePriest, Alabama
A.J. Johnson, Tennessee
Ramik Wilson, Georgia
DB – Landon Collins, Alabama
Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida
Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss
Deshazor Everett, Texas A&M
Special Teams
PK – Marshall Morgan, Georgia
P – Drew Kaser, Texas A&M
RS – Christion Jones, Alabama
You can find the other two teams here.