The college football regular season is over and it’s time for award season before eligible teams begin gearing up for their respective bowl games and the SEC got the award season underway by naming their all-conference teams and players and coach of the year.
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The Alabama Crimson Tide won the SEC Championship Game with a dominating performance against the Missouri Tigers and had the most players named to the first team offense and defense with six players named to the All-SEC team that was released on Monday, including Amari Cooper who was named the offensive player of the year.
Missouri had three named to the All-SEC first teams, including Shane Ray who was named the defensive player of the year after leading the conference in sacks and tackles for loss.
Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen was named the coach of the year after leading the Bulldogs to their first No. 1 ranking, third 10-win season in program history with a chance for their first 11-win season with a win in the Orange Bowl.
FIRST TEAM
Offense
WR — u-Amari Cooper, Alabama, 6-1, 210, Jr.
WR — t-Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina, 5-11, 201, So.
WR — t-Bud Sasser, Missouri, 6-2, 220, Sr.
L — La’el Collins, LSU, 6-5, 321, Sr.
L — Ben Beckwith, Mississippi State, 6-3, 306, Sr.
L — Arie Kouandjio, Alabama, 6-5, 315, Sr.
L — Laremy Tunsil, Mississippi, 6-5, 305, So.
C — Reese Dismukes, Auburn, 6-3, 295, Sr.
TE — Evan Engram, Mississippi, 6-3, 227, So.
QB — Dak Prescott, Mississippi State, 6-2, 230, Jr.
RB — Cameron Artis-Payne, Auburn, 5-11, 210, Sr.
RB — Nick Chubb, Georgia, 5-10, 228, Fr.
PK — Austin MacGinnis, Kentucky, 5-10, 168, Fr.
All-Purpose — Marcus Murphy, Missouri, 5-9, 190, Sr.
Defense
E — Shane Ray, Missouri, 6-3, 245, Jr.
E — Bud Dupree, Kentucky, 6-4, 264, Sr.
T — Robert Nkemdiche, Mississippi, 6-4, 280, So.
T — Jonathan Allen, Alabama, 6-3, 272, So.
LB — Martrell Spaight, Arkansas, 6-2, 231, Sr.
LB — Reggie Ragland, Alabama, 6-2, 254, Jr.
LB — Amarlo Herrera, Georgia, 6-2, 231, Sr.
CB — u-Senquez Golson, Mississippi, 5-9, 176, Sr.
CB — Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida, 5-11, 195, So.
S — u-Landon Collins, Alabama, 6-0, 222, Jr.
S — Cody Prewitt, Mississippi, 6-2, 217, Sr.
P — JK Scott, Alabama, 6-4, 185, Fr.
SECOND TEAM
Offense
WR — Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M, 6-4, 190, So.
WR — Sammie Coates, Auburn, 6-2, 201, Jr.
L — Greg Pyke, Georgia, 6-6, 321, So.
L — A.J. Cann, South Carolina, 6-4, 311, Sr.
L — Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M, 6-5, 305, Sr.
L — Austin Shepherd, Alabama, 6-5, 320, Sr.
C — David Andrews, Georgia, 6-2, 294, Sr.
TE — Steven Scheu, Vanderbilt, 6-5, 250, Jr.
QB — Blake Sims, Alabama, 6-0, 208, Sr.
RB — Josh Robinson, Mississippi State, 5-9, 215, Jr.
RB — Jonathan Williams, Arkansas, 6-0, 223, Jr.
PK — Josh Lambo, Texas A&M, 6-0, 220, Sr.
All-Purpose — Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina, 5-11, 201, So.
Defense
E — Preston Smith, Mississippi State, 6-6, 270, Sr.
E — Derek Barnett, Tennessee, 6-3, 267, Fr.
T — Myles Garrett, Texas A&M, 6-5, 255, Fr.
T — Darius Philon, Arkansas, 6-2, 272, So.
LB — Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State, 6-5, 249, Jr.
LB — t-Kwon Alexander, LSU, 6-2, 227, Jr.
LB — t-Kentrell Brothers, Missouri, 6-1, 240, Jr.
LB — t-Antonio Morrison, Florida, 6-1, 225, Jr.
LB — t-Curt Maggitt, Tennessee, 6-3, 251, Jr.
LB — t-Ramik Wilson, Georgia, 6-2, 237, Sr.
CB — t-Cyrus Jones, Alabama, 5-10, 194, Jr.
CB — t-Damian Swann, Georgia, 5-11, 180, Sr.
CB — t-Jonathan Jones, Auburn, 5-10, 182, Jr.
S — Braylon Webb, Missouri, 6-0, 200, Sr.
S — t-Ronald Martin, LSU, 6-2, 220, Sr.
S — t-Tony Conner, Mississippi, 6-0, 217, So.
P — Kyle Christy, Florida, 6-3, 198, Sr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Offense
Vadal Alexander, L, LSU, 6-6, 320, Jr.; Daniel Carlson, PK, Auburn, 6-4, 215, Fr.; Andre Debose, All-Purpose, Florida, 6-0, 195, Sr.; Hunter Henry, TE, Arkansas, 6-5, 250, So.; Ryan Kelly, C, Alabama, 6-5, 296, Jr.; Denver Kirkland, L, Arkansas, 6-5, 337, So.; Marshall Morgan, PK, Georgia, 6-3, 200, Jr.; Speedy Noil, All-Purpose, Texas A&M, 5-11, 185, Fr.; Dan Skipper, L, Arkansas, 6-10, 326, So.; John Theus, L, Georgia, 6-6, 313, Jr.
Defense
Harold Brantley, T, Missouri, 6-3, 290, So.; Trey DePriest, LB, Alabama, 6-2, 250, Sr.; Trey Flowers, E, Arkansas, 6-3, 270, Sr.; Leonard Floyd, LB, Georgia, 6-4, 230, So.; Dante Fowler Jr., E, Florida, 6-3, 260, Jr.; Markus Golden, E, Missouri, 6-3, 260, Sr.; A.J. Johnson, LB, Tennessee, 6-2, 245, Sr.; Quincy Mauger, S, Georgia, 6-0, 199, So.; Jarran Reed, T, Alabama, 6-4, 315, Jr.; A’Shawn Robinson, NG, Alabama, 6-4, 320, So.; Gabe Wright, T, Auburn, 6-3, 284, Sr.
Offensive Player of the Year
Amari Cooper, Alabama
Defensive Player of the Year
Shane Ray, Missouri
Coach of the Year
Dan Mullen, Mississippi State
Freshman of the Year
Nick Chubb, Georgia
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