The SEC media has decided. Here is a look at who they picked to be a part of the 2017 preseason All-SEC football team, offense and defense.
After four riveting days at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama at 2017 SEC Football Media Days, the media has decided which players will be on the pre-season All-SEC first team.
It shouldn’t come as much surprise that the Alabama Crimson Tide led the way with nine players on the All-22 team. Interestingly, it was evenly split between offense and defense. Alabama had four players make the first team on offense, including quarterback Jalen Hurts. On defense, the Crimson Tide had five players make the team, including safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.
The second-best represented team from the SEC was the Georgia Bulldogs, who had four players make the All-SEC first team. Georgia had two guys on both sides of the ball, including running back Nick Chubb and defensive linemen Trenton Thompson.
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Overall, eight teams had at least one player on the All-SEC first team. Here is a look at who made the best preseason team the conference has to offer. Who was snubbed by the media in this poll?
Offense
- QB Jalen Hurts, Alabama Crimson Tide
- RB Derrius Guice, LSU Tigers
- RB Nick Chubb, Georgia Bulldogs
- WR Calvin Ridley, Alabama Crimson Tide
- WR Christian Kirk, Texas A&M Aggies
- TE Isaac Nauta, Georgia Bulldogs
- OL Braden Smith, Auburn Tigers
- OL Marter Ivey, Florida Gators
- OL Jonah Williams, Alabama Crimson Tide
- OL Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama Crimson Tide
- C Frank Ragnow, Arkansas Razorbacks
Defense
- DL Da’Ron Payne, Alabama Crimson Tide
- DL Da’Shawn Hand, Alabama Crimson Tide
- DL Trenton Thompson, Georgia Bulldogs
- DL Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss Rebels
- LB Arden Key, LSU Tigers
- LB Rashaan Evans, Alabama Crimson Tide
- LB Roquan Smith, Georgia Bulldogs
- DB Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama Crimson Tide
- DB Ronnie Harrison, Alabama Crimson Tide
- DB Armani Watts, Texas A&M Aggies
- DB Duke Dawson, Florida Gators
From the looks of the first team, Alabama seems to be the runaway favorite to win the conference for the third year in a row. Out of the East, it’s probably coming down to either Georgia or the Florida Gators. In the West, Alabama’s biggest challengers are presumably the Auburn Tigers, the LSU Tigers and the Texas A&M Aggies.