2011 Coaches Preseason All-SEC Football Team Announced
7/14/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
July 14, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama had a league-high seven representatives on the first-team of the 2011 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches' Football Team, while Arkansas had a league-high 14 total selections, the league office announced on Thursday.
Georgia had six players on the first team, which was second, while South Carolina had four players and Arkansas had three. Kentucky was the only other school to have multiple members on the first-team with two.
Nine 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, second or third-team.
Alabama followed Arkansas in total selections with 13, while Georgia was third with nine selections among all three teams. Every team had at least two selections on the combined three units.
There are six first-team pre-season selections that were on last year's first-team coaches All-SEC post-season team. Those include: WR Alshon Jeffery (South Carolina), RB Marcus Lattimore (South Carolina), LB Danny Trevathan (Kentucky), DB Mark Barron (Alabama), DB Stephon Gilmore (South Carolina) and PK Blair Walsh (Georgia).
The All-SEC first-team squad had 14 seniors and 12 underclassmen, including 10 juniors and two sophomores. The second-team had 16 seniors, seven juniors and five sophomores. The third-team had nine seniors, 11 juniors and eight sophomores.
This marks the eighth 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 Wednesday through Friday at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.
The 2011 SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team is listed below.
2011 SEC COACHES PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC TEAM
| OFFENSE | |||||
| First-Team Offense | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown |
| TE | Orson Charles, Georgia | 6-3 | 241 | Jr. | Tampa, Fla. |
| OL | Cordy Glenn, Georgia | 6-5 | 348 | Sr. | Riverdale, Ga. |
| OL | Barrett Jones, Alabama | 6-5 | 311 | Jr. | Memphis, Tenn. |
| OL | Bradley Sowell, Ole Miss | 6-7 | 315 | Sr. | Hernando, Miss. |
| OL | Larry Warford, Kentucky | 6-3 | 340 | Jr. | Richmond, Ky. |
| C | William Vlachos, Alabama | 6-1 | 294 | Sr. | Mountain Brook, Ala. |
| WR | Greg Childs, Arkansas | 6-3 | 217 | Sr. | Warren, Ark. |
| WR | Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina | 6-4 | 233 | Jr. | St. Matthews, S.C. |
| QB | Aaron Murray, Georgia | 6-1 | 211 | Soph. | Tampa, Fla. |
| RB | Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina | 6-0 | 231 | Soph. | Duncan, S.C. |
| RB | Trent Richardson, Alabama | 5-11 | 224 | Jr. | Pensacola, Fla. |
| Second-Team Offense | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown |
| TE | Brandon Barden, Vanderbilt | 6-5 | 245 | Sr. | Lincolnton, Ga. |
| OL | Alvin Bailey, Arkansas | 6-5 | 319 | Soph. | Broken Arrow, Okla. |
| OL | D.J. Fluker, Alabama | 6-6 | 335 | Soph. | Foley, Ala. |
| OL | Brandon Mosley, Auburn | 6-6 | 306 | Sr. | Jefferson, Ga. |
| OL | Rokevious Watkins, South Carolina | 6-4 | 334 | Sr. | Fairburn, Ga. |
| C | Ben Jones, Georgia | 6-3 | 316 | Sr. | Centreville, Ala. |
| WR | Joe Adams, Arkansas | 5-11 | 190 | Sr. | Little Rock, Ark. |
| WR | Rueben Randle, LSU | 6-4 | 210 | Jr. | Bastrop, La. |
| QB | Stephen Garcia, South Carolina | 6-2 | 230 | Sr. | Lutz, Fla. |
| RB | Knile Davis, Arkansas | 6-0 | 230 | Jr. | Missouri City, Texas |
| *RB | Jeff Demps, Florida | 5-8 | 190 | Sr. | Winter Garden, Fla. |
| *RB | Mike Dyer, Auburn | 5-9 | 206 | Soph. | Little Rock, Ark. |
| Third-Team Offense | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown |
| TE | Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn | 6-4 | 253 | Jr. | Marietta, Ga. |
| OL | Grant Cook, Arkansas | 6-4 | 318 | Sr. | Jonesboro, Ark. |
| OL | Alex Hurst, LSU | 6-6 | 329 | Jr. | Bartlett, Tenn. |
| OL | Bobby Massie, Ole Miss | 6-6 | 325 | Jr. | Lynchburg, Va. |
| OL | Kyle Nunn, South Carolina | 6-5 | 296 | Sr. | Sumter, S.C. |
| C | Travis Swanson, Arkansas | 6-5 | 305 | Soph. | Kingwood, Texas |
| *WR | Emory Blake, Auburn | 6-1 | 197 | Jr. | Austin, Texas |
| *WR | Marquis Maze, Alabama | 5-10 | 180 | Sr. | Birmingham, Ala. |
| *WR | Jarius Wright, Arkansas | 5-10 | 180 | Sr. | Warren, Ark. |
| QB | Chris Relf, Mississippi State | 6-4 | 245 | Sr. | Montgomery, Ala. |
| RB | Vick Ballard, Mississippi State | 5-11 | 220 | Sr. | Pascagoula, Miss. |
| RB | Onterrio McCalebb, Auburn | 5-10 | 172 | Jr. | Fort Meade, Fla. |
| DEFENSE | |||||
| First-Team Defense | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown |
| DL | Jake Bequette, Arkansas | 6-5 | 271 | Sr. | Little Rock, Ark. |
| DL | Josh Chapman, Alabama | 6-1 | 310 | Sr. | Hoover, Ala. |
| DL | Malik Jackson, Tennessee | 6-5 | 270 | Sr. | Northridge, Calif. |
| DL | Devin Taylor, South Carolina | 6-7 | 248 | Jr. | Beaufort, S.C. |
| LB | Dont'a Hightower, Alabama | 6-4 | 260 | Jr. | Lewisburg, Tenn. |
| LB | Chris Marve, Vanderbilt | 6-0 | 235 | Sr. | Memphis, Tenn. |
| LB | Danny Trevathan, Kentucky | 6-1 | 230 | Sr. | Leesburg, Fla. |
| DB | Mark Barron, Alabama | 6-2 | 218 | Sr. | Mobile, Ala. |
| DB | Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina | 6-1 | 194 | Jr. | Rock Hill, S.C. |
| DB | Robert Lester, Alabama | 6-2 | 210 | Jr. | Foley, Ala. |
| DB | Morris Claiborne, LSU | 6-0 | 177 | Jr. | Shreveport, La. |
| Second-Team Defense | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown |
| DL | Melvin Ingram, South Carolina | 6-2 | 271 | Sr. | Hamlet, N.C. |
| DL | DeAngelo Tyson, Georgia | 6-2 | 306 | Sr. | Statesboro, Ga. |
| DL | Kentrell Lockett, Mississippi | 6-5 | 248 | Sr. | Hahnville, La. |
| *DL | Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State | 6-4 | 295 | Jr. | Yazoo City, Miss. |
| *DL | Barkevious Mingo, LSU | 6-5 | 240 | Soph. | West Monroe, La. |
| LB | Ryan Baker, LSU | 6-0 | 227 | Sr. | Grand Ridge, Fla. |
| LB | Jerry Franklin, Arkansas | 6-1 | 245 | Sr. | Marion, Ark. |
| LB | Courtney Upshaw, Alabama | 6-2 | 265 | Sr. | Eufala, Ala. |
| DB | Brandon Boykin, Georgia | 5-10 | 183 | Sr. | Fayetteville, Ga. |
| DB | Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt | 5-11 | 188 | Sr. | Perry, Ga. |
| DB | Tyrann Mathieu, LSU | 5-9 | 180 | Soph. | New Orleans, La. |
| DB | Tramain Thomas, Arkansas | 6-0 | 198 | Sr. | Winnie, Texas |
| Third-Team Defense | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown |
| DL | Corey Lemonier, Auburn | 6-4 | 229 | Soph. | Hialeah, Fla. |
| DL | Sam Montgomery, LSU | 6-4 | 250 | Soph. | Greenwood, S.C. |
| DL | Travian Robertson, South Carolina | 6-4 | 298 | Sr. | Laurinburg, N.C. |
| DL | Tenarius Wright, Arkansas | 6-2 | 252 | Jr. | Memphis, Tenn. |
| LB | Jon Bostic, Florida | 6-1 | 238 | Jr. | Wellington, Fla. |
| LB | Jelani Jenkins, Florida | 6-1 | 223 | Soph. | Olney, Md. |
| LB | C.J. Mosley, Alabama | 6-2 | 234 | Soph. | Theodore, Ala. |
| DB | Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State | 6-2 | 185 | Jr. | Maben, Miss. |
| DB | Dre' Kirkpatrick, Alabama | 6-3 | 192 | Jr. | Gadsden, Ala. |
| DB | Neiko Thorpe, Auburn | 6-2 | 185 | Sr. | Tucker, Ga. |
| DB | Prentiss Waggner, Tennessee | 6-2 | 181 | Jr. | Clinton, La. |
| SPECIALISTS | |||||
| First-Team Specialists | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown |
| PK | Blair Walsh, Georgia | 5-10 | 192 | Sr. | Boca Raton, Fla. |
| P | Drew Butler, Georgia | 6-2 | 214 | Sr. | Duluth, Ga. |
| RS | Brandon Boykin, Georgia | 5-10 | 183 | Sr. | Fayetteville, Ga. |
| AP | Joe Adams, Arkansas | 5-11 | 190 | Sr. | Little Rock, Ark. |
| Second-Team Specialists | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown |
| PK | Caleb Sturgis, Florida | 5-10 | 192 | Jr. | St. Augustine, Fla. |
| P | Tyler Campbell, Mississippi | 6-2 | 227 | Jr. | Little Rock, Ark. |
| RS | Warren Norman, Vanderbilt | 5-10 | 195 | Jr. | Stone Mountain, Ga. |
| AP | Trent Richardson, Alabama | 5-11 | 224 | Jr. | Pensacola, Fla. |
| Third-Team Specialists | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown |
| PK | Zach Hocker, Arkansas | 6-0 | 180 | Soph. | Russellville, Ark. |
| *P | Dylan Breeding, Arkansas | 6-1 | 211 | Jr. | Hoover, Ala. |
| *P | Ryan Tydlacka, Kentucky | 6-1 | 185 | Sr. | Louisville, Ky. |
| RS | Andre DeBose, Florida | 5-11 | 180 | Soph. | Sanford, Fla. |
| AP | Trey Burton, Florida | 6-2 | 222 | Soph. | Venice, Fla. |
* - Ties
