League-high 11 Tigers on Coaches ALL-SEC team LSU's first-team All-SEC players include Alex Hurst on offense, Sam Montgomery, Barkevious Mingo,Tyrann Mathieu and Eric Reid on defense and Brad Wing and Mathieu on special teams. The Tigers had three players listed on the second-team and one on the third-team. Sophomore wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., junior offensive tackle Chris Faulk and senior placekicker Drew Alleman were named to the second-team while junior running back Spencer Ware earned a spot on the third-team offense.
I know...just playin' around with red a bit; hence the emoticon. It easily could have read, "Alabama, LSU lead with 11 players selected; Tigers have league-high 7 on first-team." Perhaps he didn't want to share.
It's a pretty good list. Some choices I see are a little odd, but otherwise I can't say I'd change much of it if I were voting. Just at a glance this morning I noticed 75% of the first team all hail from the western division. And, apparently most coaches aren't aware of the point that Malcolm Mitchell is has been playing in the defensive backfield at UGA since the spring. They have him 3rd team, WR. I know he played that position last year so I'm wondering if the general thoughts are he'll be back on the offensive side of the ball by mid-season. I know one of their guys is suspended for four games. I can't remember if he's a CB though. Am I the only one who read "UK's Larry Warford" as 1st team OL and asked, "who the hell is that?"
OFFENSE -- Arkansas and Alabama are stacked... Arkansas First-Team QB Tyler Wilson, Arkansas, 6-3, 220, Sr., Greenwood, Ark. First-Team RB Knile Davis, Arkansas, 6-0, 226, Jr., Missouri City, Texas First-Team WR *Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas, 6-3, 209, Sr., Texarkana, Texas Second-Team TE Chris Gragg, Arkansas, 6-3, 236, Sr., Warren, Ark. Second-Team OL Alvin Bailey, Arkansas, 6-5, 312, Jr., Broken Arrow, Okla. Third-Team C Travis Swanson, Arkansas, 6-5, 305, Jr., Kingwood, Texas Alabama First-Team OL D.J. Fluker, Alabama, 6-6, 335, Jr., Foley, Ala. First-Team C Barrett Jones, Alabama, 6-5, 311, Sr., Germantown, Tenn. Second-Team OL Chance Warmack, Alabama, 6-3, 320, Sr., Atlanta, Ga. Second-Team RB Eddie Lacy, Alabama, 6-0, 220, Jr., Geismar, La. Third-Team QB A.J. McCarron, Alabama, 6-4, 205, Jr., Mobile, Ala. Third-Team TE Michael Williams, Alabama, 6-6, 269, Sr., Reform, Ala. Texas A&M First-Team WR *Ryan Swope, Texas A&M, 6-0, 206, Sr., Austin, Texas First-Team OL Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M, 6-6, 310, Jr., Arlington, Texas Third-Team RB Christine Michael, Texas A&M, 5-11, 220, Sr., Beaumont, Texas Third-Team OL Jake Matthews, Texas A&M, 6-5, 305, Jr., Missouri City, Texas LSU First-Team OL Alex Hurst, LSU, 6-6, 340, Sr., Bartlett, Tenn. Second-Team OL Chris Faulk, LSU, 6-6, 325, Jr., Slidell, La. Second-Team WR *Odell Beckham Jr., LSU, 5-11, 183, So., New Orleans, La. Third-Team RB Spencer Ware, LSU, 5-11, 223, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio South Carolina First-Team RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina, 6-0, 218, Jr., Duncan, S.C. Second-Team C T.J. Johnson, South Carolina, 6-6, 319, Sr., Aynor, S.C. Third-Team OL Dallas Thomas, Tennessee, 6-5, 305, Sr., Baton Rouge, La. Tennessee First-Team WR Da'Rick Rogers, Tennessee, 6-3, 215, Jr., Calhoun, Ga. Second-Team WR Justin Hunter, Tennessee, 6-4, 200, Jr., Virginia Beach, Va. Auburn First-Team TE Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn, 6-5, 256, Sr., Marietta, Ga. Second-Team WR *Emory Blake, Auburn, 6-2, 197, Sr., Austin, Texas Kentucky First-Team OL Larry Warford, Kentucky, 6-3, 343, Sr., Richmond, Ky. Second-Team WR *La'Rod King, Kentucky, 6-4, 222, Sr., Radcliff, Ky. Georgia Second-Team QB Aaron Murray, Georgia, 6-1, 211, Jr., Tampa, Fla. Third-Team WR Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia, 6-1, 184, So., Valdosta, Ga. Missouri Third-Team WR T.J. Moe, Missouri, 6-0, 200, Sr., O'Fallon, Mo. Third-Team OL Elvis Fisher, Missouri, 6-5, 295, Sr., St. Petersburg, Fla. Vanderbilt Second-Team RB Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt, 5-9, 210, Sr., Centreville, Ala. Miss State Second-Team OL Gabe Jackson, Miss. State, 6-4, 320, Jr., Liberty, Miss. Florida Third-Team OL Xavier Nixon, Florida, 6-6, 309, Sr., Fayetteville, N.C. DEFENSE -- one of the big preseason football magazines I was reading projected that Georgia will have the best D in the SEC this season, and with the talent they have, I can see why. I knew Alabama and South Carolina were loaded but interesting to see how much talent Florida has on D... Georgia (last season: #5 total D in NCAA) First-Team OLB Jarvis Jones, Georgia, 6-3, 241, Jr., Columbus, Ga. First-Team DB Bacarri Rambo, Georgia, 6-0, 218, Sr., Donalsonville, Ga. Second-Team DL John Jenkins, Georgia, 6-3, 351, Sr., Meriden, Conn. Third-Team DL *Abry Jones, Georgia, 6-3, 309, Sr., Warner Robins, Ga. Third-Team ILB *Alec Ogletree, Georgia, 6-3, 236, Jr., Newnan, Ga. Third-Team DB *Sanders Commings, Georgia, 6-2, 217, Sr., Augusta, Ga. Alabama (last season: #1 total D in NCAA) First-Team ILB *C.J. Mosley, Alabama, 6-2, 234, Jr., Theodore, Ala. First-Team ILB *Nico Johnson, Alabama, 6-3, 245, Sr., Andalusia, Ala. Second-Team DL Jesse Williams, Alabama, 6-4, 319, Sr., Brisbane, Australia Second-Team DB Robert Lester, Alabama, 6-2, 210, Sr., Foley, Ala. Third-Team DB Dee Milliner, Alabama, 6-1, 196, Jr., Millbrook, Ala. South Carolina (last season: #3 total D in NCAA) First-Team DL Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina, 6-6, 256, So., Rock Hill, S.C. Second-Team DL Devin Taylor, South Carolina, 6-8, 267, Sr., Beaufort, S.C. Second-Team OLB DeVonte Holloman, South Carolina, 6-2, 241, Sr., Rock Hill, S.C. Second-Team DB D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina, 6-0, 210, Sr., Greenwood, S.C. Third-Team DB Akeem Auguste, South Carolina, 5-9, 188, Sr., Hollywood, Fla. Florida (last season: #8 total D in NCAA) Second-Team DL Sharrif Floyd, Florida, 6-3, 305, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. Second-Team ILB Jon Bostic, Florida, 6-1, 243, Sr., Wellington, Fla. Second-Team DB Matt Elam, Florida, 5-10, 210, Jr., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Third-Team DL *Dominique Easley , Florida, 6-2, 286, Jr., Staten Island, N.Y. Third-Team ILB *Jelani Jenkins, Florida, 6-0, 233, Jr., Olney, Md. LSU (last season: #2 total D in NCAA) First-Team DL Sam Montgomery, LSU, 6-4, 245, Jr., Greenwood, S.C. First-Team DL Barkevious Mingo, LSU, 6-5, 240, Jr., West Monroe, La. First-Team DB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU, 5-9, 175, Jr., New Orleans, La. First-Team DB Eric Reid, LSU, 6-2, 208, Jr., Geismar, La. Texas A&M First-Team OLB Sean Porter, Texas A&M, 6-2, 230, Sr., Schertz, Texas Third-Team DL *Damontre Moore, Texas A&M, 6-4, 250, Jr., Rowlett, Texas Auburn First-Team DL Corey Lemonier, Auburn, 6-4, 240, Jr., Hialeah, Fla. Third-Team ILB *Daren Bates, Auburn, 5-11, 211, Sr., Memphis, Tenn. Miss State First-Team DB Johnthan Banks, Miss. State, 6-2, 185, Sr., Maben, Miss. Third-Team DL Josh Boyd, Miss. State, 6-3, 300, Sr., Philadelphia, Miss. Tennessee Second-Team DB Prentiss Waggner, Tennessee, 6-2, 185, Sr., Clinton, La. Third-Team OLB A.J. Johnson, Tennessee, 6-3, 245, So., Gainesville, Ga. Missouri Third-Team OLB Zaviar Gooden, Missouri, 6-2, 230, Sr., Pflugerville, Texas Third-Team DB *E.J. Gaines, Missouri, 5-10, 190, Jr., Independence, Mo. Arkansas Second-Team OLB Alonzo Highsmith, Arkansas, 6-1, 233, Sr., Missouri City, Texas Vanderbilt Third-Team DL *Rob Lohr, Vanderbilt, 6-4, 290, Sr., Phoenixville, Pa. Ole Miss Third-Team DB Charles Sawyer, Ole Miss, 5-11, 175, Jr., Miami, Fla. SPECIALISTS - I didn't realize Arkansas' special teams were so good... LSU First-Team P Brad Wing, LSU, 6-3, 184, So., Melbourne, Australia First-Team RS Tyrann Mathieu, LSU, 5-9, 175, Jr., New Orleans, La. Second-Team PK Drew Alleman, LSU, 5-11, 183, Sr., Lafayette, La. Arkansas First-Team AP Dennis Johnson, Arkansas, 6-0, 180, Jr., Russellville, Ark. Third-Team P *Dylan Breeding, Arkansas, 6-1, 211, Sr., Hoover, Ala. Third-Team PK Zach Hocker, Arkansas, 6-0, 180, Jr., Russellville, Ark. Florida First-Team PK Caleb Sturgis, Florida, 5-11, 187, Sr., St. Augustine, Fla. Second-Team RS Andre Debose, Florida, 5-11, 186, Jr., Sanford, Fla. Auburn Second-Team P Steven Clark, Auburn, 6-5, 235, Jr., Kansas City, Mo. Miss State Second-Team AP Johnthan Banks, Miss. State, 6-2, 185, Sr., Maben, Miss. Texas A&M Third-Team RS Dustin Harris, Texas A&M, 6-0, 175, Sr., Livingston, Texas South Carolina Third-Team AP Bruce Ellington, South Carolina, 5-9, 197, So., Moncks Corner, S.C. Ole Miss Third-Team P *Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss, 6-2, 220, Sr., Little Rock, Ark.
Mitchell has actually been catching plenty of passes this summer from Murray. according to Murray, Mitchell has been going "back and forth pretty much" between WR and DB at practice, and that "he’ll be ready to go offense or defense this season." and Mark Richt said that he would like to play Mitchell 50-50 this season on offense and defense. so it will be interesting he was Second Team All-SEC by the Coaches both last season and the season before that... and the season before that he was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team by the Coaches. but yeah, nobody cares about him because he plays for Kentucky
Last year LSU had exactly one first team pre-season coaches ALL-SEC player. We knew that some others were going to step up to this level during the year and they did. We're going to need a couple to step up on offense this season. At Quarterback, running back, receiver, or guard, it doesn't much matter. If LSU is going to return to the Championship game, the offense must be talented and strong.
