13 SEC players named on Phil Steele’s mid-season All-American 1st team

Published October 11, 2012 - 12:20pm

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Renowned college football writer Phil Steele released his mid-season All-American teams yesterday. Thirteen SEC players were included on just the first team.

Here are the first and second team(s). You can view the entire four teams here.

Offense

1st Team
QB Geno Smith, West Virginia
RB Mike Gillislee, Florida
RB Le’Veon Bell, Michigan St
WR Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
WR Marqise Lee, USC
WR Terrance Williams, Baylor
TE Zach Ertz, Stanford
C Barrett Jones, Alabama
OL Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
OL Chance Warmack, Alabama
OL Taylor Lewan, Michigan
OL Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M

2nd Team
QB Braxton Miller, Ohio St
RB Jawan Jamison, Rutgers
RB Joseph Randle, Oklahoma St
WR DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson
WR Tavon Austin, West Virginia
WR Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas
TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
C TJ Johnson, South Carolina
OL Larry Warford, Kentucky
OL Gabe Jackson, Mississippi St
OL Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
OL DJ Fluker, Alabama

Defense

1st Team
DL Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
DL Star Lotulelei, Utah
DL Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame
DL Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
LB Jarvis Jones, Georgia
LB Manti Te’o, Notre Dame
LB Arthur Brown, Kansas St
LB CJ Mosley, Alabama
DB Johnthan Banks, Mississippi St
DB Dee Milliner, Alabama
DB Eric Reid, LSU
DB Matt Elam, Florida

2nd Team
DL Alex Okafor, Texas
DL Johnathan Hankins, Ohio St
DL Bjoern Werner, Florida St
DL Sam Montgomery, LSU
LB Kevin Minter, LSU
LB Kyle Van Noy, BYU
LB Michael Mauti, Penn St
LB Yawin Smallwood, Connecticut
DB Bradley Roby, Ohio St
DB Terrance Mitchell, Oregon
DB TJ McDonald, USC
DB Phillip Thomas, Fresno St

Special Teams

1st Team
K Andrew Furney, Washington St
P Jeff Locke, UCLA
KR Dri Archer, Kent St
PR Marcus Murphy, Missouri
AP De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon

2nd Team
Caleb Sturgis, Florida
Kyle Christy, Florida
Tyler Lockett, Kansas St
Rashad Greene, Florida St
Tavon Austin, West Virginia