Ranking the SEC’s 25 best players of the last decade

Over the last month, our staff has been diving into history, ranking the SEC’s best players of the last decade.

So much has changed, and so many players have come and gone in college football’s best conference. The run over the last decade could prove to be the golden age of the SEC.

Before you get all up in arms about the player rankings, go read the justification for why we think each player is ranked exactly where they should be on the countdown. You can read about each player and his individual stats in the links below.

RELATED: Ranking the SEC’s best teams of the last decade

Here’s our top 25:

• No. 25: South Carolina WR Alshon Jeffery
• No. 24: Texas A&M LT Luke Joeckel
• No. 23: Vanderbilt WR Jordan Matthews
• No. 22: Alabama OL Barrett Jones
• No. 21: Georgia QB Aaron Murray
• No. 20: Florida OL Mike Pouncey
• No. 19: Georgia LB Jarvis Jones
• No. 18: Georgia WR A.J. Green
• No. 17: Alabama LB Rolando McClain
• No. 16: Florida LB Brandon Spikes
• No. 15: South Carolina DE Jadeveon Clowney
• No. 14: Alabama QB AJ McCarron
• No. 13: Alabama RB Mark Ingram
• No. 12: LSU DB Patrick Peterson
• No. 11: Alabama WR Amari Cooper
• No. 10: Alabama WR Julio Jones
• No. 9: Ole Miss LB Patrick Willis
• No. 8: LSU DL Glenn Dorsey
• No. 7: Tennessee DB Eric Berry
• No. 6: LSU DB Tyrann Mathieu
• No. 5: Florida ATH Percy Harvin
• No. 4: Arkansas RB Darren McFadden
• No. 3: Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel
• No. 2: Auburn QB Cam Newton
• No. 1: Florida QB Tim Tebow

How would you rank the SEC’s best 25 players over the last decade? Let us know in the comments.

Kevin Duffey

A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.