Earlier this spring, we tried to tackle the SEC’s ‘All-Time Best’ at each position over a six-week period at SDS, sifting through media guides, old highlight films and decades worth of newspaper clippings and archived research to present intriguing content pieces to our audience during the dog days of the offseason.

Using our all-time positional rankings as a guide, here’s how the SEC’s all-time 1980s depth chart would look.

Editor’s note: Our all-decade teams are based off our all-time top 25 individual player rankings at each position. For instance, only one WR from the 1980s out of the best 25 pass-catchers in league history appeared in our rankings. Please refer to the individual lists to see where these players fell with regards to others at the same position.

SEC All-Decade Team: 1980s

QB: Tommy Hodson, LSU, 1986-88

RB1: Herschel Walker, Georgia, 1980-82

RB2: Bo Jackson, Auburn, 1982-85

RB3: Emmitt Smith, Florida, 1986-89

RB4: Bobby Humphrey, Alabama, 1985-88

RB5: Dalton Hilliard, LSU, 1982-85

WR: Wendell Davis, LSU, 1985-87

DL1: Tracy Rocker, Auburn, 1986-89

DL2: Reggie White, Tennessee, 1980-83

DL3: Freddie Gilbert, Georgia, 1980-83

LB1: Derek Thomas, Alabama, 1985-88

LB2: Wilber Marshall, Florida, 1980-83

LB3: Cornelius Bennett, Alabama, 1983-86

LB4: Alonzo Johnson, Florida, 1982-85

DB1: Terry Hoage, Georgia, 1980-83

DB2: John Little, Georgia, 1983-86