2018 Preseason All-SEC: Conference announces media picks ahead of season
By SDS Staff
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We’ll have to wait until December to see if the media can accurately predict the best players at every position for 2018.
On Friday, the SEC released the media’s preseason All-SEC teams.
Here are the first, second and third teams for offense, defense and special teams:
RELATED: SDS’ 2018 preseason All-SEC teams
OFFENSE
First-Team
QBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Drew Lock, Missouri
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Damien Harris, Alabama
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Benny Snell Jr., Kentucky
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â A.J. Brown, Ole Miss
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Deebo Samuel, South Carolina
TEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Jonah Williams, Alabama
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Greg Little, Ole Miss
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Martez Ivey, Florida
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Trey Smith, Tennessee
CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama
Second-Team
QBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Jarrett Stidham, Auburn
RB        D’Andre Swift, Georgia
RB Â Â Â Â Â Â Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Terry Godwin, Georgia
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Ryan Davis, Auburn
TEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Isaac Nauta, Georgia
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Andrew Thomas, Georgia
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Lester Cotton, Alabama
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Hjalte Froholdt, Arkansas
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Garrett Brumfield, LSU
C Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lamont Gaillard, Georgia
Third-Team
*QBÂ Â Â Â Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State
*QBÂ Â Â Â Jake Fromm, Georgia
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Aeris Williams, Mississippi State
RBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jordan Scarlett, Florida
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Jerry Jeudy, Alabama
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Emanuel Hall, Missouri
TEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â C.J. Conrad, Kentucky
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Matt Womack, Alabama
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Zack Bailey, South Carolina
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Javon Patterson, Ole Miss
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Marquel Harrell, Auburn
CÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Erik McCoy, Texas A&M
DEFENSE
First-Team
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Raekwon Davis, Alabama
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Cece Jefferson, Florida
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Montez Sweat, Mississippi State
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Devin White, LSU
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Anfernee Jennings, Alabama
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Mack Wilson, Alabama
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Deandre Baker, Georgia
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Greedy Williams, LSU
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â J.R. Reed, Georgia
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Deionte Thompson, Alabama
Second-Team
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Jonathan Ledbetter, Georgia
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Terry Beckner, Missouri
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Derrick Brown, Auburn
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Isaiah Buggs, Alabama
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Josh Allen, Kentucky
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Deshaun Davis, Auburn
LB        D’Andre Walker, Georgia
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Mike Edwards, Kentucky
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Florida
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Jamel Dean, Auburn
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â CJ Henderson, Florida
Third-Team
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Dontavius Russell, Auburn
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Rashard Lawrence, LSU
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Marlon Davidson, Auburn
*DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Kingsley Keke, Texas A&M
*DLÂ Â Â Â Â Landis Durham, Texas A&M
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dylan Moses, Alabama
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â David Reese, Florida
LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â De’Jon Harris, Arkansas
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Mark McLaurin, Mississippi State
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Marco Wilson, Florida
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Javaris Davis, Auburn
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Santos Ramirez, Arkansas
SPECIAL TEAMS
First-Team
PÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Corey Fatony, Missouri
PKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia
RSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Deebo Samuel, South Carolina
APÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Deebo Samuel, South Carolina
Second-Team
PÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Joseph Charlton, South Carolina
PKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Daniel LaCamera, Texas A&M
RSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mecole Hardman, Georgia
APÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Trevon Diggs, Alabama
Third-Team
PÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Zach Von Rosenberg, LSU
PKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tucker McCann, Missouri
RSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Trevon Diggs, Alabama
APÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Kadarius Toney, Florida
NOTES:Â
* – Since 2000, Arkansas’ Darren McFadden (Arkansas) is the only unanimous selection to the SEC Media Days First Team at his position, collecting all possible votes that year.
* – Since 1992, the most players on a first-team was 10 by Alabama in 2017.
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