SEC leads way with 9 first-teamers in Phil Steele’s Postseason All-American Team
Phil Steele released his postseason All-American teams on Thursday, and the SEC led the way with nine first-teamers on his All-American squad, four more than any other conference.
Below is a list of all the SEC players chosen on the four squads that make up his All-American Team. For his full All-SEC Team, you can check it out here.
All in all, he had 27 SEC players among his four All-American teams. Here’s a quick breakdown by team: Alabama 6, Florida 5, Ole Miss 3, Texas A&M 3, Arkansas 2, LSU 2, Tennessee 2, Auburn 1, Mississippi State 1, Missouri 1, Vanderbilt 1.
FIRST TEAM
| POSITION | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| RB | Derrick Henry | Alabama |
| RB | Leonard Fournette | LSU |
| TE | Hunter Henry | Arkansas |
| C | Ryan Kelly | Alabama |
| DT | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M |
| DT | A’Shawn Robinson | Alabama |
| LB | Kentrell Brothers | Missouri |
| LB | Reggie Ragland | Alabama |
| CB | Vernon Hargreaves III | Florida |
SECOND TEAM
| POSITION | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| SS | Eddie Jackson | Alabama |
| KR | Evan Berry | Tennessee |
| PR | Cameron Sutton | Tennessee |
| AP | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M |
THIRD TEAM
| POSITION | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Dak Prescott | Mississippi State |
| WR | Laquon Treadwell | Ole Miss |
| DE | Jonathan Allen | Alabama |
| LB | Zach Cunningham | Vanderbilt |
| LB | Antonio Morrison | Florida |
| CB | Jalen Tabor | Florida |
| SS | Trae Elston | Ole Miss |
| K | Daniel Carlson | Auburn |
| PR | Antonio Callaway | Florida |
FOURTH TEAM
| POSITION | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| RB | Alex Collins | Arkansas |
| OT | Vadal Alexander | LSU |
| DT | Jonathan Bullard | Florida |
| DE | Robert Nkemdiche | Ole Miss |
| PR | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M |
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.