This season’s Associated Press All-SEC Team won’t be announced until after Saturday’s league championship game, but we’ve decided to reveal our version a little early. Four players were unanimous picks at their respective positions while other spots took serious number-crunching, importance to team and overall production.
Editor’s note: Our nine staff member selection panel was asked to write-in their final choices and were not provided a candidates list. Total votes for each player are included in parenthesis. Unanimous choices are in bold.
OFFENSE
QB — Dak Prescott, Mississippi St. (5)
RB — Nick Chubb, Georgia
RB — Cameron Artis-Payne, Auburn (7)
WR — Amari Cooper, Alabama
WR — Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina (5)
TE — Evan Engram, Ole Miss (7)
OL — La’el Collins, LSU (7)
OL — Reese Dismukes, Auburn (6)
OL — Arie Kouandijo, Alabama (6)
OL — Ben Beckwith, Mississippi St. (6)
OL — Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss (5)
K — *Elliott Fry, South Carolina; Francisco Velez, Florida; Daniel Carlson, Auburn; Josh Lambo, K, Texas A&M (2)
All-Purpose — Marcus Murphy, Mizzou (5)
Others receiving votes — Blake Sims, QB, Alabama (4); Andre Debose, AP, Florida (2); Hunter Henry, TE, Arkansas (2); John Theus, OL, Georgia (2); David Andrews, OL, Georgia (2); Max Garcia, OL, Florida (2); Cam Robinson, OL, Alabama (2); Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia (1); Josh Robinson, RB, Mississippi St. (1); Josh Reynolds, WR, Texas A&M (1); Bud Sasser, WR, Mizzou (1); Demarcus Robinson, WR, Florida (1); Austin MacGinnis, K, Kentucky (1); Dan Skipper, OL, Arkansas (1); Dillon Day, OL, Mississippi St. (1), Cedric Ogbuehi, OL, Texas A&M (1); Kolton Houston, OL, Georgia (1); A.J. Cann, OL, South Carolina (1); Darrius Sims, AP, Vanderbilt (1); D’haquille Williams, WR, Auburn (1).
DEFENSE
DL — Shane Ray, Mizzou
DL — Derek Barnett, Tennessee (6)
DL — Preston Smith, Mississippi St. (6)
DL — *Markus Golden, Mizzou; Myles Garrett, Texas A&M (4)
LB — Martrell Spaight, Arkansas (6)
LB — Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi St. (5)
LB — A.J. Johnson, Tennessee (4)
DB — Senquez Golson, Ole Miss
DB — Landon Collins, Alabama (8)
DB — Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss (6)
DB — Vernon Hargreaves, Florida (6)
P — JK Scott, Alabama (5)
Others receiving votes — Robert Nkemdiche, DL, Ole Miss (3); Trey Flowers, DL, Arkansas (3); Reggie Ragland, LB, Alabama (2); Antonio Morrison, LB, Florida (2); Amarlo Herrera, LB, Georgia (2); Dante Fowler, DL, Florida (1); Kentrell Brothers, LB, Mizzou (1); Kendell Beckwith, LB, LSU (1); Ramik Wilson, LB, Georgia (1); Leonard Floyd, LB, Georgia (1); Kwon Alexander, LB, LSU (1); Braylon Webb, DB, Mizzou (1); Jalen Mills, DB, LSU (1); Jabari Gorman, DB, Florida (1); Justin Coleman, DB, Tennessee (1); A.J. Stamps, DB, Kentucky (1).
