SEC leads way with 19 players on 2021 CBS Sports/247Sports Preseason All-America teams

There is again a ton of talent around the SEC heading into the 2021 season, and the preseason accolades are proving it.

On Wednesday, the 2021 CBS Sports/247Sports Preseason All-America teams were announced, and they were filled with players from the SEC. In fact, the SEC had 19 players selected to either the first or second team, while no other conference had more than 10. The SEC’s 8 first-team selections were also the most of any conference.

Although the SEC dominated the teams, Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler was named the CBS Sports/247Sports Preseason Player of the Year and Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley earned Preseason Coach of the Year honors.

The teams were decided by a panel of college football experts, with three players earning unanimous first-team selections by receiving every vote: Iowa State running back Breece Hall, Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux and LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.

There were 8 SEC teams represented, with Alabama’s 6 selections among the pair of teams being the most of any school in the nation.

Here are the players who were selected to the teams (SEC players in bold):

First Team
QB: Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma
RB: Breece Hall, Iowa State
RB: Bijan Robinson, Texas
WR: Chris Olave, Ohio State
WR: Justyn Ross, Clemson
TE: Charlie Kolar, Iowa State
C: Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
OL: Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
OL: Evan Neal, Alabama
OL; Thayer Munford, Ohio State
OL: Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
DL: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
DL: DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M
DL: Haskell Garrett, Ohio State
DL: Bryan Bresee, Clemson
LB: Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
LB: Mike Rose, Iowa State
LB: Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
CB: Derek Stingley Jr., LSU
CB: Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
S: Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
S: Brandon Joseph, Northwestern
K: Cade York, LSU
P: Lou Hedley, Miami
KR: Aron Cruickshank, Rutgers
PR: Philip Brooks, Kansas State
AP: Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss

Second Team
QB: Sam Howell, North Carolina
RB: Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
RB: Tank Bigsby, Auburn
WR: Garrett Wilson, Ohio State
WR: John Metchie III, Alabama
TE: Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M
C: Alec Lindstrom, Boston College
OL: Jamaree Salyer, Georgia
OL: Cain Madden, Notre Dame
OL: Zion Johnson, Boston College
OL: Jaxson Kirkland, Washington
DL: Jordan Davis, Georgia
DL: George Karlaftis, Purdue
DL: Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
DL: Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati
LB: Christian Harris, Alabama
LB: Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington
LB: James Skalski, Clemson
CB: Josh Jobe, Alabama
CB: Kaiir Elam, Florida
S: Tykee Smith, Georgia
S: Jordan Battle, Alabama
K: Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma
P: Jake Camarda, Georgia
KR: Trestan Ebner, Baylor
PR: Marcus Jones, Houston
AP: Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State

Jake Rill

Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.