SEC
14 from SEC make Sporting News All-America team
Sporting News has announced its All-American team for 2016, and 14 players from the SEC make the team, including six first-team selections.
First team Sporting News All-Americans:
- Ole Miss TE Evan Engram
- Alabama OL Cam Robinson
- Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett
- Alabama DE Jonathan Allen
- Alabama LB Reuben Foster
- Vanderbilt LB Zach Cunningham
Eight more made the second team:
- LSU C Ethan Pocic
- Auburn G Alex Kozan
- Tennessee DE Derek Barnett
- LSU LB Kendall Beckwith
- Florida LB Jarrad Davis
- LSU CB Tre’Davious White
- Alabama CB Minkah Fitzpatrick
- Auburn K Daniel Carlson
The six first-team All-Americans have one of three qualifications to be consensus All-Americans. The consensus label is awarded to players who make three of the five following All-America teams: Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Football Foundation and the Sporting News. Unanimous All-Americans are those named to all five teams.
Derek Barnett got screwed here. How does someone who leads the SEC in sacks and TFL get passed over by 2 linemen with lesser statistics? This is a popularity contest, plain and simple. What a joke.
In the Myles Garrett case, yes. Johnathan Allen has two TDs to go with his stats too though.
And barnett has two forced fumbles and an interception. Its simple there is no de that comes close to barnett statistically not a single one
Johnathan Allen is Defensive player of the year, just in case you missed it. Barnett isn’t in his class, whether you like it or not. Ask any NFL scout.
Barnett is in the same class as Allen, whether u like it or not. The stats don’t lie. For the record, I’m not knocking Allen or Garrett, they’re all outstanding football players, but collegiate All-America teams should be based on production, not popularity, and Barnett’s production, in the SEC, warrants more recognition than what he’s getting.
No way is there a better safety in the country than Jamal Adams, and where is Arden key at?! The dude would easily be a first rounder if he wasn’t a true sophomore!