AP reveals All-SEC teams, individual awards for 2023 season
The Associated Press revealed All-SEC first and second team awards Monday following the conclusion of the 2023 college football regular season.
LSU’s Jayden Daniels was named the unanimous Offensive Player of the Year while Mississippi State’s Nathaniel Watson was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Alabama’s Caleb Downs was named Newcomer of the Year.
Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz was named the SEC Coach of the Year for leading the Tigers to a 10-win season including wins over Kansas State, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Here are the 2023 AP All-SEC first and second teams:
First team, offense
WR — u-Malik Nabers, LSU, 6-0, 200, Jr.
WR — Luther Burden III, Missouri, 5-11, 208, So.
T — Javon Foster, Missouri, 6-5, 319, grad
T — JC Latham, Alabama, 6-6, 360, Jr.
G — Tate Ratledge, Georgia, 6-6, 310, Jr.
G — Tyler Booker, Alabama, 6-5, 352, So.
C — u-Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia, Jr., 6-4
TE — u-Brock Bowers, Georgia, 6-4, 240, Jr.
QB — u-Jayden Daniels, LSU, 6-4, 210, Sr.
RB — u-Cody Schrader, Missouri, 5-9, 214, grad
RB — Ray Davis, Kentucky, 5-10, 216, Sr.
PK — Will Reichard, Alabama, 6-1, 194, grad
All-Purpose — Ainias Smith, Texas A&M, 5-10, 200, grad
First team, defense
DE — James Pearce Jr., Tennessee, 6-5, 242, So.
DE — Darius Robinson, Missouri, 6-5, 296, grad
DT — Marcus Harris, Auburn, 6-3, 295, Sr.
DT — Deone Walker, Kentucky, 6-6, 348, So.
LB — Dallas Turner, Alabama, 6-4, 252, Jr.
LB — Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M, 6-3, 230, Jr.
LB — Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State, grad, 6-2, 245
CB — Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri, 5-11, 178, Jr.
CB — Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama, 6-1, 195, Jr.
S — Malaki Starks, Georgia, 6-1, 205, So.
S — Jaylin Simpson, Auburn, 6-1, 178, Sr.
P — Matthew Hayball, Vanderbilt, 6-1, 187, grad
Second team, offense
WR — Xavier Legette, South Carolina, 6-3, 227, Sr.
WR — Brian Thomas, LSU, 6-4, 205, Jr.
T — Will Campbell, LSU, 6-6, 325, So.
T — Gunner Britton, Auburn, 6-6, 312, Sr.
G — Joshua Braun, Arkansas, 6-6, 348, Jr.
G — Cam’Ron Johnson, Missouri, 6-4, 305, Jr.
C — Cooper Mays, Tennessee, 6-3, 305, Sr.
TE — Rivaldo Fairweather, 6-4, 251, Jr.
QB — Jalen Milroe, Alabama, 6-2, 220, So.
RB — Quinshon Judkins, Mississippi, 5-11, 210, So.
RB — Jaylen Wright, Tennessee, 5-11, 210, Jr.
PK — Harrison Mevis, Missouri, 5-11, 243, Sr.
All-Purpose — t-Barion Brown, Kentucky, 6-1, 166, So., Nashville; Xavier Legette, South Carolina, 6-3, 227, Sr., Mullins, South Carolina
Second team, defense
DE — Princely Umanmielen, 6-5, 255, Jr.
DE — Landon Jackson, Arkansas, 6-7, 281
DT — Justin Eboigbe, Alabama, 6-5, 292, Sr.
DT — Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia, 6-3, 320, Sr.
LB — Jett Johnson, Mississippi State, 6-2, 230, grad
LB — Chris Braswell, Alabama, 6-3, 255, Sr.
LB — Debo Williams, South Carolina, 6-1, 232, Jr.
CB — Terrion Arnold, Alabama, 6-0, 196, So.
CB — Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky, 6-0, 196, So.
S — Javon Bullard, Georgia, 5-11, 195, Jr.
S — Caleb Downs, Alabama, 6-0, 203, Fr.
P — Jeremy Chrawshaw, Florida, 6-4, 200, Jr.