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Dylan Sampson and Kyle Kennard both had impressive individual seasons for Tennessee and South Carolina, respectively. Now, that duo is headlining the top individual All-SEC honors from the AP.
Sampson took home the SEC’s Offensive Player of the Year honor from the AP after setting Vols records with 1,485 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns. His 22 touchdowns are the 5th-most in an SEC season and tied for 3rd in the country.
Kennard is the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Year. The star Gamecock anchored a ferocious defensive front for South Carolina with 11.5 sacks and 15.5 TFL, top marks in the SEC. Kennard also delivered 10 QB hurries with 3 forced fumbles.
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia goes down as the SEC’s Newcomer of the Year after transferring in from New Mexico State. Pavia produced 23 total touchdowns while leading the Commodores to their first bowl game since 2018.
South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer is the SEC Coach of the Year after a 9-3 season for the Gamecocks. It is just the 5th season in Gamecock history with 9 wins, including a program-record 4 wins against Top 25 teams.
The first-team All-SEC includes 3 unanimous selections with Sampson joined by Texas OT Kelvin Banks Jr. and Texas DB Jahdae Barron.
Here is the full list of All-SEC honors:
First-team Offense
QB Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
RB Dylan Sampson, Tennessee
RB Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
WR Tre Harris, Ole Miss
WR Andrew Armstrong, Arkansas
TE Gunnar Helm, Texas
OT Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
OT Will Campbell, LSU
OG Tyler Booker, Alabama
OG Tate Ratledge, Georgia
C Jake Slaughter, Florida
K Alex Raynor, Kentucky
All-purpose Barion Brown, Kentucky
First-team Defense
DE Kyle Kennard, South Carolina
DE Princely Umanmielen, Ole Miss
DT Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
DT Alfred Collins, Texas
LB Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
LB Whit Weeks, LSU
CB Jahdae Barron, Texas
CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
S Malaki Starks, Georgia
S Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
P Jesse Mirko, Vanderbilt
Second-team offense
QB Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
RB Ja’Quinden Jackson, Arkansas
WR Ryan Williams, Alabama
tie-WR Ke’Andre Lambert-Smith, Auburn
tie-WR Kyren Lacy, LSU
TE Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
OT Emery Jones, LSU
OT Armand Membou, Mizzou
OG Dylan Fairchild, Georgia
OG Cam’Ron Johnson, Mizzou
C Cooper Mays, Tennessee
K Peyton Woodring, Georgia
All-purpose Davon Booth, Mississippi State
Second-team defense
DE James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
tie-DE Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
tie-DE Landon Jackson, Arkansas
DT TJ Sanders, South Carolina
DT Deone Walker, Kentucky
LB Jalon Walker, Georgia
LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
LB Chris Paul Jr., Ole Miss
CB Trey Amos, Ole Miss
CB Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
S Malachi Moore, Alabama
S Andrew Mukuba, Texas
P Brett Thorson, Georgia
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
