2018 Preseason All-SEC: The media's picks and how they ranked as recruits
Another SEC Media Days has come and gone, and the annual tradition of the media’s predicted order of finish and preseason All-SEC team has been revealed. The season is certainly near.
There weren’t many surprises on the preseason All-SEC teams as voted on by the media.
Alabama dominated the first team and led all SEC schools with seven first-team players. Interestingly, Missouri and Georgia tied for the second-most players on the first team with three each. Four other schools totaled two players each, while South Carolina’s Deebo Samuel made the first team at three different positions.
We thought it’d be interesting to see a breakdown on the star ranking, and overall, it was pretty balanced:
- 8 5-stars
- 8 4-stars
- 7 3-stars
- 1 2-star
Here’s how every player on the preseason All-SEC team was rated as a recruit, according to 247Sports Composite Rankings:
OFFENSE
Position | Name | School | Stars |
QB | Drew Lock | Missouri | **** |
RB | Damien Harris | Alabama | ***** |
RB | Benny Snell | Kentucky | *** |
WR | AJ Brown | Ole Miss | **** |
WR | Deebo Samuel | South Carolina | *** |
TE | Albert Okwuebunam | Missouri | *** |
OL | Jonah Williams | Alabama | ***** |
OL | Greg Little | Ole Miss | ***** |
OL | Martez Ivey | Florida | ***** |
OL | Trey Smith | Tennessee | ***** |
C | Ross Pierschbacher | Alabama | **** |
DEFENSE
Position | Name | School | Stars |
DL | Raekwon Davis | Alabama | **** |
DL | Cece Jefferson | Florida | ***** |
DL | Montez Sweat | Miss State | *** |
DL | Jeffery Simmons | Miss State | ***** |
LB | Devin White | LSU | **** |
LB | Anfernee Jennings | Alabama | **** |
LB | Mack Wilson | Alabama | ***** |
DB | Deandre Baker | Georgia | *** |
DB | Greedy Williams | LSU | **** |
DB | JR Reed | Georgia | *** |
DB | Deionte Thompson | Alabama | **** |
SPECIAL TEAMS
Position | Name | School | Stars |
P | Corey Fatony | Missouri | ** |
PK | Rodrigo Blankenship | Georgia | *** |
RS | Deebo Samuel | South Carolina | *** |
AP | Deebo Samuel | South Carolina | *** |