Here’s a look at the SEC’s top position groups from this bowl season:

QUARTERBACKS  — Texas A&M: Freshman signal caller Kyle Allen was able to lead his team to an accomplishment few other SEC West teams could claim this winter — a bowl victory. The Aggie quarterback completed 22 of 35 passes (63 percent) in A&M’s Liberty Bowl victory over West Virginia, throwing for four touchdowns compared to just one interception on the day. He led Texas A&M in a high-scoring game, featuring 55 combined points in the first half alone, and was able to answer nearly every West Virginia score as the leader of one of the SEC’s most explosive offenses this bowl season.

RUNNING BACKS — Missouri: There were a number of incredible rushing performances throughout the SEC this bowl season, but none of them was able to trump the 271 yards amassed by Mizzou’s Russell Hansbrough and Marcus Murphy on just 27 carries in this year’s Citrus Bowl. The two star backs combined to average better than 10 yards per carry, and even though they only combined to reach the end zone one time they maintained balance for an offense struggling through the air with Maty Mauk at quarterback. The Tigers beat Minnesota at its own game and helped maintain the SEC’s perfect bowl record this season.

WIDE RECEIVERS — Mississippi State: The Bulldogs amassed more yards through the air than any other SEC team this bowl season despite falling by 15 points to Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. The MSU wideouts combined to catch 33 passes for 453 yards and two touchdowns in the loss, an average of more than 13 yards per reception. Four players had at least one reception of 18-or-more yards, and three different players amassed at least 100 yards receiving by game’s end — De’Runnya Wilson, Joe Morrow and Fred Ross.

OFFENSIVE LINE — Arkansas: The Razorbacks allowed just one sack to a Texas defensive front that closed the year 11th in the FBS with 40.0 in 13 games, and the Hogs offensive line paved the way for 1,000-yard rushers Jonathan Williams and Alex Collins to amass 187 yards at better than four yards per carry. A number of SEC offensive lines created opportunities for stellar rushing performances, but few were able to control the trenches better than the mammoth Arkansas line, especially against a defensive front as fierce as the Longhorns’ was this year. The Hogs had the biggest line in all of organized football, and it paid off in a Texas Bowl victory.

DEFENSIVE LINE — Missouri: The Tigers’ star defensive ends — Shane Ray and Markus Golden — saved their best for last this season, combining to post some of the best numbers of their careers in what many expect to be the final collegiate game for both players. Ray and Golden amassed 14 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and two forced fumbles in the win over Minnesota, dominating the line of scrimmage for most of the afternoon. Mizzou’s three talented defensive tackles — Harold Brantley, Lucas Vincent and Matt Hoch — also put forth a fine showing in the Citrus Bowl, combining to record 11 tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup in addition to collapsing pockets and limiting the Gophers’ rushing attack to just 3.2 yards per carry.

LINEBACKERS — Georgia: The Bulldogs linebackers flew all over the field in their Belk Bowl victory over Louisville, limiting the Cardinals’ rushing attack to 2.3 yards per carry while adding a combined 2.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups. Ramik Wilson and Amarlo Herrera provided stability at the heart of the defense in their final career games, and emerging Lorenzo Carter continued to show he’s an emerging star on the outside with a team-high eight tackles to go along with a sack. The Dawgs linebackers made nothing easy on Louisville, overwhelming the Cards battered offense in a 23-point rout.

DEFENSIVE BACKS — Auburn: The Tigers may have been facing a Wisconsin offense that has struggled to move the ball through the air all season, but the Auburn secondary not only stifled the Badgers pass attack, but also came up with huge momentum-swinging plays when Auburn needed them most. Wisconsin completed just 14 passes for 121 yards, and three times in Auburn territory threw interceptions that killed potential scoring drives. Jermaine Whitehead pulled down two interceptions and Trovon Reed hauled in a third, and altogether the secondary combined to record a pair of passes defended while limiting Wisconsin to a modest 52 percent completion rate.