Sporting News releases 2020 preseason All-American teams featuring several SEC standouts
The Sporting News recently released its 2020 preseason All-American teams, and to no surprise, several standouts from the Southeastern Conference made the cut.
Alabama led the way with seven selections, Georgia and LSU each had a pair of players listed, while Kentucky and Tennessee each had one player featured on the list.
No other SEC teams were represented among the first- or second-team rosters listed by the Sporting News.
Here is a complete list of every SEC player featured on the list, followed by the players from around the nation that round out the first-team unit picked by the Sporting News.
First-team SEC selections
OL: Alex Leatherwood, Alabama
OL: Trey Smith, Tennessee
WR: Ja’Marr Chase, LSU
WR: DeVonta Smith, Alabama
DB: Derek Stingley Jr., LSU
DB: Richard LeCounte, Georgia
P: Max Duffy, Kentucky
RET: Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
Second-team SEC selections
RB: Najee Harris, Alabama
OL: Trey Hill, Georgia
OL: Cade Mays, Tennessee
OL: Deonte Brown, Alabama
LB: Dylan Moses, Alabama
DB: Patrick Surtain II, Alabama
First-team National selections
QB: Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
RB: Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State
RB: Travis Etienne, Clemson
OL: Penei Sewell, Oregon
OL: Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma
OL: Wyatt Davis, Ohio State
TE: Pat Freiermuth, Penn State
DL: Gregory Rousseau, Miami
DL: Jaylen Twyman, Pitt
DL: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
DL: Marvin Wilson, Florida State
LB: Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State
LB: Micah Parsons, Penn State
LB: Chazz Surratt, North Carolina
DB: Shaun Wade, Ohio State
DB: Andre Cisco, Syracuse
K: Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma