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Lawson? 4 / 63 Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly (10) fumbles and recovers the ball after pressure from Auburn defensive lineman Carl Lawson (55) during the first half Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. (Julie Bennett/jbennett@al.com)

(JULIE BENNETT)

Seven Auburn players were named to the Coaches All-SEC team released Thursday morning by the conference, with three earning first-team recognition.

The annual team was voted on by all 14 of the SEC's head coaches. Alabama led all schools with seven first-team selections, while Alabama and LSU were tied for most overall selections with 13 representative apiece.

Among Auburn's first-team selections were left guard Alex Kozan, defensive end Carl Lawson and kicker Daniel Carlson.

Kozan, who was a third-team preseason selection last year, has started in all 27 games he has appeared in during his Auburn career. He was also voted to the media's preseason All-SEC first team during SEC Media Days last month.

Lawson, who also made the preseason third team a year ago, missed half of the 2015 season due to a hip injury and finished the season with 17 total tackles and one sack. The fourth-year junior was also voted to the media's preseason All-SEC first team last month.

Carlson was a finalist for the Lou Groza Award given to the nation's top placekicker and earned unanimous All-SEC honors at season's end. Carlson also earned preseason All-SEC first-team honors from the conference's media members in July.

Right guard Braden Smith and defensive tackle Montravius Adams earned second-team honors, while defensive back Rudy Ford earned third-team honors and was joined by wide receiver Marcus Davis, who made the third team as a return specialist on special teams.

Smith, who earned third-team All-SEC honors from the media last month, combines with Kozan to form one of the top guard tandems in the country and arguably the best in the SEC. He has started 14 of the 26 games he has appeared in during his Auburn career.

Adams earned preseason second-team honors from the media last month after finishing 2015 with 44 total tackles, including 2.5 sacks.

Ford has led Auburn in tackles each of the last two seasons and also earned third-team All-SEC honors from the media last month. Davis was one of the conference's top punt returners last season.