Preseason Coaches All-SEC teams announced



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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama and LSU each placed a league-leading 13 representatives on the 2016 Preseason Coaches All-Southeastern Conference Football Team, the SEC announced Thursday.

This marked the 14th consecutive year of the SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team.

All 14 SEC schools were represented on the All-SEC team, including eight schools with six or more selections. Nine SEC schools had at least one First-Team All-SEC selection, including a conference-best seven from Alabama.

Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.

The SEC begins its 2016 season Thursday, September 1 with a pair of games. Tennessee plays host to Appalachian State at 7:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network, while South Carolina travels to Vanderbilt for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff on ESPN.

2016 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Football Teams

(* - ties)

First Team Preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE POSITION NAME SCHOOL TE O.J. Howard Alabama OL Cam Robinson

Dan Skipper

Greg Pyke

Alex Kozan Alabama

Arkansas

Georgia

Auburn C Ethan Pocic LSU WR Calvin Ridley

Christian Kirk Alabama

Texas A&M QB Chad Kelly Ole Miss RB Leonard Fournette

Nick Chubb LSU

Georgia AP Christian Kirk Texas A&M

DEFENSE POSITION NAME SCHOOL DL Myles Garrett

Jonathan Allen

Derek Barnett

Carl Lawson Texas A&M

Alabama

Tennessee

Auburn LB Reuben Foster

Kendell Beckwith

Jalen Reeves-Maybin*

Jarrad Davis* Alabama

LSU

Tennessee

Florida DB Eddie Jackson

Jalen Tabor

Cameron Sutton

Tre'Davious White Alabama

Florida

Tennessee

LSU

SPECIAL TEAMS POSITION NAME SCHOOL PK Daniel Carlson Auburn P JK Scott Alabama RS Christian Kirk*

Evan Berry* Texas A&M

Tennessee

Second Team Preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE POSITION NAME SCHOOL TE Evan Engram Ole Miss OL William Clapp

Avery Gennesy

Martez Ivey

Alphonse Taylor*

Braden Smith* LSU

Texas A&M

Florida

Alabama

Auburn C Brandon Kublanow Georgia WR Fred Ross

Malachi Dupre Mississippi State

LSU QB Joshua Dobbs Tennessee RB Jalen Hurd

Ralph Webb Tennessee

Vanderbilt AP Isaiah McKenzie Georgia

DEFENSE POSITION NAME SCHOOL DL Montravius Adams

Charles Harris

Bryan Cox

Davon Godchaux Auburn

Missouri

Florida

LSU LB Tim Williams

Zach Cunningham

Brooks Ellis*

Arden Key* Alabama

Vanderbilt

Arkansas

LSU DB Jamal Adams

Dominick Sanders

Minkah Fitzpatrick

Tony Conner LSU

Georgia

Alabama

Ole Miss

SPECIAL TEAMS POSITION NAME SCHOOL PK Adam Griffith*

Elliott Fry* Alabama

South Carolina P Johnny Townsend Florida RS Isaiah McKenzie Georgia

Third Team Preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE POSITION NAME SCHOOL TE Jeremy Sprinkle Arkansas OL David Sharpe

Mason Zandi

Jashon Robertson

Frank Ragnow Florida

South Carolina

Tennessee

Arkansas C Ross Pierschbacher*

Frank Ragnow*

Jon Toth* Alabama

Arkansas

Kentucky WR Travin Dural

Drew Morgan LSU

Arkansas QB Brandon Harris LSU RB Stanley "Boom" Williams

Brandon Holloway Kentucky

Mississippi State AP Derrius Guice LSU

DEFENSE POSITION NAME SCHOOL DL Marquis Haynes

Lewis Neal

Deatrich Wise*

Daeshon Hall*

A.J. Jefferson* Ole Miss

LSU

Arkansas

Texas A&M

Mississippi State LB Richie Brown

Oren Burks

Lorenzo Carter Mississippi State

Vanderbilt

Georgia DB Marcus Maye

Marlon Humphrey

Johnathan Ford

Quincy Wilson Florida

Alabama

Auburn

Florida