#Gators freshman CB Trey Dean thrives on competition, a trait that has helped him play a significant role in his first season: https://t.co/TBgdbYrDfJ — Scott Carter (@GatorsScott) November 23, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Trey Dean was named to the Coaches Freshman All-SEC team, as the league announced Thursday.Dean's freshman campaign was accelerated after sophomoreleft the game with a season-ending knee injury against Kentucky. In the spring, Dean was listed as the fifth-string cornerback. Following that injury, he was named the starter.He has played in all 12 games and started eight, including the last five. He is second on the team behind Henderson with six pass breakups and has added 22 tackles.Against Missouri, Dean got beat for a 41-yard touchdown pass, the first touchdown he had ever allowed in coverage throughout his football career. The Hampton, Ga. responded with good games against South Carolina, Idaho and Florida State and intercepted his first career pass against the Seminoles, returning it for 44 yards.Dean continued Florida's streak of freshman all-conference honors, dating back to 2006. Since 2006, the Gators have had 38 players named to the All-SEC team as freshmen, including Gators cornerback tandem, Henderson and Wilson, who spent extra time with Dean to speed up his development and help prove he belonged on their level.Daniel Parker, MissouriIsaiah Wilson, GeorgiaCade Mays, GeorgiaDylan Wonnum, South CarolinaBen Brown, Ole MissJaylen Waddle, AlabamaSeth Williams, AuburnJustin Fields, GeorgiaJaTarvious Whitlow, Auburn*Tyler Badie, Missouri*JaShaun Corbin, Texas A&MJaShaun Corbin, Texas A&MJordan Davis, GeorgiaPhidarian Mathis, AlabamaBobby Brown, Texas A&MTyree Johnson, Texas A&MDimitri Moore, Vanderbilt*Jacquez Jones, Ole Miss*Eyabi Anoma, Alabama*DeAndre Square, KentuckyPatrick Surtain II, AlabamaBryce Thompson, TennesseeJaycee Horn, South Carolina, FloridaSeth Small, Texas A&MJake Camarda, GeorgiaJaShaun Corbin, Texas A&M(* - Ties )