The 2020 Preseason All-SEC Coaches team has arrived and eight Florida Gators were named across the three teams.

Quarterback Kyle Trask and tight end Kyle Pitts led the way on the first team. Defensive backs Marco Wilson, Kaiir Elam, and linebacker Ventrell Miller were named to the second team. Defensive lineman Zachary Carter, receiver Kadarius Toney, and kicker Evan McPherson were named to the third team.

Trask is the first Gator quarterback to be named to the preseason Coaches’ first team since Tim Tebow was in 2009. It’s the first time Dan Mullen has had a quarterback on the first team since Dak Prescott in 2015.

Pitts played in all 13 games in 2019, leading the Gators with 54 receptions. He is regarded as one of the best tight ends in college football and a candidate for the Mackey Award, given out annually to the best tight end in the country. Pitts was named to the Associated Press’ First Team All-SEC First Team earlier in the summer.

Marco Wilson returns for his senior season after playing in and starting all 13 games in 2019. After an ACL injury ended his 2018 season prematurely, Wilson was back to his normal self in 2019, recording 36 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, and three interceptions.

Across the field from Wilson will be Kaiir Elam, who was a star as a freshman. He appeared in all 13 games, including five starts. He picked off three passes and led the Gators with four pass breakups.

Ventrell Miller finished second to David Reese with 55 tackles last season. Miller will be taking over for Reese at middle linebacker and looks to replace that level of production (Reese’s 94 tackles were 7th best in the SEC).

Zach Carter appeared in all 13 games and made starts against Vanderbilt and Missouri on the defensive line. He helped make Florida the only team in the SEC with more than six players with at least three sacks. Carter tied for second on the squad with career-highs in sacks (4.5) and tackles-for-loss (7).

McPherson has been as reliable as a kicker can be in his two seasons in Gainesville. McPherson made 17-of-19 field goals as a sophomore, finishing 10th nationally with an 89.5% conversion rate. He also served as Florida’s primary kickoff specialist, averaging 61.2 yards on 80 kickoffs with a 63.7 percent touchback rate. He was named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Kadarius Toney returns to Florida for his senior season and remains an all-purpose weapon for the Gators.

2020 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Football Team (* – ties)

First Team Preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE

TE Kyle Pitts, Florida

OL Alex Leatherwood, Alabama

OL Trey Smith, Tennessee

OL Darian Kinnard, Kentucky

OL Landon Dickerson, Alabama

C Drake Jackson, Kentucky

WR DeVonta Smith, Alabama

WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

QB Kyle Trask, Florida

RB Najee Harris, Alabama

RB Kylin Hill, Mississippi State

AP Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

DEFENSE

DL Bobby Brown, Texas A&M

DL LaBryan Ray, Alabama

DL Big Kat Bryant, Auburn

DL Jordan Davis, Georgia

LB Dylan Moses, Alabama

LB K.J. Britt, Auburn

LB Nick Bolton, Missouri

DB Patrick Surtain II, Alabama

DB Derek Stingley, LSU

DB Richard LeCounte, Georgia

DB Jacoby Stevens, LSU

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK Brent Cimaglia, Tennessee

P Max Duffy, Kentucky

RS Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

Second Team Preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE

TE Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M

OL Sadarius Hutcherson, South Carolina

OL Deonte Brown, Alabama

OL Landon Young, Kentucky

OL Austin Deculus, LSU*

OL Brodarious Hamm, Auburn*

OL Wanya Morris, Tennessee*

OL Ed Ingram, LSU*

C Trey Hill, Georgia

WR George Pickens, Georgia

WR Terrace Marshall, LSU

QB Kellen Mond, Texas A&M

RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas

RB Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M

AP Derek Stingley, LSU

DEFENSE

DL Kobie Whiteside, Missouri

DL Malik Herring, Georgia

DL Aaron Sterling, South Carolina

DL Dayo Odeyingbo, Vanderbilt

LB Henry To’o To’o, Tennessee

LB Monty Rice, Georgia

LB Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State*

LB Nakobe Dean, Georgia*

LB Ventrell Miller, Florida*

DB Kaiir Elam, Florida

DB Eric Stokes, Georgia

DB Demani Richardson, Texas A&M

DB Tyree Gillespie, Missouri*

DB Marco Wilson, Florida*

DB Israel Mukuamu, South Carolina*

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK Cade York, LSU

P Jake Camarda, Georgia

RS Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss

Third Team Preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE

TE Arik Gilbert, LSU

OL Carson Green, Texas A&M

OL Kenyon Green, Texas A&M

OL Evan Neal, Alabama

OL Dan Moore, Texas A&M

C Landon Dickerson, Alabama

WR Seth Williams, Auburn

WR Elijah Moore, Ole Miss

QB Bo Nix, Auburn

RB Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss

RB Larry Rountree, Missouri

AP Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss*

Kadarius Toney, Florida*

Christian Tutt, Auburn*

DEFENSE

DL Zachary Carter, Florida

DL Josh Paschal, Kentucky

DL Kobe Jones, Mississippi State

DL Glen Logan, LSU

LB Boogie Watson, Kentucky

LB Dimitri Moore, Vanderbilt

LB Nolan Smith, Georgia*

LB Ernest Jones, South Carolina*

LB Andre Mintze, Vanderbilt*

DB Jaycee Horn, South Carolina

DB Bryce Thompson, Tennessee

DB Yusuf Corker, Kentucky

DB Christian Tutt, Auburn*

DB Josh Jobe, Alabama*

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK Evan McPherson, Florida

P Mac Brown, Ole Miss

RS Christian Tutt, Auburn