With so much talent in the SEC year in and year out, picking a preseason all-conference team can be a challenge to say the least.
But since it’s the job of Lindy’s staff to totally immerse itself in college football on a yearly basis, we feel like we’ve got a good idea of which players are in line for big seasons. Hey, it’s our job. We should know what a good football player looks like right?
With that being said, here are our 2014 preseason All-SEC teams, along with the players of the year.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Nick Marshall, QB, Auburn
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU
OFFENSE – FIRST TEAM
QB Nick Marshall, Sr. Auburn
RB Todd Gurley Jr. Georgia
RB T.J. Yeldon Jr. Alabama
WR Amari Cooper Jr. Alabama
WR Sammie Coates Jr. Auburn
TE C.J. Uzomah Sr. Auburn
C Reese Dismukes Sr. Auburn
OL Laremy Tunsil So. Ole Miss
OL La’el Collins Sr. LSU
OL Cedric Ogbuehi Sr. Texas A&M
OL A.J. Cann Sr. South Carolina
AP Christion Jones Sr. Alabama
PK Marshall Morgan Jr. Georgia
DEFENSE – FIRST TEAM
DL Alvin Dupree Sr. Kentucky
DL Dante Fowler Jr. Jr. Florida
DL Chris Jones So. Mississippi State
DL A’Shawn Robinson So. Alabama
LB A.J. Johnson Sr. Tennessee
LB Trey DePriest Sr. Alabama
LB Ramik Wilson Sr. Georgia
DB Vernon Hargreaves III So. Florida
DB Deshazor Everett Sr. Texas A&M
DB Cody Prewitt Sr. Ole Miss
DB Landon Collins Jr. Alabama
P Drew Kaser Jr. Texas A&M
OFFENSE – SECOND TEAM
QB Bo Wallace Sr. Ole Miss
RB Mike Davis Jr. South Carolina
RB Alex Collins So. Arkansas
WR Laquon Treadwell So. Ole Miss
WR Chris Conley Sr. Georgia
TE Malcolm Johnson Sr. Mississippi State
C Ryan Kelly Jr. Alabama
OL Brandon Shell Jr. South Carolina
OL Chaz Green Jr. Florida
OL Darrian Miller Sr. Kentucky
OL Austin Shepherd Sr. Alabama
AP Marcus Murphy Sr. Missouri
PK Andrew Baggett Jr. Missouri
DEFENSE – SECOND TEAM
DL Trey Flowers Sr. Arkansas
DL Robert Nkemdiche So. Ole Miss
DL Carl Lawson So. Auburn
DL Markus Golden Sr. Missouri
LB Leonard Floyd So. Georgia
LB Serderius Bryant Sr. Ole Miss
LB Benardrick McKinney Jr. Mississippi State
DB Tony Connor So. Ole Miss
DB Tre’Davious White So. LSU
DB Brian Randolph Jr. Tennessee
DB Damian Swann Sr. Georgia
P Sam Irwin-Hill Sr. Arkansas
OFFENSE – THIRD TEAM
QB Dak Prescott Jr. Mississippi State
RB Derrick Henry So. Alabama
RB Jonathan Williams Jr. Arkansas
WR Marquez North So. Tennessee
WR Shaq Roland Jr. South Carolina
TE O.J. Howard So. Alabama
C David Andrews Sr. Georgia
OL John Theus Jr. Georgia
OL Corey Robinson Sr. South Carolina
OL D.J. Humphries Jr. Florida
OL Alex Kozan So. Auburn
AP Andre Debose Sr. Florida
PK Elliott Fry So. South Carolina
DEFENSE – THIRD TEAM
DL Gabe Wright Sr. Auburn
DL C.J. Johnson Sr. Ole Miss
DL Gerald Dixon Jr. South Carolina
DL ZaDarius Smith Sr. Kentucky
LB Skai Moore So. South Carolina
LB Amarlo Herrera Sr. Georgia
LB Jordan Jenkins Jr. Georgia
DB Robenson Therezie Sr. Auburn
DB Braylon Webb Sr. Missouri
DB Jonathon Mincy Sr. Auburn
DB Brison Williams Sr. South Carolina
P Kyle Christy Sr. Florida