Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley was a first-team All-SEC selection by the media. (Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports)
The Southeastern Conference on Thursday announced the 2013 Preseason Media Days All-SEC Team.
2013 PRE-SEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM
(243 voters – most voters in SEC Media Days history / * – Ties)
OFFENSE
First-Team QB – Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (119) RB – T.J. Yeldon, Alabama (221) RB – Todd Gurley, Georgia (206) WR – Amari Cooper, Alabama (194) WR – Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt (106) TE – Arthur Lynch, Georgia (148) OL – Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama (193) OL – Jake Matthews, Texas A&M (176) OL – Anthony Steen, Alabama (109) OL – Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State (88) C – Travis Swanson, Arkansas (92)
Second-Team QB – AJ McCarron, Alabama (67) RB – Tre Mason, Auburn (15) RB – *LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi State (12) RB – *Keith Marshall, Georgia (12) WR – Donte Moncrief, Ole Miss ( 46) WR – Mike Evans, Texas A&M (33) TE – Rory Anderson, South Carolina (33) OL – Antonio Richardson, Tennessee (76) OL – Jon Halapio, Florida (51) OL – Chris Burnette, Georgia (50) OL – Ja’Wuan James, Tennessee (50) C – Reese Dismukes, Auburn (33)
Third-Team QB – Aaron Murray, Georgia (52) RB – *Matt Jones, Florida (5) RB – *Jeff Scott, Ole Miss (5) RB – *Alfred Blue, LSU (5) WR – Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia (28) WR – Jarvis Landry, LSU (19) TE – Brian Vogler, Alabama (18) OL – La’el Collins, LSU (37) OL – Josh Williford, LSU (30) OL – Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt (18) OL – *A.J. Cann, South Carollina (14) OL – *Zach Fulton, Tennessee (14) C – *James Stone, Tennessee (30) C – *Jonotthan Harrison, Florida (30)
DEFENSE
First-Team DL – Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina (223) DL – Dominique Easley, Florida (162) DL – Anthony Johnson, LSU (127) DL – Chris Smith, Arkansas (56) LB – C.J. Mosley, Alabama (231) LB – A.J. Johnson, Tennessee (107) LB – Denzel Nkemdiche, Ole Miss (94) DB – Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama (203) DB – Craig Loston, LSU (135) DB – Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida (117) DB – Deion Belue, Alabama (77)
Second-Team DL – Xzavier Dickson, Alabama (49) DL – Ed Stinson, Alabama ( 39) DL – Dee Ford, Auburn (38) DL – Jeoffrey Pagan, Alabama (31) LB – Adrian Hubbard, Alabama (66) LB – Jordan Jenkins, Georgia (64) LB – Lamin Barrow, LSU (29) DB – Damian Swann, Georgia (70) DB – Andre Hal, Vanderbilt (69) DB – Marcus Roberson, Florida (50) DB – Vinnie Sunseri, Alabama (36)
Third-Team DL – Garrison Smith, Georgia (26) DL – Daniel McCullers, Tennessee (23) DL – Alvin Dupree, Kentucky (23) DL – C.J. Johnson, Ole Miss (22) LB – Ronald Powell, Florida (24) LB – Tahj Jones, LSU (20) LB – *Trey DePriest, Alabama (16) LB – *Avery Williamson, Kentucky (16) DB – E.J. Gaines, Missouri (34) DB – Charles Sawyer, Ole Miss (25) DB – Jalen Mills, LSU (22) DB – Chris Davis, Auburn (20)
SPECIALISTS
First-Team P – Kyle Christy, Florida (108) PK – Carey Spear, Vanderbilt (100) RS – Odell Beckham Jr., LSU (74) AP – Bruce Ellington, South Carolina (69)
Second-Team P – Cody Mandell, Alabama (54) PK – Cody Parkey, Auburn (71) RS – Bruce Ellington, South Carolina (62) AP – Odell Beckham Jr., LSU (44)
Third-Team P – Steven Clark, Auburn (33) PK – Zach Hocker, Arkansas (39) RS – Andre Debose, Florida (53) AP – Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida (36)
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
SEC CHAMPION Alabama – 182 Georgia – 38 South Carolina – 18 Texas A&M – 4 LSU – 1
EASTERN DIVISION Georgia (149) – 1570 South Carolina (75) – 1474 Florida (19) – 1300 Vanderbilt – 858 Tennessee – 694 Missouri – 577 Kentucky – 331
WESTERN DIVISION Alabama (225) – 1681 Texas A&M (11) – 1333 LSU (7) – 1324 Ole Miss – 883 Auburn – 579 Mississippi State – 516 Arkansas – 488
NOTES:
* – Official attendance at 2013 SEC Media Days is 1,239, a new high for the event. The previous high was 1,085 in 2012. * – 243 voters is an all-time high for SEC media days. The previous high was 222 voters in 2012. * – The top two vote-getters were defensive players: C.J. Mosley, Alabama and Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina. * – Since 2000, Arkansas’ Darren McFadden is the only unanimous selection to the SEC Media Days Team, collecting all 80 votes. * – Alabama had the most first-team selections this season with 7. Since 1992, the most players on a first-team were 9 by Alabama in 2011 and 8 by Alabama (2010) and Florida (2009).
