Seven Auburn players on 2016 preseason All-SEC team, three first-teamers
Media attending the 2016 SEC Media Days voted seven Auburn players to the preseason all-conference team announced Friday morning.
Offensive lineman Alex Kozan, defensive lineman Carl Lawson and place kicker Daniel Carlson made the All-SEC first-team. Carlson was the team’s lone representative on the postseason All-SEC first-team at the end of last year.
Lawson made the preseason first-team last year, but missed two months of the season with a hip injury and missed out postseason accolades.
Running back Jovon Robinson, offensive lineman Braden Smith and defensive lineman Montravius Adams made the All-SEC second-team while defensive back Rudy Ford made the third-team.
The top vote-getters on the list were LSU running back Leonard Fournette, Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly and Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley.
Alabama had the most first-team selections with seven. The Crimson Tide own the record for most players on the first-team since 1992 with nine in 2011.
Michael Niziolek: 334-332-8572, mniziolek@ledger-enquirer.com, @wareagleextra
OFFENSE
First-Team
- QB Chad Kelly, Ole Miss (321)
- RB Leonard Fournette, LSU (329)
- RB Nick Chubb, Georgia (308)
- WR Calvin Ridley, Alabama (318)
- WR Christian Kirk, Texas A&M (223)
- TE O.J. Howard, Alabama (294)
- OL Cam Robinson, Alabama (315)
- OL Dan Skipper, Arkansas (228)
- OL Greg Pyke, Georgia (171)
- OL Alex Kozan, Auburn (165)
- C Ethan Pocic, LSU (188)
Second-Team
- QB Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee (313)
- RB Jalen Hurd, Tennessee (278)
- RB Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt (151)
- WR Malachi Dupre, LSU (167)
- WR Fred Ross, Mississippi State (139)
- TE Evan Engram, Ole Miss (214)
- OL Martez Ivey, Florida (152)
- OL William Clapp, LSU (143)
- OL David Sharpe, Florida (138)
- OL Alphonse Taylor, Alabama (137)
- C Brandon Kublanow, Georgia (121)
Third-Team
- QB Brandon Harris, LSU (25)
- RB Stanley "Boom" Williams, Kentucky (60)
- RB Jovon Robinson, Auburn (55)
- WR Ricky Seals-Jones, Texas A&M (78)
- WR Drew Morgan, Arkansas (49)
- TE Jeremy Sprinkle, Arkansas (65)
- OL Avery Gennesy, Texas A&M (120)
- OL Jashon Robertson, Tennessee (119)
- OL Braden Smith, Auburn (118)
- OL Javon Patterson, Ole Miss (113)
- C Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama (101)
DEFENSE
First-Team
- DL Jonathan Allen, Alabama (301)
- DL Myles Garrett, Texas A&M (286)
- DL Carl Lawson, Auburn (253)
- DL Derek Barnett, Tennessee (171)
- LB Reuben Foster, Alabama (265)
- LB Kendell Beckwith, LSU (231)
- LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Tennessee (223)
- DB Eddie Jackson, Alabama (293)
- DB Jalen Tabor, Florida (249)
- DB Tre'Davious White, LSU (221)
- DB Cameron Sutton, Tennessee (213)
Second-Team
- DL Montravius Adams, Auburn (167)
- DL Bryan Cox, Florida (105)
- DL Davon Godchaux, LSU (105)
- DL Charles Harris, Missouri (103)
- LB Tim Williams, Alabama (196)
- LB Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt (178)
- LB Jarrad Davis, Florida (160)
- DB Jamal Adams, LSU (193)
- DB Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama (188)
- DB Tony Conner, Ole Miss (146)
- DB Dominick Sanders, Georgia (145)
Third-Team
- DL Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss (102)
- DL Deatrich Wise, Arkansas (95)
- DL Cece Jefferson, Florida (85)
- DL A.J. Jefferson, Mississippi State (84)
- LB Lorenzo Carter, Georgia (92)
- LB Richie Brown, Mississippi State (84)
- LB Arden Key, LSU (76)
- DB Marcus Maye, Florida (139)
- DB Marlon Humphrey, Alabama (120)
- DB Johnathan Ford, Auburn (105)
- DB Armani Watts, Texas A&M (74)
SPECIALISTS
First-Team
- P JK Scott, Alabama (252)
- PK Daniel Carlson, Auburn (198)
- RS Christian Kirk, Texas A&M (214)
- AP Christian Kirk, Texas A&M (240)
Second-Team
- P Johnny Townsend, Florida (124)
- PK Adam Griffith, Alabama (174)
- RS Evan Berry, Tennessee (163)
- AP Alvin Kamara, Tennessee (152)
Third-Team
- P Trevor Daniel, Tennessee (97)
- PK Elliott Fry, South Carolina (91)
- RS Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia (100)
- AP Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia (112)