HOOVER, Ala. -- Alabama placed a league-high 12 players on the first- and second-team All-SEC teams as selected by the media attending the SEC media days.
Florida was second with 10 selections. Nine of the 12 schools had a player on the first team. The three schools that were shut out on the first team were Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Alabama had eight players to receive first-team honors. There were no unanimous selections. The leading vote-getters were Alabama running back Mark Ingram with 165 votes and his teammate, linebacker Dont’a Hightower, with 158 votes.
Here's a look at the teams:
Florida was second with 10 selections. Nine of the 12 schools had a player on the first team. The three schools that were shut out on the first team were Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Alabama had eight players to receive first-team honors. There were no unanimous selections. The leading vote-getters were Alabama running back Mark Ingram with 165 votes and his teammate, linebacker Dont’a Hightower, with 158 votes.
Here's a look at the teams:
| FIRST-TEAM | |||||||
| Offense | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| QB | Ryan Mallet (118)
|
Arkansas
|
6-6 | 238
|
Jr. | Texarkana, Ark. | |
| RB | Mark Ingram (165)
|
Alabama
|
5-10 | 215
|
Jr. | Flint, Mich. | |
| RB | Trent Richardson (69)
|
Alabama
|
5-11 | 220
|
So. | Pensacola, Fla. | |
| WR | A.J. Green (142)
|
Georgia
|
6-4 | 205
|
Jr. | Summerville, S.C. | |
| WR | Julio Jones (123)
|
Alabama
|
6-4 | 220
|
Jr. | Foley, Ala. | |
| TE | D.J. Williams (105)
|
Arkansas
|
6-2 | 251
|
Sr. | Little Rock, Ark. | |
| OL | Lee Ziemba (114)
|
Auburn
|
6-8 | 391
|
Sr. | Rogers, Ark. | |
| OL | Barrett Jones (103)
|
Alabama
|
6-4 | 301
|
So. | Memphis, Tenn. | |
| OL | Clint Boling (85)
|
Georgia
|
6-5 | 310
|
Sr. | Alpharetta, Ga. | |
| OL | James Carpenter (77)
|
Alabama
|
6-6 | 300
|
Sr. | Augusta, Ga. | |
| C | Mike Pouncey (109)
|
Florida
|
6-4 | 310
|
Sr. | Lakeland, Fla. | |
| Defense | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| DL | Marcell Dareus (126)
|
Alabama
|
6-4 | 306
|
Jr. | Birmingham, Ala. | |
| DL | Jerrell Powe (77)
|
Ole Miss
|
6-2 | 320
|
Sr. | Waynesboro, Miss. | |
| DL | Cliff Matthews (46)
|
South Carolina
|
6-4 | 260
|
Sr. | Cheraw, S.C. | |
| LB | Dont'a Hightower (158)
|
Alabama
|
6-4 | 258
|
So. | Lewisburg, Tenn. | |
| LB | Kelvin Sheppard (84)
|
LSU
|
6-3 | 239
|
Sr. | Stone Mountain, Ga. | |
| LB | Josh Bynes (72)
|
Auburn
|
6-2 | 235
|
Sr. | Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. | |
| LB | Brandon Hicks (65)
|
Florida
|
6-2 | 228
|
Sr. | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
| DB | Mark Barron (127)
|
Alabama
|
6-2 | 210
|
Jr. | Mobile, Ala. | |
| DB | Patrick Peterson (116)
|
LSU
|
6-1 | 211
|
Jr. | Pompano Beach, Fla. | |
| DB | Ahmad Black (67)
|
Florida
|
5-9 | 189
|
Sr. | Lakeland, Fla. | |
| DB | Stephon Gilmore (61)
|
South Carolina
|
6-1 | 188
|
So. | Rock Hill, S.C. | |
| Special Teams | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| PK | Blair Walsh (72)
|
Georgia
|
5-10 | 191
|
Jr. | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| P | Drew Butler (104)
|
Georgia
|
6-2 | 207
|
Jr. | Duluth, Ga. | |
| RS | Derrick Locke (45)
|
Kentucky
|
5-9 | 190
|
Sr. | Hugo, Okla. | |
| AP | Randall Cobb (123)
|
Kentucky
|
5-11 | 186
|
Jr. | Alcoa, Tenn. | |
| SECOND-TEAM | |||||||
| Offense | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| QB | Greg McElroy (44)
|
Alabama
|
6-3 | 225
|
Sr. | Southland, Texas | |
| RB | Derrick Locke (40)
|
Kentucky
|
5-9 | 190
|
Sr. | Hugo, Okla. | |
| RB | Mario Fannin (22)
|
Auburn
|
5-11 | 228
|
Sr. | Hampton, Ga. | |
| WR | Darvin Adams (19)
|
Auburn
|
6-3 | 185
|
Jr. | Kennesaw, Ga. | |
| WR | Randall Cobb (14)
|
Kentucky
|
5-11 | 186
|
Jr. | Alcoa, Tenn. | |
| TE | Luke Stocker (26)
|
Tennessee
|
6-6 | 253
|
Sr. | Berea, Ky. | |
| OL | Carl Johnson (53)
|
Florida
|
6-6 | 360
|
Sr. | Durham, N.C. | |
| OL | Marcus Gilbert (48)
|
Florida
|
6-5 | 322
|
Sr. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | |
| OL | Derek Sherrod (47)
|
Mississippi State
|
6-6 | 305
|
Sr. | Columbus, Miss. | |
| OL | DeMarcus Love (27)
|
Arkansas
|
6-5 | 315
|
Sr. | Lancaster, Texas | |
| C | William Vlachos (27)
|
Alabama
|
6-1 | 289
|
Jr. | Mountain Brook, Ala. | |
| Defense | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| DL | Pernell McPhee (34)
|
Mississippi State
|
6-4 | 285
|
Sr. | Pahokee, Fla. | |
| DL | Justin Trattou (31)
|
Florida
|
6-3 | 252
|
Sr. | Ramsey, N.J. | |
| DL | Kentrell Lockett (29)
|
Ole Miss
|
6-5 | 260
|
Sr. | Hahnville, La. | |
| LB | Chris Marve (62)
|
Vanderbilt
|
6-0 | 232
|
Jr. | Memphis, Tenn. | |
| LB | Nick Reveiz (32)
|
Tennessee
|
5-10 | 224
|
Sr. | Farragut, Tenn. | |
| LB | Courtney Upshaw (31)
|
Alabama
|
6-2 | 263
|
Jr. | Eufala, Ala. | |
| LB | Justin Houston (30)
|
Georgia
|
6-3 | 260
|
Jr. | Statesboro, Ga. | |
| DB | Janoris Jenkins (56)
|
Florida
|
5-11 | 186
|
Jr. | Pahokee, Fla. | |
| DB | Will Hill (41)
|
Florida
|
6-1 | 204
|
Jr. | West Orange, N.J. | |
| DB | Brandon Boykin (39)
|
Georgia
|
5-10 | 183
|
Jr. | Fayetteville, Ga. | |
| DB | Zac Etheridge (33)
|
Auburn
|
6-0 | 213
|
Sr. | Troy, Ala. | |
| Special Teams | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| PK | Wes Byrum (65)
|
Auburn
|
6-2 | 216
|
Sr. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | |
| P | Chas Henry (34)
|
Florida
|
6-3 | 222
|
Jr. | Dallas, Ga. | |
| RS | *Julio Jones (42)
|
Alabama
|
6-4 | 220
|
Jr. | Foley, Ala. | |
| RS | *Warren Norman (42)
|
Vanderbilt
|
5-10 | 192
|
So. | Stone Mountain, Ga. | |
| AP | Chris Rainey (35)
|
Florida
|
5-9 | 176
|
Jr. | Lakeland, Fla. | |
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