SEC Coaches Award 10 Alabama Players All Conference Honors
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
Alabama once again was the football standard in the SEC posting a 12-1, 7-1, record winning the West Division title on their way to claiming the SEC Championship with a 29-15 win over then- No. 18 Florida. For the squad’s efforts, coaches around the conference voted 10 Crimson Tide players to the All-Conference teams on Monday tops in the league.
The parity in the conference was evened out a little more with 13 of the 14 conference programs landing at least one first-team selection. Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III was named first-team All-SEC for a third time topping the list of repeat honorees. South Carolina wide receiver/return specialist Pharoh Cooper and Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott earned first-team selections for a second consecutive season. The only program not placing a player on either team was the Kentucky Wildcats.
Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett, Arkansas tight end Hunter Henry, and LSU right tackle Vadal Alexander were repeat honorees but moved from 2014 second-team selections to 2015 first-team members. Henry’s accession up to first-team bumped Mississippi’s Evan Engram from a 2014 first-team selection to a 2015 second-team player. Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison and Tennessee defensive lineman Derek Barnett were second-team selections for a second consecutive season.
Two freshman highlighted the second-team offensive selections, Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley and Texas A&M receiver/return specialist Christian Kirk. Kirk garnered three overall second-team selections, all-purpose, wide receiver, and return specialist making him a leading candidate for SEC Freshman of the Year honors being announced on Thursday.
The SEC individual award winners will be announced on Wednesday.
Number of Selections per Team
Alabama – 10
Arkansas – 4
Auburn – 1
Florida – 5
Georgia – 3
Kentucky – 0
LSU – 5
Mississippi – 7
Mississippi State – 3
Missouri – 2
South Carolina – 3; Pharoh Cooper twice
Tennessee – 3
Texas A&M – 7; Christian Kirk three times
Vanderbilt – 1
SEC All-Conference First-Team Offense Selections
TE Hunter Henry – Arkansas
OL Sebastian Tretola – Arkansas
OL Vadal Alexander – LSU
OL Cam Robinson – Alabama
OL John Theus – Georgia
OC Ryan Kelly – Alabama
WR Laquon Treadwell – Mississippi
WR Fred Ross – Mississippi State
WR Pharoh Cooper – South Carolina
QB Dak Prescott – Mississippi State
RB Derrick Henry – Alabama
RB Leonard Fournette – LSU
AP Pharoh Cooper – South Carolina
SEC All-Conference First-Team Defense Selections
DL Myles Garrett – Texas A&M
DL Jonathan Allen – Alabama
DL Jonathan Bullard – Florida
DL A’Shawn Robinson – Alabama
LB Kentrell Brothers – Missouri
LB Reggie Ragland – Alabama
LB Zach Cunningham – Vanderbilt
DB Vernon Hargreaves III – Florida
DB Eddie Jackson – Alabama
DB Jalen Tabor – Florida
DB Trae Elston – Mississippi
SEC All-Conference First-Team Special Team Selections
PK Daniel Carlson – Auburn
RS Evan Berry – Tennessee
P Drew Kaser – Texas A&M
SEC All-Conference Second-Team Offense Selections
TE Evan Engram – Mississippi
OL Dominck Jackson – Alabama
OL Shon Coleman – Auburn
OL Dan Skipper – Arkansas
OL Germain Ifedi – Texas A&M
OC Ethan Pocic – LSU
WR Calvin Ridley – Alabama
WR Christian Kirk – Texas A&M
WR De’Runnya Wilson – Mississippi State
QB Chad Kelly – Mississippi
RB Alex Collins – Arkansas
RB Jalen Hurd – Tennessee
AP Christian Kirk – Texas A&M
SEC All-Conference Second-Team Defense Selections
DL Robert Nkemdiche – Mississippi
DL Marquis Haynes – Mississippi
DL Charles Harris – Missouri
DL Derek Barnett – Tennessee
LB Leonard Floyd – Georgia
LB Antonio Morrison – Florida
LB Skai Moore – South Carolina
DB Mike Hilton – Mississippi
DB Dominick Sanders – Georgia
DB Tre’Davious White – LSU
DB Jamal Adams – LSU
SEC All-Conference Second-Team Special Team Selections
PK Taylor Bertolet – Texas A&M
PK Adam Griffith – Alabama
RS Christian Kirk – Texas A&M
P Johnny Townsend – Florida
Photo credit: saturdayblitz.com; No. 2 Derrick Henry runs past a Wisconsin defender.