Alabama placed 16 players and Auburn five on the preseason All-SEC team announced Friday following the conclusion of Media Days in Dallas.
The Crimson Tide put five players on the first team: offensive lineman Tyler Booker, linebacker Deontae Lawson, defensive back Malachi Moore, punter James Burnip and long-snapper Kneeland Hibbett. The four second-teamers for Alabama were offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor, center Parker Brailsford, defensive lineman Tim Smith and kicker Graham Nicholson; with quarterback Jalen Milroe, running back Justice Haynes, offensive lineman Jaeden Roberts, defensive lineman Tim Keenan, linebacker Jihaad Campbell and defensive backs Domani Jackson and Keon Sabb among seven making the third team.
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The Tigers put two players on the first team: running back Jarquez Hunter and kickoff specialist Alex McPherson. Auburn had no second-teamers, but three third-teamers: linebacker Eugene Asante, McPherson (as a kicker) and return specialist Keionte Scott.
Georgia had the most first-teamers (six) in voting conducted by the media in Dallas this week and tabulated by the conference office, but were one behind Alabama in overall players (15). The Bulldogs are also the media’s pick to win the SEC championship in 2024.
Below is the complete preseason Media Days All-SEC team for 2024 (* — indicates a tie in voting):
First-team offense
QB — Carson Beck, Georgia
RB — Trevor Etienne, Georgia
RB — Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
WR — Luther Burden, Missouri
WR — Tre Harris, Ole Miss
TE — Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss
OL — Tyler Booker, Alabama
OL — Will Campbell, LSU
OL — Kelvin Banks, Texas
OL — Tate Ratledge, Georgia
C — Cooper Mays, Tennessee
First-team defense
DL — James Pearce, Tennessee
DL — Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
DL — Deone Walker, Kentucky
DL — Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia
LB — Harold Perkins, LSU
LB — Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
LB — Deontae Lawson, Alabama*
LB — Mykel Williams, Georgia*
DB — Malaki Starks, Georgia
DB — Malachi Moore, Alabama
DB — Billy Bowman, Oklahoma
DB — Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
First-team specialists
P — James Burnip, Alabama
PK — Bert Auburn, Texas
LS — Kneeland Hibbett, Alabama
KOS — Alex McPherson, Auburn
RS — Barion Brown, Kentucky
AP — Zavion Thomas, LSU
Second-team offense
QB — Quinn Ewers, Texas
RB — Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
RB — CJ Baxter, Texas*
RB — Montrell Johnson, Florida*
WR — Isaiah Bond, Texas
WR — Kyren Lacy, LSU
TE — Mason Taylor, LSU
OL — Emery Jones, LSU
OL — Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
OL — Xavier Truss, Georgia
OL — Dylan Fairchild, Georgia
C — Parker Brailsford, Alabama
Second-team defense
DL — Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
DL — Landon Jackson, Arkansas
DL — Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
DL — Tim Smith, Alabama*
DL — Jared Ivey, Ole Miss*
LB — Debo Williams, South Carolina
LB — Anthony Hill, Texas
LB — Smael Mondon, Georgia
DB — Jahdae Barron, Texas
DB — Major Burns, LSU
DB — Andrew Mukuba, Texas
DB — Malik Muhammad, Texas
Second-team specialists
P — Brett Thorson, Georgia
PK — Graham Nicholson, Alabama
LS — Hunter Rogers, South Carolina
KOS — Will Stone, Texas
RS — Zavion Thomas, LSU
AP — Dillion Bell, Georgia
Third-team offense
QB — Jalen Milroe, Alabama
RB — Justice Haynes, Alabama
RB — Ulysses Bentley, Ole Miss
WR — Deion Burks, Oklahoma
WR — Dominic Lovett, Georgia
TE — Oscar Delp, Georgia
OL — Earnest Greene, Georgia
OL — Marques Cox, Kentucky
OL — Trey Zuhn, Texas A&M
OL — Jaeden Roberts, Alabama
C — Jake Majors, Texas
Third-team defense
DL — Tim Keenan, Alabama
DL — Princely Umanmielen, Ole Miss
DL — Trey Moore, Texas
DL — Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina
LB — Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Kentucky
LB — Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
LB — Eugene Asante, Auburn
DB — Domani Jackson, Alabama
DB — Daylen Everette, Georgia
DB — Jason Marshall, Florida
DB — Keon Sabb, Alabama*
DB — Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina*
Third-team specialists
P — Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida
PK — Alex McPherson, Auburn
LS — Slade Roy, LSU
KOS — Trey Smack, Florida
RS — Keionte Scott, Auburn
AP — Barion Brown, Kentucky*
AP — Jaydon Blue, Texas*