SEC Media Preseason All-SEC Team Announced
SEC Press Release
July 23, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The defending SEC and national champion Alabama Crimson Tide had a league-high 12 representatives on the 2010 All-Southeastern Conference Media Days Football Team, while defending Eastern Division Champion Florida had 10 total selections in a vote of media attending the 2010 SEC Football Media Days, held July 21-23 at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.
Nine of the 12 SEC Schools had a member on the first-team All-SEC squad. Each SEC school had at least two student-athletes on either the first or second team.
Auburn and Georgia each had six student-athletes on either the first or second team followed by Kentucky with four, Arkansas three while LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt each had two selections.
Alabama had the most first-team selections with eight followed by Georgia with four. Florida had three selections while Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU and South Carolina had two each. Ole Miss had one first-team choice.
The 2010 SEC Media Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team is listed below.
(*-Tie) [177 Total Voters - SEC Media Days all-time high.
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
Hometown |
| First-Team Offense |
| 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. |
| First-Team Defense |
| 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. |
| First-Team Specialists |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Second-Team Defense |
| 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. |
| Second-Team Specialists |
| 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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