SEC coaches select 19 Alabama players to preseason all-conference team

Alabama landed a conference-best 19 players on the Preseason Coaches All-SEC team announced Tuesday.

Alabama landed an SEC-best six players on the first team, including quarterback Bryce Young, offensive guard Emil Ekiyor, outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr., inside linebacker Henry To’o To’o, safety Jordan Battle and cornerback Eli Ricks.

The Crimson Tide’s second-team selections included running back Jahmyr Gibbs, wide receiver Jermaine Burton, tight end Cameron Latu, outside linebacker Dallas Turner, defensive back Malachi Moore and kicker Will Reichard. Gibbs was also chosen as an all-purpose player on the second unit. Guard Javion Cohen, offensive tackle Tyler Steen, defensive linemen D.J. Dale and Justin Eboige, defensive backs Brian Branch and Kool-Aid McKinstry and return specialist JoJo Earle rounded out Alabama’s selections on the third team.

Alabama’s 19 representatives nearly doubled every other school in the conference as Georgia had the next most selections with 10 followed by Texas A&M with nine.

FIRST TEAM

Offense

QB - Bryce Young, Alabama

RB - Tank Bigsby, Auburn

RB - Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky

WR - Kayshon Boutte, LSU

WR - Cedric Tillman, Tennessee

TE - Brock Bowers, Georgia

OL - Warren McClendon, Georgia

OL - Emil Ekiyor Jr., Alabama

OL - O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida

OL - Layden Robinson, Texas A&M

C - Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas

AP - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

Defense

DL - Jalen Carter, Georgia

DL - Derick Hall, Auburn

DL - BJ Ojulari, LSU

DL - Byron Young, Tennessee

LB - Bumper Pool, Arkansas

LB - Will Anderson Jr., Alabama

LB - Henry To'oTo'o, Alabama

DB - Jordan Battle, Alabama

DB - Eli Ricks, Alabama

DB - Kelee Ringo, Georgia*

DB - Cam Smith, South Carolina*

DB - Jalen Catalon, Arkansas*

Special Teams

PK - Harrison Mevis, Missouri

P - Nik Constantinou, Texas A&M

RS - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

SECOND TEAM

Offense

QB - Hendon Hooker, Tennessee*

QB - Stetson Bennett, Georgia*

RB - Devon Achane, Texas A&M

RB - Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama

WR - Jermaine Burton, Alabama

WR - Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss

TE - Cameron Latu, Alabama

OL - Kenneth Horsey, Kentucky

OL - Nick Broeker, Ole Miss

OL - Darnell Wright, Tennessee

OL - Javon Foster, Missouri

C - Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia

AP - Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama

Defense

DL - Colby Wooden, Auburn

DL - Zacch Pickens, South Carolina

DL - Ali Gaye, LSU

DL - Gervon Dexter Sr., Florida*

DL - McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&M*

LB - Nolan Smith, Georgia

LB - Brenton Cox Jr., Florida

LB - Dallas Turner, Alabama

DB - Christopher Smith, Georgia

DB - Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State

DB - Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M

DB - Malachi Moore, Alabama

Special Teams

PK - Will Reichard, Alabama

P - Oscar Chapman, Auburn

RS - Kearis Jackson, Georgia

THIRD TEAM

Offense

QB - Will Levis, Kentucky*

RB - Jabari Small, Tennessee

RB - Zach Evans, Ole Miss

WR - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

WR - Ladd McConkey, Georgia*

WR - Josh Vann, South Carolina*

WR - Jaden Walley, Mississippi State*

WR - Tayvion Robinson, Kentucky*

TE - Jaheim Bell, South Carolina

OL - Brady Latham, Arkansas

OL - Javion Cohen, Alabama

OL - Jeremy James, Ole Miss

OL - Tyler Steen, Alabama*

OL - Reuben Fatheree II, Texas A&M*

C - Bryce Foster, Texas A&M

AP - Devon Achane, Texas A&M

Defense

DL - Jordan Davis, Mississippi State

DL - D.J. Dale, Alabama

DL - Justin Eboigbe, Alabama*

DL - Jordan Burch, South Carolina*

DL - Jaquelin Roy, LSU*

DL - Cedric Johnson, Ole Miss*

DL - Cameron Young, Mississippi State*

LB - Ventrell Miller, Florida

LB - Jeremy Banks, Tennessee

LB - Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt*

LB - Jacquez Jones, Kentucky*

LB - Tyrus Wheat, Mississippi State*

LB - DeAndre Square, Kentucky*

DB - Trevon Flowers, Tennessee

DB - AJ Finley, Ole Miss

DB - Brian Branch, Alabama

DB - Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama*

DB - Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri*

DB - Trey Dean III, Florida*

Special Teams

PK - Anders Carlson, Auburn

P - Paxton Brooks, Tennessee

RS - JoJo Earle, Alabama