Eight Aggies named to Preseason Coaches All-SEC teams

The Southeastern Conference has released its preseason all-conference selections as voted on by the league’s coaches. Led by Bobby Brown on the Southeastern Conference’s first-team, eight Texas A&M players picked up an all-SEC nod.

Brown was the lone Aggie to be named to the first-team. Last season, Brown played in all 13 games for the Maroon & White making 11 starts. The junior defensive tackle made 21 total tackles, including eight solo stops and two tackles behind the line of scrimmage. During fall camp, Brown has been turning heads as the Aggies look to replace the production left behind by Justin Madubuike, a third-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft.

On the second-team, a trio of A&M offensive players and a young defensive standout made the list. Quarterback Kellen Mond is the second-team signal-caller as Florida’s Kyle Trask beat out Mond for the first-team honor. Sophomores Jalen Wydermyer and Isaiah Spiller made the second team at tight end and running back respectively after each played major roles as freshmen. Sophomore Demani Richardson is one of six defensive backs named to the second team following an impressive freshman campaign.

Three offensive linemen on the third-team round out the Aggies’ group of representatives as senior Carson Green and Dan Moore along with sophomore Kenyon Green made the list. Jimbo Fisher and offensive line coach Josh Henson will certainly hope the trio plays up to — and preferably above — their third-team status as A&M’s success will largely be tied to the improvement, cohesion and success in the trenches in 2020.

Texas A&M’s eight representatives total on all three lists ties Florida and LSU for third-best in the SEC. As expected, Alabama paced the league with 11 players selected, while Georgia registered 10.

First-team Preseason All-SEC

Offense
TE: Kyle Pitts, Florida

OL: Alex Leatherwood, Alabama
OL: Trey Smith, Tennessee
OL: Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
OL: Landon Dickerson, Alabama

C: Drake Jackson, Kentucky

WR: DeVonta Smith, Alabama
WR: Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

QB: Kyle Trask, Florida

RB: Najee Harris, Alabama
RB: Kylin Hill, Mississippi State

AP: Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

Defense
DL: Bobby Brown, Texas A&M
DL: LaBryan Ray, Alabama
DL: Big Kat Bryant, Auburn
DL: Jordan Davis, Georgia

LB: Dylan Moses, Alabama
LB: K.J. Britt, Auburn
LB: Nick Bolton, Missouri

DB: Patrick Surtain II, Alabama
DB: Derek Stingley, LSU
DB: Richard LeCounte, Georgia
DB: Jacoby Stevens, LSU

Special Teams
PK: Brent Cimaglia, Tennessee
P: Max Duffy, Kentucky
RS: Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

Second-Team Preseason All-SEC

Offense
TE: Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M

OL: Sadarius Hutcherson, South Carolina
OL: Deonte Brown, Alabama
OL: Landon Young, Kentucky
OL: Austin Deculus, LSU*
OL: Brodarious Hamm, Auburn*
OL: Wanya Morris, Tennessee*
OL: Ed Ingram, LSU*

C: Trey Hill, Georgia

WR: George Pickens, Georgia
WR: Terrace Marshall, LSU

QB: Kellen Mond, Texas A&M

RB: Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas
RB: Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M

AP: Derek Stingley, LSU

Defense
DL: Kobie Whiteside, Missouri
DL: Malik Herring, Georgia
DL: Aaron Sterling, South Carolina
DL: Dayo Odeyingbo, Vanderbilt

LB: Henry To'o To'o, Tennessee
LB: Monty Rice, Georgia
LB: Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State*
LB: Nakobe Dean, Georgia*
LB: Ventrell Miller, Florida*

DB: Kaiir Elam, Florida
DB: Eric Stokes, Georgia
DB: Demani Richardson, Texas A&M
DB: Tyree Gillespie, Missouri*
DB: Marco Wilson, Florida*
DB: Israel Mukuamu, South Carolina*

Special Teams
PK: Cade York, LSU
P: Jake Camarda, Georgia
RS: Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss

Third-Team Preseason All-SEC

Offense
TE: Arik Gilbert, LSU

OL: Carson Green, Texas A&M
OL: Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
OL: Evan Neal, Alabama
OL: Dan Moore, Texas A&M

C: Landon Dickerson, Alabama

WR: Seth Williams, Auburn
WR: Elijah Moore, Ole Miss

QB: Bo Nix, Auburn

RB: Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss
RB: Larry Rountree, Missouri

AP: Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss*
AP: Kadarius Toney, Florida*
AP: Christian Tutt, Auburn*

Defense
DL: Zachary Carter, Florida
DL: Josh Paschal, Kentucky
DL: Kobe Jones, Mississippi State
DL: Glen Logan, LSU

LB: Boogie Watson, Kentucky
LB: Dimitri Moore, Vanderbilt
LB: Nolan Smith, Georgia*
LB: Ernest Jones, South Carolina*
LB: Andre Mintze, Vanderbilt*

DB: Jaycee Horn, South Carolina
DB: Bryce Thompson, Tennessee
DB: Yusuf Corker, Kentucky
DB: Christian Tutt, Auburn*
DB: Josh Jobe, Alabama*

Special Teams
PK: Evan McPherson, Florida
P: Mac Brown, Ole Miss
RS: Christian Tutt, Auburn

* - Denotes a tie.