2024 Preseason All-SEC football teams: Alabama leads with 16 players, Texas well-represented in first year

The Longhorns have 13 players among the three teams, while Georgia has the most first-team selections

By Will Backus

Jul 19, 2024 at 12:40 pm ET • 1 min read

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The SEC unveiled its preseason all-conference football teams Friday, as voted on by the league's media members at SEC Media Days. Given how the conference has trended in recent years, it should come as no surprise that Georgia and Alabama are a common fixture throughout the selections.

Nick Saban may have retired after one of the greatest coaching careers this sport has seen, but he certainly didn't leave the cupboards bare. The Crimson Tide lead all programs with 16 total selections on the three All-SEC teams.

National powerhouse Georgia isn't far behind with 15 players of its own earning a nod. The Bulldogs have six first-team selections, the most of any SEC program. That includes incumbent starting quarterback Carson Beck, the nation's leading returning passer.

Of the conference's touted newcomers, Texas is well-represented. The Longhorns had 13 players earn a spot on at least one of the three teams, including first-team offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. and second-team quarterback Quinn Ewers.

Oklahoma did produce a pair of first-team players on defense in linebacker Danny Stutsman and defensive back Billy Bowman.

Here's a look at the Preseason All-SEC football teams, as voted on by the conference's media:

Preseason All-SEC First-team Offense

Position	Name	Team
QB	Carson Beck	Georgia
RB	Trevor Etienne	Georgia
RB	Jarquez Hunter	Auburn
WR	Luther Burden III	Missouri
WR	Tre Harris	Ole Miss
TE	Caden Prieskorn	Ole Miss
OL	Tyler Booker	Alabama
OL	Will Campbell	LSU
OL	Kelvin Banks Jr.	Texas
OL	Tate Ratledge	Georgia
C	Cooper Mays	Tennessee

Preseason All-SEC First-team Defense

Position	Name	Team
DL	James Pearce Jr.	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

Preseason All-SEC First-team Specialists

Position	Name	Team
P	James Burnip	Alabama
PK	Bert Auburn	Texas
LS	Kneeland Hibbett	Alabama
KS	Alex McPherson	Auburn
RS	Barion Brown	Kentucky
AP	Zavion Thomas	LSU

Preseason All-SEC Second-team offense

Position	Name	Team
QB	Quinn Ewers	Texas
RB	Raheim Sanders	South Carolina
RB	CJ Baxter	Texas
RB	Montrell Johnson Jr.	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

Preseason All-SEC Second-team Defense

Position	Name	Team
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 Jr.	Texas
LB	Smael Mondon Jr.	Georgia
DB	Jahdae Barron	Texas
DB	Major Burns	LSU
DB	Andrew Mukuba	Texas
DB	Malik Muhammad	Texas

Preseason All-SEC Second-team Specialists

Position	Name	Team
P	Brett Thorson	Georgia
PK	Graham Nicholson	Alabama
LS	Hunter Rogers	South Carolina
KS	Will Stone	Texas
RS	Zavion Thomas	LSU
AP	Dillon Bell	Georgia

Preseason All-SEC Third-team Offense

Position	Name	Team
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 III	Georgia
OL	Marques Cox	Kentucky
OL	Trey Zuhn III	Texas A&M
OL	Jaeden Roberts	Alabama
C	Jake Majors	Texas

Preseason All-SEC Third-team Defense

Position	Name	Team
DL	Tim Keenan III	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 Jr.	Florida
DB	Keon Sabb	Alabama
DB	Nick Emmanwori	South Carolina