Season 16 Preseason All-SEC Teams
BY: Jeremy Perry (@Oneaccordjp)
In the eyes of many, the SEC is regarded as the best conference in the league. With the new season right around the corner, you should expect great match-ups week in and week out. Talented players help their team chase a championship, but the stand-out players will separate themselves from the rest. This collection of players is based on last season’s All-American team, All-Conference teams, and overall production at said positions.
| Position | 1st Team | Team | 2nd Team | Team |
| QB | Ryan Ravenhill | Florida State | Moses King | Kentucky |
| HB | Taylor Copley | Kentucky | Daven Brewer | Miami |
| FB | Juni Winter | Florida State | Jameson Emanuele | Florida |
| WR | Titus Price | Alabama | Willie Hardigan | Kentucky |
| WR | Tucker Quirk | Kentucky | Nick Reno | Florida |
| TE | Cadbury Wellington | North Carolina | JB Bell | Alabama |
| DE | George Yost | Miami | Mike Donlin | Georgia |
| DE | Jarod Cook | Florida State | Miles Melo | Kentucky |
| DT | Jay Gates | Miami | Raven Remington | Auburn |
| DT | Israel Jordan Ward | Kentucky | Jeff Knight | North Carolina |
| LB | Ryan Schultz | Kentucky | Devin Rudisell | Pittsburgh |
| LB | Smoke Wyatt | Kentucky | Chance Thomas | North Carolina |
| LB | Maverick Rivers | Florida State | Ryder Mears | Auburn |
| CB | DJ Brooks | Kentucky | Shawn Adams | Georgia |
| CB | Jaye Johnson | Georgia | Tom Reis | Miami |
| S | Zaveon May | Miami | Colby Ray Walker | Florida |
| S | Jakoby Cobb | West Virginia | Matt Jones | Miami |
| K | Luca Rivers | Florida State | Pacer Smith-Miller | Kentucky |
| RET | Zaveon May | Miami | Blake Elder | Florida State |
| AD | Tom Pence | Florida State | Devan Davis | Kentucky |
Breakdown
Kentucky has the most represented team on these teams. The Wildcats have eleven spots filled for preseason All-SEC honors with six of those eleven being 1st team. Florida State is tied with Kentucky with six 1st team representers. The Seminoles had seven total honorees, which ties them with Miami. Of the Hurricanes seven, four claim first-team honors. Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia all had three total honorees. The Bulldogs and Tar Heels each had one player make the first team. Following them in another tie was Alabama and Auburn with two. The in-state rivals combined for just one member of the first team. West Virginia and Pittsburgh each only had one representative. This rivalry also produced one first-teamer. Sophomores led the way with nineteen-player selections. They are followed by the Juniors with nine, Seniors had eight, and the only Freshman choice was Florida’s FB Jameson Emanuele.
