All-SEC Preseason Ballot
SEC FOOTBALL PRESEASON MEDIA ALL-SEC BALLOT
Here are Tyler Fulghum’s picks for the All-SEC preseason team with 2012 stats included:
QUARTERBACK
1 Soph. Johnny Manziel – QB – Texas A&M (3,706 pass yds, 1,410 rush yds, 47 total TD)
RUNNING BACK
1 Soph. T.J. Yeldon – RB – Alabama (175 car, 1,108 yds, 13 total TD)
2 Soph. Todd Gurley – RB – Georgia (222 car, 1,385 yds, 17 TD)
WIDE RECEIVER
1 Sr. Jordan Matthews – WR – Vanderbilt (94 rec, 1,323 yds, 9 total TD)
2 Soph. Amari Cooper – WR – Alabama (59 rec, 1,000 yds, 11 TD
TIGHT END
1 Sr. Arthur Lynch – TE – Georgia (24 rec, 431 yds, 3 TD)
OFF. GUARD/TACKLE
1 Sr. Jake Matthews – OL – Texas A&M (13 starts, 1st-team All-SEC)
2 Sr. Gabe Jackson – OL – Mississippi State (13 starts, 2nd-team All-SEC)
3 Jr. Cyrus Kouandjio – OL – Alabama (14 starts)
4 Jr. Antonio Richardson – OL – Tennessee (12 starts)
CENTER
1 Sr. Travis Swanson – OL – Arkansas (12 starts)
DEFENSIVE LINE
1 Jr. Jadeveon Clowney – DL – South Carolina (54 tkl, 23.5 TFL, 13 sacks, 3 FF)
2 Jr. Anthony Johnson – DL – LSU (30 tkl, 10 TFL, 3 sacks)
3 Sr. Chris Smith – DL – Arkansas (52 tkl, 13 TFL, 9.5 sacks)
4 Sr. Daniel McCullers – DL – Tennessee (39 tkl, 5.5 TFL, 1 sack)
LINEBACKER
1 Sr. C.J. Mosley – LB – Alabama (107 tkl, 8 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 INT, TD)
2 Jr. A.J. Johnson – LB – Tennessee (138 tkl, 8.5 TFL, 1 sack)
3 Jr. Adrian Hubbard – LB – Alabama (41 tkl, 11 TFL, 7 sacks, 3 FF)
DEFENSIVE BACK
1 Jr. Loucheiz Purifoy – DB – Florida (51 tkl, 5 PD, 3 FF)
2 Jr. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix – DB – Alabama (37 tkl, 5 INT, 9 PD)
3 Sr. Craig Loston – DB – LSU (55 tkl, 3 TFL, 2 INT, TD)
4 Sr. E.J. Gaines – DB – Missouri (74 tkl, 7 TFL, INT, 12 PD, 2 FF)
PLACEKICKER
1 Sr. Carey Spear – PK/P – Vanderbilt (27-27 XP, 20-24 FG, 87 pts)
PUNTER
1 Jr. Kyle Christy – P – Florida (66 punts, 45.8 avg)
RETURN SPECIALIST
1 Jr. Marcus Murphy – RS – Missouri (24.1 KR avg, TD, 13.9 PR avg, 3 TD)
ALL-PURPOSE
1 Jr. Odell Beckhman Jr. – WR – LSU (43 rec, 713 yds, 2 TD, 9.1 PR avg, 2 TD)
EAST DIVISION PREDICTION
1 Georgia
2 South Carolina
3 Florida
4 Vanderbilt
5 Missouri
6 Tennessee
7 Kentucky
WEST DIVISION PREDICTION
1 Alabama
2 Texas A&M
3 LSU
4 Mississippi State
5 Ole Miss
6 Auburn
7 Arkansas
SEC CHAMPION
1 Alabama