Preseason Coaches All-SEC teams announced
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Alabama and LSU each placed a league-leading 10 representatives on the 2015 Preseason Coaches All-Southeastern Conference Football Teams, the SEC announced Tuesday.
This marked the 13th consecutive year of the SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC Teams.
All 14 SEC schools were represented by at least two on the All-SEC teams, including seven schools with six or more selections each. Ten SEC schools had at least one First-Team All-SEC selection, including a conference-best five from Alabama.
Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.
South Carolina's Pharoh Cooper earned three spots on the All-SEC First Team, making the squad as a wide receiver, all-purpose athlete and a return specialist. LSU's Leonard Fournette was a first-team running back and earned second-team All-SEC honors at all-purpose and return specialist.
The SEC begins its 2015 season on Thursday, September 3 with a pair of games. South Carolina faces North Carolina in Charlotte at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN, while Vanderbilt entertains Western Kentucky at 8 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
First Team Preseason All-SEC
| Position | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| TE | Evan Engram |  Ole Miss |
| OL | Laremy Tunsil Vadal Alexander Cam Robinson John Theus |
Ole Miss LSU Alabama Georgia |
| C | Mike Matthews |  Texas A&M |
| WR | Pharoh Cooper Laquon Treadwell |
 South Carolina Ole Miss |
| QB | Dak Prescott |  Mississippi State |
| RB | Nick Chubb Leonard Fournette |
Georgia LSU |
| AP | Pharoh Cooper | South Carolina |
| Position | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| DL | Myles Garrett Robert Nkemdiche A'Shawn Robinson Chris Jones |
Texas A&M Ole Miss Alabama Mississippi State |
| LB | Reggie Ragland Curt Maggitt Jordan Jenkins |
Alabama Tennessee Georgia |
| DB | Vernon Hargreaves Cyrus Jones Jalen Mills Jonathan Jones |
 Florida Alabama LSU Auburn |
| Position | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| PK | Marshall Morgan | Georgia |
| P | JK Scott | Alabama |
| RS | Pharoh Cooper | South Carolina |
Second Team Preseason All-SEC
| Postition | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| TE | Hunter Henry |  Arkansas |
| OL | Dan Skipper Greg Pyke Germain Ifedi Denver Kirkland |
Arkansas Georgia Texas A&M Arkansas |
| C | Ryan Kelly | Alabama |
| WR | D'haquille Williams Malcolm Mitchell |
Auburn Georgia |
| QB | Maty Mauk |  Missouri |
| RB | Derrick Henry Alex Collins |
Alabama Arkansas |
| AP | Leonard Fournette | LSU |
| Postition | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| DL | Jonathan Bullard Derek Barnett Jonathan Allen Montravius Adams |
Florida Tennessee Alabama Auburn |
| LB | Antonio Morrison Kentrell Brothers Kendell Beckwith |
Florida Missouri LSU |
| DB | Will Redmond Tre'Davious White Cameron Sutton Tony Conner |
Mississippi State LSU Tennessee Ole Miss |
| Position | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| PK | Austin MacGinnis |  Kentucky |
| P | Jamie Keehn | LSU |
| RS | Leonard Fournette* Isaiah McKenzie* |
LSU Georgia |
Third Team Preseason All-SEC
| Postition | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| TE | O.J. Howard | Alabama |
| OL | Alex Kozan Sebastian Tretola Devonte Danzey Jordan Swindle* Brandon Shell* |
Auburn Arkansas Auburn Kentucky South Carolina |
| C | Evan Boehm | Missouri |
| WR | Demarcus Robinson* Travin Dural* Josh Reynolds* |
Florida LSU Texas A&M |
| QB | Jeremy Johnson* Joshua Dobbs* |
Auburn Tennessee |
| RB | Jonathan Williams Russell Hansbrough Kelvin Taylor |
Arkansas Missouri Florida |
| AP | Speedy Noil | Texas A&M |
| Postition | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| DL | Carl Lawson Davon Godchaux Caleb Azubike Ryan Brown |
Auburn LSU Vanderbilt Mississippi State |
| LB | Leonard Floyd Cassanova McKinzy Lorenzo Carter |
Georgia Auburn Georgia |
| DB | A.J. Stamps Rohan Gaines Trae Elston Jonathan Ford Eddie Jackson |
Kentucky Arkansas Ole Miss Auburn Alabama |
| Position | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| PK | Elliott Fry | South Carolina |
| P | Drew Kaser | Texas A&M |
| RS | Darrius Sims Speedy Noil |
Vanderbilt Texas A&M |
* - indicates a tie