Preseason Coaches All-SEC teams announced
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama and LSU each placed a league-leading 13 representatives on the 2016 Preseason Coaches All-Southeastern Conference Football Team, the SEC announced Thursday.
This marked the 14th consecutive year of the SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team.
All 14 SEC schools were represented on the All-SEC team, including eight schools with six or more selections. Nine SEC schools had at least one First-Team All-SEC selection, including a conference-best seven from Alabama.
Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.
The SEC begins its 2016 season Thursday, September 1 with a pair of games. Tennessee plays host to Appalachian State at 7:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network, while South Carolina travels to Vanderbilt for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff on ESPN.
2016 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Football Teams
(* - ties)
First Team Preseason All-SEC
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| TE | O.J. Howard |  Alabama |
| OL | Cam Robinson Dan Skipper Greg Pyke Alex Kozan |
Alabama Arkansas Georgia Auburn |
| C | Ethan Pocic |  LSU |
| WR | Calvin Ridley Christian Kirk |
Alabama Texas A&M |
| QB | Chad Kelly |  Ole Miss |
| RB | Leonard Fournette Nick Chubb |
LSU Georgia |
| AP | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M |
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| DL | Myles Garrett Jonathan Allen Derek Barnett Carl Lawson |
Texas A&M Alabama Tennessee Auburn |
| LB | Reuben Foster Kendell Beckwith Jalen Reeves-Maybin* Jarrad Davis* |
Alabama LSU Tennessee Florida |
| DB | Eddie Jackson Jalen Tabor Cameron Sutton Tre'Davious White |
Alabama Florida Tennessee LSU |
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| PK | Daniel Carlson | Auburn |
| P | JK Scott | Alabama |
| RS | Christian Kirk* Evan Berry* |
Texas A&M Tennessee |
Second Team Preseason All-SEC
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| TE | Evan Engram | Ole Miss |
| OL | William Clapp Avery Gennesy Martez Ivey Alphonse Taylor* Braden Smith* |
LSU Texas A&M Florida Alabama Auburn |
| C | Brandon Kublanow | Georgia |
| WR | Fred Ross Malachi Dupre |
 Mississippi State LSU |
| QB | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee |
| RB | Jalen Hurd Ralph Webb |
Tennessee Vanderbilt |
| AP | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia |
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| DL | Montravius Adams Charles Harris Bryan Cox Davon Godchaux |
Auburn Missouri Florida LSU |
| LB | Tim Williams Zach Cunningham Brooks Ellis* Arden Key* |
Alabama Vanderbilt Arkansas LSU |
| DB | Jamal Adams Dominick Sanders Minkah Fitzpatrick Tony Conner |
LSU Georgia Alabama Ole Miss |
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| PK | Adam Griffith* Elliott Fry* |
Alabama South Carolina |
| P | Johnny Townsend | Florida |
| RS | Isaiah McKenzie | Georgia |
Third Team Preseason All-SEC
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| TE | Jeremy Sprinkle | Arkansas |
| OL | David Sharpe Mason Zandi Jashon Robertson Frank Ragnow |
Florida South Carolina Tennessee Arkansas |
| C | Ross Pierschbacher* Frank Ragnow* Jon Toth* |
Alabama Arkansas Kentucky |
| WR | Travin Dural Drew Morgan |
LSU Arkansas |
| QB | Brandon Harris | LSU |
| RB | Stanley "Boom" Williams Brandon Holloway |
Kentucky Mississippi State |
| AP | Derrius Guice | LSU |
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| DL | Marquis Haynes Lewis Neal Deatrich Wise* Daeshon Hall* A.J. Jefferson* |
Ole Miss LSU Arkansas Texas A&M Mississippi State |
| LB | Richie Brown Oren Burks Lorenzo Carter |
Mississippi State Vanderbilt Georgia |
| DB | Marcus Maye Marlon Humphrey Johnathan Ford Quincy Wilson |
Florida Alabama Auburn Florida |
| POSITION | NAME | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|
| PK | Gary Wunderlich | Ole Miss |
| P | Trevor Daniel | Tennessee |
| RS | Marcus Davis* Cameron Sutton* Brandon Holloway* |
Auburn Tennessee Mississippi State |