Alabama Football: Alabama Lands 13 Players on the All-SEC Preseason Coaches Poll

Larry Burton (Syndicated Writer) When it came down to overall selections, Alabama didn't come out of top. Arkansas led all SEC teams with 14 selections while Alabama led all teams with first-team selections with seven.

Those seven first-team selections on defense were linebacker Dont'a Hightower, safety Mark Barron, safety Robert Lester and nose tackle Josh Chapman and on offense, running back Trent Richardson, center William Vlachos and guard Barrett Jones.

Second-team selections were offensive tackle D.J. Fluker, Trent Richardson (as a special teams member) and linebacker Courtney Upshaw.

Third-team selections were linebacker C.J. Moseley, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick and Marquis Maze (as a special teams member).

What a difference a year makes, as Auburn had no members on the first-team list and only two on the second-team list.

Here's a complete list of the players and schools who made the list, according the SEC site:

Offense

First-Team Offense

Position	Name, Team	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
TE	Orson Charles, Georgia	6-3	241	Jr.	Tampa, Fla.
OL	Cordy Glenn, Georgia	6-5	348	Sr.	Riverdale, Ga.
OL	Barrett Jones, Alabama	6-5	311	Jr.	Memphis, Tenn.
OL	Bradley Sowell, Ole Miss	6-7	315	Sr.	Hernando, Miss.
OL	Larry Warford, Kentucky	6-3	340	Jr.	Richmond, Ky.
C	Williams Vlachos, Alabama	6-1	294	Sr.	Mountain Brook, Ala.
WR	Greg Childs, Arkansas	6-3	217	Sr.	Warren, Ark.
WR	Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina	6-4	233	Jr.	St. Matthews, S.C.
QB	Aaron Murray, Georgia	6-1	211	So.	Tampa, Fla.
RB	Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina	6-0	231	So.	Duncan, S.C.
RB	Trent Richardson, Alabama	5-11	224	Jr.	Pensacola, Fla.

 

Second-Team Offense

Position	Name, Team	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
TE	Brandon Barden, Vanderbilt	6-5	345	Sr.	Lincolnton, Ga.
OL	Alvin Bailey, Arkansas	6-5	319	So.	Broken Arrow, Okla.
OL	D.J. Fluker, Alabama	6-6	335	So.	Foley, Ala.
OL	Brandon Mosley, Auburn	6-6	306	Sr.	Jefferson, Ga.
OL	Rokevious Watkins, South Carolina	6-4	334	Sr.	Fairburn, Ga.
C	Ben Jones, Georgia	6-3	316	Sr.	Centreville, Ala.
WR	Joe Adams, Arkansas	5-11	190	Sr.	Little Rock, Ark.
WR	Rueben Randle, LSU	6-4	210	Jr.	Bastrop, La.
QB	Stephen Garcia, South Carolina	6-2	230	Sr.	Lutz, Fla.
RB	Knile Davis, Arkansas	6-0	230	Jr.	Missouri City, Texas
RB	Jeff Demps, Florida	5-8	190	Sr.	Winter Garden, Fla.
RB	Mike Dyer, Auburn	5-9	206	So.	Little Rock, Ark.

 

Third-Team Offense

Position	Name, Team	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
TE	Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn	6-4	253	Jr.	Marietta, Ga.
OL	Grant Cook, Arkansas	6-4	318	Sr.	Jonesboro, Ark.
OL	Alex Hurst, LSU	6-6	329	Jr.	Bartlett, Tenn.
OL	Bobby Massie, Ole Miss	6-6	325	Jr.	Lynchburg, Va.
OL	Kyle Nunn, South Carolina	6-5	296	Sr.	Sumter, NC
C	Travis Swanson, Arkansas	6-5	305	So.	Kingwood, Texas
WR	Emory Blake, Auburn	6-1	197	Jr.	Austin, Texas
WR	Marquis Maze, Alabama	5-10	180	Sr.	Birmingham, Ala.
WR	Jarius Wright, Arkansas	5-10	180	Sr.	Warren, Ark.
QB	Chris Relf, Mississippi State	6-4	245	Sr.	Montgomery, Ala.
RB	Vick Ballard, Mississippi State	5-11	220	Sr.	Pascagoula, Miss.
RB	Onterrio McCalebb, Auburn	5-10	172	Jr.	Fort Meade, Fla

Defense

First-Team Defense

Position	Name, Team	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
DL	Jake Bequette, Arkansas	6-5	271	Sr.	Little Rock, Ark.
DL	Josh Chapman, Alabama	6-1	310	Sr.	Hoover, Ala.
DL	Malik Jackson, Tennessee	6-5	270	Sr.	Northridge, Calif.
DL	Devin Taylor, South Carolina	6-7	248	Jr.	Beaufort, S.C.
LB	Dont'a Hightower, Alabama	6-4	260	Jr.	Lewisburg, Tenn.
LB	Chris Marve, Vanderbilt	6-0	235	Sr.	Memphis, Tenn.
LB	Danny Trevathan, Kentucky	6-1	230	Sr.	Leesburg, Fla.
DB	Mark Barron, Alabama	6-2	218	Sr.	Mobile, Ala.
DB	Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina	6-1	194	Jr.	Rock Hill, S.C.
DB	Robert Lester, Alabama	6-2	210	Jr.	Foley, Ala.
DB	Morris Claiborne, LSU	6-0	177	Jr.	Shreveport, La

Second-Team Defense

Position	Name, Team	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
DL	Melvin Ingram, South Carolina	6-2	271	Sr.	Hamlet, N.C.
DL	DeAngelo Tyson, Georgia	6-2	306	Sr.	Statesboro, Ga.
DL	Kentrell Lockett, Ole Miss	6-5	248	Sr.	Hahnville, La.
DL	Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State	6-4	295	Jr.	Yazoo City, Miss.
DL	Barkevious Mingo, LSU	6-5	240	So.	West Monroe, La.
LB	Ryan Baker, LSU	6-0	227	Sr.	Grand Ridge, Fla.
LB	Jerry Franklin, Arkansas	6-1	245	Sr.	Marion, Ark.
LB	Courtney Upshaw, Alabama	6-2	265	Sr.	Eufaula, Ala.
DB	Brandon Boykin, Georgia	5-10	183	Sr.	Fayetteville, Ga.
DB	Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt	5-11	188	Sr.	Perry, Ga.
DB	Tramain Thomas, Arkansas	6-0	198	Sr.	Winnie, Texas
DB	Tyrann Mathieu, LSU	5-9	180	So.	New Orleans, La.

Third-Team Defense

Position	Name, Team	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
DL	Corey Lemonier, Auburn	6-4	229	So.	Hialeah, Fla.
DL	Sam Montgomery, LSU	6-4	250	So.	Greenwood, S.C.
DL	Travian Robertson, South Carolina	6-4	298	Sr.	Laurinburg, N.C.
DL	Tenarius Wright, Arkansas	6-2	252	Jr.	Memphis, Tenn.
LB	Jon Bostic, Florida	6-1	238	Jr.	Wellington, Fla.
LB	Jelani Jenkins, Florida	6-1	233	So.	Olney, Md.
LB	C.J. Mosley, Alabama	6-2	234	So.	Theodore, Ala.
DB	Johnathan Banks, Mississippi State	6-2	185	Jr.	Maben, Miss.
DB	Dre' Kirkpatrick, Alabama	6-3	192	Jr.	Gadsden, Ala.
DB	Neiko Thorpe, Auburn	6-2	185	Sr.	Tucker, Ga.
DB	Prentiss Waggner, Tennessee	6-2	181	Jr.	Clinton, La.

Specialists

First-Team Specialists

Position	Name, Team	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
PK	Blair Walsh, Georgia	5-10	192	Sr.	Boca Raton, Fla.
P	Drew Butler, Georgia	6-2	214	Sr.	Duluth, Ga.
RS	Brandon Boykin, Georgia	5-10	183	Sr.	Fayetteville, Ga.
AP	Joe Adams, Arkansas	5-11	190	Sr.	Little Rock, Ark.

Second-Team  Specialists

Position	Name, Team	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
PK	Caleb Sturgis, Florida	5-10	192	Redshirt Jr.	St. Augustine, Fla.
P	Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss	6-2	227	Jr.	Little Rock, Ark.
RS	Warren Norman, Vanderbilt	5-10	195	Jr.	Stone Mountain, Georgia
AP	Trent Richardson, Alabama	5-11	224	Jr.	Pensacola, Fla

Third-Team  Specialists

Position	Name, Team	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
PK	Zach Hocker, Arkansas	6-0	180	So.	Russellville, Ark.
P	Dylan Breeding, Arkansas	6-1	211	Jr.	Hoover, Ala.
P	Ryan Tydlacka, Kentucky	6-1	185	Sr.	Louisville, Ky.
RS	Andre DeBose, Florida	5-11	180	So.	Sanford, Fla.
AP	Trey Burton, Florida	6-2	222	So.	Venice, Fla

By School

School	1st Team	2nd Team	3rd Team	Total
Alabama	7	3	3	13
Arkansas	3	5	6	14
Auburn	0	2	5	7
Florida	0	2	4	6
Georgia	6	3	0	9
Kentucky	2	0	1	3
LSU	1	4	2	7
Ole Miss	1	2	1	4
Mississippi State	0	1	3	4
South Carolina	4	3	2	9
Tennessee	1	0	1	2
Vanderbilt	1	3	0	4