Bulldogs picked to finish second in SEC
The eyes of the SEC media are upon Texas.
Steve Sarkisian’s Longhorns received 96 first-place votes, followed by second-place Georgia with 44.
Alabama (29 first-place votes) was tabbed third, followed by LSU (20 first-place votes), and South Carolina (five first-place votes).
Other teams receiving first-place votes include Oklahoma (three first-place votes), Vanderbilt (two first-place votes), and Florida (two first-place votes). Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Auburn received one first-place vote each.
Predicted SEC Finish
Texas, 3060 points, 96 first-place votes
Georgia, 2957 points, 44 first-place votes
Alabama, 2783 points, 29 first-place votes
LSU, 2668 points, 20 first-place votes
South Carolina, 2,109 points, five first-place votes
Florida, 1,986 points, two first-place votes
Ole Miss, 1,979 points, one first-place vote
Texas A&M, 1,892 points.
Tennessee, 1,700 points, one first-place vote
Oklahoma, 1,613 points, three first-place votes
Auburn, 1,272 points, one first-place vote
Missouri, 1,170 points
Vanderbilt, 936 points, two first-place votes
Arkansas, 764 points
Kentucky, 512 points
Mississippi State, 343 points
Eleven Bulldogs make preseason All-SEC team
Eleven Bulldogs were named to the preseason All-SEC team. Eight made the first team.
On defense, defensive linemen Christen Miller, safety KJ Bolden, cornerback Daylen Everette, and linebacker CJ Allen earned first-team honors.
Georgia swept all six spots on the first team for special teams.
Zachariah Branch was named the top return specialist and all-purpose back. Kicker Peyton Woodring was named the top kicker and kickoff specialist. Brett Thorson was named the top punter, and Beau Gardner the top long-snapper.
Other Bulldogs named include tight end Oscar Delp (2nd team offense), running back Nate Frazier (3rd team), and offensive lineman Earnest Greene III (3rd team).
Preseason All-SEC Offense
First-Team
QB – LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
RB – Quintrevion Wisner, Texas
RB – Le’Veon Moss, Texas A&M
WR – Ryan Williams, Alabama
WR – Cam Coleman, Auburn
TE – Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
OT – Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
OT – Cayden Green, Missouri
OG – DJ Campbell, Texas
OL – Austin Barber, Florida
C – Jake Slaughter, Florida
Second-Team
QB –Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
RB – Jaydn Ott, Oklahoma
RB – Caden Durham, LSU
WR – Aaron Anderson, LSU
WR – Ryan Wingo, Texas
TE – Oscar Delp, Georgia
OL – Ar’maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M
OL – Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M
OL – Jaeden Roberts, Alabama
OL – Fernando Carmona Jr., Arkansas
C – Parker Brailsford, Alabama
Third-Team
QB – Arch Manning, Texas
RB – Nate Frazier, Georgia
RB – Jam Miller, Alabama
WR – Eric Singleton, Auburn
WR – Kevin Coleman Jr., Missouri
TE – Jack Endries, Texas
OL – Earnest Greene III, Georgia
OL – Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M
OL – Xavier Chaplin, Auburn
OL – Trevor Goosby, Texas
C – Connor Lew, Auburn
Four Bulldogs tabbed on first team for defense
First-Team
DL – Keldric Faulk, Auburn
DL – Dylan Stewart, South Carolina
DL – Colin Simmons, Texas
DL – Christian Miller, Georgia
LB – Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
LB – Whit Weeks, LSU
LB – CJ Allen, Georgia
DB – KJ Bolden, Georgia
DB – Michael Taaffe, Texas
DB – Daylen Everette, Georgia
DB – Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
Second-Team
DL – Caleb Banks, Florida
DL – Tim Keenan III, Alabama
DL – LT Overton, Alabama
DL – R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma
LB – Deontae Lawson, Alabama
LB – Harold Perkins, LSU
LB – Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss
DB – Malik Muhammad, Texas
DB – Domani Jackson, Alabama
DB – Will Lee III, Texas A&M
DB – Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina
Third-Team
DL – Tyreak Sapp, Florida
DL – Trey Moore, Texas
DL – Cam Ball, Arkansas
DL – Zxavian Harris, Ole Miss
LB – Taurean York, Texas A&M
LB – Arion Carter, Tennessee
LB – Princewill Umanmielen, Ole Miss
DB – Keon Sabb, Alabama
DB – Boo Carter, Tennessee
DB – Bray Hubbard, Alabama
DB – Isaac Smith, Mississippi State
Bulldogs dominated special teams
First-Team
P – Brett Thorson, Georgia
PK – Peyton Woodring, Georgia
LS – Beau Gardner, Georgia
KS – Peyton Woodring, Georgia
RS – Zachariah Branch, Georgia
AP – Zachariah Branch, Georgia
Second-Team
P – Jack Bouwmeester, Texas
*PK – Trey Smack, Florida
*PK – Lucas Carneiro, Ole Miss
LS – Rocco Underwood, Florida
KS – Trey Smack, Florida
RS – Barion Brown, LSU
AP – Zavion Thomas, LSU
Third-Team
*P – Devin Bale, Arkansas
*P – Aidan Laros, Kentucky
PK – Alex McPherson, Auburn
LS – Ben Anderson, Oklahoma
KS – Will Stone, Texas
RS – Zavion Thomas, LSU
*AP – Eugene Wilson III, Florida
*AP – Jadan Baugh, Florida
* – Indicates a tie
Christen Miller is one of four Bulldogs to make the All-SEC first-team defense. Photo by Tony Walsh.