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AP: Downs named SEC Newcomer of the Year; 10 from Alabama on All-SEC teams

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Alabama DB Caleb Downs
Caleb Downs (Dale Zanine / USA TODAY Sports)

Alabama freshman safety Caleb Downs has been named the SEC Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press, it was announced on Monday. Downs was also selected to the AP’s All-SEC second team and was one of 10 Crimson Tide players to land on the postseason teams.

Representing Alabama as first-team All-SEC honorees were offensive linemen JC Latham and Tyler Booker, linebacker Dallas Turner, cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry and placekicker Will Reichard. Joining Downs on the second team was quarterback Jalen Milroe, defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe, linebacker Chris Braswell and cornerback Terrion Arnold.

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels was unanimously named the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year, while Mississippi State linebacker Nathaniel Watson was the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz was named the SEC Coach of the Year.

All-SEC teams were voted on by a panel of 14 writers and broadcasters covering the league.

FIRST TEAM

Offense
WR — u-Malik Nabers, LSU
WR — Luther Burden III, Missouri
T — Javon Foster, Missouri
T — JC Latham, Alabama
G — Tate Ratledge, Georgia
G — Tyler Booker, Alabama
C — u-Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
TE — u-Brock Bowers, Georgia
QB — u-Jayden Daniels, LSU
RB — u-Cody Schrader, Missouri
RB — Ray Davis, Kentucky
PK — Will Reichard, Alabama
All-Purpose — Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

Defense
DE — James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
DE — Darius Robinson, Missouri
DT — Marcus Harris, Auburn
DT — Deone Walker, Kentucky
LB — Dallas Turner, Alabama
LB — Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
LB — Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State
CB — Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
CB — Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
S — Malaki Starks, Georgia
S — Jaylin Simpson, Auburn
P — Matthew Hayball, Vanderbilt

SECOND TEAM

Offense
WR — Xavier Legette, South Carolina
WR — Brian Thomas, LSU
T — Will Campbell, LSU
T — Gunner Britton, Auburn
G — Joshua Braun, Arkansas
G — Cam’Ron Johnson, Missouri
C — Cooper Mays, Tennessee
TE — Rivaldo Fairweather, Auburn
QB — Jalen Milroe, Alabama
RB — Quinshon Judkins, Mississippi
RB — Jaylen Wright, Tennessee
PK — Harrison Mevis, Missouri
All-Purpose — T-Barion Brown, Kentucky; Xavier Legette, South Carolina

Defense
DE — Princely Umanmielen, Florida
DE — Landon Jackson, Arkansas
DT — Justin Eboigbe, Alabama
DT — Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia
LB — Jett Johnson, Mississippi State
LB — Chris Braswell, Alabama
LB — Debo Williams, South Carolina
CB — Terrion Arnold, Alabama
CB — Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
S — Javon Bullard, Georgia
S — Caleb Downs, Alabama
P — Jeremy Chrawshaw, Florida

(u-unanimous choice)

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