Stoops named AP SEC Coach of the Year, Josh Allen SEC Defensive Player of the Year

After leading Kentucky to its best record since 1977, Mark Stoops has been named SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press. Fittingly, the honor comes one day after the six-year anniversary of his introduction as Kentucky’s head coach.

In what should come as no surprise, senior linebacker Josh Allen was named Defensive Player of the Year and was an unanimous First Team All-SEC selection. Offensive guard Bunchy Stallings and running back Benny Snell also made the First Team. Senior safety Mike Edwards made the Second Team.

FIRST TEAM

Offense

• u-WR – A.J. Brown, Mississippi (u), 6-1, 230, Jr., Starkville, Mississippi
• WR – Jerry Jeudy, Alabama, 6-1, 192, So., Deerfield Beach, Florida
• T – Greg Little, Mississippi, 6-6, 325, Jr., Allen, Texas
• T – Jonah Williams, Alabama, 6-5, 301, Jr., Folsom, California
• G – Bunchy Stallings, Kentucky, 6-3, 305, Sr., McComb, Mississippi
• G – Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms, Missouri, 6-5, 330, Jr., East St. Louis, Illinois
• C – Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama, 6-4, 309, Sr., Cedar Falls, Iowa
• TE – Jace Sternberger, Texas A&M, 6-4, 250, Jr., Kingfisher, Oklahoma
• u-QB – Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama, 6-1, 218, So., Ewa Beach, Hawaii
• RB – Benny Snell Jr., Kentucky, 5-11, 223, Jr., Westerville, Ohio
• RB – Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M, 5-9, 200, Jr., Houston
• PK – Cole Tracy, LSU, 5-11, 188, Sr., Camarillo, California
• All-purpose – Deebo Samuel, South Carolina, 6-0, 210, Sr., Inman, South Carolina

Defense

• DE – Jachai Polite, Florida, 6-2, 242, Jr., Daytona Beach, Florida
• DE – Montez Sweat, Mississippi State, 6-6, 245, Sr., Stone Mountain, Georgia
• DT – Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State, 6-4, 300, Jr., Macon, Mississippi
• DT – Quinnen Williams, Alabama, 6-4, 295, So., Birmingham, Alabama
• u-LB Josh Allen, Kentucky, 6-5, 260, Sr., Montclair, New Jersey
• LB – Deshaun Davis, Auburn, 5-11, 233, Sr., Prichard, Alabama
• LB – Devin White, LSU, 6-1, 240, Jr., Springhill, Louisiana
• CB – Deandre Baker, Georgia, 5-11, 185, Sr., Miami
• CB – Greedy Williams, LSU, 6-3, 184, So., Shreveport, Louisiana
• S – Johnathan Abram, Mississippi State, 6-0, 215, Sr., Columbia, Mississippi
• S – Grant Delpit, LSU, 6-3, 203, So., Houston
• P – Braden Mann, Texas A&M, 5-11, 190, Jr., Houston

SECOND TEAM

Offense

• WR – Kalija Lipscomb, Vanderbilt, 6-1, 201, Jr., New Orleans
• WR – Deebo Samuel, South Carolina, 6-0, 210, Sr., Inman, South Carolina
• T – Martez Ivey, Florida, 6-5, 306, Sr., Apopka, Florida
• T – Andrew Thomas, Georgia, 6-5, 320, So., Lithonia, Georgia
• G – Zack Bailey, South Carolina, 6-6, 314, Sr., Summerville, South Carolina
• G – Hjalte Froholdt, Arkansas, 6-5, 315, Sr., Svendborg, Denmark
• C – Lamont Gaillard, Georgia, 6-2, 308, Sr., Fayetteville, North Carolina
• TE – Jared Pinkney, Vanderbilt, Jr., 6-4, 255, Norcross, Georgia
• QB – Drew Lock, Missouri, 6-4, 225, Sr., Lee’s Summit, Missouri
• RB – D’Andre Swift, Georgia, 5-9, 215, So., Philadelphia
• RB – Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 222, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee
• PK – Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia, 6-1, 191, Jr., Marietta, Georgia
• All-purpose – Mecole Hardman, Georgia, 5-11, 183, Jr., Bowman, Georgia

Defense

• DE – Isaiah Buggs, Alabama, 6-5, 286, Sr., Ruston, Louisiana
• DE – Raekwon Davis, Alabama, 6-7, 316, Jr., Meridian, Mississippi
• DT – Derrick Brown, Auburn, 6-5, 320, Jr., Sugar Hill, Georgia
• DT – Terry Beckner Jr., Missouri, 6-4, 295, Sr., East St. Louis, Illinois
• LB – De’Jon Harris, Arkansas, 6-0, 245, Jr., Harvey, Louisiana
• LB – Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State, 6-1, 250, So., Florence, Alabama
• LB —D’Andre Walker, Georgia, 6-3, 245, Sr., Fairburn, Georgia
• CB – Cameron Dantzler, Mississippi State, 6-2, 175, So., Hammond, Louisiana
• CB – Joejuan Williams, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 210, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee
• S – Mike Edwards, Kentucky, 6-0, 201, Sr., Cincinnati
• S – Deionte Thompson, Alabama, 6-2, 196, Jr., Orange, Texas
• P – Zach Von Rosenberg, LSU, 6-5, 245, So., Lake Charles, Louisiana

• Offensive Player of the Year —QB Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
• Defensive Player of the Year — LB Josh Allen, Kentucky
• Newcomer of the Year — RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Vanderbilt (Illinois transfer)
• Coach of the Year — Mark Stoops, Kentucky

Go Cats.

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