Manziel, Clowney headline All-SEC preseason teams

By foxsports
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HOOVER, Ala. — The SEC released the media's picks for the All-SEC teams on Wednesday morning, with Alabama garnering a league-high seven selections on the first team.

At quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M — 119 first-team votes) eclipsed Alabama's AJ McCarron (67 votes) and Georgia's Aaron Murray (52) for first-team honors, even though McCarron is a reigning national champion and Murray is on track to become the SEC's all-time passing leader by season's end.

On the defensive front, South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney secured 223 first-place votes, easily out-distancing any player in that realm, offense or defense. However, he finished 20 votes shy of becoming just the second unanimous preseason selection of this century (Arkansas tailback Darren McFadden).







Since 1992, Alabama owns the single-season mark for the most players on the first team (nine in 2001).


QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
RB T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
RB Todd Gurley, Georgia
WR Amari Cooper, Alabama
WR Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
TE Arthur Lynch, Georgia
OL Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
OL Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
OL Anthony Steen, Alabama
OL Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
C Travis Swanson, Arkansas



QB AJ McCarron, Alabama
RB Tre Mason, Auburn (15)RB 
RB LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi State
RB Keith Marshall, Georgia
WR Donte Moncrief, Ole Miss
WR Mike Evans,  Texas A&M
TE Rory Anderson, South Carolina
OL Antonio Richardson, Tennessee
OL Jon Halapio, Florida
OL Chris Burnette, Georgia
OL Ja'Wuan James, Tennessee
C Reese Dismukes, Auburn



QB Aaron Murray, Georgia
RB Matt Jones, Florida
RB Jeff Scott, Ole Miss
RB Alfred Blue, LSU
WR Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia
WR Jarvis Landry, LSU
TE Brian Vogler, Alabama
OL La'el Collins, LSU
OL Josh Williford, LSU
OL Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt
OL A.J. Cann, South Carollina
OL Zach Fulton, Tennessee
C James Stone, Tennessee
C Jonotthan Harrison, Florida






DL Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
DL Dominique Easley, Florida
DL Anthony Johnson, LSU
DL Chris Smith, Arkansas
LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama
LB A.J. Johnson, Tennessee
LB Denzel Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
DB Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
DB Craig Loston, LSU
DB Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida
DB Deion Belue, Alabama



DL Xzavier Dickson, Alabama
DL Ed Stinson, Alabama
DL Dee Ford, Auburn
DL Jeoffrey Pagan, Alabama
LB Adrian Hubbard, Alabama
LB Jordan Jenkins, Georgia
LB Lamin Barrow, LSU
DB Damian Swann, Georgia
DB Andre Hal, Vanderbilt
DB Marcus Roberson, Florida
DB Vinnie Sunseri, Alabama



DL Garrison Smith, Georgia
DL Daniel McCullers, Tennessee
DL Alvin Dupree, Kentucky
DL C.J. Johnson, Ole Miss
LB Ronald Powell, Florida
LB Tahj Jones, LSU
LB Trey DePriest, Alabama
LB Avery Williamson, Kentucky
DB E.J. Gaines, Missouri
DB Charles Sawyer, Ole Miss
DB Jalen Mills, LSU
DB Chris Davis, Auburn





P Kyle Christy, Florida
PK Carey Spear, Vanderbilt
RS Odell Beckham Jr., LSU
AP Bruce Ellington, South Carolina



P Cody Mandell, Alabama
PK Cody Parkey, Auburn
RS Bruce Ellington, South Carolina
AP Odell Beckham Jr., LSU



P Steven Clark, Auburn
PK Zach Hocker, Arkansas
RS Andre Debose, Florida
AP Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida