League coaches name 16 Alabama players to All-SEC teams

Alabama placed a league-leading 16 representatives on the 2019 Preseason Coaches All-Southeastern Conference Football Team, the SEC announced Thursday.

Georgia was second with 10 representatives, while Auburn and LSU each had nine.

This marks the 17th consecutive year of the SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team. Nine schools had at least one First Team All-SEC representative, including a conference-best nine from Alabama.

Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.

The SEC begins its 2019 season Aug. 24 when Florida takes on Miami at 8 p.m. CT in Orlando. (* - ties)

First-team preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE
TE
Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri

OL
Andrew Thomas, Georgia
Alex Leatherwood, Alabama
Jedrick Wills Jr., Alabama*
Tre'Vour Wallace-Simms, Missouri*
Prince Tega Wanogho, Auburn*

C
Lloyd Cushenberry, LSU

WR
Jerry Jeudy, Alabama
Kalija Lipscomb, Vanderbilt

QB
Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama

RB
D'Andre Swift, Georgia
Najee Harris, Alabama

AP
Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

DEFENSE
DL
Raekwon Davis, Alabama
Derrick Brown, Auburn
Rashard Lawrence, LSU
Justin Madubuike, Texas A&M

LB
Dylan Moses, Alabama
Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State
Cale Garrett, Missouri

DB
C.J. Henderson, Florida
Grant Delpit, LSU
J.R. Reed, Georgia
Trevon Diggs, Alabama*
Kristian Fulton, LSU*

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK
Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia P
Braden Mann, Texas A&M

RS
Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

Second-team preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE
TE
Jared Pinkney, Vanderbilt

OL
Damien Lewis, LSU
Logan Stenberg, Kentucky
Solomon Kindley, Georgia
Isaiah Wilson, Georgia

C
Darryl Williams, Mississippi State

WR
Henry Ruggs III, Alabama
Bryan Edwards, South Carolina

QB
Jake Fromm, Georgia

RB
Ke'Shawn Vaughn, Vanderbilt
Lamical Perine, Florida

AP
Lynn Bowden, Kentucky

DEFENSE
DL
Jabari Zuniga, Florida
Marlon Davidson, Auburn
Javon Kinlaw, South Carolina
Nick Coe, Auburn

LB
Anfernee Jennings, Alabama
De'Jon Harris, Arkansas
David Reese II, Florida

DB
Xavier McKinney, Alabama
Patrick Surtain II, Alabama
DeMarkus Acy, Missouri
Cameron Dantzler, Mississippi State

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK
Evan McPherson, Florida

P
Tommy Townsend, Florida

RS
Jashaun Corbin, Texas A&M*
Marquez Callaway, Tennessee*

Third-team preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE
TE
Charlie Woerner, Georgia

OL
Yasir Durant, Missouri
Ben Cleveland, Georgia
Matt Womack, Alabama
Marquel Harrell, Auburn*
Mike Horton, Auburn* C
Drake Jackson, Kentucky

WR
Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
Lynn Bowden, Kentucky*
Justin Jefferson, LSU*

QB
Kellen Mond, Texas A&M

RB
Larry Rountree, Missouri
Kylin Hill, Mississippi State AP
Jashaun Corbin, Texas A&M

DEFENSE

DL
McTelvin Agim, Arkansas
Chauncey Rivers, Mississippi State
Tyler Clark, Georgia
LaBryan Ray, Alabama*
Dayo Odeyingbo, Vanderbilt*
Jordan Elliott, Missouri*

LB
Michael Divinity, LSU
T.J. Brunson, South Carolina*
Darrell Taylor, Tennessee*
Jacob Phillips, LSU*

DB
Daniel Thomas, Auburn
Nigel Warrior, Tennessee
Shyheim Carter, Alabama
Kamren Curl, Arkansas*
Jaycee Horn, South Carolina*
Javaris Davis, Auburn*

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK
Tucker McCann, Missouri*
Anders Carlson, Auburn*

P
Zach Von Rosenberg, LSU

RS
Lynn Bowden, Kentucky