The Southeastern Conference will embark on a new era during the 2024 football season with no shortage of talent, but two familiar programs have set the pace when it comes to the 2024 USA TODAY Sports Network Preseason All-SEC team.
Alabama and Georgia combine for nine All-SEC players. The Crimson Tide leads the way with five thanks to a pair of special teams selections.
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Ole Miss and Kentucky each have three, while LSU and SEC newcomer Oklahoma can claim two apiece.
Here is the entire list:
USA TODAY Network Preseason All-SEC Offense
Quarterback: Carson Beck, Georgia
Running back: Trevor Etienne, Georgia
Running back: Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
Wide receiver: Tre Harris, Ole Miss
Tight end: Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss
Offensive line: Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
Offensive line: Tyler Booker, Alabama
Offensive line: Parker Brailsford, Alabama
Offensive line: Tate Ratledge, Georgia
Offensive line: Will Campbell, LSU
Kicker: Graham Nicholson, Alabama
All-Purpose: Barion Brown, Kentucky
USA TODAY Network Preseason All-SEC Defense
Defensive line: James Pearce Jr.*, Tennessee
Defensive line: Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
Defensive line: Deone Walker, Kentucky
Defensive line: Landon Jackson, Arkansas
Linebacker: Harold Perkins*, LSU
Linebacker: Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
Linebacker: Debo Williams, South Carolina
Defensive back: Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
Defensive back: Malaki Starks*, Georgia
Defensive back: Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma
Defensive back: Malachi Moore, Alabama
Punter: James Burnip, Alabama
* Unanimous choice
USA TODAY Network Preseason All-SEC Honors
Player of the Year: Carson Beck, Georgia
Coach of the Year: Kirby Smart, Georgia
Newcomer of the Year: Cam Coleman, Auburn
Poll participants: Ryan Aber, The Oklahoman; Kevin Brockway, Gainesville Sun; Ryan Black, Courier Journal; Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman; Corey Diaz, Daily Advertiser; David Eckert, Clarion Ledger; Jackson Fuller, Southwest Times Record; Charles Goodbread, Tuscaloosa News; Lulu Kesin, Greenville News; Callum McAndrew, Columbia Daily Tribune; Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser; Adam Sparks, Knoxville News Sentinel; Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald.
