USC lands seven All-SEC nods
Brinkley, Norwood, Cook and Succop receive second-team recognition
Written by From Staff Reports
Posted on 07.22.08
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — USC senior wide receiver Kenny McKinley and junior cornerback Captain Munnerlyn were named to the first unit of the Southeastern Conference Coaches Preseason All-SEC Football team on Monday.
Seven USC players were among those selected for the three teams named for offense, defense and special teams.
Senior linebacker Jasper Brinkley, junior linebacker Eric Norwood, junior safety Emanuel Cook and senior kicker Ryan Succop earned second-team honors. Junior tight end Jared Cook was a third-team selection.
LSU led all teams with 14 players selected. Florida had 10 and Georgia, nine.
Of the seven unanimous first-team selections, four were offensive linemen: Alabama’s Andre Smith, Arkansas’ Jonathan Luigs, Mississippi’s Michael Oher and Tennessee’s Anthony Parker. The remaining unanimous choices were Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno, Mississippi defensive lineman Greg Hardy and Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes. Since coaches cannot vote for their own players, unanimous choices were listed on 11 of the 12 ballots.
Oher, Luigs and Mississippi State defensive back Derek Pegues were the only repeat first-team selections.
COACHES PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
OFFENSE
FIRST-TEAM
| Pos. | Name, School | Ht., Wt. | Yr. |
| TE | Cornelius Ingram Florida | 6-4, 223 | Sr. |
| OL | Andre Smith*, Alabama | 6-5, 340 | Jr. |
| OL | Michael Oher*, Mississippi | 6-5, 318 | Sr. |
| OL | Anthony Parker*, Tennessee | 6-3, 305 | Sr. |
| OL | Herman Johnson, LSU | 6-7, 351 | Sr. |
| C | Jonathan Luigs*, Arkansas | 6-4, 314 | Sr. |
| WR | Percy Harvin, Florida | 5-11, 178 | Jr. |
| WR | Kenny McKinley, South Carolina | 6-0, 182 | Sr. |
| QB | Tim Tebow, Florida | 6-3, 232 | Jr. |
| RB | Knowshon Moreno*, Georgia | 5-11, 207 | So. |
| RB | Arian Foster, Tennessee | 6-1, 215 | Sr. |
SECOND-TEAM
| TE | Richard Dickson, LSU | 6-3, 237 | Jr. |
| OL | Ciron Black, LSU | 6-5, 314 | Jr. |
| OL | Tyronne Green, Auburn | 6-2, 307 | Sr. |
| OL | Ramon Foster, Tennessee# | 6-6, 325 | Sr. |
| OL | Lee Ziemba, Auburn# | 6-8, 288 | So. |
| OL | Mitch Petrus, Arkansas# | 6-4, 305 | Sr. |
| OL | Garry Williams, Kentucky# | 6-3, 300 | Sr. |
| C | Antoine Caldwell, Alabama# | 6-3, 292 | Sr. |
| C | Brett Helms, LSU# | 6-2, 283 | Sr. |
| WR | Demetrius Byrd, LSU | 6-2, 195 | Sr. |
| WR | Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia | 6-2, 198 | Sr. |
| QB | Matthew Stafford, Georgia | 6-3, 237 | Jr. |
| RB | Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State | 6-1, 240 | Jr. |
| RB | Ben Tate, Auburn | 5-11, 215 | Jr. |
THIRD-TEAM
| TE | Jared Cook, South Carolina | 6-5, 242 | Jr. |
| OL | Phil Trautwein, Florida | 6-6, 301 | Sr. |
| OL | Jim Tartt, Florida | 6-3, 300 | Sr. |
| OL | John Jerry, Mississippi | 6-5, 350 | Jr. |
| OL | Anthony Strauder, Mississippi State | 6-3, 290 | Sr. |
| C | Josh McNeil, Tennessee | 6-4, 280 | Jr. |
| WR | Lucas Taylor, Tennessee | 6-0, 185 | Sr. |
| WR | Brandon LaFell, LSU | 6-3, 194 | Jr. |
| QB | John Parker Wilson, Alabama | 6-2, 213 | Sr. |
| RB | Keiland Williams, LSU | 5-11, 223 | Jr. |
| RB | Terry Grant, Alabama | 5-10, 188 | So. |
DEFENSE
FIRST-TEAM
| Pos. | Name, School | Ht., Wt. | Yr. |
| DL | Greg Hardy*, Mississippi | 6-4, 265 | Jr. |
| DL | Sen’Derrick Marks, Auburn | 6-1, 288 | Jr. |
| DL | Tyson Jackson, LSU | 6-5, 292 | Sr. |
| LB | Brandon Spikes*, Florida | 6-3, 245 | Jr. |
| LB | Rico McCoy, Tennessee | 6-1, 215 | Jr. |
| LB | Darry Beckwith, LSU | 6-1, 232 | Sr. |
| LB | Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia | 6-1, 232 | Sr. |
| DB | Eric Berry, Tennessee | 5-11, 195 | So. |
| DB | Derek Pegues, Mississippi State | 5-10, 196 | Sr. |
| DB | Rashad Johnson#, Alabama | 6-0, 187 | Sr. |
| DB | Captain Munnerlyn#, South Carolina | 5-9, 185 | Jr. |
| DB | D.J. Moore#, Vanderbilt | 5-10, 182 | Jr. |
SECOND-TEAM
| DL | Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU | 6-3, 281 | Jr. |
| DL | Geno Atkins, Georgia | 6-1, 290 | Jr. |
| DL | Jeremy Jarmon#, Kentucky | 6-3, 277 | Jr. |
| DL | Peria Jerry#, Mississippi | 6-2, 290 | Sr. |
| LB | Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina | 6-2, 275 | Sr. |
| LB | Rolando McClain, Alabama | 6-4, 255 | So. |
| LB | Eric Norwood, South Carolina | 6-1, 270 | Jr. |
| LB | Tray Blackmon#, Auburn | 6-2, 220 | Jr. |
| LB | Jamar Chaney#, Mississippi State | 6-1 236 | Sr. |
| DB | Emanuel Cook, South Carolina | 5-10, 214 | Jr. |
| DB | Asher Allen, Georgia | 5-10, 198 | Jr. |
| DB | Trevard Lindley, Kentucky | 6-0, 175 | Jr. |
| DB | Jerraud Powers, Auburn | 5-9, 188 | Jr. |
THIRD-TEAM
| DL | Antonio Coleman, Auburn | 6-2, 250 | Jr. |
| DL | Antwain Robinson#, Arkansas | 6-2, 258 | Sr. |
| DL | Kirston Pittman#, LSU | 6-4, 254 | Sr. |
| DL | Jeff Owens#, Georgia | 6-3, 298 | Sr. |
| LB | Rennie Curran, Georgia | 5-11, 220 | So. |
| LB | Micah Johnson, Kentucky | 6-2, 250 | Jr. |
| LB | Braxton Kelley, Kentucky | 6-0, 230 | Sr. |
| DB | Reshard Langford#, Vanderbilt | 6-2, 208 | Sr. |
| DB | Chad Jones#, LSU | 6-3, 222 | So. |
| DB | Major Wright#, Florida | 6-0, 194 | So. |
| DB | Joe Haden#, Florida | 5-11, 180 | So. |
| DB | Wondy Pierre-Louis#, Florida | 6-0, 182 | Jr. |
SPECIAL TEAMS
FIRST-TEAM
| PK | Colt David, LSU | 5-9, 175 | Sr. |
| P | Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn | 6-0, 192 | So. |
| RS | Brandon James, Florida | 5-6, 179 | Jr. |
SECOND-TEAM
| PK | Ryan Succop, South Carolina | 6-3, 224 | Sr. |
| P | Ryan Succop, South Carolina | 6-3, 224 | Sr. |
| RS | Javier Arenas, Alabama | 5-9, 193 | Jr. |
THIRD-TEAM
| PK | Leigh Tiffin, Alabama | 6-1, 198 | Jr. |
| P | Brian Mimbs, Georgia | 5-11, 205 | Sr. |
| RS | Trindon Holliday, LSU | 5-5, 159 | Jr. |
(#-Ties / *-Unanimous Selection) (Coaches could not vote for themselves or their own players)
