South Carolina’s Zack Bailey named freshman All-SEC

South Carolina true freshman offensive lineman Zack Bailey was named as the center of the Coaches’ SEC All-Freshman team.

The Summerville product made five starts. Three came at center, against UCF, Missouri and Vanderbilt, and two at guard, against the The Citadel and Clemson. Recruited as a guard, Bailey had never played center before college.

Full team:

OFFENSE

TE - C.J. Conrad, Kentucky

OL - William Clapp, LSU; Martez Ivey, Florida; Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama; Chance Hall, Tennessee

C - Zack Bailey, South Carolina

WR - Christian Kirk, Texas A&M; Calvin Ridley, Alabama

QB – Kyler Murray, Texas A&M

RB – Derrius Guice, LSU; Rawleigh Williams III, Arkansas

AP - Christian Kirk, Texas A&M

DEFENSE

DL - Arden Key, LSU; Terry Beckner, Missouri; Walter Brady, Missouri; Cece Jefferson, Florida

LB - Dre Greenlaw, Arkansas; Gerri Green, Mississippi State; Darrin Kirkland Jr., Tennessee

DB – Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama; Carlton Davis, Auburn; Marlon Humphrey, Alabama; Chris Westry, Kentucky

SPECIAL TEAMS

P - Corey Fatony, Missouri

RS – Christian Kirk, Texas A&M

This story was originally published December 10, 2015 at 5:01 PM with the headline "South Carolina’s Zack Bailey named freshman All-SEC."