South Carolina’s Jamyest Williams earn All-SEC freshman honors
South Carolina defensive back Jamyest Williams was named to the 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team that was announced Thursday.
Williams played in 11 games as a true freshman. He finished the regular season with 38 tackles, ranking seventh on the team, and he finished fifth for USC with four tackles for loss.
Williams led the Gamecocks with 10 tackles against Texas A&M, and he also forced three turnovers in his first collegiate season. The freshman recovered a fumble against Kentucky, and his interceptions against Missouri and Florida were key turning points in SEC victories.
The Dacula, Ga., native is USC’s first SEC All-Freshman selection since 2015, when current junior offensive lineman Zack Bailey was honored.
Earlier this week:
▪ Tight end Hayden Hurst and linebacker Skai Moore earned first-team All-SEC recognition the league’s head coaches.
▪ Hurst was a first-team All-SEC pick by The Associated Press, with Moore and defensive lineman Dante Sawyer earning second-team All-SEC AP honors.
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC
OFFENSE
TE
Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri
OL
Trey Smith, Tennessee
Andrew Thomas, Georgia
Solomon Kindley, Georgia
Saahdiq Charles, LSU
C
Trystan Castillo, Missouri
WR
D.K. Metcalf, Ole Miss
Jhamon Ausbon, Texas A&M
QB
Jake Fromm, Georgia
RB
D’Andre Swift, Georgia
Malik Davis, Florida
AP
Larry Rountree III, Missouri
DEFENSE
DL
Nick Coe, Auburn
K’Lavon Chaisson, LSU
Big Kat Bryant, Auburn
Tre Williams, Missouri
LB
Dylan Moses, Alabama
Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State
Anthony Hines III, Texas A&M
DB
Greedy Williams, LSU
CJ Henderson, Florida
Marco Wilson, Florida
Jamyest Williams, South Carolina
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK
Jace Christmann, Mississippi State
P
Zach Von Rosenberg, LSU
RS
Henry Ruggs III, Alabama*
Lynn Bowden, Kentucky*
Larry Rountree III, Missouri*
De'Vion Warren, Arkansas*
(* - Ties )
This story was originally published December 7, 2017 at 3:04 PM with the headline "South Carolina’s Jamyest Williams earn All-SEC freshman honors."