BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — LSU had eight players named to the 2005 Southeastern Conference Coaches Preseason All-Conference football team, it was announced by the conference on Wednesday.
Andrew Whitworth, LaRon Landry and Skyler Green led the list of Tigers, each being named First-team All-SEC.
Whitworth, a senior offensive tackle, earned first-team offense. He started all 12 games last season and enters 2005 with 39 straight starts.
Landry, a junior safety, was a first-team defensive selection. He led LSU with in tackles with 92 last season and collected a team-best four interceptions.
Green, a senior wide receiver, was a first-team special teams member as a return specialist. In 2004, Green totaled 492 return yards combined on kickoffs and punts, including one punt return for a touchdown.
Junior running back Alley Broussard was named second-team running back, while senior defensive tackles Claude Wroten was a second-team selection on defense.
Broussard gained 867 yards on the ground in 2004 and scored 10 touchdowns, while Wroten had 44 tackles and six sacks last season.
Kyle Williams, Cameron Vaughn and Ronnie Prude were each named third-team defense.
Williams, a senior defensive tackle, started all 12 games in 2004 and had 57 tackles and six sacks. Vaughn, a senior linebacker, also started all 12 games last season and recorded 63 tackles. Prude, a senior cornerback, collected 28 tackles, one sack and one interception in 2004 for the Tigers.
The pre-season All-SEC teams are selected by the 12 conference coaches in advance of the 2005 SEC Football Media Days, held July 27-29 in Hoover, Ala.
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Pos. |
Name |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
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FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC — OFFENSE |
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TE |
Leonard Pope |
Georgia |
6-7 |
250 |
Jr. |
Americus, Ga. |
|
OL |
#Marcus McNeill |
Auburn |
6-9 |
337 |
Sr. |
Decatur, Ga. |
|
OL |
Max Jean-Gilles |
Georgia |
6-4 |
340 |
Sr. |
Miami, Fla. |
|
OL |
LSU |
6-7 |
325 |
Sr. |
West Monroe, La. |
|
|
OL |
*Randy Hand |
Florida |
6-6 |
305 |
Sr. |
Fort Myers, Fla. |
|
OL |
*Arron Sears |
Tennessee |
6-4 |
338 |
Jr. |
Russellville, Ala. |
|
C |
Mike Degory |
Florida |
6-6 |
306 |
Sr. |
Palm Bay, Fla. |
|
WR |
Andre Caldwell |
Florida |
6-1 |
195 |
Jr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
|
WR |
Courtney Taylor |
Auburn |
6-2 |
204 |
Jr. |
Carrollton, Ga. |
|
QB |
Jay Cutler |
Vanderbilt |
6-4 |
225 |
Sr. |
Santa Claus, Ind. |
|
RB |
Jerious Norwood |
Miss. State |
6-0 |
202 |
Sr. |
Brandon, Miss. |
|
RB |
Gerald Riggs, Jr. |
Tennessee |
6-0 |
217 |
Sr. |
Chattanooga, Tenn. |
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SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC — OFFENSE |
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TE |
Cooper Wallace |
Auburn |
6-4 |
265 |
Sr. |
Nashville, Tenn. |
|
OL |
Tre’ Stallings |
Ole Miss |
6-4 |
317 |
Sr. |
Magnolia, Miss. |
|
OL |
Cody Douglas |
Tennessee |
6-4 |
330 |
Sr. |
LaMarque, Texas |
|
OL |
South Carolina |
6-5 |
313 |
Sr. |
Dayton, Ohio |
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|
OL |
Zac Tubbs |
Arkansas |
6-6 |
358 |
Sr. |
Cullman, Ala. |
|
C |
JB Closner |
Alabama |
6-4 |
290 |
Sr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
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WR |
Marcus Monk |
Arkansas |
6-6 |
224 |
So. |
Lepanto, Ark. |
|
WR |
DallasBaker |
Florida |
6-3 |
205 |
Sr. |
N. Smyrna Beach, Fla. |
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QB |
Chris Leak |
Florida |
6-0 |
195 |
Jr. |
Charlotte, N.C. |
|
RB |
Kenneth Darby |
Alabama |
5-11 |
205 |
Jr. |
Huntsville, Ala. |
|
RB |
LSU |
6-0 |
233 |
Jr. |
Lafayette, La. |
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THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC — OFFENSE |
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TE |
Eric Butler |
Miss. State |
6-2 |
246 |
So. |
Moss Point, Miss. |
|
OL |
Rob Smith |
Tennessee |
6-4 |
306 |
Jr. |
Fort Thomas, Ky. |
|
OL |
Jabari Levey |
South Carolina |
6-6 |
312 |
Sr. |
Moncks Corner, S.C. |
|
OL |
Brian Anderson |
Miss. State |
6-5 |
303 |
Jr. |
Butler, Ala. |
|
OL |
*Bobby Harris |
Ole Miss |
6-4 |
310 |
Sr. |
Decatur, Ga. |
|
OL |
*Tavares Washington |
Florida |
6-3 |
307 |
Sr. |
Greenville, Miss. |
|
C |
Chris McNeil |
Miss. State |
6-3 |
294 |
Sr. |
Petal, Miss. |
|
WR |
ChadJackson |
Florida |
6-1 |
202 |
Jr. |
Hoover, Ala. |
|
WR |
Kentucky |
6-2 |
195 |
Sr. |
Opalocka, Fla. |
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|
WR |
*Ben Obomanu |
Auburn |
6-1 |
198 |
Sr. |
Selma, Ala. |
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QB |
Brodie Croyle |
Alabama |
6-3 |
205 |
Sr. |
Rainbow City, Ala. |
|
RB |
Thomas Brown |
Georgia |
5-8 |
183 |
So. |
Tucker, Ga. |
|
RB |
Danny Ware |
Georgia |
6-1 |
216 |
So. |
Rockmart, Ga. |
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FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC — DEFENSE |
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DL |
StanleyMcClover |
Auburn |
6-3 |
247 |
Jr. |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
|
DL |
Jesse Mahelona |
Tennessee |
6-2 |
297 |
Sr. |
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
|
DL |
McKinley Boykin |
Ole Miss |
6-2 |
285 |
Sr. |
Bessemer, Ala. |
|
LB |
DeMeco Ryans |
Alabama |
6-2 |
232 |
Sr. |
Bessemer, Ala. |
|
LB |
Travis Williams |
Auburn |
6-1 |
207 |
Sr. |
Columbia, S.C. |
|
LB |
Moses Osemwegie |
Vanderbilt |
6-0 |
228 |
Sr. |
Nashville, Tenn. |
|
LB |
Freddie Roach |
Alabama |
6-2 |
239 |
Sr. |
Killen, Ala. |
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DB |
LSU |
6-2 |
187 |
Jr. |
Ama, La. |
|
|
DB |
Jason Allen |
Tennessee |
6-2 |
202 |
Sr. |
Muscle Shoals, Ala. |
|
DB |
Ko Simpson |
South Carolina |
6-1 |
199 |
So. |
Rock Hill, S.C. |
|
DB |
*Greg Blue |
Georgia |
6-2 |
214 |
Sr. |
College Park, Ga. |
|
DB |
*Roman Harper |
Alabama |
6-1 |
197 |
Sr. |
Prattville, Ala. |
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SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC — DEFENSE |
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DL |
LSU |
6-3 |
293 |
Sr. |
Bastrop, La. |
|
|
DL |
Willie Evans |
Miss. State |
6-2 |
259 |
Sr. |
Waynesboro, Miss. |
|
DL |
Parys Haralson |
Tennessee |
6-2 |
248 |
Sr. |
Flora, Miss. |
|
LB |
Omar Gaither |
Tennessee |
6-2 |
230 |
Sr. |
Charlotte, N.C. |
|
LB |
Antarrious Williams |
Auburn |
5-11 |
206 |
Sr. |
Columbus, Ga. |
|
LB |
Earl Everett |
Florida |
6-2 |
224 |
Jr. |
Webster, Fla. |
|
LB |
Kevin Simon |
Tennessee |
5-11 |
234 |
Sr. |
Walnut Creek, Calif. |
|
DB |
Charlie Peprah |
Alabama |
5-11 |
193 |
Sr. |
Plano, Texas |
|
DB |
Jarvis Herring |
Florida |
5-11 |
201 |
Jr. |
Opelika, Ala. |
|
DB |
*Tim Jennings |
Georgia |
5-8 |
178 |
Sr. |
Orangeburg, S.C. |
|
DB |
*Demetrice Webb |
Florida |
5-11 |
190 |
Jr. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
|
DB |
*Travis Johnson |
Ole Miss |
6-1 |
191 |
Sr. |
Shannon, Miss. |
|
DB |
*Muhammad Abdullah |
Kentucky |
6-0 |
205 |
Sr. |
Folkston, Ga. |
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THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC — DEFENSE |
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DL |
Quentin Groves |
Auburn |
6-3 |
245 |
So. |
Greenville, Miss. |
|
DL |
LSU |
6-2 |
295 |
Sr. |
Ruston, La. |
|
|
DL |
Kedric Golston |
Georgia |
6-4 |
292 |
Sr. |
Tyrone, Ga. |
|
LB |
Pierre Brown |
Arkansas |
6-0 |
227 |
Sr. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
|
LB |
Brandon Siler |
Florida |
6-2 |
230 |
So. |
Orlando, Fla. |
|
LB |
Quinton Culberson |
Miss. State |
6-0 |
228 |
Jr. |
Jackson, Miss. |
|
LB |
LSU |
6-4 |
237 |
Sr. |
Terrytown, La. |
|
|
LB |
*Patrick Willis |
Ole Miss |
6-2 |
230 |
Jr. |
Bruceton, Tenn. |
|
DB |
DeMario Minter |
Georgia |
6-0 |
198 |
Sr. |
Stone Mountain, Ga. |
|
DB |
Kevin Dockery |
Miss. State |
5-10 |
185 |
Sr. |
Hernando, Miss. |
|
DB |
*Trumaine McBride |
Ole Miss |
5-10 |
180 |
Jr. |
Clarksdale, Miss. |
|
DB |
*Anthony Madison |
Alabama |
5-9 |
180 |
Sr. |
Thomasville, Ala. |
|
DB |
LSU |
5-11 |
182 |
Sr. |
Shreveport, La. |
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FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC — SPECIAL TEAMS |
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PK |
John Vaughn |
Auburn |
6-1 |
201 |
Jr. |
Brentwood, Tenn. |
|
P |
Kody Bliss |
Auburn |
5-11 |
177 |
Jr. |
Brentwood, Tenn. |
|
RS |
LSU |
5-10 |
195 |
Sr. |
Westwego, La. |
|
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SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC — SPECIAL TEAMS |
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PK |
James Wilhoit |
Tennessee |
5-10 |
198 |
Jr. |
Hendersonville, Tenn. |
|
P |
Eric Wilbur |
Florida |
6-2 |
192 |
Jr. |
Winter Park, Fla. |
|
RS |
Tyrone Prothro |
Alabama |
5-8 |
176 |
Jr. |
Heflin, Ala. |
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THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC — SPECIAL TEAMS |
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PK |
*Josh Brown |
South Carolina |
6-3 |
203 |
Sr. |
Clarksburg, Md. |
|
PK |
*Taylor Begley |
Kentucky |
6-0 |
200 |
Sr. |
Danville, Ky. |
|
P |
Gordon Ely-Kelso |
Georgia |
6-2 |
234 |
Jr. |
Athens, Ga. |
|
RS |
Tre Smith |
Auburn |
5-10 |
199 |
Jr. |
Venice, Fla. |