BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Seven members of the 2005 LSU football team earned spots on the All-Southeastern Conference teams selected by the leagues’ 12 coaches, it was announced on Tuesday.
OT Andrew Whitworth, DT Claude Wroten, FS LaRon Landry and RS Skyler Green each received first-team honors, while OG Will Arnold, C Rudy Niswanger and DT Kyle Williams were named second-team all-conference.
Whitworth, a senior from West Monroe, La., was a unanimous selection. He started a school-record 51 straight games at left tackles and collected 19 pancake blocks and 69 knockdowns this season.
Wroten, a senior from Bastrop, La., has 45 tackles in season, including a team-high 9.5 tackles for a loss. He also collected five sacks, three pass break-ups and a team-best 26 quarterback hurries.
Landry, a junior from Ama, La., has the third most tackles on the team with 65, including four tackles for a loss and one sack. He also has eight pass break-ups and a team-high interceptions.
Green, a senior from Westwego, La., finished second in the conference in punt returns with an average of 13.6 yards per return. He totaled 23 returns for a total of 313 yards, including a 66-yard return for a touchdown against Auburn. Green also had 18 kickoff returns for 355 yards.
Arnold, a sophomore from Gloster, Miss., played in five games, all in conference play, and collected 12 pancake blocks and 40 knockdowns.
Niswanger, a senior from Monroe, La., started 11 games at center and collected 17 pancake blocks and 80 knockdowns.
Williams, a senior from Ruston, La., had 60 tackles with 7.5 tackles for a loss and 4.5 sacks. He also collected four pass break-ups and 21 quarterback hurries.
LSU’s four members of the first-team were the second most behind Georgia’s five and the seven players on either team also placed second behind Georgia’s nine.
The All-SEC teams are selected by the league’s coaches and the coach can not vote his own players.
2005 ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
(*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection / ^-Repeat First-Team Selection) (Coaches could not vote for themselves or their own players)
Pos.
Name
School
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
Hometown
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC — OFFENSE
^TE
Leonard Pope
Georgia
6-7
250
Jr.
Americus, Ga.
^#OL
Marcus McNeill
Auburn
6-9
338
Sr.
Decatur, Ga.
^#OL
Max Jean-Gilles
Georgia
6-4
340
Sr.
Miami, Fla.
#OL
Andrew Whitworth
LSU
6-7
322
Sr.
West Monroe, La.
*OL
Tre’ Stallings
Ole Miss
6-4
317
Sr.
Magnolia, Miss.
*OL
Arron Sears
Tennessee
6-4
338
Jr.
Russellville, Ala.
C
Mike Degory
Florida
6-6
304
Sr.
Palm Bay, Fla.
WR
Sidney Rice
South Carolina
6-4
191
Fr.
Gaffney, S.C.
WR
Earl Bennett
Vanderbilt
6-2
200
Fr.
Birmingham, Ala.
QB
Jay Cutler
Vanderbilt
6-4
228
Sr.
Santa Claus, Ind.
RB
Kenny Irons
Auburn
5-11
202
Jr.
Dacula, Ga.
*RB
Kenneth Darby
Alabama
5-11
205
Jr.
Huntsville, Ala.
*RB
Darren McFadden
Arkansas
6-2
210
Fr.
North Little Rock, Ark.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC — OFFENSE
TE
Dustin Dunning
Vanderbilt
6-5
248
Sr.
Hoover, Ala.
OL
Tim Duckworth
Auburn
6-4
315
Jr.
Taylorsville, Miss.
OL
Randy Hand
Florida
6-6
310
Sr.
Fort Myers, Fla.
*OL
Will Arnold
LSU
6-4
322
So.
Gloster, Miss.
*OL
Daniel Inman
Georgia
6-7
328
Jr.
Hope Mills, N.C.
*OL
Brian Stamper
Vanderbilt
6-5
292
Jr.
Windermere, Fla.
C
Rudy Niswanger
LSU
6-6
296
Sr.
Monroe, La.
WR
Chad Jackson
Florida
6-1
205
Jr.
Hoover, Ala.
WR
Tyrone Prothro
Alabama
5-8
178
Jr.
Heflin, Ala.
*QB
D.J. Shockley
Georgia
6-1
206
Sr.
College Park, Ga.
RB
Jerious Norwood
Mississippi State
6-0
204
Sr.
Brandon, Miss.
RB
Rafael Little
Kentucky
5-11
195
So.
Anderson, S.C.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC — DEFENSE
DL
Willie Evans
Mississippi State
6-2
270
Sr.
Waynesboro, Miss.
DL
Quentin Moses
Georgia
6-5
248
Jr.
Athens, Ga.
DL
Claude Wroten
LSU
6-3
290
Sr.
Bastrop, La.
#LB
DeMeco Ryans
Alabama
6-2
232
Sr.
Bessemer, Ala.
LB
Patrick Willis
Ole Miss
6-2
230
Jr.
Bruceton, Tenn.
^LB
Moses Osemwegie
Vanderbilt
6-0
228
Sr.
Nashville, Tenn.
LB
Sam Olajubutu
Arkansas
5-9
227
Jr.
LaGrange, Ga.
#DB
Greg Blue
Georgia
6-2
214
Sr.
College Park, Ga.
DB
Roman Harper
Alabama
6-1
200
Sr.
Prattville, Ala.
DB
LaRon Landry
LSU
6-2
204
Jr.
Ama, La.
DB
Ko Simpson
South Carolina
6-1
201
So.
Rock Hill, S.C.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC — DEFENSE
DL
Mark Anderson
Alabama
6-5
253
Sr.
Tulsa, Okla.
*DL
Jeremy Mincey
Florida
6-4
265
Sr.
Statesboro, Ga.
*DL
Parys Haralson
Tennessee
6-2
248
Sr.
Flora, Miss.
*DL
Kyle Williams
LSU
6-2
295
Sr.
Ruston, La.
LB
Omar Gaither
Tennessee
6-2
230
Sr.
Charlotte, N.C.
LB
Travis Williams
Auburn
6-1
213
Sr.
Columbia, S.C.
LB
Freddie Roach
Alabama
6-2
248
Sr.
Killen, Ala.
LB
Kevin Simon
Tennessee
5-11
234
Sr.
Walnut Creek, Calif.
DB
Muhammad Abdullah
Kentucky
6-0
205
Sr.
Folkston, Ga.
DB
Demetrice Webb
Florida
5-11
190
Jr.
Jacksonville, Fla.
DB
DeMario Minter
Georgia
6-0
198
Sr.
Stone Mountain, Ga.
DB
Will Herring
Auburn
6-3
220
Jr.
Opelika, Ala.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC — SPECIAL TEAMS
P
Kody Bliss
Auburn
5-11
177
Jr.
Brentwood, Tenn.
PK
Brandon Coutu
Georgia
6-0
197
So.
Lawrenceville, Ga.
RS
Skyler Green
LSU
5-10
185
Sr.
Westwego, La.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC — SPECIAL TEAMS
P
Gordon Ely-Kelso
Georgia
6-2
234
Jr.
Athens, Ga.
PK
Chris Hetland
Florida
6-0
185
Jr.
Leesburg, Ga.
RS
Felix Jones
Arkansas
6-0
195
Fr.
Tulsa, Okla.