BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Dwayne Bowe, JaMarcus Russell, Glenn Dorsey and LaRon Landry were named first-team All-Southeastern Conference to lead eight LSU Tigers in the league’s post season honors selected by the 12 coaches.
Bowe, a senior WR, and Russell, a junior QB, were each named first-team offense, while Dorsey, a junior DT, and Landry, a senior DB, were first-team defensive selections.
Bowe led LSU with 60 receptions for 912 yards and 11 touchdowns this season. His 11 scores were second in the SEC and he placed sixth in receptions per game and receiving yards per game.
Russell threw for 2,797 yards and 26 touchdowns this season and completed 68.5 percent of his passes. The Mobile, Ala., native placed third in passing yards per game in the SEC and was second in touchdowns and yards.
Dorsey recorded 59 tackles, including 8.5 tackles for a loss and three sacks, while Landry led LSU with 68 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for a loss and he pulled in two interceptions.
Freshman TE Richard Dickson, sophomore DE Tyson Jackson, junior LB Ali Highsmith and senior return specialist Craig Davis earned second-team honors.
Dickson had six receptions for 96 yards in nine starts during the season. Jackson collected 35 tackles, including 10 for a loss and 8.5 sacks. Highsmith has 58 tackles with 5.5 for a loss. Davis averaged 14.2 yards per punt return and had a 77-yard return for a touchdown against Fresno State.
The All-SEC teams were selected by the league’s 12 head coaches and the coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.
The fourth-ranked Tigers will face Notre Dame in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 3 in the Louisiana Superdome ay 7 p.m. CST.
2006 SEC COACHES ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection
(Coaches could not vote for their own players)
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC — OFFENSE
Pos.
Name
School
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
Hometown
*TE
Martrez Milner
Georgia
6-4
255
Sr.
Gainesville, Ga.
*TE
Jacob Tamme
Kentucky
6-5
240
Jr.
Danville, Ky.
OL
Arron Sears
Tennessee
6-4
320
Sr.
Russellville, Ala.
OL
Zac Tubbs
Arkansas
6-6
335
Sr.
Cullman, Ala.
OL
Tim Duckworth
Auburn
6-4
310
Sr.
Taylorsville, Miss.
OL
Tony Ugoh
Arkansas
6-5
305
Sr.
Houston, Texas
*C
Jonathan Luigs
Arkansas
6-4
305
So.
Little Rock, Ark.
*C
Steve Rissler
Florida
6-3
310
Jr.
Sarasota, Fla.
WR
Robert Meachem
Tennessee
6-3
210
Jr.
Tulsa, Okla.
*WR
LSU
6-3
217
Sr.
Miami, Fla.
*WR
Dallas Baker
Florida
6-3
206
Sr.
New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
QB
LSU
6-6
252
Jr.
Mobile, Ala.
#RB
Darren McFadden
Arkansas
6-2
212
So.
Little Rock, Ark.
RB
Kenny Irons
Auburn
5-11
200
Sr.
Dacula, Ga.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC — OFFENSE
*TE
Andy Boyd
South Carolina
6-4
265
Sr.
Concord, N.C.
*TE
LSU
6-3
237
Fr.
Ocean Springs, Miss.
OL
Vanderbilt
6-6
315
Jr.
Glynn, La.
OL
Drew Miller
Florida
6-5
305
Jr.
Sarasota, Fla.
*OL
Michael Oher
Ole Miss
6-5 1/2
322
So.
Memphis, Tenn.
*OL
Phil Trautwein
Florida
6-6
308
Jr.
Voorhees, N.J.
*OL
Michael Aitcheson
Kentucky
6-3
300
Sr.
Miami, Fla.
*OL
Antoine Caldwell
Alabama
6-4
294
So.
Montgomery, Ala.
*OL
Ben Grubbs
Auburn
6-3
301
Sr.
Eclectic, Ala.
C
Nick Jones
Georgia
6-3
296
Sr.
Bowdon, Ga.
*WR
Earl Bennett
Vanderbilt
6-1
202
So.
Birmingham, Ala.
*WR
D.J. Hall
Alabama
6-2
188
Jr.
Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
*WR
Sidney Rice
South Carolina
6-4
200
So.
Gaffney, S.C.
*WR
Keenan Burton
Kentucky
6-2
195
Jr.
Louisville, Ky.
*QB
Chris Leak
Florida
6-0
207
Sr.
Charlotte, N.C.
*QB
Andre’ Woodson
Kentucky
6-5
232
Jr.
Radcliff, Ky.
RB
BenJarvus Green-Ellis
Ole Miss
5-11
215
Jr.
New Orleans, La.
RB
Felix Jones
Arkansas
6-0
200
So.
Tulsa, Okla.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC — DEFENSE
DL
LSU
6-2
284
Jr.
Gonzales, La.
DL
Quentin Groves
Auburn
6-3
250
Jr.
Greenville, Miss.
*DL
Jamal Anderson
Arkansas
6-6
280
Jr.
Little Rock, Ark.
*DL
Ray McDonald
Florida
6-3
280
Sr.
Belle Glade, Fla.
#LB
Patrick Willis
Ole Miss
6-2
240
Sr.
Bruceton, Tenn.
LB
Quinton Culberson
Mississippi State
6-0
239
Sr.
Jackson, Miss.
LB
Sam Olajubutu
Arkansas
5-9
225
Sr.
LaGrange, Ga.
*LB
Earl Everett
Florida
6-2
231
Sr.
Webster, Fla.
*LB
Wesley Woodyard
Kentucky
6-1
212
Jr.
LaGrange, Ga.
DB
Reggie Nelson
Florida
6-1
195
Jr.
Melbourne, Fla.
DB
Tra Battle
Georgia
5-11
176
Sr.
Forsyth, Ga.
DB
Simeon Castille
Alabama
6-1
192
Jr.
Birmingham, Ala.
DB
LSU
6-2
204
Sr.
Ama, La.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC — DEFENSE
DL
Titus Brown
Mississippi State
6-3
247
Jr.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
DL
Derrick Harvey
Florida
6-4
260
So.
Greenbelt, Md.
*DL
LSU
6-5
281
So.
Edgard, La.
*DL
Charles Johnson
Georgia
6-2
270
Sr.
Hawkinsville, Ga.
*DL
Antwain Robinson
Arkansas
6-3
255
So.
Little Rock, Ark.
LB
Will Herring
Auburn
6-3
220
Sr.
Opelika, Ala.
LB
Jonathan Goff
Vanderbilt
6-4
240
Jr.
Stoneham, Mass.
LB
Brandon Siler
Florida
6-2
235
Jr.
Orlando, Fla.
*LB
Tony Taylor
Georgia
6-1
237
Sr.
Watkinsville, Ga.
*LB
LSU
6-1
226
Jr.
Miami, Fla.
DB
Jonathan Wade
Tennessee
6-0
195
Sr.
Shreveport, La.
DB
Fred Bennett
South Carolina
6-1
199
Sr.
Manning, S.C.
DB
Derek Pegues
Mississippi State
5-10
188
So.
Batesville, Miss.
*DB
Jonathan Hefney
Tennessee
5-9
185
Jr.
Rock Hill, S.C.
*DB
Chris Houston
Arkansas
5-11
188
Jr.
Austin, Texas
*DB
David Irons
Auburn
5-11
188
Sr.
Dacula, Ga.
*DB
Ryan Smith
Florida
5-10
165
Jr.
Diamond Bar, Calif.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC — SPECIAL TEAMS
*PK
John Vaughn
Auburn
6-1
197
Sr.
Brentwood, Tenn.
*PK
James Wilhoit
Tennessee
5-10
195
Sr.
Hendersonville, Tenn.
P
Britton Colquitt
Tennessee
6-3
198
So.
Knoxville, Tenn.
RS
Mikey Henderson
Georgia
5-10
163
Jr.
Buford, Ga.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC — SPECIAL TEAMS
PK
Ryan Succop
South Carolina
6-3
214
So.
Hickory, N.C.
P
Kody Bliss
Auburn
5-10
177
Sr.
Brentwood, Tenn.
*RS
Felix Jones
Arkansas
6-0
200
So.
Tulsa, Okla.
*RS
LSU
6-2
199
Sr.
New Orleans, La.