BATON ROUGE – Six Tigers totaled seven spots on the 2017 Preseason All-Southeastern Conference teams as voted on by the league’s coaches, the league office announced Wednesday.
Running back Derrius Guice and linebacker Arden Key were voted to the All-SEC first team on the defensive side. On the second team, Guice was selected as an all-purpose player. He was joined by offensive lineman KJ Malone and center Will Clapp.
Defensive back Donte Jackson rounded out the second team on defense. Defensive lineman Christian LaCouture also was voted by the conference coaches to the third team.
2017 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Football Team (* – ties)
First Team Preseason All-SEC
OFFENSE
TE – Hayden Hurst, South Carolina
OL – Braden Smith, Auburn
OL – Martez Ivey, Florida
OL – Jonah Williams, Alabama
OL – Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama
C – Fran Ragnow, Arkansas
WR – Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
WR – Calvin Ridley, Alabama
QB – Jalen Hurts, Alabama
RB – Derrius Guice, LSU
RB – Nick Chubb, Georgia
AP – Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
DEFENSE
DL – Da’Shawn Hand, Alabama
DL – Da’Ron Payne, Alabama
DL – Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss
DL – Trenton Thompson, Georgia
LB – Arden Key, LSU
LB – Skai Moore, South Carolina
LB – Roquan Smith, Georgia
DB – Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
DB – Armani Watts, Texas A&M
DB – Duke Dawson, Florida
DB – Ronnie Harrison, Alabama
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Daniel Carlson, Auburn
P – JK Scott, Alabama
RS – Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
Second Team Preseason All-SEC
OFFENSE
TE – Isaac Nauta, Georgia
OL – Martinas Rankin, Mississippi State
OL – KJ Malone, LSU
OL – Koda Martin, Texas A&M
OL – Paul Adams, Missouri*
OL – Greg Little, Ole Miss
OL – Isaiah Wynn, Georgia*
C – Will Clapp, LSU
WR – J’Mon Moore, Missouri
WR – Antonio Callaway, Florida
QB – Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State
RB – Kamryn Pettway, Auburn
RB – Bo Scarbrough, Alabama
AP – Derrius Guice, LSU
DEFENSE
DL – Cece Jefferson, Florida
DL – Marlon Davidson, Auburn
DL – Jabari Zuniga, Florida
DL – Denzil Ware, Kentucky*
DL – Dontavius Russell, Auburn*
LB – Jordan Jones, Kentucky
LB – Rashaan Evans, Alabama
LB – Tre’ Williams, Auburn
DB – Donte Jackson, LSU
DB – Dominick Sanders, Georgia
DB – Carlton Davis, Auburn
DB – Tray Matthews, Auburn
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Gary Wunderlich, Ole Miss
P – Johnny Townsend, Florida
RS – Evan Berry, Tennessee
Third Team Preseason All-SEC
OFFENSE
TE – C.J. Conrad, Kentucky*
TE – DeAndre Goolsby, Florida*
OL – Jashon Robertson, Tennessee
OL – Jawaan Taylor, Florida
OL – Zack Bailey, South Carolina
OL – Hjalte Froholdt, Arkansas
C – Bradley Bozeman, Alabama
WR – Deebo Samuel, South Carolina
WR – Jauan Jennings, Tennessee
QB – Austin Allen, Arkansas
RB – Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt
RB – Benny Snell, Kentucky
AP – Brandon Powell, Florida*
AP – Deebo Samuel, South Carolina*
AP – Kerryon Johnson, Auburn*
AP – Trevon Diggs, Alabama*
DEFENSE
DL – Terry Beckner, Jr., Missouri
DL – Jonathan Ledbetter, Georgia
DL – Christian LaCouture, LSU
DL – Marcell Frazier, Missouri
LB – Oren Burks, Vanderbilt
LB – Shaun Dion Hamilton, Alabama
LB – Lorenzo Carter, Georgia
DB – Anthony Averett, Alabama
DB – Mike Edwards, Kentucky
DB – Chauncey Gardner, Florida
DB – Ryan Pulley, Arkansas
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Austin MacGinnis, Kentucky*
PK – Eddy Piniero, Florida*
P – Trevor Daniel, Tennessee
RS – Antonio Callaway, Florida