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Preseason SEC Football Media Poll, All-SEC Teams Announced

BATON ROUGE – Offensive tackle Will Campbell and linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. lead a list of eight LSU players who have been named preseason All-SEC according to a poll of media covering SEC Football Media Days in Dallas this week.

Campbell and Perkins, along with all-purpose player Zavion Thomas, were named first-team by the media.

LSU players on the second-team include a trio on offense in tackle Emery Jones, tight end Mason Taylor and wide receiver Kyren Lacy, safety Major Burns on defense, and Thomas as the return specialist.

Senior long snapper Slade Roy earned third-team recognition.

Campbell, also a first-team preseason All-America, has twice earned All-SEC honors in his two years with the Tigers. He was a second-team selection in 2022 as a true freshman and he earned first-team honors a year ago. Campbell, one of the most dominant offensive linemen in LSU history, has started 26 games in two years.

Perkins, a second-team preseason All-America heading into 2024, is one of the top defensive playmakers in college football. In two years with the Tigers, Perkins has tallied 26 tackles for loss, 13 sacks and forced seven fumbles.

Thomas, a transfer from Mississippi State, averaged 33.7 yards on six kickoff returns and 11.7 yards on 14 punt returns for the Bulldogs in 2023.

The predicted order of finish in the SEC according to the media had Georgia first, followed by Texas, Alabama, Ole Miss and LSU. It’s the first time since 1991 that the SEC will not be divided into divisions.
The top two teams in the 16-team league standings based on winning percentage advance to the SEC Championship Game.

LSU opens its third season under head coach Brian Kelly on Sunday, Sept. 1 against USC in Las Vegas. LSU’s home-opener against Nicholls on Saturday, Sept. 7 begins a season-long celebration of 100 years of Tiger Stadium.

2024 SEC Preseason Media Poll

SEC Champion

  • School Points
    Georgia 165
    Texas 27
    Alabama 12
    Ole Miss 4
    Vanderbilt 2
    LSU 2
    South Carolina 1

Predicated Order of Finish

  • School Points
    1 Georgia 3,330
    2 Texas 3,041
    3 Alabama 2,891
    4 Ole Miss 2,783
    5 LSU 2,322
    6 Missouri 2,240
    7 Tennessee 2,168
    8 Oklahoma 2,022
    9 Texas A&M 1,684
    10 Auburn 1,382
    11 Kentucky 1,371
    12 Florida 1,146
    13 South Carolina 923
    14 Arkansas 749
    15 Mississippi State 623
    16 Vanderbilt 293

2024 Preseason All-SEC Football Teams

  • OFFENSE

    First Team
    QB – Carson Beck, Georgia
    RB – Trevor Etienne, Georgia
    RB – Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
    WR – Luther Burden III, Missouri
    WR – Tre Harris, Ole Miss
    TE – Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss
    OL – Tyler Booker, Alabama
    OL – Will Campbell, LSU
    OL – Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
    OL – Tate Ratledge, Georgia
    C – Cooper Mays, Tennessee

    Second Team
    QB – Quinn Ewers, Texas
    RB – Raheim Sanders, Arkansas
    *RB – CJ Baxter, Texas
    *RB – Montrell Johnson Jr., Florida
    WR – Isaiah Bond, Texas
    WR – Kyren Lacy, LSU
    TE – Mason Taylor, LSU
    OL – Emery Jones Jr., LSU
    OL – Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
    OL – Xavier Truss, Georgia
    OL – Dylan Fairchild, Georgia
    C – Parker Brailsford, Alabama

    Third Team
    QB – Jalen Milroe, Alabama
    RB – Justice Haynes, Alabama
    RB – Ulysses Bentley, Ole Miss
    WR – Deion Burks, Oklahoma
    WR – Dominic Lovett, Georgia
    TE – Oscar Delp, Georgia
    OL – Earnest Greene III, Georgia
    OL – Marques Cox, Kentucky
    OL – Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M
    OL – Jaeden Roberts, Alabama
    C – Jake Majors, Texas

    DEFENSE

    First Team
    DL – James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
    DL – Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
    DL – Deone Walker, Kentucky
    DL – Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia
    LB – Harold Perkins Jr., LSU
    LB – Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
    *LB – Deontae Lawson, Alabama
    *LB – Mykel Williams, Georgia
    DB – Malaki Starks, Georgia
    DB – Malachi Moore, Alabama
    DB – Billy Bowman, Oklahoma
    DB – Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky

    Second Team
    DL – Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
    DL – Landon Jackson, Arkansas
    DL – Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
    *DL – Tim Smith, Alabama
    *DL – Jared Ivey, Ole Miss
    LB – Debo Williams, South Carolina
    LB – Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
    LB – Smael Mondon Jr., Georgia
    DB – Jahdae Barron, Texas
    DB – Major Burns, LSU
    DB – Andrew Mukuba, Texas
    DB – Malik Muhammad, Texas

    Third Team
    DL – Tim Keenan III, Alabama
    DL – Princely Umanmielen, Ole Miss
    DL – Trey Moore, Texas
    DL – Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina
    LB – Jamon “Pop” Dumas-Johnson, Kentucky
    LB – Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
    LB – Eugene Asante, Auburn
    DB – Domani Jackson, Alabama
    DB – Daylen Everette, Georgia
    DB – Jason Marshall Jr., Florida
    *DB – Keon Sabb, Alabama
    *DB – Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina

    SPECIALISTS

    First Team
    P – James Burnip, Alabama
    PK – Bert Auburn, Texas
    LS – Kneeland Hibbett, Alabama
    KS – Alex McPherson, Auburn
    RS – Barion Brown, Kentucky
    AP – Zavion Thomas, LSU

    Second Team
    P – Brett Thorson, Georgia
    PK – Graham Nicholson, Alabama
    LS – Hunter Rogers, South Carolina
    KS – Will Stone, Texas
    RS – Zavion Thomas, LSU
    AP – Dillion Bell, Georgia

    Third Team
    P – Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida
    PK – Alex McPherson, Auburn
    LS – Slade Roy, LSU
    KS – Trey Smack, Florida
    RS – Keionte Scott, Auburn
    *AP – Barion Brown, Kentucky
    *AP – Jaydon Blue, Texas

    * – Indicates a tie