Preseason SEC Football Coaches' All-SEC Teams Announced

BATON ROUGE – LSU has eight players, including five first-teamers, named to the 2026 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team, the league office announced on Wednesday. 

The 2026 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team was voted on by the league’s 16 head coaches. 

LSU is tied with Texas for most players named to the first-team with five each. Georgia has four on the first-team followed by Ole Miss and Oklahoma with three. 

Headlining the list for the Tigers include first-team selections in tight end Trey’Dez Green, offensive tackle Jordan Seaton, edge rusher Princewill Umanmielen, linebacker Whit Weeks and punter Grant Chadwick. 

Cornerback D.J Pickett was named second-team, while center Braelin Moore and safety Ty Benefield earned third-team recognition. 

Green, Weeks, Chadwick, Pickett and Moore are all returning starters for the Tigers, while Seaton, Umanmielen, and Benefield are in their first year with the program. 

LSU opens its first season under head coach Lane Kiffin on Saturday, Sept. 5 when the Tigers host Clemson at 6:30 p.m. in Death Valley. 

2026 Preseason Coaches' All-SEC Teams

Aug. 19, 2026

FIRST TEAM

Offense
QB – Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss
RB – Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss
RB – Ahmad Hardy, Missouri
WR – Cam Coleman, Texas
WR – Mario Craver, Texas A&M
TE – Trey'Dez Green, LSU
OL – Trevor Goosby, Texas
OL – Cayden Green, Missouri
OL – Jordan Seaton, LSU
OL – Earnest Greene III, Georgia
C – Drew Bobo, Georgia
AP – Mario Craver, Texas A&M

Defense
DL – Colin Simmons, Texas
DL – Dylan Stewart, South Carolina
DL – Princewill Umanmielen, LSU
DL – Will Echoles, Ole Miss
LB – Xavier​ Atkins, Auburn
LB – Whit Weeks, LSU
LB – Rasheem Biles, Texas
DB – KJ Bolden, Georgia
DB – Bray Hubbard, Alabama
DB – Zabien Brown, Alabama
DB – Ellis Robinson IV, Georgia

Special Teams
PK – Tate Sandell, Oklahoma
P – Grant Chadwick, LSU
RS – Ryan Niblett, Texas
KOS – Tate Sandell, Oklahoma
LS – Ben Anderson, Oklahoma

SECOND TEAM

Offense
QB – Arch Manning, Texas
RB – Jadan Baugh, Florida
RB – Nate Frazier, Georgia
WR – Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama
WR – Isaiah Sategna III, Oklahoma
TE – Lawson Luckie, Georgia
OL – Lance​ Heard, Kentucky
OL – Dontrell Glover, Georgia
OL – Michael Carroll, Alabama
OL – Michael Fasusi, Oklahoma
C – Mark Nabou Jr., Texas A&M
AP – Isaiah Sategna III, Oklahoma

Defense
DL – David Stone, Oklahoma
DL – Taylor Wein, Oklahoma
DL – Quincy Rhodes Jr., Arkansas
DL – Elijah Griffin, Georgia
LB – Raylen Wilson, Georgia
LB – Kip Lewis, Oklahoma
LB – Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss
DB – Kelley Jones, Mississippi State
DB – Peyton Bowen, Oklahoma
DB – DJ Pickett, LSU
DB – Eli Bowen, Oklahoma

Special Teams
PK – Lucas Carneiro, Ole Miss
P – Grayson Miller, Oklahoma
RS – Isaiah Sategna III, Oklahoma
KOS – Lucas Carneiro, Ole Miss
LS – Brett Le Blanc, Missouri

THIRD TEAM

Offense
QB – Gunner Stockton, Georgia
RB – DeSean Bishop, Tennessee
RB – Hollywood Smothers, Texas
WR – Ryan Wingo, Texas
WR – Nyck Harbor, South Carolina
TE – Willie Rodriguez, Kentucky
OL – David Sanders Jr., Tennessee
OL – Patrick Kutas, Ole Miss
OL – Wendell Moe Jr., Tennessee
OL – Brandon Baker, Texas
C – Braelin Moore, LSU
AP – Ryan Niblett, Texas

Defense
DL – DJ Hicks, Texas A&M
DL – Kam Franklin, Ole Miss
DL – Gabe Harris, Georgia
DL – Jayden Woods, Florida
LB – Arion Carter, Tennessee
LB – Yhonzae Pierre, Alabama
LB – Robert Woodyard Jr., Missouri
DB – Ty Benefield, LSU
DB – Jelani McDonald, Texas
DB – Ty Redmond, Tennessee
DB – Keon Sabb, Alabama

Special Teams
PK – Alex McPherson, Auburn
P – Ethan Pulliam, Mississippi State
RS – Vernell Brown III, Florida
KOS – Terry Bussey, Texas A&M
LS – Trey Dubuc, Texas