LSU Places 16 on Pre-Season All-SEC

The defending national champion LSU Tigers led all teams with 14 players selected to the 2008 Southeastern Conference Coaches Pre-season All-SEC Football Team, the league office announced Monday.
LSU placed a league-high number of players on the squad for the second straight season. There were first, second and third-teams selected for this year’s coaches pre-season squad. Coaches could not vote for their own players.
Florida was the only other SEC team with double figure selections with 10. Georgia had nine players selected to the three squads followed by Alabama, Auburn and South Carolina with eight and Tennessee had seven. Eleven of the 12 SEC teams had first-team selections and every conference school has representatives on the All-SEC squad.
LSU placed four senior players on the first team, including defensive end Tyson Jackson, linebacker Darry Beckwith, place kicker Colt David and offensive lineman Herman Johnson.
The Tigers also had five second-team selections: junior tight end Richard Dickson, senior center Brett Helms, junior offensive lineman Ciron Black, senior wide receiver Demetrius Byrd and defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois. Junior wide receiver Brandon LaFell, junior running back Keiland Williams, senior defensive end Kirston Pittman and junior return specialist Trindon Holliday were all named to the third team.
This is the fifth year of the SEC Coaches Pre-season All-SEC Football Team. It is released in advance of the 2008 SEC Football Media Days, which will be held July 23-25, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.
Media in attendance at SEC Football Media Days will vote on the All-SEC Team and a predicted order of finish for the league. LSU head coach Les Miles, Helms and Jackson will participate in SEC Media Days on Wednesday.
The Tigers report to campus, on Sunday, Aug. 3 before opening practice on Monday, Aug. 4. LSU opens the season on Aug. 30 in Tiger Stadium against Appalachian State in a game televised nationally by ESPN. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT.
The entire listing of the 2008 SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team is below:
2008 SEC COACHES PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM * - Unanimous Selection# - Ties not brokenCoaches could not vote for themselves or their own players
ALL-SEC PRESEASON OFFENSIVE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Ht.
Wt.
Class
Hometown
TE
Cornelius Ingram
Florida
6-4
223
Sr.
Hawthorne, Fla.
OL
Andre Smith *
Alabama
6-5
340
Jr.
Birmingham, Ala.
OL
Michael Oher *
Ole Miss
6-5
318
Sr.
Memphis, Tenn.
OL
Anthony Parker *
Tennessee
6-3
305
Sr.
Jonesboro, Ga.
OL
Herman Johnson LSU
6-7
351
Sr.
Olla, La.
C
Jonathan Luigs *
Arkansas
6-4
314
Sr.
Little Rock, Ark.
WR
Percy Harvin
Florida
5-11
178
Jr.
Virginia Beach, Va.
WR
Kenny McKinley
South Carolina
6-0
182
Sr.
Mableton, Ga.
QB
Tim Tebow
Florida
6-3
232
Jr.
Jacksonville, Fla.
RB
Knowshon Moreno *
Georgia
5-11
207
So.
Belford, N.J.
SECOND TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Ht.
Wt.
Class
Hometown
TE
Richard Dickson LSU
6-3
237
Jr.
Ocean Springs, Miss.
OL
Ciron Black LSU
6-5
314
Jr.
Tyler, Texas
OL
Tyronne Green
Auburn
6-2
307
Sr.
Pensacola, Fla.
OL
Ramon Foster #
Tennessee
6-6
325
Sr.
Henning, Tenn.
OL
Lee Ziemba #
Auburn
6-8
288
So.
Rogers, Ark.
OL
Mitch Petrus #
Arkansas
6-4
305
Sr.
Carlisle, Ark.
OL
Garry Williams #
Kentucky
6-3
300
Sr.
Louisville, Ky.
C
Antoine Caldwell #
Alabama
6-3
292
Sr.
Montgomery, Ala.
LSU
6-2
283
Sr.
Stuttgart, Ark.
WR
LSU
6-2
195
Sr.
Miami, Fla.
WR
Mohamed Massaquoi
Georgia
6-2
198
Sr.
Charlotte, N.C.
QB
Matthew Stafford
Georgia
6-3
237
Jr.
Dallas, Texas
RB
Anthony Dixon
Mississippi State
6-1
240
Jr.
Jackson, Miss.
RB
Ben Tate
Auburn
5-11
215
Jr.
Newark, Md.
THIRD TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Ht.
Wt.
Class
Hometown
TE
Jared Cook
South Carolina
6-5
242
Jr.
Suwanee, Ga.
OL
Phil Trautwein
Florida
6-6
301
Sr.
Voorhees, N.J.
OL
Jim Tartt
Florida
6-3
300
Sr.
Sochoppy, Fla.
OL
John Jerry
Ole Miss
6-5
350
Jr.
Batesville, Miss.
OL
Anthony Strauder
Mississippi State
6-3
290
Sr.
Natchez, Miss.
C
Josh McNeil
Tennessee
6-4
280
Jr.
Collins, Miss.
WR
Lucas Taylor
Tennessee
6-0
185
Sr.
Carencro, La.
WR
Brandon LaFell LSU
6-3
194
Jr.
Houston, Texas
QB
John Parker Wilson
Alabama
6-2
213
Sr.
Hoover, Ala.
RB
Keiland Williams
LSU
5-11
223
Jr.
Lafayette, La.
RB
Terry Grant
Alabama
5-10
188
So.
Lumberton, Miss.
ALL-SEC PRESEASON DEFENSIVE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Ht.
Wt.
Class
Hometown
DL
Greg Hardy *
Ole Miss
6-4
265
Jr.
Millington, Tenn.
DL
Sen’Derrick Marks
Auburn
6-1
288
Jr.
Mobile, Ala.
DL
Tyson Jackson LSU
6-5
292
Sr.
Edgard, La.
LB
Brandon Spikes *
Florida
6-3
245
Jr.
Shelby, N.C.
LB
Rico McCoy
Tennessee
6-1
215
Jr.
Washington, D.C.
LB
Darry Beckwith LSU
6-1
232
Sr.
Baton Rouge, La.
LB
Dannell Ellerbe
Georgia
6-1
232
Sr.
Hamlet, N.C.
DB
Eric Berry
Tennessee
5-11
195
So.
Fairburn, Ga.
DB
Derek Pegues
Mississippi State
5-10
196
Sr.
Batesville, Miss.
DB
Rashad Johnson #
Alabama
6-0
187
Sr.
Sulligent, Ala.
DB
Captain Munnerlyn #
South Carolina
5-9
185
Jr.
Mobile, Ala.
DB
D.J. Moore #
Vanderbilt
5-10
182
Jr.
Spartanburg, S.C.
SECOND TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Ht.
Wt.
Class
Hometown
DL
Ricky Jean-Francois LSU
6-3
281
Jr.
Miami, Fla.
DL
Geno Atkins
Georgia
6-1
290
Jr.
Pembroke Pines, Fla.
DL
Jeremy Jarmon #
Kentucky
6-3
277
Jr.
Collierville, Tenn.
DL
Peria Jerry #
Ole Miss
6-2
290
Sr.
Batesville, Miss.
LB
Jasper Brinkley
South Carolina
6-2
275
Sr.
Thomson, Ga.
LB
Rolando McClain
Alabama
6-4
255
So.
Decatur, Ala.
LB
Eric Norwood
South Carolina
6-1
270
Jr.
Acworth, Ga.
LB
Tray Blackmon #
Auburn
6-2
220
Jr.
LaGrange, Ga.
LB
Jamar Chaney #
Mississippi State
6-1
236
Sr.
Fort Pierce, Fla.
DB
Emanuel Cook
South Carolina
5-10
214
Jr.
Riviera Beach, Fla.
DB
Asher Allen
Georgia
5-10
198
Jr.
Tucker, Ga.
DB
Trevard Lindley
Kentucky
6-0
175
Jr.
Hiram, Ga.
DB
Jerraud Powers
Auburn
5-9
188
Jr.
Decatur, Ala.
THIRD TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Ht.
Wt.
Class
Hometown
DL
Antonio Coleman
Auburn
6-2
250
Jr.
Mobile, Ala.
DL
Antwain Robinson #
Arkansas
6-2
258
Sr.
Little Rock, Ark.
DL
Kirston Pittman
LSU
6-4
254
Sr.
Garyville, La.
DL
Jeff Owens #
Georgia
6-3
298
Sr.
Sunrise, Fla.
LB
Rennie Curran
Georgia
5-11
220
So.
Snellville, Ga.
LB
Micah Johnson
Kentucky
6-2
250
Jr.
Ft. Campbell, Ky.
LB
Braxton Kelley
Kentucky
6-0
230
Sr.
LaGrange, Ga.
DB
Reshard Langford #
Vanderbilt
6-2
208
Sr.
Tanner, Ala.
DB
Chad Jones
LSU
6-3
222
So.
Baton Rouge, La.
DB
Major Wright #
Florida
6-0
194
So.
Miramar, Fla.
DB
Joe Haden #
Florida
5-11
180
So.
Ft. Washington, Md.
DB
Wondy Pierre-Louis #
Florida
6-0
182
Jr.
Naples, Fla.
ALL-SEC PRESEASON SPECIAL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Ht.
Wt.
Class
Hometown
PK
Colt David
LSU
5-9
175
Sr.
Grapevine, Texas
P
Ryan Shoemaker
Auburn
6-0
192
So.
Birmingham, Ala.
RS
Brandon James
Florida
5-6
179
Jr.
St. Augustine, Fla.
SECOND TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Ht.
Wt.
Class
Hometown
PK
Ryan Succop
South Carolina
6-3
224
Sr.
Hickory, N.C.
P
Ryan Succop
South Carolina
6-3
224
Sr.
Hickory, N.C.
RS
Javier Arenas
Alabama
5-9
193
Jr.
Tampa, Fla.
THIRD TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Ht.
Wt.
Class
Hometown
PK
Leigh Tiffin
Alabama
6-1
198
Jr.
Muscle Shoals, Ala.
P
Brian Mimbs
Georgia
5-11
205
Sr.
Dublin, Ga.
RS
Trindon Holliday LSU
5-5
159
Jr.
Zachary, La.