LSU Has 13 Named to SEC Coaches’ Preseason Teams

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU football tied for the most selections on the 2016 Preseason Coaches All-Southeastern Conference Football Team with 13 players on the list the league office announced on Thursday morning.

 

The voting was done by the league coaches during the first two weeks of August. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players. The University of Alabama also had 13 picks preseason all-conference selections, with Tennessee being the only other institution with double-digit selections with 10.

 

Making the cut on the first team is Leonard Fournette at running back, with center Ethan Pocic up front on the offensive side. On defense, Kendell Beckwith slots in at linebacker, while Tre’Davious White lands at defensive back.

 

On the second team, William Clapp earns a spot along the offensive line, with Malachi Dupre landing as one of two wide receivers. Davon Godchaux is up front on the defensive line, while Arden Key was slotted in at linebacker and Jamal Adams at defensive back.

 

Quarterback Brandon Harris leads the third-team offense, which also includes Derrius Guice and Travin Dural. The last LSU selection is Lewis Neal on the defensive line.

 

The Tigers open the 2016 regular season against Wisconsin at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, September 3 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The game will air live on ABC.

 

2016 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Football Team (* – ties)

 

First Team Preseason All-SEC

 

OFFENSE

TE           O.J. Howard, Alabama

 

OL           Cam Robinson, Alabama

Dan Skipper, Arkansas

Greg Pyke, Georgia

Alex Kozan, Auburn

 

C             Ethan Pocic, LSU

 

WR         Calvin Ridley, Alabama

Christian Kirk, Texas A&M

 

QB          Chad Kelly, Ole Miss

 

RB           Leonard Fournette, LSU

Nick Chubb, Georgia

 

AP          Christian Kirk, Texas A&M

 

DEFENSE

DL           Myles Garrett, Texas A&M

Jonathan Allen, Alabama

Derek Barnett, Tennessee

Carl Lawson, Auburn

 

LB           Reuben Foster, Alabama

                Kendell Beckwith, LSU

Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Tennessee*

Jarrad Davis, Florida*

 

DB          Eddie Jackson, Alabama

Jalen Tabor, Florida

Cameron Sutton, Tennessee

                Tre’Davious White, LSU

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK           Daniel Carlson, Auburn

 

P             JK Scott, Alabama

 

RS           Christian Kirk, Tennessee*

Evan Berry, Tennessee*

 

Second Team Preseason All-SEC

 

OFFENSE

TE           Evan Engram, Ole Miss

 

OL           William Clapp, LSU

Avery Gennesy, Texas A&M

Martez Ivey, Florida

Alphonse Taylor, Alabama*

Braden Smith, Auburn*

 

C             Brandon Kublanow, Georgia

 

WR         Fred Ross, Mississippi State

                Malachi Dupre, LSU

 

QB          Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee

 

RB           Jalen Hurd, Tennessee

Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt

 

AP          Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia

 

DEFENSE

DL           Montravius Adams, Auburn

Charles Harris, Missouri

Bryan Cox, Florida

                Davon Godchaux, LSU

 

LB           Tim Williams, Alabama

Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt

Brooks Ellis, Arkansas*

                Arden Key, LSU*

 

DB          Jamal Adams, LSU

Dominick Sanders, Georgia

Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama

Tony Conner, Ole Miss

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK           Adam Griffith, Alabama*

Elliott Fry, South Carolina*

 

P             Johnny Townsend, Florida

 

RS           Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia

 

Third Team Preseason All-SEC

 

OFFENSE

TE           Jeremy Sprinkle, Arkansas

 

OL           David Sharpe, Florida

Mason Zandi, South Carolina

Jashon Robertson, Tennessee

Frank Ragnow, Arkansas

 

C             Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama*

Frank Ragnow, Arkansas*

Jon Toth, Kentucky*

 

WR         Travin Dural, LSU

Drew Morgan, Arkansas

 

QB          Brandon Harris, LSU

 

RB           Stanley “Boom” Williams, Kentucky

Brandon Holloway, Mississippi State

 

AP          Derrius Guice, LSU

 

DEFENSE

DL           Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss

                Lewis Neal, LSU

Deatrich Wise, Arkansas*

Daeshon Hall, Texas A&M*

A.J. Jefferson, Mississippi State*

 

LB           Richie Brown, Mississippi State

Oren Burks, Vanderbilt

Lorenzo Carter, Georgia

 

DB          Marcus Maye, Florida

Marlon Humphrey, Alabama

Johnathan Ford, Auburn

Quincy Wilson, Florida

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK           Gary Wunderlich, Ole Miss

 

P             Trevor Daniel, Tennessee

 

RS           Marcus Davis, Auburn*

Cameron Sutton, Tennessee*

Brandon Holloway, Mississippi State*