The SEC released its coaches All-SEC team on Tuesday, and there are plenty familiar names littered throughout the first and second teams. SEC champion Georgia has players at 13 positions on the team, while SEC West power Alabama had 12 players honored.
Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker earned first-team recognition at quarterback after throwing for 3,135 yards, rushing for 430 yards and accounting for 32 touchdowns for a Volunteers team that debuted at the No. 1 spot in the first College Football Playoff Rankings of the season. Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. once again established himself as one of the best players in college football in 2022, and he earned first-team All-SEC honors from the league's coaches for those efforts.
Twelve SEC teams placed at least one player on the 2022 All-SEC team. Below is a complete list of the players honored by the coaches now that the season has come to a close.
First team
(* = ties)
Position | Player | School |
QB | Hendon Hooker | Tennessee |
RB | Quinson Judkins | |
RB | ||
WR | Tennessee | |
WR | Antwane Wells | |
TE | Georgia | |
OL | ||
OL | Georgia | |
OL | Tennessee | |
OL | Emil Eikyor Jr. | Alabama |
C | Arkanas | |
All-purpose | Devon Achange | Texas A&M |
DL | Georgia | |
DL | ||
DL | ||
DL | Tennessee | |
LB | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama |
LB | ||
LB | Henry To'o To'o | Alabama |
DB | ||
DB | Georgia | |
DB | Alabama | |
DB | Alabama | |
PK | Georgia | |
P | South Carolina | |
Return specialist | Tulu Griffin | Mississippi State |
*Kickoff specialist | Jake Bates | Arkansas |
*Kickoff specialist | Jack Podlesny | Georgia |
Long-snapper | Wesley Schelling | Vanderbilt |
Second team
Position | Player | School |
QB | Georgia | |
RB | Arkansas | |
RB | Alabama | |
WR | Georgia | |
WR* | Ole Miss | |
WR* | ||
TE | Georgia | |
OL | Ole Miss | |
OL | Alabama | |
OL | Alabama | |
OL* | South Carolina | |
OL* | LSU | |
C | Sedrick Van Prann | Georgia |
All-purpose | Jahmyr Gibbs | Alabama |
DL | Missouri | |
DL | LSU | |
DL | Georgia | |
DL | Mississippi State | |
LB | Harold Perkins Jr. | LSU |
LB | Arkansas | |
LB | Mississippi State | |
DB | Texas A&M | |
DB | Georgia | |
DB | ||
DB | Arkansas | |
PK | Alabama | |
P | Texas A&M | |
Return specialist | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama |
Kickoff specialist | Will Reichard | Alabama |
Long-snapper* | William Mote | Georgia |
Long-snapper* | Hunter Rogers | South Carolina |
Individual SEC award winners will be released Wednesday, while the All-Freshman Team will be announced Thursday.