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 | Devon Achane | |
WR | Jalin Hyatt | Tennessee |
WR | Antwane Wells | |
TE | Brock Bowers | Georgia |
OL | O'Cyrus Torrence | |
OL | Warren McClendon | Georgia |
OL | Darnell Wright | Tennessee |
OL | Emil Eikyor Jr. | Alabama |
C | Ricky Stromberg | Arkanas |
All-purpose | Devon Achange | Texas A&M |
DL | Jalen Carter | Georgia |
DL | Derick Hall | |
DL | BJ Ojulari | |
DL | Byron Young | Tennessee |
LB | Will Anderson Jr. | Alabama |
LB | Drew Sanders | |
LB | Henry To'o To'o | Alabama |
DB | Emmanuel Forbes | |
DB | Christopher Smith | Georgia |
DB | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama |
DB | Jordan Battle | Alabama |
PK | Jack Podlesny | Georgia |
P | Kai Kroeger | 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 | Stetson Bennett IV | Georgia |
RB | Raheim Sanders | Arkansas |
RB | Jahmyr Gibbs | Alabama |
WR | Ladd McConkey | Georgia |
WR* | Jonathan Mingo | Ole Miss |
WR* | Dominic Lovett | |
TE | Darnell Washington | Georgia |
OL | Nick Broeker | Ole Miss |
OL | Javion Cohen | Alabama |
OL | Tyler Steen | Alabama |
OL* | Jovaughn Gwyn | South Carolina |
OL* | Will Campbell | LSU |
C | Sedrick Van Prann | Georgia |
All-purpose | Jahmyr Gibbs | Alabama |
DL | Isaiah McGuire | Missouri |
DL | Mekhi Wingo | LSU |
DL | Nazir Stackhouse | Georgia |
DL | Tyrus Wheat | Mississippi State |
LB | Harold Perkins Jr. | LSU |
LB | Bumper Pool | Arkansas |
LB | Nathaniel Watson | Mississippi State |
DB | Antonio Johnson | Texas A&M |
DB | Kelee Ringo | Georgia |
DB | Keidron Smith | |
DB | Dwight McGlothern | Arkansas |
PK | Will Reichard | Alabama |
P | Nik Constantinou | 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.