With SEC Media Days in the books, and fall camps less than a month away, the league's media turned its attention towards identifying this upcoming season's best players. Three All-SEC teams were released Friday, as voted on by media that attended the four-day event earlier this week in Nashville, Tennessee.
It may come as no surprise to keen observers, but Georgia and Alabama lead the way with 16 selections each across all three teams. The two-time defending national champions had 10 players make the first team, with reigning Mackey Award winner Brock Bowers locking down the tight end spot. Four out of five offensive line starters and three defensive backs for the Bulldogs, the predicted SEC champion, earned All-SEC honors as well.
Meanwhile, Alabama's entire defensive line landed on an All-SEC team. Dallas Turner, who is expected to step up for the loss of All-American Will Anderson, earned a spot on the first team after registering four sacks last year.
Veteran LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels earned the first all-conference selection of his career, locking down the first-team spot. He and the Tigers both have high expectations for the upcoming campaign, and Daniels could be looking at preseason All-American honors in addition to his conference accolades.
Here is a look at the entire list of preseason All-SEC selections entering the 2023 season:
Preseason All-SEC First-team Offense
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
QB | Jayden Daniels | LSU |
RB | Quinshon Judkins | |
RB | Raheim Sanders | |
WR | Malik Nabers | LSU |
WR | Ladd McConkey | Georgia |
TE | Brock Bowers | Georgia |
OL | JC Latham | Alabama |
OL | Amarius Mims | Georgia |
OL | Tate Ratledge | Georgia |
OL | Will Campbell | LSU |
C | Sedrick Van Pran | Georgia |
Preseason All-SEC First-team Defense
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
DL | Mekhi Wingo | LSU |
DL | Mykel Williams | Georgia |
DL | Maason Smith | LSU |
DL | Nazir Stackhouse | Georgia |
LB | Harold Perkins | LSU |
LB | Dallas Turner | Alabama |
LB | Jamon Dumas-Johnson | Georgia |
DB | Javon Bullard | Georgia |
DB | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama |
DB | Malaki Starks | Georgia |
DB | Kamari Lassiter | Georgia |
Preseason All-SEC First-team Specialists
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
P | Kai Kroeger | |
PK | Will Reichard | Alabama |
| LS | Kneeland Hibbett | Alabama |
| KS | Brian Battie | Auburn |
RS | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama |
AP | Ainias Smith |
Preseason All-SEC Second-team Offense
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
QB | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas |
RB | Jase McClellan | Alabama |
RB | Kendall Milton | Georgia |
WR | Antwane Wells | South Carolina |
WR | Bru McCoy | |
| WR | Ja'Corey Brooks | Alabama |
TE | Mason Taylor | LSU |
OL | Tyler Booker | Alabama |
OL | Brady Latham | Arkansas |
OL | Javon Foster | |
OL | Xavier Truss | Georgia |
C | Seth McLaughlin | Alabama |
Preseason All-SEC Second-team Defense
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
DL | Jaheim Oatis | Alabama |
DL | McKinnley Jackson | Texas A&M |
DL | Justin Eboigbe | Alabama |
DL | Deone Walker | |
LB | Smael Mondon | Georgia |
LB | Nathaniel Watson | |
LB | Ty'Ron Hopper | Missouri |
DB | Malachi Moore | Alabama |
DB | Dwight McGlothern | Arkansas |
DB | Demani Richardson | Texas A&M |
DB | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri |
Preseason All-SEC Second-team Specialists
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
P | Nik Constantinou | Texas A&M |
PK | Harrison Mevis | Missouri |
| LS | Slade Roy | LSU |
| KS | Barion Brown | Kentucky |
RS | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M |
AP | Tulu Griffin | Mississippi State |
Preseason All-SEC Third-team Offense
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
QB | Joe Milton III | Tennessee |
| QB | Will Rogers | Mississippi State |
RB | Jarquez Hunter | Auburn |
RB | Trevor Etienne | |
WR | Ainias Smith | Texas A&M |
WR | Jermaine Burton | Alabama |
TE | Trey Knox | South Carolina |
OL | Emery Jones | LSU |
OL | Eli Cox | Kentucky |
OL | Javontez Spraggins | Tennessee |
OL | Layden Robinson | Texas A&M |
C | Cooper Mays | Tennessee |
Preseason All-SEC Third-team Defense
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
DL | Princely Umanmielen | Florida |
DL | Tonka Hemingway | South Carolina |
DL | Tim Smith | Alabama |
DL | Darius Robinson | Missouri |
LB | Chris Braswell | Alabama |
LB | Jalon Walker | Georgia |
LB | JJ Weaver | Kentucky |
DB | Major Burns | LSU |
DB | D.J. James | Auburn |
DB | Nehemiah Pritchett | Auburn |
DB | Jason Marshall Jr. | Florida |
Preseason All-SEC Third-team Specialists
| Position | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
P | Oscar Chapman | Auburn |
PK | Alex McPherson | Auburn |
| LS | William Mote | Georgia |
| KS | Mitch Jeter | South Carolina |
RS | Tulu Griffin | Mississippi State |
AP | Dakereon Joyner | South Carolina |