SEC ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS 2020

  

The end of the college football season is a sad time, because it means that we are almost finished with football, and have a long cold winter (and spring) ahead of us.

But it's also a time for passing out hardware, in the form of all-league teams. 

Plenty of players had the spotlight shining on them, so it was admittedly tricky trying to find the best of the best in each league. But through careful research, and all night film sessions, our committee of three came up with what we thought were the best choices in each conference. 

These selections may not match the ones unveiled by the conferences, but that's because much of that is name recognition more than stellar play. Digging deep behind the numbers is what's needed, and that's precisely what we have done here.

Not surprisingly, top-ranked Alabama led all SEC teams with six representatives on the first team -- seven if you count DeVonta Smith twice (and since he's good enough you're more than welcome to do so). Florida, Georgia and Texas A&M had three selections apiece, which makes sense since they were the next best teams in the conference. Smith was tabbed as offensive player of the year for his ability to make plays as a receiver AND return man, while Missouri tackling Nick Bolton took home the top defensive player honor. Auburn running back Tank Bigsby made a splash in his first season in college football, and though his Arkansas team didn't win a ton of games, Sam Pittman made the Hogs much more competitive and appears to be building a bright future in Fayetteville. 

1^ST TEAM OFFENSE                                                                                 2^ND TEAM OFFENSE

QB Mac Jones/Alabama                                                                        QB Kyle Trask/Florida

RB Najee Harris/Alabama                                                                      RB Isaiah Spiller/Texas A&M

RB Kevin Harris/South Carolina                                                           RB Larry Rountree III/Missouri

WR DeVonta Smith/Alabama                                                               WR Treylon Burks/Arkansas

WR Elijah Moore/Ole Miss                                                                   WR Terrace Marshall Jr/LSU

WR Kadarius Toney/Florida                                                                 WR Shi Smith/South Carolina

TE Kyle Pitts/Florida                                                                             TE Kenny Yeboah/Ole Miss

OT Darian Kinnard/Kentucky                                                               OT Jamaree Salyer/Georgia

OT Alex Leatherwood/Alabama                                                         OT Carson Green/Texas A&M

OG Trey Smith/Tennessee                                                                  OG Ben Cleveland/Georgia

OG Kenyon Green/Texas A&M                                                            OG Ty Clary/Arkansas

 C Drake Jackson/Kentucky                                                                  C Landon Dickerson/Alabama                                        

1^ST TEAM DEFENSE                                                                                 2^ND TEAM DEFENSE

DE Ali Gaye/LSU                                                                                     DE Josh Paschal/Kentucky

DT Christian Barmore/Alabama                                                         DT Zachary Carter/Florida

DT Bobby Brown III/Texas A&M                                                          DT Jonathan Marshall/Arkansas

DE DeMarvin Leal/Texas A&M                                                             DE Kingsley Enagbare/South Carolina

LB Azeez Olujari/Georgia                                                                    LB Andre Mintze/Vanderbilt

LB Nick Bolton/Missouri                                                                      LB Jamin Davis/Kentucky

LB Brenton Cox/Florida                                                                        LB Dylan Moses/Alabama

LB Grant Morgan/Arkansas                                                                 LB Jabril Cox/LSU

CB Patrick Surtain II/Alabama                                                              CB Kaiir Elam/Florida

CB Jaycee Horn/South Carolina                                                          CB Derek Stingley Jr/LSU

 S Jalen Catalon/Arkansas                                                                     S JaCoby Stevens/LSU

 S Lewis Cine/Georgia                                                                            S Richard LeCounte/Georgia

1^ST TEAM SPECIALISTS                                                                           2^ND TEAM SPECIALISTS

 K Cade York/LSU                                                                                     K Will Reichard/Alabama

 P Jake Camarda/Georgia                                                                      P Zach Von Rosenberg/LSU

RS DeVonta Smith/Alabama                                                                 RS Kadarius Toney/Florida

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DeVonta Smith/Alabama                   

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Nick Bolton/Missouri                             

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Jalen Catalon/Arkansans 

COACH OF THE YEAR: Sam Pittman/Arkansas