Six Kentucky Wildcats Tabbed to Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team
It’s been a month since the media made their picks. Now it’s time for the coaches to unveil their All-SEC selections.
Six Kentucky Wildcats made the cut, with three appearing on the first team and three on the third team. Eli Cox was the one player who earned a little more love from the coaches than the media pollsters.
Deone Walker, DL, First Team Defense
Maxwell Hairston, DB, First Team Defense
Barion Brown, First Team Return Specialist, Third Team All-Purpose
Eli Cox, OL, Third Team Offense
Marques Cox, OL, Third Team Offense
Jamon Dumas-Johnson, LB, Third Team Defense
After struggling to create continuity following the loss of John Schlarman, the Kentucky offensive line is shaping back into form with a couple of Super Seniors who are among the best in the SEC. They spent the preseason working in the trenches against one of the top defenders in the league, Deone Walker. This week the Kentucky defensive lineman earned quite a bit of NFL Draft buzz, along with the Cats’ shutdown cornerback on the outside.
You’ll be able to see these Wildcats in action soon enough. Fall camp has concluded and now we are only eight days away from Football Time in the Bluegrass. Kentucky kicks off the season at Kroger Field on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 7:45 pm EST against Southern Miss.
2024 Preseason Coaches All-SEC First Team
Georgia leads the way with five representatives on the first team. Kentucky was one of nine schools with multiple players. You can see all of the All-SEC selections here.
Offense
QB Carson Beck, Georgia
RB Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
RB Trevor Etienne, Georgia
WR Luther Burden III, Missouri
WR Tre Harris, Ole Miss
TE Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss
OL Will Campbell, LSU
OL Tyler Booker, Alabama
OL Tate Ratledge, Georgia
OL Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
C Cooper Mays, Tennessee
AP Zavion Thomas, LSU
Defense
DL James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
DL Deone Walker, Kentucky
DL Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
DL Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia*
DL Landon Jackson, Arkansas*
LB Harold Perkins, LSU
LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
LB Deontae Lawson, Alabama
DB Malaki Starks, Georgia
DB Malachi Moore, Alabama
DB Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma
DB Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
Special Teams
PK Bert Auburn, Texas
P James Burnip, Alabama
RS Barion Brown, Kentucky
KOS Alex McPherson, Auburn
LS Hunter Rogers, South Carolina
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