Tennessee had three players named to the Coaches’ All-SEC Team on Tuesday afternoon.
Defensive end Derek Barnett, who led the league in sacks with 12 on the season, was UT’s lone representative on the first team. Quarterback Joshua Dobbs and return specialist Evan Berry were placed on the second team.
Barnett becomes UT’s first First-Teamer on the defensive line since 2008 Robert Ayers in 2008.
Alabama freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts got the first-team nod over Dobbs after guiding the Tide to a 12-0 regular season and an SEC title to go along with the No. 1 in the college football playoffs. Dobbs, however, had the best year of his career, completing 63.3% of his passes for 2,655 yards, 26 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He also added a team-high 713 yards and nine scores on the ground.
Berry, despite missing the final four games of the regular season with a knee injury, still finished the season with a 32.9 yard per kickoff return average, including a 100-yard touchdown against South Carolina.
Here are the complete selections:
First Team
OFFENSE
TE – Evan Engram, Ole Miss
OL – Cam Robinson, Alabama
OL – Dan Skipper, Arkansas
OL – Avery Gennesy, Texas A&M
OL – Will Clapp, LSU
C – Ethan Pocic, LSU
WR – Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
WR – ArDarius Stewart, Alabama
QB – Jalen Hurts, Alabama
RB – Kamryn Pettway, Auburn
RB – Derrius Guice, LSU
AP – Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
DEFENSE
DL – Jonathan Allen, Alabama
DL – Derek Barnett, Tennessee
DL – Carl Lawson, Auburn
DL – Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
LB – Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt
LB – Reuben Foster, Alabama
LB – Kendell Beckwith, LSU
DB – Jalen Tabor, Florida
DB – Tre’Davious White, LSU
DB – Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
DB – Aarion Penton, Missouri
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Daniel Carlson, Auburn
P – JK Scott, Alabama
RS – Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
Second Team
OFFENSE
TE – O.J. Howard, Alabama
OL – Braden Smith, Auburn
OL – Will Holden, Vanderbilt
OL – Martez Ivey, Florida
OL – Alex Kozan, Auburn
C – Jon Toth, Kentucky
WR – Calvin Ridley, Alabama
WR – Fred Ross, Mississippi State
QB – Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee
QB – Chad Kelly, Ole Miss*
RB – Rawleigh Williams III, Arkansas
RB – Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt*
RB – Leonard Fournette, LSU*
AP – Derrius Guice, LSU
DEFENSE
DL – Arden Key, LSU
DL – Montravius Adams, Auburn
DL – Charles Harris, Missouri
DL – Caleb Brantley, Florida
LB – Tim Williams, Alabama
LB – Jarrad Davis, Florida
LB – Jordan Jones, Kentucky
DB – Jamal Adams, LSU
DB – Eddie Jackson, Alabama
DB – Quincy Wilson, Florida
DB – Justin Evans, Texas A&M
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Gary Wunderlich, Ole Miss
P – Johnny Townsend, Florida
RS – Evan Berry, Tennessee
