Six Gators Named To Coaches' 2005 All-SEC Teams
Tuesday, December 6, 2005 | Football
Six members of the University of Florida football team were honored by the league coaches Tuesday as they were named to the Coaches' 2005 All-SEC Football Team squads. The honors marked the ninth-straight year, that six-or-more Gators were selected by the SEC coaches.
Senior center Mike Degory (Palm Bay) was UF's sole member of the first-team offense as the Gators have placed at least one offensive player on the coaches' first-team since the awards' inception in 1982.
Florida led all schools with five players selected to second-team units. UF's members of the second-team offense were senior offensive lineman Randy Hand (Fort Myers) and junior wide receiver Chad Jackson (Hoover, Ala.). Senior defensive end Jeremy Mincey (Statesboro, Ga.) and junior cornerback Demetrice Webb (Jacksonville) were named to the second-team defense, while junior kicker Chris Hetland (Leesburg, Ga.) was tabbed to the second-team special teams unit.
Degory (Palm Bay) was named to the first team after he was a second team selection in 2003 and 2004. He has started each of the 49 games of his collegiate career, marking the fourth-longest active streak in the nation. Degory's steak is one away from matching the school record held by Larry Kennedy (1991-94).
Jackson (Hoover, Ala.) has 81 catches this season for 824 yards and nine touchdowns and he has also carried the ball 15 times for 87 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Jackson leads the SEC in receptions per game (7.3), while his 74.9 receiving yards per contest are third in the league. His 81 receptions this season are tied for eighth nationally and rate first in the SEC. Jackson enters Florida's Outback Bowl game against Iowa needing seven catches to match the single-season school record (Carlos Alvarez, 88, 1969).
Hand (Fort Myers) started 11 games this season for UF at left tackle. Hand had one of his best performances of the season in UF's 34-7 victory over Florida State on Nov. 26. In that contest, Hand graded out at 90 percent and had three knockdowns, leading to his first-ever SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honor.
Mincey (Statesboro, Ga.) is second on the Gator squad with 61 tackles this season. The total is the best for any defensive lineman in the SEC and is tied for 30th in the league this year. He has had at least one tackle for loss in nine of 11 games this season, and his 10.5 leads all Gators. Mincey has also recorded 3.5 sacks this year and recovered a fumble.
Webb (Jacksonville) started 11 games at cornerback this season for the Gators. His 13 pass breakups lead the SEC and rank 19th nationally. In addition, Webb has accounted for two of the Gators' four blocked kicks this season.
Hetland (Leesburg, Ga.) ranks first in the SEC in field goal percentage (.857) as he has connected on 12-of-14 attempts this season. He is 34-of-36 on PATs and leads the team with 70 points. He is also one of four place-kickers nationally to have been honored with conference special teams player of the week honors multiple times this year.
2005 ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
(*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection / ^-Repeat First-Team Selection) (Coaches could not vote for themselves or their own players)
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
| Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown |
| ^TE Leonard Pope Georgia 6-7 250 Jr. Americus, Ga. |
| ^#OL Marcus McNeill Auburn 6-9 338 Sr. Decatur, Ga. |
| ^#OL Max Jean-Gilles Georgia 6-4 340 Sr. Miami, Fla. |
| #OL Andrew Whitworth LSU 6-7 322 Sr. West Monroe, La. |
| *OL Tre' Stallings Ole Miss 6-4 317 Sr. Magnolia, Miss. |
| *OL Arron Sears Tennessee 6-4 338 Jr. Russellville, Ala. |
| C Mike Degory Florida 6-6 304 Sr. Palm Bay, Fla. |
| WR Sidney Rice S. Carolina 6-4 191 Fr. Gaffney, S.C. |
| WR Earl Bennett Vanderbilt 6-2 200 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. |
| QB Jay Cutler Vanderbilt 6-4 228 Sr. Santa Claus, Ind. |
| RB Kenny Irons Auburn 5-11 202 Jr. Dacula, Ga. |
| *RB Kenneth Darby Alabama 5-11 205 Jr. Huntsville, Ala. |
| *RB Darren McFadden Arkansas 6-2 210 Fr. North Little Rock, Ark. |
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| SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE |
| Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown |
| TE Dustin Dunning Vanderbilt 6-5 248 Sr. Hoover, Ala. |
| OL Tim Duckworth Auburn 6-4 315 Jr. Taylorsville, Miss. |
| OL Randy Hand Florida 6-6 310 Sr. Fort Myers, Fla. |
| *OL Will Arnold LSU 6-4 322 So. Gloster, Miss. |
| *OL Daniel Inman Georgia 6-7 328 Jr. Hope Mills, N.C. |
| *OL Brian Stamper Vanderbilt 6-5 292 Jr. Windermere, Fla. |
| C Rudy Niswanger LSU 6-6 296 Sr. Monroe, La. |
| WR Chad Jackson Florida 6-1 205 Jr. Hoover, Ala. |
| WR Tyrone Prothro Alabama 5-8 178 Jr. Heflin, Ala. |
| *QB D.J. Shockley Georgia 6-1 206 Sr. College Park, Ga. |
| RB Jerious Norwood MSU 6-0 204 Sr. Brandon, Miss. |
| RB Rafael Little Kentucky 5-11 195 So. Anderson, S.C. |
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| FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE |
| Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown |
| DL Willie Evans MSU 6-2 270 Sr. Waynesboro, Miss. |
| DL Quentin Moses Georgia 6-5 248 Jr. Athens, Ga. |
| DL Claude Wroten LSU 6-3 290 Sr. Bastrop, La. |
| #LB DeMeco Ryans Alabama 6-2 232 Sr. Bessemer, Ala. |
| LB Patrick Willis Ole Miss 6-2 230 Jr. Bruceton, Tenn. |
| ^LB Moses Osemwegie Vanderbilt 6-0 228 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. |
| LB Sam Olajubutu Arkansas 5-9 227 Jr. LaGrange, Ga. |
| #DB Greg Blue Georgia 6-2 214 Sr. College Park, Ga. |
| DB Roman Harper Alabama 6-1 200 Sr. Prattville, Ala. |
| DB LaRon Landry LSU 6-2 204 Jr. Ama, La. |
| DB Ko Simpson S. Carolina 6-1 201 So. Rock Hill, S.C. |
| SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE |
| Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown |
| DL Mark Anderson Alabama 6-5 253 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. |
| *DL Jeremy Mincey Florida 6-4 265 Sr. Statesboro, Ga. |
| *DL Parys Haralson Tennessee 6-2 248 Sr. Flora, Miss. |
| *DL Kyle Williams LSU 6-2 295 Sr. Ruston, La. |
| LB Omar Gaither Tennessee 6-2 230 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. |
| LB Travis Williams Auburn 6-1 213 Sr. Columbia, S.C. |
| LB Freddie Roach Alabama 6-2 248 Sr. Killen, Ala. |
| LB Kevin Simon Tennessee 5-11 234 Sr. Walnut Creek, Calif. |
| DB Muhammad Abdullah Kentucky 6-0 205 Sr. Folkston, Ga. |
| DB Demetrice Webb Florida 5-11 190 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. |
| DB DeMario Minter Georgia 6-0 198 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. |
| DB Will Herring Auburn 6-3 220 Jr. Opelika, Ala. |
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| FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS |
| Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown |
| P Kody Bliss Auburn 5-11 177 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn. |
| PK Brandon Coutu Georgia 6-0 197 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| RS Skyler Green LSU 5-10 185 Sr. Westwego, La. |
| SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS |
| Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown |
| P Gordon Ely-Kelso Georgia 6-2 234 Jr. Athens, Ga. |
| PK Chris Hetland Florida 6-0 185 Jr. Leesburg, Ga. |
| RS Felix Jones Arkansas 6-0 195 Fr. Tulsa, Okla. |
SCHOOLS REPRESENTED ON ALL-SEC TEAM
| School | First-Team | Second-Team | Totals |
| Alabama | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Auburn | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Florida | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Georgia | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| LSU | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| TOTALS | 27 | 27 |
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