Fifteen Gators Among Phil Steele's 2009 All-SEC Selections
Monday, December 7, 2009 | Football
A total of 15 University of Florida Gator football players were named as members of Phil Steel's 2009 Postseason All-SEC Team, including freshman Omar Hunter (Buford, Ga.), who was named to Phil Steele's All-Freshman Team Tuesday.
Florida's first-team offensive players include quarterback Tim Tebow (Jacksonville, Fla.), junior tight end Aaron Hernandez (Bristol, Conn.) and linemen Mike and Maurkice Pouncey (Lakeland, Fla.). The Gators' first-team defensive players consisted of seniors Jermaine Cunningham (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and Brandon Spikes (Shelby, N.C.), while junior Joe Haden (Ft. Washington, Md.) was a first-team All-SEC selection at cornerback.
The Orange and Blue had one player each on Phil Steel's second-team offense and defense, including senior athlete Brandon James (St. Augustine, Fla.), a kick return selection, and junior defensive end Carlos Dunlap (North Charleston, S.C.).
Sophomore athlete Jeff Demps (Winter Garden, Fla.) and senior Riley Cooper (Clearwater, Fla.) were among the third-team offensive selections at running back and wide receiver, respectively. Florida junior punter and Ray Guy Award finalist Chas Henry (Dallas, Ga.) was a third-team defensive selection.
Redshirt junior offensive tackle Marcus Gilbert (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) and junior saftety Ahmad Black (Lakeland, Fla.) rounded out UF's 2009 Phil Steele honorees with fourth-team All-SEC accolades for their positions, respectfully.
PHIL STEELE'S 2009 POSTSEASON ALL-SEC TEAM
-- OFFENSE --
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM
QB Tim Tebow, Florida Ryan Mallett, Arkansas Jonathan Crompton, Tenn. Stephen Garcia, South Carolina
RB Mark Ingram, Alabama Montario Hardesty, Tenn. Jeff Demps, Florida Warren Norman, Vanderbilt
RB Anthony Dixon, MSU Ben Tate, Auburn Derrick Locke, Kentucky Washaun Ealey, Georgia
WR AJ Green, Georgia Shay Hodge, Ole Miss Greg Childs, Arkansas Joe Adams, Arkansas
Gerald Jones, Tennessee
WR Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss Randall Cobb, Kentucky Riley Cooper, Florida Terrance Toliver, LSU
WR Darvin Adams, Auburn Brandon LaFell, LSU Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina Julio Jones, Alabama
TE Aaron Hernandez, Florida DJ Williams, Arkansas Colin Peek, Alabama Weslye Saunders, South Carolina
Richard Dickson, LSU
C Maurkice Pouncey, Florida Jorge Gonzalez, Kentucky Ryan Pugh, Auburn William Vlachos, Alabama
OG Mike Johnson, Alabama Mitch Petrus, Arkansas Reid Neely, Ole Miss Lyle Hitt, LSU
OG Mike Pouncey, Florida John Jerry, Ole Miss Stuart Hines, Kentucky Barrett Jones, Alabama
OT Lee Ziemba, Auburn Clint Boling, Georgia Chris Scott, Tennessee Aaron Douglas, Tennessee
OT Ciron Black, LSU Zipp Duncan, Kentucky James Carpenter, Alabama Marcus Gilbert, Florida
KR Warren Norman, Vandy Brandon James, Florida Leon Berry, Mississippi St Brandon Boykin, Georgia
PR Javier Arenas, Alabama Randall Cobb, Kentucky Trindon Holliday, LSU Prince Miller, Georgia
-- DEFENSE --
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM
DE Antonio Coleman, Auburn Justin Houston, Georgia Kentrell Lockett, Ole Miss DeQuin Evans, Kentucky
DT Terrence Cody, Alabama Corey Peters, Kentucky Geno Atkins, Georgia Kade Weston, Georgia
DT Dan Williams, Tennessee Pernell McPhee, Miss. St. Malcolm Sheppard, Arkansas Jerrell Powe, Ole Miss
DE Jermaine Cunningham, UF Carlos Dunlap, Florida Cliff Matthews, South Carolina Rahim Alem, LSU
LB Brandon Spikes, Florida Rico McCoy, Tennessee Harry Coleman, LSU Patrick Trahan, Ole Miss
LB Eric Norwood, South Carolina Micah Johnson, Kentucky Kelvin Sheppard, LSU Perry Riley, LSU
LB Rolando McClain, Alabama Sam Maxwell, Kentucky Josh Bynes, Auburn Jamar Chaney, Mississippi St
LB Rennie Curran, Georgia Chris Marve, Vanderbilt Patrick Benoist, Vanderbilt Eryk Anders, Alabama
CB Javier Arenas, Alabama Trevard Lindley, Kentucky Kareem Jackson, Alabama Corey Broomfield, Mississippi St
Walter McFadden, Auburn Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina
CB Joe Haden, Florida Patrick Peterson, LSU Myron Lewis, Vanderbilt Neiko Thorpe, Auburn
S Eric Berry, Tennessee Chad Jones, LSU Chris Culliver, South Carolina Ahmad Black, Florida
S Mark Barron, Alabama Reshad Jones, Georgia Kendrick Lewis, Ole Miss Johnthan Banks, Mississippi St
K Leigh Tiffin, Alabama Blair Walsh, Georgia Wes Byrum, Auburn Spencer Lanning, South Carolina
P Drew Butler, Georgia Brett Upson, Vanderbilt Chas Henry, Florida Ryan Tydlacka, Kentucky
PHIL STEELE'S 2009 POSTSEASON ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
-- OFFENSE --
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM
QB Andrew Luck, Stanford Landry Jones, Oklahoma Austyn Carta-Samuels, Wyoming
Tom Savage, Rutgers
RB Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh Bernard Pierce, Temple Chris Polk, Washington
RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech LaMichael James, Oregon Christine Michael, Texas A&M
WR Uzoma Nwachukwu, Texas A&M Conner Vernon, Duke Brandon Wimberly, Nevada
WR Eric Page, Toledo Tyshon Goode, Kent St Darius Carey, North Texas
WR Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina Antavious Wilson, Marshall Chad Bumphis, Mississippi St
TE Orson Charles, Georgia Jack Doyle, WKU Ryan Griffin, Connecticut
OL Mario Benavides, Louisville Ben Habern, Oklahoma Peter Konz, Wisconsin
OL Barrett Jones, Alabama David DeCastro, Stanford Matt Summers-Gavin, California
OL Braden Hansen, BYU Lane Taylor, Oklahoma St Nik Embernate, San Diego St
OL Michael Philipp, Oregon St Tanner Hawkinson, Kansas Carson York, Oregon
OL Aaron Douglas, Tennessee Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA Nick Speller, Syracuse
Chris Barker, Nevada
KR Warren Norman, Vanderbilt Jesse Grandy, Ole Miss Kerwynn Williams, Utah St
PR Greg Reid, Florida St Tracy Lampley, Southern Miss Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech
-- DEFENSE --
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM
DL Aldon Smith, Missouri Taylor Wyndham, Kentucky Will Pericak, Colorado
DL Steven Means, Buffalo DL Wilhite, Minnesota Jacobbi McDaniel, Florida St
DL Scott Vallone, Rutgers Sean Progar, Northern Illinois Jerel Worthy, Michigan St
DL Nick Perry, USC Chandler Jones, Syracuse Omar Hunter, Florida
LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College Tanner Brock, TCU JC Percy, Boise St
LB Chris Borland, Wisconsin Will Compton, Nebraska Sean Fisher, Nebraska
LB Vontaze Burfict, Arizona St Brian Wagner, Akron Travis Freeman, Ball St
LB Huldon Tharp, Kansas Steve Greer, Virginia Evan Frierson, Illinois
DB Josh Robinson, UCF Kenny Okoro, Wake Forest Corey Broomfield, Mississippi St
DB Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina Bryan Willis, Troy Shamiel Gary, Wyoming
DB John Boyett, Oregon Johnthan Banks, Mississippi St Blidi Wreh-Wilson, Connecticut
DB Cody Davis, Texas Tech Rashard Hall, Clemson Aaron Grymes, Idaho
K Nick Tausch, Notre Dame Nick Ferrara, Maryland Matt Weller, Ohio
Ian Watts, Wyoming
P Tress Way, Oklahoma Jeff Locke, UCLA Sean Sellwood, Utah
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