Mike Pouncey and Janoris Jenkins Highlight Blue Ribbon Yearbook Preseason All-SEC Lists
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 | Football
Florida senior offensive lineman Mike Pouncey (Lakeland, Fla.) and junior cornerback Janoris Jenkins (Pahokee, Fla.) were recognized individually Wednesday by the Blue Ribbon Yearbook as preseason All-SEC selections, while the University of Florida Gators football squad topped the preseason SEC Eastern Division standings ahead of South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Vanderbilt, respectively.
Pouncey was tabbed an Outland Trophy Watch List candidate in 2009 and finished the season with AP Second Team All-America honors. The offensive lineman has started 28 straight games for the Orange and Blue, 31 total, and has seen action in 39 games as a Gator.
In his two years as a Gator, Jenkins has appeared in 27 games with 25 career starts and has racked up 77 total tackles, five interceptions and 17 pass breakups his first two years on campus.
Last season, the Gators became the first team in NCAA FBS history to reach 13 wins in back-to-back seasons, and also became the only team to accomplish that feat in three out of four seasons. Their 13 victories in 2009 tied a school record, also set in 2006 and 2008. The Gators made a bowl appearance for the 19th consecutive year, the second-longest active streak in the nation, and the Sugar Bowl was Florida's sixth appearance in a BCS bowl game after UF took home all the marbles from the 2008 FedEx BCS National Championship in Miami the season before.
The Gators open the 2010 schedule Sept. 4 in Gainesville when they play host to Miami (Ohio) at noon (ET).
2010 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE BLUE RIBBON FORECAST
Eastern Division
1. Florida
2. South Carolina
3. Georgia
4. Tennessee
5. Kentucky
6. Vanderbilt
Western Division
1. Alabama
2. Auburn
3. LSU
4. Arkansas
5. Ole Miss
6. Mississippi State
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
OFFENSE
Pos. Player School Ht Wt. Cl.
WR A.J. Green Georgia 6-4 207 Jr.
WR Julio Jones Alabama 6-4 211 Jr.
OL Mike Pouncey Florida 6-4 310 Sr.
OL Derek Sherrod Mississippi State 6-6 305 Sr.
OL Lee Ziemba Auburn 6-8 308 Sr.
OL Clint Bowling Georgia 6-5 310 Sr.
OL Barrett Jones Alabama 6-4 301 So.
QB Ryan Mallet Arkansas 6-7 238 Jr.
RB Mark Ingram Alabama 5-10 212 Jr.
RB Derrick Locke Kentucky 5-9 191 Sr.
TE D.J. Williams Arkansas 6-2 251 Sr.
DEFENSE
Pos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl.
DL Cliff Matthews South Carolina 6-4 249 Jr.
DL Pernell McPhee Mississippi State 6-4 285 Sr.
DL Jerrell Powe Ole Miss 6-2 330 Sr.
D Marcell Dareus Alabama 6-4 296 Jr.
LB Donta Hightower Alabama 6-4 255 Jr.
LB Josh Bynes Auburn 6-2 239 Sr.
LB Chris Marve Vanderbilt 6-0 230 Jr.
DB Mark Barron Alabama 6-2 214 Jr.
DB Patrick Peterson LSU 6-1 211 Jr.
DB Janoris Jenkins Florida 5-11 186 Jr.
DB Janzen Jackson Tennessee 6-0 187 So.
SPECIALISTS
Pos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl.
K Blair Walsh Georgia 5-10 185 Jr.
KR Warren Norman Vanderbilt 5-10 192 So.
P Drew Butler Georgia 6-2 203 Jr.
PR Randall Cobb Kentucky 5-1 191 Jr.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ryan Mallet, QB, Arkansas
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Patrick Peterson, DB, LSU
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Cameron Newton, QB, Auburn
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