10 Gators Selected to 2010 SEC Media Days Preseason All-SEC Football Team
Friday, July 23, 2010 | Football
The defending SEC Eastern Division Champion Florida Gators had 10 representatives on the 2010 All-Southeastern Conference Media Days Football Team in a vote of media attending the 2010 SEC Football Media Days, held July 21-23 at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.
The SEC Media Day-record 177 voters selected the Gators to win the SEC East and play the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Football Championship Game on Dec. 4 in Atlanta.
The Gators were on 17 of the ballots for the winner of the SEC Championship Game and were on 153 ballots to win the Eastern Division. Filling out the Eastern Division, Georgia was voted to finish second, followed by South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Florida had three first-team selections. Senior center Mike Pouncey (Lakeland, Fla.) was the lone offensive selection, while senior linebacker Brandon Hicks (Jacksonville, Fla.) and senior safety Ahmad Black (Lakeland, Fla.) were named to the first-team defense.
The Gators led the conference with seven second-team selections. Senior offensive linemen Marcus Gilbert (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Carl Johnson (Durham, N.C.) led UF's second-team offense selections, while senior defensive lineman Justin Trattou (Ramsey, N.J.), junior cornerback Janoris Jenkins (Pahokee, Fla.) and junior safety Will Hill (West Orange, N.J.) were second-team defense selections.
The second team was rounded out by senior punter Chas Henry (Dallas, Ga.) on special teams and junior Chris Rainey (Lakeland, Fla.), who was selected as an all-purpose player.
Alabama had 157 first-place votes in the Western Dvision, while the rest of the predicted order of finish went Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State and Ole Miss.
Nine of the 12 SEC Schools had a member on the first-team All-SEC squad. Each SEC school had at least two student-athletes on either the first or second team.
The 2010 SEC Media Days Preseason All-SEC Football Team and predicted order of finish.
| FIRST-TEAM | |||||||
| Offense | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| QB | Ryan Mallet (118) | Arkansas | 6-6 | 238 | Jr. | Texarkana, Ark. | |
| RB | Mark Ingram (165) | Alabama | 5-10 | 215 | Jr. | Flint, Mich. | |
| RB | Trent Richardson (69) | Alabama | 5-11 | 220 | So. | Pensacola, Fla. | |
| WR | A.J. Green (142) | Georgia | 6-4 | 205 | Jr. | Summerville, S.C. | |
| WR | Julio Jones (123) | Alabama | 6-4 | 220 | Jr. | Foley, Ala. | |
| TE | D.J. Williams (105) | Arkansas | 6-2 | 251 | Sr. | Little Rock, Ark. | |
| OL | Lee Ziemba (114) | Auburn | 6-8 | 391 | Sr. | Rogers, Ark. | |
| OL | Barrett Jones (103) | Alabama | 6-4 | 301 | So. | Memphis, Tenn. | |
| OL | Clint Boling (85) | Georgia | 6-5 | 310 | Sr. | Alpharetta, Ga. | |
| OL | James Carpenter (77) | Alabama | 6-6 | 300 | Sr. | Augusta, Ga. | |
| C | Mike Pouncey (109) | Florida | 6-4 | 310 | Sr. | Lakeland, Fla. | |
| Defense | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| DL | Marcell Dareus (126) | Alabama | 6-4 | 306 | Jr. | Birmingham, Ala. | |
| DL | Jerrell Powe (77) | Ole Miss | 6-2 | 320 | Sr. | Waynesboro, Miss. | |
| DL | Cliff Matthews (46) | South Carolina | 6-4 | 260 | Sr. | Cheraw, S.C. | |
| LB | Dont'a Hightower (158) | Alabama | 6-4 | 258 | So. | Lewisburg, Tenn. | |
| LB | Kelvin Sheppard (84) | LSU | 6-3 | 239 | Sr. | Stone Mountain, Ga. | |
| LB | Josh Bynes (72) | Auburn | 6-2 | 235 | Sr. | Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. | |
| LB | Brandon Hicks (65) | Florida | 6-2 | 228 | Sr. | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
| DB | Mark Barron (127) | Alabama | 6-2 | 210 | Jr. | Mobile, Ala. | |
| DB | Patrick Peterson (116) | LSU | 6-1 | 211 | Jr. | Pompano Beach, Fla. | |
| DB | Ahmad Black (67) | Florida | 5-9 | 189 | Sr. | Lakeland, Fla. | |
| DB | Stephon Gilmore (61) | South Carolina | 6-1 | 188 | So. | Rock Hill, S.C. | |
| Special Teams | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| PK | Blair Walsh (72) | Georgia | 5-10 | 191 | Jr. | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| P | Drew Butler (104) | Georgia | 6-2 | 207 | Jr. | Duluth, Ga. | |
| RS | Derrick Locke (45) | Kentucky | 5-9 | 190 | Sr. | Hugo, Okla. | |
| AP | Randall Cobb (123) | Kentucky | 5-11 | 186 | Jr. | Alcoa, Tenn. | |
| SECOND-TEAM | |||||||
| Offense | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| QB | Greg McElroy (44) | Alabama | 6-3 | 225 | Sr. | Southland, Texas | |
| RB | Derrick Locke (40) | Kentucky | 5-9 | 190 | Sr. | Hugo, Okla. | |
| RB | Mario Fannin (22) | Auburn | 5-11 | 228 | Sr. | Hampton, Ga. | |
| WR | Darvin Adams (19) | Auburn | 6-3 | 185 | Jr. | Kennesaw, Ga. | |
| WR | Randall Cobb (14) | Kentucky | 5-11 | 186 | Jr. | Alcoa, Tenn. | |
| TE | Luke Stocker (26) | Tennessee | 6-6 | 253 | Sr. | Berea, Ky. | |
| OL | Carl Johnson (53) | Florida | 6-6 | 360 | Sr. | Durham, N.C. |
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| OL | Marcus Gilbert (48) | Florida | 6-5 | 322 | Sr. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
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| OL | Derek Sherrod (47) | Mississippi State | 6-6 | 305 | Sr. | Columbus, Miss. | |
| OL | DeMarcus Love (27) | Arkansas | 6-5 | 315 | Sr. | Lancaster, Texas | |
| C | William Vlachos (27) | Alabama | 6-1 | 289 | Jr. | Mountain Brook, Ala. | |
| Defense | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| DL | Pernell McPhee (34) | Mississippi State | 6-4 | 285 | Sr. | Pahokee, Fla. | |
| DL | Justin Trattou (31) | Florida | 6-3 | 252 | Sr. | Ramsey, N.J. | |
| DL | Kentrell Lockett (29) | Ole Miss | 6-5 | 260 | Sr. | Hahnville, La. | |
| LB | Chris Marve (62) | Vanderbilt | 6-0 | 232 | Jr. | Memphis, Tenn. | |
| LB | Nick Reveiz (32) | Tennessee | 5-10 | 224 | Sr. | Farragut, Tenn. | |
| LB | Courtney Upshaw (31) | Alabama | 6-2 | 263 | Jr. | Eufala, Ala. | |
| LB | Justin Houston (30) | Georgia | 6-3 | 260 | Jr. | Statesboro, Ga. | |
| DB | Janoris Jenkins (56) | Florida | 5-11 | 186 | Jr. | Pahokee, Fla. | |
| DB | Will Hill (41) | Florida | 6-1 | 204 | Jr. | West Orange, N.J. | |
| DB | Brandon Boykin (39) | Georgia | 5-10 | 183 | Jr. | Fayetteville, Ga. | |
| DB | Zac Etheridge (33) | Auburn | 6-0 | 213 | Sr. | Troy, Ala. | |
| Special Teams | |||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Hometown | |
| PK | Wes Byrum (65) | Auburn | 6-2 | 216 | Sr. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | |
| P | Chas Henry (34) | Florida | 6-3 | 222 | Jr. | Dallas, Ga. | |
| RS | *Julio Jones (42) | Alabama | 6-4 | 220 | Jr. | Foley, Ala. | |
| RS | *Warren Norman (42) | Vanderbilt | 5-10 | 192 | So. | Stone Mountain, Ga. | |
| AP | Chris Rainey (35) | Florida | 5-9 | 176 | Jr. | Lakeland, Fla. | |
All-SEC By Team
| School | 1st | 2nd | Total |
| Alabama | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Auburn | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Florida | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Georgia | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| LSU | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mississippi State | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Predicted Order of Finish
SEC Champion - Alabama (143), Florida (17), Auburn (7), Arkansas (3), Ole Miss (2), Georgia (2), LSU (1), South Carolina (1), Kentucky (1).
Eastern Division (First Place Votes)
1. Florida (153) 1030
2. Georgia (15) 791
3. South Carolina (8) 790
4. Kentucky 462
5. Tennessee 450
6. Vanderbilt (1) 194
Western Division (First Place Votes)
1. Alabama (157) 1034
2. Arkansas (6) 726
3. Auburn (10) 691
4. LSU (1) 653
5. Mississippi State 320
6. Ole Miss (3) 293
