HOOVER, Ala. – Two-time defending national champion Alabama, along with Texas A&M quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel dominated Southeastern Conference Media Days. In a vote of 243 media members, the Crimson Tide was picked to win the SEC Championship again.

     Coach Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide had the most fist-team selections on the Preseason All-SEC Team with seven. Since 1992, the most players on a first-team were nine by Alabama in 2011. Alabama (2010) and Florida (2009) each had eight first-team selection.

     The top two vote-getters were linebacker C.J. Mosley of Alabama and defensive lineman Jadeveon Clowney of South Carolina. Since 2000, Arkansas’ Darren McFadden is the only unanimous selection to the SEC Media Days Team, collecting all 80 votes.

     Mississippi State was represented on the First Team by offensive lineman Gabe Jackson. Linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche represented Ole Miss on the First Team defense.

     Alabama was a heavy favorite to win the SEC Western Division. Texas A&M was second, LSU third, Ole Miss fourth, Auburn fifth, Mississippi State sixth and Arkansas seventh.

     In the Eastern Division, Georgia was picked to repeat. South Carolina was second, Florida third, Vanderbilt fourth, Tennessee fifth, Missouri sixth and Kentucky seventh.

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

SEC CHAMPION

     Alabama 182, Georgia 38, South Carolina 18, Texas A&M 4, LSU1

EASTERN DIVISION

Georgia (149) 1570

South Carolina (75) 1474

Florida (19) 1300

Vanderbilt 858

Tennessee 694

Missouri 577

Kentucky 331

WESTERN DIVISION

Alabama (225) 1681

Texas A&M (11) 1333

LSU (7) 1324

Ole Miss 883

Auburn 579

Mississippi State 516

Arkansas 488

    

2013 PRE-SEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM

(* – Ties)

OFFENSE

First-Team

QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (119)

RB  T.J. Yeldon, Alabama (221)

RB  Todd Gurley, Georgia (206)

WR Amari Cooper, Alabama (194)

WR  Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt (106)             

TE Arthur Lynch, Georgia (148)        

OL Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama (193)

OL  Jake Matthews, Texas A&M (176)

OL  Anthony Steen, Alabama (109)

OL   Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State (88)

C  Travis Swanson, Arkansas (92)

Second-Team

QB   AJ McCarron, Alabama (67)

RB Tre Mason, Auburn (15)

RB *LaDarius Perkins, Mississippi State (12)

RB *Keith Marshall, Georgia (12)

WR Donte Moncrief, Ole Miss ( 46)

WR Mike Evans,  Texas A&M (33)

TE Rory Anderson, South Carolina (33)

OL Antonio Richardson, Tennessee (76)

OL Jon Halapio, Florida (51)

OL  Chris Burnette, Georgia (50)

OL  Ja’Wuan James, Tennessee (50)

C Reese Dismukes, Auburn (33)       

Third-Team

QB           Aaron Murray, Georgia (52)         

RB  *Matt Jones, Florida (5)

RB *Jeff Scott, Ole Miss (5)

RB *Alfred Blue, LSU (5)

WR Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia (28)

WR  Jarvis Landry, LSU (19)

TE Brian Vogler, Alabama (18)

OL  La’el Collins, LSU (37)    

OL Josh Williford, LSU (30)

OL   Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt (18)

OL  *A.J. Cann, South Carollina (14)

OL *Zach Fulton, Tennessee (14)

C  *James Stone, Tennessee (30)

C   *Jonotthan Harrison, Florida (30)

DEFENSE

First-Team

DL Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina (223)

DL  Dominique Easley, Florida (162)

DL Anthony Johnson, LSU (127)

DL Chris Smith, Arkansas (56)

LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama (231)

LB A.J. Johnson, Tennessee (107)

LB  Denzel Nkemdiche, Ole Miss (94)

DB Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama (203)

DB Craig Loston, LSU (135)

DB Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida (117)

DB Deion Belue, Alabama (77)

Second-Team

DL   Xzavier Dickson, Alabama (49)   

DL Ed Stinson, Alabama ( 39)

DL Dee Ford, Auburn (38)

DL Jeoffrey Pagan, Alabama (31)

LB Adrian Hubbard, Alabama (66)

LB Jordan Jenkins, Georgia (64)

LB  Lamin Barrow, LSU (29)

DB Damian Swann, Georgia (70)

DB  Andre Hal, Vanderbilt (69)

DB  Marcus Roberson, Florida (50)

DB  Vinnie Sunseri, Alabama (36)

Third-Team

DL Garrison Smith, Georgia (26)      

DL  Daniel McCullers, Tennessee (23)

DL Alvin Dupree, Kentucky (23)

DL C.J. Johnson, Ole Miss (22)

LB Ronald Powell, Florida (24)

LB Tahj Jones, LSU (20)

LB  *Trey DePriest, Alabama (16)

LB *Avery Williamson, Kentucky (16)

DB   E.J. Gaines, Missouri (34)

DB  Charles Sawyer, Ole Miss (25)

DB  Jalen Mills, LSU (22)

DB  Chris Davis , Auburn (20)

SPECIALISTS

First-Team

P Kyle Christy, Florida (108)

PK Carey Spear, Vanderbilt (100)    

RS Odell Beckham Jr., LSU (74)        

AP  Bruce Ellington, South Carolina (69)         

Second-Team

P  Cody Mandell, Alabama (54)

PK  Cody Parkey, Auburn (71)            

RS  Bruce Ellington, South Carolina (62)

AP Odell Beckham Jr., LSU (44)

Third-Team

P  Steven Clark, Auburn (33)

PK  Zach Hocker, Arkansas (39)        

RS Andre Debose, Florida (53)

AP Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida (36)