LSU RB Leonard Fournette Tops SEC Players with Three All-Conference Selections
The Southeastern Conference released their preseason All-SEC football teams on Friday, putting LSU sophomore running back Leonard Fournette in rarified air. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound, bruising playmaker made all three SEC teams, as he was voted first-team running back, second-team all-purpose, and third-team return specialist.
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Overall, Georgia running back Nick Chubb led the way with 189 total points followed by Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland (181), and Fournette (180).
South Carolina wide receiver Pharoh Cooper had the honored distinction of making multiple teams as well, earning second-team wide receiver and first-team all-purpose recognition. Texas A&M’s Speedy Noil was voted second-team return specialist and third-team all-purpose.
Other LSU players joining Fournette on the first team were offensive lineman Vadal Alexander and defensive back Jalen Mills. The Tigers did not place any other players on the All-SEC offensive second or third-teams.
Confirming the Tigers will be stacked on defense, linebacker Kendell Beckwith and defensive back Tre’Davious White were named to the second team and defensive tackle Davon Godchaux and defensive back Jamal Adams were selected as All-SEC third-team members.
Ole Miss led the way with three first-team offensive selections. Alabama topped out with three first-team defensive selections — Ragland, defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson and defensive back Cyrus Jones. Auburn placed two on the first-team defense — defensive lineman Carl Lawson and defensive back Jonathan Jones.
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First Team All-SEC
OFFENSE
QB: Dak Prescott, Mississippi State
RB: Nick Chubb, Georgia
RB: Leonard Fournette, LSU
WR: Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss
WR: D’haquille Williams, Auburn
TE: Evan Engram, Ole Miss
OL: Cam Robinson, Alabama
OL: Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss
OL: Vadal Alexander, LSU
OL: John Theus, Georgia
OL: Ryan Kelly, Alabama
DEFENSE
DL: Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
DL: A’Shawn Robinson, Albama
DL: Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
DL: Carl Lawson, Auburn
LB: Reggie Ragland, Alabama
LB: Jordan Jenkins, Georgia
LB: Curt Maggitt, Tennessee
DB: Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida
DB: Cyrus Jones, Alabama
DB: Jonathan Jones, Auburn
DB: Jalen Mills, LSU
SPECIALISTS
P: JK Scott, Alabama
PK: Marshall Morgan, Georgia
RS: Speedy Noil, Texas A&M
AP: Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina
Second Team
OFFENSE
QB: Jeremy Johnson, Auburn; RB: Derrick Henry, Alabama, Jonathan Williams, Arkansas; WR: Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina, De’Runnya Wilson, Mississippi State; TE: Hunter Henry, Arkansas; OL: Germain Ifedi, Texas A&M, Dan Skipper, Arkansas, Denver Kirkland, Arkansas, Greg Pyke, Georgia, Mike Matthews, Texas A&M.
DEFENSE
DL: Jonathan Bullard, Florida, Derek Barnett, Tennessee, Jonathan Allen, Alabama, Chris Jones, Mississippi State; LB: Kendell Beckwith, LSU, Leonard Floyd, Georgia, Cassanova McKinzy, Auburn; DB: Tony Conner, Ole Miss, Cameron Sutton, Tennessee, Will Redmond, Mississippi State, Tre’Davious White, LSU.
SPECIALISTS
P: Drew Kaser, Texas A&M; PK: Elliott Fry, South Carolina; RS: Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina; AP: Leonard Fournette, LSU.
Third Team
OFFENSE
QB: Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee; RB: Alex Collins, Arkansas, Kenyan Drake, Alabama; WR: Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia, Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M; TE: O.J. Howard, Alabama; OL: Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas, Alex Kozan, Auburn, Avery Young, Auburn, Brandon Shell, South Carolina, Evan Boehm, Missouri.
DEFENSE
DL: Montravius Adams, Auburn, Jarran Reed, Alabama, Davon Godchaux, LSU, Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss; LB: Kris Frost, Auburn, Antonio Morrison, Florida, Kentrell Brothers, Missouri; DB: A.J. Stamps, Kentucky, Eddie Jackson, Alabama, Jamal Adams, LSU, Johnathan Ford, Auburn.
SPECIALISTS
P: Jamie Keehn, LSU; PK: Austin MacGinnis, Kentucky; RS: Leonard Fournette, LSU; AP: Speedy Noil
— Written by Ryan Wright, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network and an established media professional with more than two decades' worth of experience. Over the years, Wright has written for numerous sites and publications and he recently started his own recruiting site, www.recruitingnewsguru.com. Follow him on Twitter @HogManinLA.
