Athlon projects the SEC's best for 2014.
The 2014 college football season kicks off on Aug. 27 and concludes in Dallas with the first four-team playoff in the FBS ranks on January 12, 2015. Since it’s never too early to start thinking about the upcoming college football season, Athlon Sports has already released its projected rankings for 2014, as well as conference predictions.
With the predictions released, it’s time to take a look at the best players by conference.
Athlon Sports kicks off its release of preseason all-conference teams with a look at our first, second, third and fourth All-SEC teams for 2014.
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An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2014. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2014 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
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| National Rank: | 2 | 63 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 70 | 19 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 44 |
Athlon's 2014 All-SEC Team
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense | Fourth-Team Offense | |
| QB | Nick Marshall Auburn ________________ | Bo Wallace Ole Miss ________________ | Maty Mauk Missouri ________________ | Dak Prescott Miss. State ________________ |
| RB | Todd Gurley Georgia | Alex Collins Arkansas | Derrick Henry Alabama | Leonard Fournette LSU |
| RB | T.J. Yeldon Alabama ________________ | Mike Davis South Carolina ________________ | Kelvin Taylor Florida ________________ | Jonathan Williams Arkansas ________________ |
| WR | Amari Cooper Alabama | Sammie Coates Auburn | Jameon Lewis Miss. State | Malcome Kennedy Texas A&M |
| WR | Laquon Treadwell Ole Miss | Malcolm Mitchell Georgia | Marquez North Tennessee | Shaq Roland South Carolina |
| TE | O.J. Howard Alabama ________________ | Hunter Henry Arkansas ________________ | Evan Engram Ole Miss ________________ | Malcolm Johnson Miss. State ________________ |
| C | Reese Dismukes Auburn | David Andrews Georgia | Evan Boehm Missouri | Ryan Kelly Alabama |
| G | A.J. Cann South Carolina | Jarvis Harrison Texas A&M | Vadal Alexander LSU | Denver Kirkland Arkansas |
| G | Alex Kozan Auburn | Aaron Morris Ole Miss | Chad Slade Auburn | Arie Kouandjio Alabama |
| T | Cedric Ogbuehi Texas A&M | La'El Collins LSU | Corey Robinson South Carolina | Mitch Morse Missouri |
| T | Laremy Tunsil Ole Miss | Austin Shepherd Alabama | John Theus Georgia | Dan Skipper Arkansas |
| First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense | Fourth-Team Defense | |
| DE | Dante Fowler Florida | Trey Flowers Arkansas | Alvin Dupree Kentucky | Ray Drew Georgia |
| DE | A'Shawn Robinson Alabama | Markus Golden | Carl Lawson Auburn | Danielle Hunter LSU |
| DT | Chris Jones Miss. State | Jonathan Bullard Florida | Darius Philon Arkansas | Christian LaCouture LSU |
| DT | Robert Nkemdiche Ole Miss ________________ | Gabe Wright Auburn ________________ | Vince Taylor Vanderbilt ________________ | Brandon Ivory Alabama ________________ |
| LB | Trey DePriest Alabama | Leonard Floyd Georgia | Serderius Bryant Ole Miss | Caleb Azubike Vanderbilt |
| LB | A.J. Johnson Tennessee | Jordan Jenkins Georgia | Benardrick McKinney Miss. State | Denzel Devall Alabama |
| LB | Ramik Wilson Georgia ________________ | Skai Moore South Carolina ________________ | Cassanova McKinzy Auburn ________________ | Amarlo Herrera Georgia ________________ |
| CB | Vernon Hargreaves III Florida | Deshazor Everett Texas A&M | Taveze Calhoun Miss. State | Cam Sutton Tennessee |
| CB | Tre'Davious White LSU | Rashard Robinson LSU | Damian Swann Georgia | Jonathan Mincy Auburn |
| S | Landon Collins Alabama | Tony Conner Ole Miss | Braylon Webb Missouri | Brian Randolph Tennessee |
| S | Cody Prewitt Ole Miss | Robenson Therezie Auburn | Jermaine Whitehead Auburn | Kwon Alexander (LB) LSU |
| First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists | Fourth-Team Specialists | |
| K | Marshall Morgan Georgia | Colby Delahoussaye LSU | Elliott Fry South Carolina | Andrew Baggett Missouri |
| P | Drew Kaser Texas A&M | Sam Irwin-Hill Arkansas | Landon Foster Kentucky | Jamie Keehn LSU |
| KR | Christion Jones Alabama | Trey Williams Texas A&M | Andre Debose Florida | Darrius Sims Vanderbilt |
| PR | Christion Jones Alabama | Marcus Murphy Missouri | Speedy Noil Texas A&M | DeMarco Robinson Kentucky |
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Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2014 All-SEC Team
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | |
| Alabama | Offense: 3 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 2 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Arkansas | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 3 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Auburn | Offense: 3 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Florida | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Georgia | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Kentucky | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 |
| LSU | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 1 |
| Mississippi State | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Missouri | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 |
| Ole Miss | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| South Carolina | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Tennessee | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Texas A&M | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Vanderbilt | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 |
