2016 All-SEC football team

2016 All-SEC football team
2016 Southeastern Conference football season
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The 2016 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2016 Southeastern Conference football season.

The Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the Florida Gators 54 to 16 in the SEC Championship.

Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen was voted the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

  • Jalen Hurts, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-2)
  • Chad Kelly, Ole Miss (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Running backs

  • Derrius Guice, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Kamryn Pettway, Auburn (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Rawleigh Williams III, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-2)
  • Leonard Fournette, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-2)
  • Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Wide receivers

Centers

Guards

Tackles

  • Cam Robinson*, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Dan Skipper, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Will Holden, Vanderbilt (Coaches-2)
  • Robert Leff, Auburn (AP-2)
  • Jonah Williams, Alabama (AP-2)

Tight ends

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

  • Jonathan Allen*, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Derek Barnett*, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Myles Garrett, Texas A&M (AP-2, Coaches-1)
  • Carl Lawson, Auburn (AP-2, Coaches-1)
  • Arden Key, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-2)
  • Charles Harris, Missouri (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Defensive tackles

Linebackers

Cornerbacks

Safeties

  • Jamal Adams, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-2)
  • Justin Evans, Texas A&M (AP-2, Coaches-2)
  • Eddie Jackson, Alabama (Coaches-2)
  • Mike Edwards, Kentucky (AP-2)
  • Marcus Maye, Florida (AP-2)

Special teams

Kickers

  • Daniel Carlson, Auburn (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Gary Wunderlich, Ole Miss (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Punters

  • J. K. Scott, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Johnny Townsend, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2)

All purpose/return specialist

Key

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP

AP = Associated Press[1]

Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches[2]

* = Unanimous selection of AP

See also

References

  1. ^ "It's a sweep: No 1. Alabama cleans up on AP All-SEC team". collegefootball.ap.org. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "SEC announces Coaches All-SEC Teams".