COLUMBIA, Mo. – With this week's SEC Media Days drawing to a close last night, the SEC unveiled its annual media preseason picks Friday (July 19) and Mizzou was selected to finish third in the SEC East, behind only Georgia and Florida, while five players landed on the Preseason All-SEC Team. RS junior TE Albert Okwuegbunam is a first-team selection while OL Tre'Vour Wallace-Simms and LB Cale Garrett earned second-team distinction. Rounding out Mizzou's selections on the third team are CB DeMarkus Acy and RB Larry Rountree.
The SEC's preseason predicted order of finish and the Preseason All-SEC Teams are included below.
In addition to the Preseason All-SEC Teams, the preseason accolades are rolling in for the Tigers as several made preseason award watch lists this week. Below is quick recap of those:
- TE Albert Okwuegbunam: Biletnikoff Award (top pass-catcher)
- RB Larry Rountree III: Doak Walker Award (top running back)
- LB Cale Garrett: Bednarik Award (top defensive player)
- QB Kelly Bryant: Maxwell Award (top offensive player)
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EASTERN DIVISION (1st Place votes in parenthesis)
- Georgia (233) – 1789
- Florida (21) – 1499
- Missouri (3) – 1149
- South Carolina (1) – 883
- Tennessee (1) – 804
- Kentucky (1) – 798
- Vanderbilt – 358
WESTERN DIVISION (1st Place votes in parenthesis)
- Alabama (253) – 1813
- LSU (5) – 1493
- Texas A&M – 1268
- Auburn – 1090
- Mississippi State – 769
- Ole Miss – 504
- Arkansas - 343
OFFENSE
2019 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM
First-Team
- QB Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
- RB D'Andre Swift, Georgia
- RB Najee Harris, Alabama
- WR Jerry Jeudy, Alabama
- WR Henry Ruggs III, Alabama
- TE Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri
- OL Andrew Thomas, Georgia
- OL Alex Leatherwood, Alabama
- OL Prince Tega Wanogho, Auburn
- OL Jedrick Wills Jr., Alabama
- C Lloyd Cushenberry, LSU
Second-Team
- QB Jake Fromm, Georgia
- RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn, Vanderbilt
- RB Lamical Perine, Florida
- WR Kalija Lipscomb, Vanderbilt
- WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
- TE Jared Pinkney, Vanderbilt
- OL Solomon Kindley, Georgia
- OL Damien Lewis, LSU
- OL Tre'Vour Wallace-Simms, Missouri
- OL Isaiah Wilson, Georgia
- C Darryl Williams, Mississippi State
Third-Team
- QB Joe Burrow, LSU
- RB Larry Rountree, Missouri
- RB JaTarvious Whitlow, Auburn
- WR Justin Jefferson, LSU
- WR Bryan Edwards, South Carolina
- TE *Miller Forristall, Alabama
- TE *Charlie Woerner, Georgia
- OL Deonte Brown, Alabama
- OL Ben Cleveland, Georgia
- OL Logan Stenberg, Kentucky
- OL Matt Womack, Alabama
- C Drake Jackson, Kentucky
DEFENSE
First-Team
- DL Raekwon Davis, Alabama
- DL Derrick Brown, Auburn
- DL Rashard Lawrence, LSU
- DL Jabari Zuniga, Florida
- LB Dylan Moses, Alabama
- LB Anfernee Jennings, Alabama
- LB Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State
- DB Grant Delpit, LSU
- DB J.R. Reed, Georgia
- DB Trevon Diggs, Alabama
- DB C.J. Henderson, Florida
Second-Team
- DL Nick Coe, Auburn
- DL Justin Madubuike, Texas A&M
- DL Marlon Davidson, Auburn
- DL Javon Kinlaw, South Carolina
- LB Cale Garrett, Missouri
- LB De'Jon Harris, Arkansas
- LB David Reese II, Florida
- DB Patrick Surtain II, Alabama
- DB Xavier McKinney, Alabama
- DB Kristian Fulton, LSU
- DB Cameron Dantzler, Mississippi State
Third-Team
- DL LaBryan Ray, Alabama
- DL McTelvin Agim, Arkansas
- DL Chauncey Rivers, Mississippi State
- DL Tyler Clark, Georgia
- LB Terrell Lewis, Alabama
- LB Jacob Phillips, LSU
- LB Kash Daniel, Kentucky
- DB DeMarkus Acy, Missouri
- DB Shyheim Carter, Alabama
- DB Richard LeCounte, Georgia
- DB Daniel Thomas, Auburn
SPECIALISTS
First-Team
- P Braden Mann, Texas A&M
- PK Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia
- RS Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
- AP Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
Second-Team
- P Tommy Townsend, Florida
- PK Anders Carlson, Auburn
- RS Marquez Callaway, Tennessee
- AP Kadarius Toney, Florida
Third-Team
- P Arryn Siposs, Auburn
- PK Evan McPherson, Florida
- RS Jashaun Corbin, Texas A&M
- AP Lynn Bowden, Kentucky
* - Indicates a tie