COLUMBIA, Mo. — Three Mizzou football standouts were named to media’s 2026 preseason All-SEC Team, the league office announced on Friday at the conclusion of SEC Kickoff, the conference’s preseason four-day media event. The team was voted on by media members who attended the event in Tampa, Florida.
Running back and returning consensus All-American Ahmad Hardy was selected to the first team along with senior left tackle Cayden Green. Long snapper Brett Le Blanc earned third-team recognition from the media.
Hardy, who is recovering from an offseason injury, rushed for a Mizzou record 1,649 yards and 16 touchdowns while recording seven 100-yard rushing games. He became just the sixth player in SEC history to rush for 300 yards in a single game. Hardy, a first team All-American, was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, which is given to the nation’s top running back. He forced 97 missed tackles as a sophomore and accounted for 71.9 percent of his rushing yards after contact (1,186).
Green, who was a first team All-SEC selection a year ago, garners preseason honors for the second straight year. A native of Lee’s Summit, Green enters his third season as a key piece of the Tiger’s offensive front. He cleared a path for the nation’s No. 8 rushing offense (2,968 yards) last season while allowing just two sacks in 362 pass attempts.
Le Blanc, a native of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, was a third-team pick at long snapper after starting all 13 games for the Tigers a year ago and executing 108 snaps cleanly in 2025. The senior is a key part of the Tigers’ special teams units in 2026.
The Tigers open the season with “Kickoff in CoMo” on Thursday, September 3, at Memorial Stadium. The game will kickoff at 7 p.m. and be broadcast on the SEC Network. Fans can purchase four tickets for $80 to the “Kickoff in CoMo” home opener by clicking HERE. The game marks the fifth consecutive year the Tigers have opened their season in the primetime and the ninth weeknight game at home since 2015.
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