BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The defending national champion LSU Tigers led all teams with 14 players selected to the 2008 Southeastern Conference Coaches Pre-season All-SEC Football Team, the league office announced Monday.



LSU placed a league-high number of players on the squad for the second straight season. There were first, second and third-teams selected for this year’s coaches pre-season squad. Coaches could not vote for their own players.

Florida was the only other SEC team with double figure selections with 10. Georgia had nine players selected to the three squads followed by Alabama, Auburn and South Carolina with eight and Tennessee had seven. Eleven of the 12 SEC teams had first-team selections and every conference school has representatives on the All-SEC squad.

ALL-SEC PRESEASON OFFENSIVE TEAMS FIRST TEAM

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
TE Cornelius Ingram Florida 6-4 223 Sr. Hawthorne, Fla.
OL Andre Smith * Alabama 6-5 340 Jr. Birmingham, Ala.
OL Michael Oher * Ole Miss 6-5 318 Sr. Memphis, Tenn.
OL Anthony Parker * Tennessee 6-3 305 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga.
OL Herman Johnson LSU 6-7 351 Sr. Olla, La.
C Jonathan Luigs * Arkansas 6-4 314 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
WR Percy Harvin Florida 5-11 178 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va.
WR Kenny McKinley South Carolina 6-0 182 Sr. Mableton, Ga.
QB Tim Tebow Florida 6-3 232 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.
RB Knowshon Moreno * Georgia 5-11 207 So. Belford, N.J.

SECOND TEAM

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
TE Richard Dickson LSU 6-3 237 Jr. Ocean Springs, Miss.
OL Ciron Black LSU 6-5 314 Jr. Tyler, Texas
OL Tyronne Green Auburn 6-2 307 Sr. Pensacola, Fla.
OL Ramon Foster # Tennessee 6-6 325 Sr. Henning, Tenn.
OL Lee Ziemba # Auburn 6-8 288 So. Rogers, Ark.
OL Mitch Petrus # Arkansas 6-4 305 Sr. Carlisle, Ark.
OL Garry Williams # Kentucky 6-3 300 Sr. Louisville, Ky.
C Antoine Caldwell # Alabama 6-3 292 Sr. Montgomery, Ala.
C Brett Helms # LSU 6-2 283 Sr. Stuttgart, Ark.
WR Demetrius Byrd LSU 6-2 195 Sr. Miami, Fla.
WR Mohamed Massaquoi Georgia 6-2 198 Sr. Charlotte, N.C.
QB Matthew Stafford Georgia 6-3 237 Jr. Dallas, Texas
RB Anthony Dixon Mississippi State 6-1 240 Jr. Jackson, Miss.
RB Ben Tate Auburn 5-11 215 Jr. Newark, Md.

THIRD TEAM

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
TE Jared Cook South Carolina 6-5 242 Jr. Suwanee, Ga.
OL Phil Trautwein Florida 6-6 301 Sr. Voorhees, N.J.
OL Jim Tartt Florida 6-3 300 Sr. Sochoppy, Fla.
OL John Jerry Ole Miss 6-5 350 Jr. Batesville, Miss.
OL Anthony Strauder Mississippi State 6-3 290 Sr. Natchez, Miss.
C Josh McNeil Tennessee 6-4 280 Jr. Collins, Miss.
WR Lucas Taylor Tennessee 6-0 185 Sr. Carencro, La.
WR Brandon LaFell LSU 6-3 194 Jr. Houston, Texas
QB John Parker Wilson Alabama 6-2 213 Sr. Hoover, Ala.
RB Keiland Williams LSU 5-11 223 Jr. Lafayette, La.
RB Terry Grant Alabama 5-10 188 So. Lumberton, Miss.


ALL-SEC PRESEASON DEFENSIVE TEAMS

FIRST TEAM

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Greg Hardy * Ole Miss 6-4 265 Jr. Millington, Tenn.
DL Sen’Derrick Marks Auburn 6-1 288 Jr. Mobile, Ala.
DL Tyson Jackson LSU 6-5 292 Sr. Edgard, La.
LB Brandon Spikes * Florida 6-3 245 Jr. Shelby, N.C.
LB Rico McCoy Tennessee 6-1 215 Jr. Washington, D.C.
LB Darry Beckwith LSU 6-1 232 Sr. Baton Rouge, La.
LB Dannell Ellerbe Georgia 6-1 232 Sr. Hamlet, N.C.
DB Eric Berry Tennessee 5-11 195 So. Fairburn, Ga.
DB Derek Pegues Mississippi State 5-10 196 Sr. Batesville, Miss.
DB Rashad Johnson # Alabama 6-0 187 Sr. Sulligent, Ala.
DB Captain Munnerlyn # South Carolina 5-9 185 Jr. Mobile, Ala.
DB D.J. Moore # Vanderbilt 5-10 182 Jr. Spartanburg, S.C.

SECOND TEAM

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Ricky Jean-Francois LSU 6-3 281 Jr. Miami, Fla.
DL Geno Atkins Georgia 6-1 290 Jr. Pembroke Pines, Fla.
DL Jeremy Jarmon # Kentucky 6-3 277 Jr. Collierville, Tenn.
DL Peria Jerry # Ole Miss 6-2 290 Sr. Batesville, Miss.
LB Jasper Brinkley South Carolina 6-2 275 Sr. Thomson, Ga.
LB Rolando McClain Alabama 6-4 255 So. Decatur, Ala.
LB Eric Norwood South Carolina 6-1 270 Jr. Acworth, Ga.
LB Tray Blackmon # Auburn 6-2 220 Jr. LaGrange, Ga.
LB Jamar Chaney # Mississippi State 6-1 236 Sr. Fort Pierce, Fla.
DB Emanuel Cook South Carolina 5-10 214 Jr. Riviera Beach, Fla.
DB Asher Allen Georgia 5-10 198 Jr. Tucker, Ga.
DB Trevard Lindley Kentucky 6-0 175 Jr. Hiram, Ga.
DB Jerraud Powers Auburn 5-9 188 Jr. Decatur, Ala.

THIRD TEAM

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Antonio Coleman Auburn 6-2 250 Jr. Mobile, Ala.
DL Antwain Robinson # Arkansas 6-2 258 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
DL Kirston Pittman # LSU 6-4 254 Sr. Garyville, La.
DL Jeff Owens # Georgia 6-3 298 Sr. Sunrise, Fla.
LB Rennie Curran Georgia 5-11 220 So. Snellville, Ga.
LB Micah Johnson Kentucky 6-2 250 Jr. Ft. Campbell, Ky.
LB Braxton Kelley Kentucky 6-0 230 Sr. LaGrange, Ga.
DB Reshard Langford # Vanderbilt 6-2 208 Sr. Tanner, Ala.
DB Chad Jones # LSU 6-3 222 So. Baton Rouge, La.
DB Major Wright # Florida 6-0 194 So. Miramar, Fla.
DB Joe Haden # Florida 5-11 180 So. Ft. Washington, Md.
DB Wondy Pierre-Louis # Florida 6-0 182 Jr. Naples, Fla.


ALL-SEC PRESEASON SPECIAL TEAMS

FIRST TEAM

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
PK Colt David LSU 5-9 175 Sr. Grapevine, Texas
P Ryan Shoemaker Auburn 6-0 192 So. Birmingham, Ala.
RS Brandon James Florida 5-6 179 Jr. St. Augustine, Fla.

SECOND TEAM

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
PK Ryan Succop South Carolina 6-3 224 Sr. Hickory, N.C.
P Ryan Succop South Carolina 6-3 224 Sr. Hickory, N.C.
RS Javier Arenas Alabama 5-9 193 Jr. Tampa, Fla.


THIRD TEAM

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
PK Leigh Tiffin Alabama 6-1 198 Jr. Muscle Shoals, Ala.
P Brian Mimbs Georgia 5-11 205 Sr. Dublin, Ga.
RS Trindon Holliday LSU 5-5 159 Jr. Zachary, La.