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Georgia football voted preseason SEC Champion by media, receive several other preseason honors

The Bulldogs had 15 preseason All-SEC players selected, with an SEC-high six of them making the first team

DALLAS — SEC Media Days have come to a close.

Following a four-day media frenzy featuring new coaches, two new SEC teams and plenty of jokes cracked between Nick Saban, Kirby Smart and Saban's protégées on live TV, a vote was held to predict this season's SEC champion, this season's SEC winner and this season's All-SEC team.

Georgia dominated the awards, as the Bulldogs were voted as the 2024 preseason SEC champions. 

165 people predicted that Georgia will hoist the SEC championship trophy in December. 27 people voted that Texas would win the championship, while 12 voted that Alabama would win.

Georgia was also predicted as the top team in the SEC. They finished No. 1, while Texas and Alabama finished No. 2 and No. 3. 

Ole Miss and LSU rounded out the top five, although Missouri was close behind the Tigers from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

SEC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL 

2024 SEC CHAMPION

Georgia - 165 votes

Texas - 27 votes

Alabama - 12 votes

Ole Miss - 4 votes

Vanderbilt - 2 votes

LSU - 2 votes

South Carolina - 1 votes

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

SEC media members ranked every SEC team. Based on where they were placed, they earned a certain amount of points.

Georgia - 3330 points

Texas - 3041 points

Alabama - 2891 points

Ole Miss - 2783 points

LSU - 2322 points

Missouri - 2240 points

Tennessee - 2168 points

Oklahoma - 2022 points

Texas A&M - 1684 points

Auburn - 1382 points

Kentucky - 1371 points

Florida - 1146 points

South Carolina - 923 points

Arkansas - 749 points

Mississippi State - 623

Vanderbilt - 293

The Bulldogs fell one All-SEC player shy from the highest team total in the media poll. Alabama had one more than Georgia — 16 All-SEC members to 15 — however both had more than Texas, who finished in third with 13.

Georgia had the most First-Team All-SEC players with six, as the team beat out the Crimson Tide's five and the Longhorns' two. The Bulldogs' first-teamers are quarterback Carson Beck, running back Trevor Etienne, offensive lineman Tate Ratledge, defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse, linebacker/pass rusher Mykel Williams and defensive back Malaki Starks. 

The Bulldogs also had five players make the All-American second team. These players are offensive linemen Dylan Fairchild and Xavier Truss, linebacker Smael Mondon Jr. and punter Brett Thorson. Wide receiver Dillon Bell made it as a special team's all purpose player.

There were four Georgia players that made the All-SEC third team. These players are wide receiver Dominic Lovett, tight end Oscar Delp, offensive lineman Earnest Greene and defensive back Daylen Everette.

Nearly all of Georgia's projected starting offense was selected as an All-SEC, while nearly half of the Bulldogs defense and half of their special team's were unit were also selected as All-SEC.

2024 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM

* - Indicates a tie

OFFENSE

First Team

QB –  Carson Beck, UGA

RB - Trevor Etienne, UGA

RB – Jarquez Hunter, Auburn

WR -  Luther Burden III, Missouri

WR -  Tre Harris, Ole Miss

TE - Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss

OL - Tyler Booker, Alabama

OL - Will Campbell, LSU

OL - Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas

OL - Tate Ratledge, UGA

C - Cooper Mays, Tennessee 

Second-Team

QB – Quinn Ewers, Texas

RB -  Raheim "Rocket" Sanders, South Carolina  

*RB - CJ Baxter, Texas

*RB - Montrell Johnson Jr., Florida

WR - Isaiah Bond, Texas

WR - Kyren Lacy, LSU

TE -  Mason Taylor, LSU   

OL - Emery Jones, LSU  

OL - Kadyn Proctor, Alabama

OL -  Xavier Truss, UGA 

OL -  Dylan Fairchild, UGA  

C -  Parker Brailsford, Alabama 

Third Team

QB – Jalen Milroe, Alabama

RB -  Justice Haynes, Alabama    

RB -  Ulysses Bentley, Ole Miss

WR - Deion Burks, Oklahoma

WR - Dominic Lovett,  UGA  

TE -  Oscar Delp, UGA   

OL -  Earnest Greene III, UGA

OL - Marques Cox, Kentucky

OL - Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M

OL - Jaeden Roberts, Alabama

C - Jake Majors, Texas

DEFENSE

First Team

DL - James Pearce Jr., Tennessee   

DL - Walter Nolen, Ole Miss

DL - Deone Walker, Kentucky

DL - Nazir Stackhouse, UGA  

LB -  Harold Perkins, LSU    

LB -  Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma

*LB - Deontae Lawson, Alabama

*LB - Mykel Williams, UGA   

DB -  Malaki Starks, UGA 

DB -  Malachi Moore, Alabama

DB -  Billy Bowman, Oklahoma

DB -  Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky

Second Team

DL - Shemar Turner, Texas A&M

DL - Landon Jackson, Arkansas

DL - Nic Scourton, Texas A&M

*DL - Tim Smith, Alabama

*DL -  Jared Ivey, Ole Miss

LB - Debo Williams, South Carolina

LB -  Anthony Hill Jr., Texas

LB - Smael Mondon Jr., UGA   

DB - Jahdae Barron, Texas

DB - Major Burns, LSU   

DB -  Andrew Mukuba, Texas

DB - Malik Muhammad, Texas

Third Team

DL  - Tim Keenan III, Alabama

DL -  Princely Umanmielen, Ole Miss

DL - Trey Moore, Texas

DL - Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina

LB -  Jamon "Pop" Dumas-Johnson, Kentucky

LB - Jihaad Campbell, Alabama

LB -  Eugene Asante, Auburn

DB - Domani Jackson, Alabama  

DB -  Daylen Everette, UGA   

DB -  Jason Marshall Jr., Florida

*DB - Keon Sabb, Alabama

*DB -  Nick Emmanwori, SC

SPECIALISTS

First Team

P -  James Burnip, Alabama

PK - Bert Auburn, Texas

LS - Kneeland Hibbett, Alabama

KS – Alex McPherson, Auburn

RS  - Barion Brown, Kentucky

AP - Zavion Thomas, LSU 

Second Team

P - Brett Thorson, UGA

PK - Graham Nicholson, Alabama

LS – Hunter Rogers, South Carolina

KS -  Will Stone, Texas

RS - Zavion Thomas, LSU   

AP - Dillion Bell, UGA

Third Team

P - Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida

PK - Alex McPherson, Auburn

LS - Slade Roy, LSU

KS – Trey Smack, Florida

RS - Keionte Scott, Auburn

*AP - Barion Brown, Kentucky

*AP - Jaydon Blue, Texas

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