Set to square off in the BcS title game next month, Trent Richardson and Tyrann Mathieu took home top SEC honors from the Associated Press Monday afternoon.
The Alabama running back was named the offensive player of the year, while the LSU cornerback was named defensive player of the year. Les Miles, coach of the unbeaten and top-ranked LSU Tigers, was named coach of the year. Georgia running back Isaiah Crowell, who’s rumored to be in the doghouse and possibly on the verge of transferring, was named Freshman of the Year.
In addition to Richardson and Mathieu, there were two other unanimous selections to the All-SEC first team -- Alabama offensive lineman Barrett Jones and Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones.
LSU and Alabama tied for most first-team All-SEC selections with five, while LSU’s 11 on the first and second teams combined topped the conference. Alabama had eight total selections, followed by Arkansas (seven) and Georgia (six). Ole Miss was the lone school in the conference to not have a player named to either the first or second team, which could very well be the reason the Rebels were introducing a new head coach today.
Following the jump, you can view the complete first- and second-team All-SEC teams as selected by the AP.
FIRST TEAM
Offense
WR — Jarius Wright, Arkansas, 5-10, 180, Sr.
WR — Da’Rick Rogers, Tennessee, 6-3, 215, So.
L — Barrett Jones, Alabama, 6-5, 311, Jr.
L — Will Blackwell, LSU, 6-4, 290, Sr.
L — Cordy Glenn, Georgia, 6-5, 348, Sr.
L — Rokevious Watkins, South Carolina, 6-4, 340, Sr.
C — William Vlachos, Alabama, 6-1, 294, Sr.
TE — Orson Charles, Georgia, 6-3, 241, Jr.
QB — Tyler Wilson, Arkansas, 6-3, 220, Jr.
RB — Trent Richardson, Alabama, 5-11, 224, Jr.
RB — Michael Dyer, Auburn, 5-9, 210, So.
K — Caleb Sturgis, Florida, 5-11, 183, Jr.
All-Purpose — Joe Adams, Arkansas, 5-11, 190, Sr.
Defense
T — Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State, 6-4, 295, Jr.
T — Malik Jackson, Tennessee, 6-5, 270, Sr.
E — Melvin Ingram, South Carolina, 6-2, 276, Sr.
E — Sam Montgomery, LSU, 6-4, 245, So.
LB — Jarvis Jones, Georgia, 6-3, 241, So.
LB — Danny Trevathan, Kentucky, 6-1, 232, Sr.
LB — Courtney Upshaw, Alabama, 6-2, 265, Sr.
CB — Tyrann Mathieu, LSU, 5-9, 175, So.
CB — Morris Claiborne, LSU, 6-0, 185, Jr.
S — Mark Barron, Alabama, 6-2, 218, Sr.
S — Bacarri Rambo, Georgia, 6-0, 218, Jr.
P — Brad Wing, LSU, 6-3, 184, Fr.
SECOND TEAM
Offense
WR — Rueben Randle, LSU, 6-4, 208, Jr.
WR — Alshon Jeffrey, South Carolina, 6-4, 229, Jr.
L — Chris Faulk, LSU, 6-6, 325, So.
L — Alvin Bailey, Arkansas, 6-5, 319, So.
L — Larry Warford, Kentucky, 6-3, 336, Jr.
L — Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State, 6-4, 320, So.
C — Ben Jones, Georgia, 6-3, 316, Sr.
TE — Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn, 6-5, 250, Jr.
QB — Aaron Murray, Georgia, 6-1, 211, So.
RB — Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt, 5-9, 208, Jr.
RB — Vick Ballard, Mississippi St., 5-11, 220, Sr.
K — Drew Alleman, LSU, 5-11, 183, Jr.
All-Purpose — Dennis Johnson, Arkansas, 5-9, 213, Jr.
Defense
T — Josh Chapman, Alabama, 6-1, 310, Sr.
T — Michael Brockers, LSU, 6-6, 306, So.
E — Corey Lemonier, Auburn, 6-4, 240, So.
E — Barkevious Mingo, LSU, 6-5, 240, So.
LB — Dont’A Hightower, Alabama, 6-4, 260, Jr.
LB — Chris Marve, Vanderbilt, 6-0, 242, Sr.
LB — Jerry Franklin, Arkansas, 6-1, 245, Sr.
CB — Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama, 6-3, 192, Jr.
CB — Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt, 5-11, 188, Sr.
S — Antonio Allen, South Carolina, 6-2, 202, Sr.
S — Eric Reid, LSU, 6-2, 208, So.
P — Dylan Breeding, Arkansas, 6-1, 211, Jr.