13 Longhorns make Preseason All-SEC Teams

Football season kicks off in just a little over a month and the Texas Longhorns found themselves predicted to finish second, slightly behind the Georgia Bulldogs, in the Southeastern Conference Media Preseason Poll. For playing their first season in arguably the best conference in college football, finishing the regular season with a spot in the conference championship game would be a tremendous accomplishment. The good news for the Longhorns kept coming on Friday, as the All-SEC teams were released and Texas ended up with a whopping 13 players receiving accolades.

Texas offensive lineman Kelvin Banks and kicker Bert Auburn were the lone Longhorns to make the All-SEC first team, but the ‘Horns sent eight players to the All-SEC second team. On offense, quarterback Quinn Ewers, running back CJ Baxter and wide receiver Isaiah Bond all claimed spots. Defensively, linebacker Anthony Hill and defensive backs Jahdae Barron, Malik Muhammad and Andrew Mukuba made the list. Kickoff specialist Will Stone also found himself on the second-team.

Third team players include center Jake Majors, all-purpose player Jaydon Blue and defensive lineman Trey Moore.

The Longhorns finished with a total of 13 players on Preseason All-SEC Teams which was third best in the conference behind Alabama (15) and Georgia (15).

Georgia was predicted to win the SEC Championship game per the Preseason Media Poll, but only nine times in the last 32 years has the Preseason Media Poll’s prediction came to fruition.

The Longhorns open the season on Saturday, August 31 at Darrell K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium against the Colorado State Rams.

2024 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM

OFFENSE

First Team

QB –  Carson Beck, UGA
RB – Trevor Etienne, UGA
RB – Jarquez Hunter, AU   
WR –  Luther Burden III, MIZ
WR –  Tre Harris, UM
TE – Caden Prieskorn, UM  
OL – Tyler Booker, UA
OL – Will Campbell, LSU
OL – Kelvin Banks Jr., TEX
OL – Tate Ratledge, UGA
C – Cooper Mays, UT

Second-Team

QB – Quinn Ewers, TEX 
RB –  Raheim Sanders, SC
*RB – CJ Baxter, TEX
*RB – Montrell Johnson Jr., UF
WR – Isaiah Bond, TEX
WR – Kyren Lacy, LSU
TE –  Mason Taylor, LSU
OL – Emery Jones, LSU 
OL – Kadyn Proctor, UA
OL –  Xavier Truss, UGA
OL –  Dylan Fairchild, UGA
C –  Parker Brailsford, UA

Third Team

QB – Jalen Milroe, UA
RB –  Justice Haynes, UA
RB –  Ulysses Bentley, UM
WR – Deion Burks, OU
WR – Dominic Lovett,  UGA 
TE –  Oscar Delp, UGA
OL –  Earnest Greene III, UGA
OL – Marques Cox, UK
OL – Trey Zuhn III, TAMU
OL – Jaeden Roberts, UA
C – Jake Majors, TEX   

DEFENSE

First Team

DL – James Pearce Jr., UT
DL – Walter Nolen, UM
DL – Deone Walker, UK
DL – Nazir Stackhouse, UGA
LB –  Harold Perkins, LSU
LB –  Danny Stutsman, OU
*LB – Deontae Lawson, UA
*LB – Mykel Williams, UGA
DB –  Malaki Starks, UGA 
DB –  Malachi Moore, UA
DB –  Billy Bowman, OU 
DB –  Maxwell Hairston, UK   

Second Team

DL – Shemar Turner, TAMU
DL – Landon Jackson, ARK
DL – Nic Scourton, TAMU
*DL – Tim Smith, UA
*DL –  Jared Ivey, UM
LB – Debo Williams, SC
LB –  Anthony Hill Jr., TEX
LB – Smael Mondon Jr., UGA
DB – Jahdae Barron, TEX
DB – Major Burns, LSU   
DB –  Andrew Mukuba, TEX
DB – Malik Muhammad, TEX   

Third Team

DL  – Tim Keenan III, UA
DL –  Princely Umanmielen , UM
DL – Trey Moore, TEX
DL – Tonka Hemingway, SC
LB –  Jamon “Pop” Dumas-Johnson, UK
LB – Jihaad Campbell, UA
LB –  Eugene Asante, AU 
DB – Domani Jackson, UA 
DB –  Daylen Everette, UGA 
DB –  Jason Marshall Jr., UF
*DB – Keon Sabb, UA
*DB –  Nick Emmanwori, SC

SPECIALISTS

First Team

P –  James Burnip, UA
PK – Bert Auburn, TEX
LS – Kneeland Hibbett, UA
KS – Alex McPherson, AU
RS  – Barion Brown, UK
AP – Zavion Thomas, LSU

Second Team

P – Brett Thorson, UGA
PK – Graham Nicholson, UA
LS – Hunter Rogers, SC
KS –  Will Stone, TEX
RS – Zavion Thomas, LSU
AP – Dillion Bell, UGA

Third Team

P – Jeremy Crawshaw, UF
PK – Alex McPherson, AU
LS – Slade Roy, LSU
KS – Trey Smack, UF
RS – Keionte Scott, AU
*AP – Barion Brown, UK
*AP – Jaydon Blue, TEX