Thursday, December 9, 2010

Five Gators Named to 2010 Freshman All-SEC Team

A conference-high five gator freshmen were named to the 2010 Freshman All-SEC Team Thursday, by vote of the Southeastern Conference head coaches.

Quarterback Trey Burton (Venice, Fla.), defensive lineman Sharrif Floyd (Philadelphia, Pa.), linebackers Jelani Jenkins (Olney, Md.) and Ronald Powell (Moreno Valley, Calif.), and wide receiver Andre Debose (Sanford, Fla.) all secured a spot on the list.

Burton was honored for his all-purpose contributions and Debose was honored as a return specialist.

Eleven of the Southeastern Conference football squads were represented, but Florida led the way with five selections, while Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee had four each. Georgia, LSU and Vanderbilt
Each had three representatives on the team.

South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore earned a spot on the team after he was named SEC Freshman of the Year and first team All-SEC earlier this week.



2010 Freshman All-SEC Football Team
(*-Ties)

FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
Pos.        Name                     School                   Ht.           Wt.          Hometown
TE           Jordan Aumiller   Kentucky               6-4          230         Danville, Ky.
OL           Ja’Wuan James   Tennessee            6-7          313         Suwanee, Ga.
OL           D.J. Fluker             Alabama               6-6          330         Foley, Ala.
OL           Wesley Johnson Vanderbilt             6-5          280         Nashville, Tenn.
*OL         Alvin Bailey           Arkansas               6-5          323         Broken Arrow, Okla.
*OL         Gabe Jackson      Mississippi State 6-4          305         Liberty, Miss.
C             Travis Swanson   Arkansas               6-5          305         Kingwood, Texas
WR          Ace Sanders         South Carolina     5-7          166         Bradenton, Fla.
WR          Justin Hunter        Tennessee            6-4          183         Virginia Beach, Va.
QB          Aaron Murray       Georgia                6-1          209         Tampa, Fla.
RB           Marcus Lattimore South Carolina    6-0          218         Duncan, S.C.
RB           Mike Dyer              Auburn                   5-9          215         Little Rock, Ark.
AP           Trey Burton          Florida                   6-2          222         Venice, Fla.

FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
Pos.        Name                     School                  Ht.           Wt.          Hometown
DL           Jacques Smith     Tennessee            6-2          248         Ooltewah, Tenn.
DL           Barkevious Mingo LSU                      6-5          237         West Monroe, La.
DL           Sharrif Floyd        Florida                   6-3          301         Philadelphia, Pa.
*DL         Byran Jones         Arkansas               6-2          310         Junction City, Ark.
*DL         Kwame Geathers Georgia                 6-6          325         Georgetown, S.C.
*DL         Corey Lemonier Auburn                   6-4          227         Hialeah, Fla.
*DL         Walker May           Vanderbilt             6-5          235         Birmingham, Ala.
*DL         Sam Montgomery LSU                      6-5          245         Greenwood, S.C.
LB           C.J. Mosley           Alabama               6-2          225         Theodore, Ala.
LB           Jelani Jenkins     Florida                   6-1          223         Olney, Md.
*LB         Ronald Powell     Florida                   6-4          248         Moreno Valley, Calif.
*LB         John Propst          Tennessee            6-1          220         Hoover, Ala.
DB          Tyrann Mathieu    LSU                        5-9          180         New Orleans, La.
DB          Nickoe Whitley     Mississippi State 6-0          200         Jackson, Miss.
DB          Kenny Ladler        Vanderbilt             6-1          200         Stone Mountain, Ga.
*DB         Dee Milliner          Alabama               6-1          182         Millbrook, Ala.
*DB         Alec Ogletree       Georgia                 6-3          224         Newnan, Ga.

FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS
Pos.        Name                     School                   Ht.           Wt.          Hometown
PK           Zach Hocker         Arkansas               6-0          170         Russellville, Ark.
P             Cody Mandell       Alabama               6-4          201         Lafayette, La.
RS          Andre DeBose    Florida                   6-0          192         Sanford, Fla.