Four Florida Gator football players highlighted the 2010 Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference football team, released Monday, with three first-team selections and one second-team selection.
Senior punter and Ray Guy Award finalist Chas Henry (Dallas, Ga.) received first-team honors and his third-consecutive AP honor after earning second-team honors in 2008 and 2009. Senior safety Ahmad Black (Lakeland, Fla.) also made the first team after earning honorable mention accolades in 2009. Junior cornerback Janoris Jenkins (Pahokee, Fla.) joined Black and Henry on the first team for his first-career AP All-SEC honor.
Senior center Mike Pouncey (Lakeland, Fla.) was Florida’s only selection for the second team. He earned first-team honors in 2009.
Auburn’s Cam Newton, Nick Fairley and Gene Chizik won Offensive, Defensive and Coach of the Year honors, respectively. South Carolina’s Marcus Lattimore claimed SEC Freshman of the Year from the AP.
FIRST TEAM
Offense
WR: Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina, 6-4, 233, So.
WR: Julio Jones, Alabama, 6-4, 220, Jr.
L: Lee Ziemba, Auburn, 6-8, 319, Sr.
L: Derek Sherrod, Mississippi St., 6-6, 305, Sr.
L: Barrett Jones, Alabama, 6-4, 301, So.
L: DeMarcus Love, Arkansas, 6-5, 315, Sr.
C: Ryan Pugh, Auburn, 6-4, 297, Sr.
TE: D.J. Williams, Arkansas, 6-2, 251, Sr.
QB: Cam Newton, Auburn, 6-6, 250, Jr.
RB: Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina, 6-0, 218, Fr.
RB: Knile Davis, Arkansas, 6-0, 220, So.
K: Josh Jasper, LSU, 5-11, 171, Sr.
All-Purpose: Randall Cobb, Kentucky, 5-11, 186, Jr.
Defense
T: Nick Fairley, Auburn, 6-5, 298, Jr.
T: Drake Nevis, LSU, 6-2, 285, Sr.
E: Devin Taylor, South Carolina, 6-7, 249, So.
E/OLB: Justin Houston, Georgia, 6-3, 258, Jr.
LB: Kelvin Sheppard, LSU, 6-3, 240, Sr.
LB: Chris White, Mississippi St., 6-4, 245, Sr.
LB: Danny Trevathan, Kentucky, 6-1, 223, Jr.
CB: Patrick Peterson, LSU, 6-1, 222, Jr.
CB: Janoris Jenkins, Florida, 5-11, 184, Jr.
S: Ahmad Black, Florida, 5-9, 190, Sr.
S: Mark Barron, Alabama, 6-2, 210, Jr.
P: Chas Henry, Florida, 6-3, 215, Sr.
SECOND TEAM
Offense
WR: Randall Cobb, Kentucky, 5-11, 186, Jr.
WR: A.J. Green, Georgia, 6-4, 212, Jr.
L: Byron Isom, Auburn, 6-3, 302, Sr.
L: Larry Warford, Kentucky, 6-3, 329, So.
L: Joseph Barksdale, LSU, 6-6, 318, Sr.
L: Clint Boling, Georgia, 6-5, 315, Sr.
L: James Carpenter, Alabama, 6-5, 300, Sr.
L: Bradley Sowell, Mississippi, 6-7, 315, Jr.
C: Mike Pouncey, Florida, 6-4, 310, Sr.
TE: Brandon Barden, Vanderbilt, 6-5, 245, Jr.
QB: Ryan Mallett, Arkansas, 6-6, 238, Jr.
RB: Stevan Ridley, LSU, 6-0, 226, Jr.
RB: Mark Ingram, Alabama, 5-10, 215, Jr.
K: Blair Walsh, Georgia, 5-10, 183, Jr.
All-Purpose: Patrick Peterson, LSU, 6-1, 222, Jr.
Defense
T: Marcell Dareus, Alabama, 6-4, 306, Jr.
T: Malik Jackson, Tennessee, 6-5, 265, Jr.
E: Jake Bequette, Arkansas, 6-5, 271, Jr.
E: Antoine Carter, Auburn, 6-4, 256, Sr.
LB: Josh Bynes, Auburn, 6-2, 235, Sr.
LB: Akeem Dent, Georgia, 6-2, 233, Sr.
LB: Dont'a Hightower, Alabama, 6-4, 260, So.
CB: Morris Claiborne, LSU, 6-0, 177, So.
CB: Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina, 6-1, 189, So.
CB: Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt, 5-11, 188, Jr.
CB: Prentiss Waggner, Tennessee, 6-1, 181, So.
S: Robert Lester, Alabama, 6-2, 206, So.
S: Tramain Thomas, Arkansas, 6-0, 198, Jr.
P: Tyler Campbell, Mississippi, 6-2, 210, So.
HONORABLE MENTION
Offense
Vick Ballard, RB, Mississippi St., 5-11, 215, Jr.; Brandon Bolden, RB, Mississippi, 5-11, 215, Jr.; Greg McElroy, QB, Alabama, 6-3, 225, Sr.; Tauren Poole, RB, Tennessee, 5-11, 213, Jr.; William Vlachos, C, Alabama, 6-1, 289, Jr.
Defense
Jonathan Cornell, LB, Mississippi, 6-1, 235, Sr.; Zac Etheridge, S, Auburn, 6-0, 213, Sr.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cam Newton, Auburn
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nick Fairley, Auburn
COACH OF THE YEAR
Gene Chizik, Auburn
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina
