Georgia places league-high 11 players on All-SEC teams

Georgia tight end Brock Bowers (19) runs after a catch against Alabama linebacker Chris Braswell (41) during the fourth quarter in the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Saturday, December. 2, 2023, in Atlanta. Alabama won 27-24. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Georgia tight end Brock Bowers (19) runs after a catch against Alabama linebacker Chris Braswell (41) during the fourth quarter in the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Saturday, December. 2, 2023, in Atlanta. Alabama won 27-24. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Georgia had a league-best 11 players on the All-SEC team, announced Tuesday.

The Bulldogs had four players named to the First Team. They were junior tight end Brock Bowers, junior center Sedrick Van Pran, redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Tate Ratledge and sophomore safety Malaki Starks.

The Bulldogs had seven players named to the Second Team. They were junior quarterback Carson Beck, senior offensive lineman Xavier Truss, sophomore defensive lineman Mykel Williams, junior defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse, junior linebacker Smael Mondon, junior defensive back Kamari Lassiter and senior STAR Tykee Smith.

League coaches voted on the All-SEC teams.

The SEC’s individual awards will be released on Wednesday and the Freshman All-SEC Team will be released on Thursday.

First Team

Offense

QB: Jayden Daniels, LSU

RB: Cody Schrader, Missouri, Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss

WR: Malik Nabers, LSU, Luther Burden III, Missouri

TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia

OL: JC Latham, Alabama, Javon Foster, Missouri, Will Campbell, LSU, Tate Ratledge, Georgia

C: Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia

AP: Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

Defense

DL: Darius Robinson, Missouri, James Pearce Jr., Tennessee, Justin Eboigbe, Alabama, Landon Jackson, Arkansas

LB: Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M, Dallas Turner, Alabama, Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State

DB: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama, Malaki Starks, Georgia, Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri, Caleb Downs, Alabama, Terrion Arnold, Alabama

Special Teams

PK: Will Reichard, Alabama

P: Matthew Hayball, Vanderbilt

RS: Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

KOS: Cam Little, Arkansas

LS: Hunter Rogers, South Carolina, Kneeland Hibbett, Alabama

Second Team

Offense

QB: Carson Beck, Georgia

RB: Ray Davis, Kentucky, Jarquez Hunter, Auburn

WR: Brian Thomas, LSU, Xavier Legette, South Carolina

TE: Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss, Trey Knox, South Carolina, Rivaldo Fairweather, Auburn

OL: Tyler Booker, Alabama, Xavier Truss, Georgia, Emery Jones, LSU, Layden Robinson, Texas A&M

C: Eli Cox, Kentucky

AP: Barion Brown, Kentucky

Defense

DL: Mykel Williams, Georgia, Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia, Princely Umanmielen, Florida, Shemar Turner, Texas A&M

LB: Harold Perkins, LSU, Smael Mondon, Georgia, Ty’Ron Hopper, Missouri

DB: Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky, Jaylin Simpson, Auburn, Tykee Smith, Georgia, Kamari Lassiter, Georgia

Special Teams

PK: Harrison Mevis, Missouri

P: James Burnip, Alabama, Max Fletcher, Arkansas

RS: Barion Brown, Kentucky

KOS: Will Reichard, Alabama

LS: Wesley Schelling, Vanderbilt