12 Gator Football Players Earn Pre-Season All-SEC Recognition

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Wednesday July 20, 200512 Gator Football Players Earn Pre-Season All-SEC Recognition

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The University of Florida landed a league-high 12 players on the 2005 Southeastern Conference Coaches Pre-Season Football Team as announced by the conference office Wednesday morning.

Senior offensive lineman Randy Hand (Fort Myers, Fla.), senior center Mike Degory (Palm Bay, Fla.) and junior wide receiver Andre Caldwell (Tampa, Fla.) earned First Team All-SEC offensive honors to lead a conference-best seven Gators on the offensive side of the ball.

Junior quarterback Chris Leak (Charlotte, N.C.) and senior wide receiver Dallas Baker (New Smyrna Beach, Fla.) were selected for the second team, while senior offensive lineman Tavares Washington (Greenville, Miss.) and junior wide receiver Chad Jackson (Hoover, Ala.) were named to the third team.

Florida earned four defensive selections, including junior linebacker Earl Everett (Webster, Fla.), junior defensive backs Jarvis Herring (Live Oak, Fla.) and Demetrice Webb (Jacksonville, Fla.), who were selected to the Second Team All-SEC defense. Sophomore linebacker Brandon Siler (Orlando, Fla.) also earned third-team honors.

Junior Eric Wilbur (Winter Park, Fla.) was the Gators’ lone representative on special teams with second-team recognition.

The Coaches’ Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team is in its second year and was voted on by the leagues 12 head coaches. Coaches could not vote for players from their own teams. It was released in advance of the 2005 SEC Football Media Days, which will be held on July 27-29, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.

2005 SEC COACHES’ PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM

(*-Ties / # - Unanimous Selection)

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC – OFFENSE
Pos.	Name	School	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown
TE	Leonard Pope	Georgia	6-7	250	Jr.	Americus, Ga.
OL	#Marcus McNeill	Auburn	6-9	337	Sr.	Decatur, Ga.
OL	Max Jean-Gilles	Georgia	6-4	340	Sr.	Miami, Fla.
OL	Andrew Whitworth	LSU	6-7	325	Sr.	West Monroe, La.
OL	*Randy Hand	Florida	6-6	305	Sr.	Fort Myers, Fla.
OL	*Arron Sears	Tennessee	6-4	338	Jr.	Russellville, Ala.
C	Mike Degory	Florida	6-6	306	Sr.	Palm Bay, Fla.
WR	Andre Caldwell	Florida	6-1	195	Jr.	Tampa, Fla.
WR	Courtney Taylor	Auburn	6-2	204	Jr.	Carrollton, Ga.
QB	Jay Cutler	Vanderbilt	6-4	225	Sr.	Santa Claus, Ind.
RB	Jerious Norwood	Miss. State	6-0	202	Sr.	Brandon, Miss.
RB	Gerald Riggs, Jr.	Tennessee	6-0	217	Sr.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC – OFFENSE
Pos.	Name	School	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown
TE	Cooper Wallace	Auburn	6-4	265	Sr.	Nashville, Tenn.
OL	Tre Stallings	Ole Miss	6-4	317	Sr.	Magnolia, Miss.
OL	Cody Douglas	Tennessee	6-4	330	Sr.	LaMarque, Texas
OL	Na Shan Goddard	South Carolina	6-5	313	Sr.	Dayton, Ohio
OL	Zac Tubbs	Arkansas	6-6	358	Sr.	Cullman, Ala.
C	JB Closner	Alabama	6-4	290	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
WR	Marcus Monk	Arkansas	6-6	224	So.	Lepanto, Ark.
WR	Dallas Baker	Florida	6-3	205	Sr.	N. Smyrna Beach, Fla.
QB	Chris Leak	Florida	6-0	195	Jr.	Charlotte, N.C.
RB	Kenneth Darby	Alabama	5-11	205	Jr.	Huntsville, Ala.
RB	Alley Broussard	LSU	6-0	233	Jr.	Lafayette, La.
THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC – OFFENSE
Pos.	Name	School	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown
TE	Eric Butler	Miss. State	6-2	246	So.	Moss Point, Miss.
OL	Rob Smith	Tennessee	6-4	306	Jr.	Fort Thomas, Ky.
OL	Jabari Levey	South Carolina	6-6	312	Sr.	Moncks Corner, S.C.
OL	Brian Anderson	Miss. State	6-5	303	Jr.	Butler, Ala.
OL	*Bobby Harris	Ole Miss	6-4	310	Sr.	Decatur, Ga.
OL	*Tavares Washington	Florida	6-3	307	Sr.	Greenville, Miss.
C	Chris McNeil	Miss. State	6-3	294	Sr.	Petal, Miss.
WR	Chad Jackson	Florida	6-1	202	Jr.	Hoover, Ala.
WR	*Glenn Holt	Kentucky	6-2	195	Sr.	Opalocka, Fla.
WR	*Ben Obomanu	Auburn	6-1	198	Sr.	Selma, Ala.
QB	Brodie Croyle	Alabama	6-3	205	Sr.	Rainbow City, Ala.
RB	Thomas Brown	Georgia	5-8	183	So.	Tucker, Ga.
RB	Danny Ware	Georgia	6-1	216	So.	Rockmart, Ga.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC – DEFENSE
Pos.	Name	School	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown
DL	Stanley McClover	Auburn	6-3	247	Jr.	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
DL	Jesse Mahelona	Tennessee	6-2	297	Sr.	Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
DL	McKinley Boykin	Ole Miss	6-2	285	Sr.	Bessemer, Ala.
LB	DeMeco Ryans	Alabama	6-2	232	Sr.	Bessemer, Ala.
LB	Travis Williams	Auburn	6-1	207	Sr.	Columbia, S.C.
LB	Moses Osemwegie	Vanderbilt	6-0	228	Sr.	Nashville, Tenn.
LB	Freddie Roach	Alabama	6-2	239	Sr.	Killen, Ala.
DB	LaRon Landry	LSU	6-2	187	Jr.	Ama, La.
DB	Jason Allen	Tennessee	6-2	202	Sr.	Muscle Shoals, Ala.
DB	Ko Simpson	South Carolina	6-1	199	So.	Rock Hill, S.C.
DB	*Greg Blue	Georgia	6-2	214	Sr.	College Park, Ga.
DB	*Roman Harper	Alabama	6-1	197	Sr.	Prattville, Ala.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC – DEFENSE
Pos.	Name	School	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown
DL	Claude Wroten	LSU	6-3	293	Sr.	Bastrop, La.
DL	Willie Evans	Miss. State	6-2	259	Sr.	Waynesboro, Miss.
DL	Parys Haralson	Tennessee	6-2	248	Sr.	Flora, Miss.
LB	Omar Gaither	Tennessee	6-2	230	Sr.	Charlotte, N.C.
LB	Antarrious Williams	Auburn	5-11	206	Sr.	Columbus, Ga.
LB	Earl Everett	Florida	6-2	224	Jr.	Webster, Fla.
LB	Kevin Simon	Tennessee	5-11	234	Sr.	Walnut Creek, Calif.
DB	Charlie Peprah	Alabama	5-11	193	Sr.	Plano, Texas
DB	Jarvis Herring	Florida	5-11	201	Jr.	Live Oak, Fla.
DB	*Tim Jennings	Georgia	5-8	178	Sr.	Orangeburg, S.C.
DB	*Demetrice Webb	Florida	5-11	190	Jr.	Jacksonville, Fla.
DB	*Travis Johnson	Ole Miss	6-1	191	Sr.	Shannon, Miss.
DB	*Muhammad Abdullah	Kentucky	6-0	205	Sr.	Folkston, Ga.
THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC – DEFENSE
Pos.	Name	School	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown
DL	Quentin Groves	Auburn	6-3	245	So.	Greenville, Miss.
DL	Kyle Williams	LSU	6-2	295	Sr.	Ruston, La.
DL	Kedric Golston	Georgia	6-4	292	Sr.	Tyrone, Ga.
LB	Pierre Brown	Arkansas	6-0	227	Sr.	Birmingham, Ala.
LB	Brandon Siler	Florida	6-2	230	So.	Orlando, Fla.
LB	Quinton Culberson	Miss. State	6-0	228	Jr.	Jackson, Miss.
LB	*Cameron Vaughn	LSU	6-4	237	Sr.	Terrytown, La.
LB	*Patrick Willis	Ole Miss	6-2	230	Jr.	Bruceton, Tenn.
DB	DeMario Minter	Georgia	6-0	198	Sr.	Stone Mountain, Ga.
DB	Kevin Dockery	Miss. State	5-10	185	Sr.	Hernando, Miss.
DB	*Trumaine McBride	Ole Miss	5-10	180	Jr.	Clarksdale, Miss.
DB	*Anthony Madison	Alabama	5-9	180	Sr.	Thomasville, Ala.
DB	*Ronnie Prude	LSU	5-11	182	Sr.	Shreveport, La.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC – SPECIAL TEAMS
Pos.	Name	School	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown
PK	John Vaughn	Auburn	6-1	201	Jr.	Brentwood, Tenn.
P	Kody Bliss	Auburn	5-11	177	Jr.	Brentwood, Tenn.
RS	Skyler Green	LSU	5-10	195	Sr.	Westwego, La.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC – SPECIAL TEAMS
Pos.	Name	School	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown
PK	James Wilhoit	Tennessee	5-10	198	Jr.	Hendersonville, Tenn.
P	Eric Wilbur	Florida	6-2	192	Jr.	Winter Park, Fla.
RS	Tyrone Prothro	Alabama	5-8	176	Jr.	Heflin, Ala.
THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC – SPECIAL TEAMS
Pos.	Name	School	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown
PK	*Josh Brown	South Carolina	6-3	203	Sr.	Clarksburg, Md.
PK	*Taylor Begley	Kentucky	6-0	200	Sr.	Danville, Ky.
P	Gordon Ely-Kelso	Georgia	6-2	234	Jr.	Athens, Ga.
RS	Tre Smith	Auburn	5-10	199	Jr.	Venice, Fla.

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