SEC Football 2025 All-Conference Team
The 2025 All-SEC Team is led by 17 selections from Georgia, with Texas (15), and Alabama (14) headlining the next tier of teams with the most picks on the all-conference squad.
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With the release of the Athlon Sports 2025 College Football Preview Magazine, it's time to take a look at the best of the best and honor the top players in the league with a release of first, second, third and fourth all-conference teams for '25.
An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2025. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2025 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year. Also, team strength does not play a role in selections. These are the best individual players at each position in the league for '25.
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SEC Football 2025 All-Conference Team
Alabama WR Ryan Williams © Butch Dill-Imagn Images
First-Team Offense
QB Arch Manning, Texas
RB Ahmad Hardy, Missouri
RB Jaydn Ott, Oklahoma
RB Quintrevion Wisner, Texas
All-Purpose Kevin Concepcion, Texas A&M
WR Ryan Williams, Alabama
WR Cam Coleman, Auburn
WR Deion Burks, Oklahoma
TE Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
C Jake Slaughter, Florida
OL Parker Brailsford, Alabama
OL Ar'maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M
OL Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
OL Cayden Green, Missouri
OL Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M
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First-Team Defense
Texas defensive end Colin Simmons Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
DL Dylan Stewart, South Carolina
DL Colin Simmons, Texas
DL LT Overton, Alabama
DL Keldric Faulk, Auburn
DL R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma
LB Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss
LB Anthony Hill, Texas
LB Whit Weeks, LSU
LB Taurean York, Texas A&M
LB CJ Allen, Georgia
CB Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
CB Malik Muhammad, Texas
CB Daylen Everette, Georgia
S KJ Bolden, Georgia
S Michael Taaffe, Texas
S Keon Sabb, Alabama
First-Team Specialists
K Peyton Woodring, Georgia
P Brett Thorson, Georgia
KR Barion Brown, LSU
PR Kam Shanks, Arkansas
Second-Team Offense
LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images
QB Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
RB Jadan Baugh, Florida
RB Nate Frazier, Georgia
RB Le'Veon Moss, Texas A&M
WR Eugene Wilson III, Florida
WR Ryan Wingo, Texas
WR Aaron Anderson, LSU
WR Eric Singleton, Auburn
TE Jack Endries, Texas
C Connor Lew, Auburn
OL Jaeden Roberts, Alabama
OL Austin Barber, Florida
OL DJ Campbell, Texas
OL Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M
OL Fernando Carmona, Arkansas
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Second-Team Defense
Alabama linebacker Deontae Lawson Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
DL Tyreak Sapp, Florida
DL Joshua Josephs, Tennessee
DL Caleb Banks, Florida
DL Christen Miller, Georgia
DL Tim Keenan III, Alabama
DL Gracen Halton, Oklahoma
LB Deontae Lawson, Alabama
LB Harold Perkins, LSU
LB Arion Carter, Tennessee
LB Trey Moore, Texas
LB Xavian Sorey Jr., Arkansas
CB Domani Jackson, Alabama
CB Will Lee III, Texas A&M
CB Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina
S Bray Hubbard, Alabama
S Jalen Catalon, Missouri
S Isaac Smith, Miss. State
Second-Team Specialists
K Lucas Carneiro, Ole Miss
P Jack Bouwmeester, Texas
KR Rayshawn Pleasant, Auburn
PR Martel Hight, Vanderbilt
Third-Team Offense
South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers© Jeff Blake-Imagn Images
QB LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
RB Caden Durham, LSU
RB Jam Miller, Alabama
RB Sedrick Alexander, Vanderbilt
All-Purpose Dillon Bell, Georgia
WR Kevin Coleman, Missouri
WR Cayden Lee, Ole Miss
WR Germie Bernard, Alabama
TE Dae'Quan Wright, Ole Miss
TE Oscar Delp, Georgia
OL Connor Tollison, Missouri
OL Josiah Thompson, South Carolina
OL Xavier Chaplin, Auburn
OL Monroe Freeling, Georgia
OL Joshua Braun, Kentucky
OL Trevor Goosby, Texas
OL Earnest Greene III, Georgia
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Third-Team Defense
Oklahoma linebacker Kip Lewis William Purnell-Imagn Images
DL Damonic Williams, Oklahoma
DL Cashius Howell, Texas A&M
DL Cameron Ball, Arkansas
DL Bryson Eason, Tennessee
DL Patrick Payton, LSU
LB Kip Lewis, Oklahoma
LB Triston Newson, Missouri
LB Grayson Howard, Florida
LB Bryan Longwell, Vanderbilt
LB Raylen Wilson, Georgia
CB Eli Bowen, Oklahoma
CB Kayin Lee, Auburn
CB Rickey Gibson III, Tennessee
S Randon Fontenette, Vanderbilt
S Daylan Carnell, Missouri
S Kaleb Harris, Auburn
Third-Team Specialists
K Brock Taylor, Vanderbilt
P Tyler White, Texas A&M
KR Zachariah Branch, Georgia
PR Zachariah Branch, Georgia
Fourth-Team Offense
Florida quarterback DJ Lagway Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images
QB DJ Lagway, Florida
RB DeSean Bishop, Tennessee
RB Davon Booth, Mississippi State
RB Braylen Russell, Arkansas
WR Junior Sherrill, Vanderbilt
WR Nic Anderson, LSU
WR Zachariah Branch, Georgia
WR DeAndre Moore Jr., Texas
WR Nyck Harbor, South Carolina
TE Brett Norfleet, Missouri
TE Miles Kitselman, Tennessee
C Drew Bobo, Georgia
OL Albert Reese IV, Mississippi State
OL Patrick Kutas, Ole Miss
OL Lance Heard, Tennessee
OL Micah Morris, Georgia
OL Jeremiah Wright, Auburn
OL Braelin Moore, LSU
Fourth-Team Defense
Vanderbilt linebacker Langston Patterson Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
DL Damon Wilson, Missouri
DL Chris McClellan, Missouri
DL James Smith, Alabama
DL Khordae Sydnor, Vanderbilt
DL Zxavian Harris, Ole Miss
DL Ethan Burke, Texas
LB TJ Dottery, Ole Miss
LB Demarcus Riddick, Auburn
LB Langston Patterson, Vanderbilt
LB Josiah Trotter, Missouri
LB Zakari Tillman, Mississippi State
LB Alex Afari Jr., Kentucky
LB Scooby Williams, Texas A&M
CB Mansoor Delane, LSU
CB Zabien Brown, Alabama
CB JQ Hardaway, Kentucky
CB Devin Moore, Florida
CB Jaylon Braxton, Ole Miss
S Boo Carter, Tennessee
S A.J. Haulcy, LSU
S Peyton Bowen, Oklahoma
S Bryce Thornton, Florida
S DQ Smith, South Carolina
S Jelani McDonald, Texas
Fourth-Team Specialists
K Randy Bond, Texas A&M
P Jackson Ross, Tennessee
KR Junior Sherrill, Vanderbilt
PR Boo Carter, Tennessee
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
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