All-SEC Honors

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Six Vols Receive Coaches’ All-SEC Honors - University of Tennessee Athletics

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference office announced Tuesday afternoon that six members of the Tennessee football team were selected to the coaches' 2024

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Tennessee's six honorees on the coaches' All-SEC teams are its most since also having six players recognized in 2012. Junior running back Dylan Sampson, senior center Cooper Mays and junior edge rusher James Pearce Jr. claimed First Team All-SEC accolades, while sophomore cornerback Jermod McCoy was tabbed Second Team All-SEC in his first year on Rocky Top. Senior guard Javontez Spraggins and redshirt sophomore kickoff specialist Josh Turbyville rounded out the honorees for the Vols, earning Third Team honors from the league coaches.

Tennessee has now produced 14 Coaches All-SEC honorees in the Josh Heupel era (2021-present), its most in a four-year span since also having 14 recognized from 2009-12.

Sampson was selected first team as both a running back and all-purpose recipient, becoming the first Vol running back to earn first-team honors since Travis Stephens in 2001. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native produced the most prolific rushing campaign in Tennessee history during the 2024 regular season, breaking school records for rushing yards (1,485), rushing touchdowns (22), points scored (132), total touchdowns scored (22) and consecutive games with a rushing touchdown (11). He led the conference in 11 different categories, including 123.8 rushing yards per game and 22 rushing touchdowns — tied for the fifth-most rushing scores in SEC single-season history.

 

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[Lizzard28]

How the heck is Jermod 2nd team when he is probably the best CB in the country

 

[IndianaVol]

12 years since we had 5 plus All-SEC players on one team...safe to say the talent drought is about over.

 

[WillisWG]

 

[csheaton]

Will Brooks should have been selected.

 

[LittleVol]

Will Brooks should have been selected.

And Jermond McCoy

I think McCoy coming from the PAC-12
And Brooks being a walkon was the issue more than likely.

 

[Otisvol]

And Jermond McCoy

I think McCoy coming from the PAC-12
And Brooks being a walkon was the issue more than likely.

McCoy being second team is criminal. According to PFF, he is the 7th best CB in the country. Also according to PFF, Brooks has a 76 overall grade for the season and Dan Jackson (UGA) has a 63. Josephs and Big O should be on the list too.

 

[LibertyVol]

12 years since we had 5 plus All-SEC players on one team...safe to say the talent drought is about over.

Tennessee is on its way to dominance.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

McCoy being second team is criminal. According to PFF, he is the 7th best CB in the country. Also according to PFF, Brooks has a 76 overall grade for the season and Dan Jackson (UGA) has a 63. Josephs and Big O should be on the list too.

Josephs has 1.5 sacks. No edge rusher with less than 2 sacks will ever make the all SEC team. He will have a great opportunity to do that next year though.

 

[EZE]

Tennessee is on its way to dominance.

Yep, Heupel is just now getting this thing started.

 

[Volador]

Tennessee is on its way to dominance.

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[VOLINVONORE]

12 years since we had 5 plus All-SEC players on one team...safe to say the talent drought is about over.

I am surprised that another of our Dline didn't make it.

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

I would say these selections are largely disrespectful. Jermod McCoy should have been 1st Team All-SEC easily. Also how did none of our other d-lineman not make at least 2nd or 3rd team? Josh Josephs and Omar Norman-Lott definitely played at an All-SEC level this year. Rickey Gibson should have also been at least 3rd team All-SEC. There aren't 6 better corners than him in the conference.

Guess we're gonna need to win the national championship to start getting the respect we deserve.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

We should have had a couple more defensive linemen on here.

 

[WillisWG]

 

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Four Vols Earn All-SEC Honors from the Associated Press - University of Tennessee Athletics

Vols continue to rake in postseason honors with four named to AP All-SEC teams.

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Star running back Dylan Sampson was a unanimous first-team selection and was joined by Jermod McCoy on the first team. Cooper Mays and James Pearce Jr. were both recognized as second-team selections to round out the group.

Tennessee has now produced 13 AP All-SEC honorees in the Josh Heupel era (2021-present), its most in a four-year span since having 14 recognized from 2009-12.

 

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