Kentucky Wildcats rack up SEC awards and honors

The Kentucky Wildcats continue to rack up postseason honors and accolades.

On Monday, the AP announced it’s SEC award winners, and it featured Mark Stoops winning SEC Coach of the Year and linebacker Josh Allen winning SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Allen, along with running back Benny Snell and offensive guard Bunchy Stallings, were First Team All-SEC selections, while safety Mike Edwards was a Second Team pick.

FIRST TEAM

Offense

• u-WR - A.J. Brown, Mississippi (u), 6-1, 230, Jr., Starkville, Mississippi
• WR - Jerry Jeudy, Alabama, 6-1, 192, So., Deerfield Beach, Florida
• T - Greg Little, Mississippi, 6-6, 325, Jr., Allen, Texas
• T - Jonah Williams, Alabama, 6-5, 301, Jr., Folsom, California
• G - Bunchy Stallings, Kentucky, 6-3, 305, Sr., McComb, Mississippi
• G - Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms, Missouri, 6-5, 330, Jr., East St. Louis, Illinois
• C - Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama, 6-4, 309, Sr., Cedar Falls, Iowa
• TE - Jace Sternberger, Texas A&M, 6-4, 250, Jr., Kingfisher, Oklahoma
• u-QB - Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama, 6-1, 218, So., Ewa Beach, Hawaii
• RB - Benny Snell Jr., Kentucky, 5-11, 223, Jr., Westerville, Ohio
• RB - Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M, 5-9, 200, Jr., Houston
• PK - Cole Tracy, LSU, 5-11, 188, Sr., Camarillo, California
• All-purpose - Deebo Samuel, South Carolina, 6-0, 210, Sr., Inman, South Carolina

Defense

• DE - Jachai Polite, Florida, 6-2, 242, Jr., Daytona Beach, Florida
• DE - Montez Sweat, Mississippi State, 6-6, 245, Sr., Stone Mountain, Georgia
• DT - Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State, 6-4, 300, Jr., Macon, Mississippi
• DT - Quinnen Williams, Alabama, 6-4, 295, So., Birmingham, Alabama
• u-LB Josh Allen, Kentucky, 6-5, 260, Sr., Montclair, New Jersey
• LB - Deshaun Davis, Auburn, 5-11, 233, Sr., Prichard, Alabama
• LB - Devin White, LSU, 6-1, 240, Jr., Springhill, Louisiana
• CB - Deandre Baker, Georgia, 5-11, 185, Sr., Miami
• CB - Greedy Williams, LSU, 6-3, 184, So., Shreveport, Louisiana
• S - Johnathan Abram, Mississippi State, 6-0, 215, Sr., Columbia, Mississippi
• S - Grant Delpit, LSU, 6-3, 203, So., Houston
• P - Braden Mann, Texas A&M, 5-11, 190, Jr., Houston

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SECOND TEAM

Offense

• WR - Kalija Lipscomb, Vanderbilt, 6-1, 201, Jr., New Orleans
• WR - Deebo Samuel, South Carolina, 6-0, 210, Sr., Inman, South Carolina
• T - Martez Ivey, Florida, 6-5, 306, Sr., Apopka, Florida
• T - Andrew Thomas, Georgia, 6-5, 320, So., Lithonia, Georgia
• G - Zack Bailey, South Carolina, 6-6, 314, Sr., Summerville, South Carolina
• G - Hjalte Froholdt, Arkansas, 6-5, 315, Sr., Svendborg, Denmark
• C - Lamont Gaillard, Georgia, 6-2, 308, Sr., Fayetteville, North Carolina
• TE - Jared Pinkney, Vanderbilt, Jr., 6-4, 255, Norcross, Georgia
• QB - Drew Lock, Missouri, 6-4, 225, Sr., Lee’s Summit, Missouri
• RB - D’Andre Swift, Georgia, 5-9, 215, So., Philadelphia
• RB - Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 222, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee
• PK - Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia, 6-1, 191, Jr., Marietta, Georgia
• All-purpose - Mecole Hardman, Georgia, 5-11, 183, Jr., Bowman, Georgia

Defense

DE - Isaiah Buggs, Alabama, 6-5, 286, Sr., Ruston, Louisiana

• DE - Raekwon Davis, Alabama, 6-7, 316, Jr., Meridian, Mississippi
• DT - Derrick Brown, Auburn, 6-5, 320, Jr., Sugar Hill, Georgia
• DT - Terry Beckner Jr., Missouri, 6-4, 295, Sr., East St. Louis, Illinois
• LB - De’Jon Harris, Arkansas, 6-0, 245, Jr., Harvey, Louisiana
• LB - Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State, 6-1, 250, So., Florence, Alabama
• LB —D’Andre Walker, Georgia, 6-3, 245, Sr., Fairburn, Georgia
• CB - Cameron Dantzler, Mississippi State, 6-2, 175, So., Hammond, Louisiana
• CB - Joejuan Williams, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 210, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee
• S - Mike Edwards, Kentucky, 6-0, 201, Sr., Cincinnati
• S - Deionte Thompson, Alabama, 6-2, 196, Jr., Orange, Texas
• P - Zach Von Rosenberg, LSU, 6-5, 245, So., Lake Charles, Louisiana

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• Offensive Player of the Year —QB Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
• Defensive Player of the Year — LB Josh Allen, Kentucky
• Newcomer of the Year —RB — Ke’Shawn Vaughn, Vanderbilt (Illinois transfer)
• Coach of the Year_Mark Stoops, Kentucky

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u-Unanimous selection