Manning Named First-Team Preseason All-SEC

Aug. 1, 2003

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In a vote of the media, Ole Miss senior quarterback Eli Manning was selected to the All-Southeastern Conference pre-season first team following the 2003 SEC Football Media Days, which concluded here Thursday at the Wynfrey Hotel.

Manning, who received 59 of 78 votes cast, enters his final campaign at Ole Miss as the holder of 24 school records, including 6,519 yards passing and 52 touchdowns. Collins is the school's all-time leading receiver in TD receptions with 17 and Mitchell will enter his final season with 144 career tackles, including 8.5 QB sacks for a minus 44 yards.

Auburn was predicted to win the SEC football championship in 2003. The Tigers were on 45 of 78 ballots as the SEC Champions followed by Georgia on 12 ballots, Tennessee on 10, LSU 6, Ole Miss and Florida 2 each and Arkansas one. The Tigers are predicted to defeat Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.

In the Eastern Division, Georgia was predicted to win on 42 of 78 ballots, followed by Tennessee, which was placed first on 30 ballots and Florida, which was on six ballots. South Carolina, Kentucky and Vanderbilt rounded out the division.

Auburn was predicted to win the West on 60 of 78 ballots. LSU was second, on 13 ballots, Arkansas third, Alabama fourth, Ole Miss fifth and Mississippi State sixth.

Each SEC team was represented on the first or second teams. Alabama had more first-team players with 5 (Georgia 4, LSU 4, Auburn 3) and Georgia had the most overall players with 7 (LSU 6, Alabama 6, Tennessee 6). Nine of the 12 SEC teams are represented on the first team, and 15 of the 25 players making the first team are from the Western Division.

* - Only six of the 25 players making the first team are from outside of the nine-state SEC region.

2003 PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC TEAM (As voted on by members of attendees at SEC Football Media Day) [78 total voters] * - Ties

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown

TE Ben Watson (65) Georgia 6-3 255 Sr. Rock Hill, S.C.

OL Shawn Andrews (69) Arkansas 6-5 330 Jr. Camden, Ark.

OL Wesley Britt (53) Alabama 6-8 315 Jr. Cullman, Ala.

OL Justin Smiley (44) Alabama 6-4 302 Jr. Ellabell, Ga.

OL Antonio Hall (33) Kentucky 6-5 302 Sr. Canton, Ohio

C Ben Wilkerson (47) LSU 6-4 300 Jr. Hemphill, Texas

WR Michael Clayton (67) LSU 6-4 200 Jr. Baton Rouge, La.

WR Fred Gibson (58) Georgia 6-4 196 Jr. Waycross, Ga.

QB Eli Manning (59) Ole Miss 6-5 218 Sr. New Orleans, La.

RB Carnell Williams (68) Auburn 5-11 204 Jr. Attalla, Ala.

RB Shaud Williams (34) Alabama 5-8 182 Sr. Andrews, Texas

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown

DL David Pollack (75) Georgia 6-3 278 Jr. Snellville, Ga.

DL Antwan Odom (48) Alabama 6-5 273 Jr. Bayou LaBatre, Ala.

DL Chad Lavalais (35) LSU 6-3 289 Sr. Marksville, La.

LB Karlos Dansby (77) Auburn 6-5 235 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.

LB Dontarrious Thomas (67) Auburn 6-4 238 Sr. Perry, Ga.

LB Tony Bua (45) Arkansas 5-11 218 Sr. River Ridge, La.

LB Brooks Daniels (38) Alabama 6-2 198 Sr. Jasper, Fla.

DB Corey Webster (59) LSU 6-0 197 Jr. Vacherie, La.

DB Rashad Baker (51) Tennessee 5-11 185 Sr. Camden, N.J.

DB Keiwan Ratliff (50) Florida 5-10 178 Sr. Columbus, Ohio

DB Guss Scott (31) Florida 5-11 195 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla.

FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown

PK Billy Bennett (64) Georgia 5-8 175 Sr. Athens, Ga.

RS Derek Abney (73) Kentucky 5-10 175 Sr. Mosinee, Wisc.

P Dustin Colquitt (52) Tennessee 6-2 196 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn.

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown

TE Ben Troupe (12) Florida 6-4 262 Sr. Augusta, Ga.

OL Stephen Peterman (30) LSU 6-4 325 Sr. Waveland, Miss.

OL Michael Munoz (23) Tennessee 6-6 305 Jr. Mason, Ohio

OL Travelle Wharton (19) South Carolina 6-4 315 Sr. Fountain Inn, S.C.

OL Shannon Snell (13) Florida 6-4 310 Sr. Tampa, Fla.

C Scott Wells (20) Tennessee 6-2 300 Sr. Spring Hill, Tenn.

WR Chris Collins (19) Ole Miss 6-2 190 Sr. Gloster, Miss.

WR Carlos Perez (5) Florida 5-11 193 Sr. Hoboken, N.J.

QB David Greene (14) Georgia 6-3 230 Jr. Snellville, Ga.

RB Cedric Houston (28) Tennessee 6-0 215 Jr. Clarendon, Ark.

RB Ronnie Brown (23) Auburn 6-1 223 Jr. Cartersville, Ga.

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown

DL DeMarco McNeil (28) Auburn 6-2 300 Sr. Prichard, Ala.

DL Jesse Mitchell (19) Ole Miss 6-1 277 Sr. Moss Point, Miss.

DL Vincent Burns (12) Kentucky 6-2 264 Jr. Lake Park, Ga.

LB Freddie Roach (23) Alabama 6-2 237 So. Killen, Ala.

LB Kevin Burnett (19) Tennessee 6-3 235 Jr. Carson, Calif.

LB T.J. Mawhinney (19) Miss. State 6-1 235 Sr. Madisonville, La.

LB Caleb Miller (14) Arkansas 6-3 220 Sr. Sulphur Springs, Texas

DB Lawrence Richardson (28) Arkansas 5-10 188 Sr. Galveston, Texas

DB Ahmad Carroll (22) Arkansas 5-11 190 Jr. Atlanta, Ga.

DB Kentrell Curry (22) Georgia 6-1 198 Sr. Toccoa, Ga.

DB Dunta Robinson (12) South Carolina 6-0 185 Sr. Athens, Ga.

SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS

Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown

PK Brent Smith (10) Miss. State 5-10 203 Sr. Byhalia, Miss.

*RS Damien Gary (2) Georgia 5-10 178 Sr. Athens, Ga.

Kwane Doster (2) Vanderbilt 5-11 188 So. Tampa, Fla.

P Donnie Jones (23) LSU 6-3 217 Sr. Baton Rouge, La.

SEC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

(Tabulated on a 1-2-3-4-5-6 scale) [78 total voters]

SEC CHAMPION [There were six voters that did not have a champion selected]

Auburn (45), Georgia (12), Tennessee (10), LSU (6), Ole Miss (2), Florida (2), Arkansas (1).

Eastern Division (First Place Votes in parenthesis)

1. Georgia (42) 124

2. Tennessee (30) 138

3. Florida (6) 207

4. South Carolina 349

5. Kentucky 356

6. Vanderbilt 464

Western Division (First Place Votes in parenthesis)

1. Auburn (60) 105

2. LSU (13) 162

3. Arkansas (2) 278

4. Alabama (1) 303

5. Ole Miss (2) 332

6. Mississippi State 458

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