Three Rebels Named Pre-Season All-SEC By League Coaches

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Three Ole Miss football players were named to the 2007 Southeastern Conference Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team, the league office announced Thursday.

Leading the way were senior BenJarvus Green-Ellis and junior Michael Oher, who were both named to the coaches’ first team. Green-Ellis, who rushed for 1,000 yards last season, joined Arkansas’ Darren McFadden as running backs on the first team. Oher, a 2007 pre-season All-American, joined three others on the first-team offensive line.

Junior Jamarca Sanford was selected as a third-team defensive back, joining four others in the defensive backfield. Sanford was also third-team pre-season selection by Athlon and is the Rebels’ leading returning tackler with 64 stops.

Each SEC institution had at least one player selected to the first team with LSU leading the way with five. Tennessee and Vanderbilt had three each while Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Ole Miss had two players selected to the first team.

Ole Miss opens the 2007 football season on Sept. 1 when they travel to face Mid-South rival Memphis.

2007 SEC COACHES PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
(*-Ties / # - Unanimous vote Coaches cannot vote for their own student-athletes, unanimous is listed first-team on 11 ballots.)

Pos.	Name	School	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
TE	Jacob Tamme	Kentucky	6-5	240	Sr.	Danville, Ky.
OL	Will Arnold	LSU	6-4	319	Sr.	Gloster, Miss.
OL	*Michael Oher*	*Ole Miss*	*6-5*	*325*	*Jr.*	*Memphis, Tenn.*
OL	Drew Miller	Florida	6-5	297	Sr.	Sarasota, Fla.
OL	Chris Williams	Vanderbilt	6-6	320	Sr.	Glynn, La.
C	Jonathan Luigs	Arkansas	6-4	307	Jr.	Little Rock, Ark.
WR	Earl Bennett	Vanderbilt	6-1	202	Jr.	Birmingham, Ala.
WR	Early Doucet	LSU	6-0	207	Sr.	St. Martinville, La.
QB	Andre' Woodson	Kentucky	6-5	230	Sr.	Radcliff, Ky.
#RB	Darren McFadden	Arkansas	6-2	215	Jr.	Little Rock, Ark.
RB	*BenJarvus Green-Ellis*	*Ole Miss*	*5-11*	*225*	*Sr.*	*New Orleans, La.*
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
TE	Andy Boyd	South Carolina	6-4	267	Sr.	Concord, N.C.
OL	Phil Trautwein	Florida	6-6	298	Sr.	Voorhees, N.J.
OL	Robert Felton	Arkansas	6-4	328	Sr.	Houston, Texas
OL	Andre Smith	Alabama	6-4	348	So.	Birmingham, Ala.
OL	Brian Stamper	Vanderbilt	6-4	300	Sr.	Windermere, Fla.
*C	Antoine Caldwell	Alabama	6-4	288	Jr.	Montgomery, Ala.
*C	Brett Helms	LSU	6-2	283	Jr.	Stuttgart, Ark.
WR	Marcus Monk	Arkansas	6-6	220	Sr.	Lepanto, Ark.
WR	Keenan Burton	Kentucky	6-2	195	Sr.	Louisville, Ky.
QB	Erik Ainge	Tennessee	6-6	220	Sr.	Hillsboro, Ore.
RB	Felix Jones	Arkansas	6-0	207	Jr.	Tulsa, Okla.
RB	LaMarcus Coker	Tennessee	5-11	205	So.	Antioch, Tenn.
THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
TE	Ben Cleveland	Arkansas	6-4	250	So.	Springdale, Ark.
OL	Ciron Black	LSU	6-5	314	So.	Tyler, Texas
OL	King Dunlap	Auburn	6-8	312	Sr.	Brentwood, Tenn.
OL	Anthony Parker	Tennessee	6-3	305	Jr.	Jonesboro, Ga.
OL	Herman Johnson	LSU	6-7	351	Jr.	Denton, Texas
*C	Royce Blackledge	Miss. State	6-4	293	Sr.	Sandersville, Miss.
*C	Fernando Velasco	Georgia	6-4	328	Sr.	Wrens, Ga.
WR	Percy Harvin	Florida	5-11	181	So.	Virginia Beach, Va.
WR	Andre Caldwell	Florida	6-0	198	Sr.	Tampa, Fla.
QB	Chris Nicksion	Vanderbilt	6-1	210	Jr.	Brundidge, Ala.
*RB	Brad Lester	Auburn	5-11	194	Jr.	Lilburn, Ga.
*RB	Cory Boyd	South Carolina	6-1	214	Sr.	Orange, N.J.
*RB	Rafael Little	Kentucky	5-10	195	Sr.	Anderson, S.C.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
DL	Glenn Dorsey	LSU	6-2	299	Sr.	Gonzales, La.
DL	Quentin Groves	Auburn	6-3	254	Sr.	Greenville, Miss.
DL	Derrick Harvey	Florida	6-4	245	Jr.	Greenbelt, Md.
LB	Ali Highsmith	LSU	6-1	226	Sr.	Miami, Fla.
LB	Jonathan Goff	Vanderbilt	6-4	235	Sr.	Lynn, Mass.
LB	Jasper Brinkley	South Carolina	6-2	262	Sr.	Thomson, Ga.
LB	Jerod Mayo	Tennessee	6-2	230	Jr.	Hampton, Va.
DB	Simeon Castille	Alabama	6-1	189	Sr.	Birmingham, Ala.
DB	Jonathan Hefney	Tennessee	5-9	185	Sr.	Rock Hill, S.C.
DB	Chevis Jackson	LSU	6-0	190	Sr.	Mobile, Ala.
DB	Derek Pegues	Miss. State	5-10	196	Jr.	Batesville, Miss.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
DL	Titus Brown	Miss. State	6-3	250	Sr.	Tuscaloosa, Ala.
DL	Tyson Jackson	LSU	6-5	292	Jr.	Edgard, La.
DL	Antwain Robinson	Arkansas	6-2	255	Jr.	Little Rock, Ark.
LB	Wesley Woodyard	Kentucky	6-1	212	Sr.	LaGrange, Ga.
LB	Prince Hall	Alabama	5-11	255	So.	Moreno Valley, Calif.
LB	Darry Beckwith	LSU	6-1	232	Jr.	Baton Rouge, La.
LB	Brandon Miller	Georgia	6-4	257	Sr.	Colquitt, Ga.
DB	Tony Joiner	Florida	5-11	217	Sr.	Haines City, Fla.
DB	Jonathan Zenon	LSU	6-0	176	Sr.	Breaux Bridge, La.
DB	Jonathan Wilhite	Auburn	5-11	185	Sr.	Monroe, La.
DB	Kelin Johnson	Georgia	6-1	194	Sr.	Daytona Beach, Fla.
THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
DL	Wallace Gilberry	Alabama	6-4	264	Sr.	Bay Minette, Ala.
DL	Josh Thompson	Auburn	6-0	301	Sr.	Statesboro, Ga.
*DL	Casper Brinkley	South Carolina	6-2	257	Sr.	Thomson, Ga.
*DL	Marcus Harrison	Arkansas	6-3	307	Sr.	Little Rock, Ark.
LB	Tray Blackmon	Auburn	6-0	223	So.	LaGrange, Ga.
LB	Weston Dacus	Arkansas	6-2	230	Sr.	Searcy, Ark.
LB	Jamar Chaney	Miss. State	6-1	236	Jr.	Fort Pierce, Fla.
LB	Freddie Fairchild	Arkansas	6-3	220	So.	Little Rock, Ark.
DB	Craig Steltz	LSU	6-2	204	Sr.	New Orleans, La.
DB	Eric Brock	Auburn	6-1	209	Sr.	Alexander City, Ala.
*DB	Patrick Lee	Auburn	6-0	201	Sr.	Miami, Fla.
*DB	*Jamarca Sanford*	*Ole Miss*	*5-10*	*200*	*Jr.*	*Batesville, Miss.*
*DB	Matt Hewitt	Arkansas	6-3	215	Sr.	Englewood, N.J.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS
PK	Brandon Coutu	Georgia	6-0	200	Sr.	Lawrenceville, Ga.
P	Britton Colquitt	Tennessee	6-3	205	Jr.	Knoxville, Tenn.
RS	Mikey Henderson	Georgia	5-10	150	Sr.	Buford, Ga.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS
PK	Ryan Succop	South Carolina	6-2	213	Jr.	Hickory, N.C.
P	Ryan Succop	South Carolina	6-2	213	Jr.	Hickory, N.C.
RS	Felix Jones	Arkansas	6-0	207	Jr.	Tulsa, Okla.
THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS
PK	Jamie Christensen	Alabama	6-0	183	Sr.	Norcross, Ga.
P	None
RS	Rafael Little	Kentucky	5-10	195	Sr.	Anderson, S.C.

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