Athlon Ranks Rebels Preseason No. 10, Names Three All-America

OXFORD, Miss. Ole Miss continues to be tabbed in the top 10 of the various media outlet’s national preseason rankings, including Athlon which has the Rebels at the No. 10 spot in its college football preview. The publication also honored three Rebels as All-Americas and five as All-SEC. 

Ole Miss was among three SEC squads in the top 10 of the national ranking with Alabama at No. 6, and Florida at the top, picked ahead of No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Texas and No. 4 USC.

Rebel senior defensive Greg Hardy and senior offensive lineman John Jerry have consistently been listed on preseason All-America squads and are honored on Athlon’s second and third teams, respectively. Senior Dexter McCluster received preseason All-America distinction for the first time in his career, making the third team as an all-purpose player.

Athlon’s preseason all-conference first team featured Jerry, Hardy and senior kicker Joshua Shene, while the second team had junior quarterback Jevan Snead and McCluster at wide receiver.

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Athlon’s 2009 Preseason Top 25
1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. USC
5. Ohio State
6. Alabama
7. Penn State
8. Virginia Tech
9. Oklahoma State
10. Ole Miss
11. California
12. Boise State
13. Oregon
14. Georgia
15. Florida State
16. Nebraska
17. LSU
18. Cincinnati
19. North Carolina
20. Michigan State
21. Utah
22. Georgia Tech
23. Iowa
24. Notre Dame
25. Oregon State

Athlon’s 2009 SEC Predicted finish
SEC EAST
1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Tennessee
4. Vanderbilt
5. South Carolina
6. Kentucky

SEC WEST
1. Alabama
2. Ole Miss
3. LSU
4. Arkansas
5. Auburn
6. Mississippi State

Athlon’s  2009 SEC Preseason All-SEC Teams

Offense First Team:
QB Tim Tebow Sr. Florida
RB Charles Scott Sr. LSU
RB Michael Smith Sr. Arkansas
WR A.J. Green So. Georgia
WR Julio Jones So. Alabama
TE D.J. Williams Jr. Arkansas
C Ben Jones So. Georgia
OL Ciron Black Sr. LSU
OL Mike Johnson Sr. Alabama
OL John Jerry Sr. Ole Miss
OL Mike Pouncey Jr. Florida
K Joshua Shene Sr. Ole Miss
KR/PR Brandon James Sr. Florida

Defense First Team:
DL Terrence Cody Sr. Alabama
DL Antonio Coleman Sr. Auburn
DL Carlos Dunlap Jr. Florida
DL Greg Hardy Sr. Ole Miss
LB Rolando McClain Jr. Alabama
LB Brandon Spikes Sr. Florida
LB Eric Norwood Sr. South Carolina
CB Trevard Lindley Sr. Kentucky
CB Joe Haden Jr. Florida
S   Eric Berry Jr. Tennessee
S   Ahmad Black Jr. Florida
P Chas Henry Jr. Florida

Offense Second Team
QB Jevan Snead Jr. Ole Miss
RB Anthony Dixon Sr. Miss. State
RB Mark Ingram So. Alabama
WR Brandon LaFell Sr. LSU
WR Dexter McCluster Sr. Ole Miss
TE Aaron Hernandez Jr. Florida
C Maurkice Pouncey Jr. Florida
OL Clint Boiling Jr. Georgia
OL Jarriel King Jr. South Carolina
OL Lee Ziemba Jr. Auburn
OL Trinton Sturdivant So. Georgia
KR Dennis Rogan Jr. Tennesse
PR Javier Arenas Sr. Alabama
K Leigh Tiffin Sr. Alabama

Defense Second Team
DL Rahim Alem Sr. LSU
DL Geno Atkins Sr. Georgia
DL Jermaine Cunningham Sr. Florida
DL Jeremy Jarmon Sr. Kentucky
LB Micah Johnson Sr. Kentucky
LB Chris Marve So. Vanderbilt
LB Rennie Curran Jr. Georgia
CB Myron Lewis Sr. Vanderbilt
CB Patrick Peterson So. LSU
S Chad Jones Jr. LSU
S Major Wright Jr. Florida
P P.J. Fitzgerald Sr. Alabama

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