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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Three Rebels Voted Preseason All-SEC by League Media
7/20/2018 | Football
Juniors A.J. Brown and Greg Little were both named to the first team offense, while senior offensive lineman Javon Patterson was a third-team selection.
Brown, a preseason first team All-American and 2017 All-SEC selection, lead the SEC and finished 10th nationally with a program-best 1,252 receiving yards in 2017. Brown also lead the SEC in receiving touchdowns (11), receiving yards per game (104.3) and receptions per game (6.3). This offseason, Brown has already been named to watch lists for both the Maxwell Award and Biletnikoff Award. He is rated the No. 1 wide receiver in the country by USA Today and Athlon.
Little, a junior from Allen, Texas, has appeared in every game at left tackle since arriving in Oxford two years ago. Little earned preseason All-America first team honors from the Sporting News and second team accolades from Lindy's, Athlon and Phil Steele.
Patterson leads a veteran group of Ole Miss offensive linemen with 36 games played, including 30 career starts. He was a member of the 2017 SEC Football Student-Athlete Leadership Council and the SEC Community Service team. Throughout the 2017 campaign, both Patterson and Little helped protect the Ole Miss quarterbacks that led the SEC and ranked 11th nationally in passing as a unit (328.4 ypg).
SEC media predicted that Ole Miss will finish fifth in the SEC Western Division, with Alabama winning both the division and SEC Championship. Georgia was selected to win the SEC Western Division.
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