The preseason Southeastern Conference media poll was released on Thursday, with LSU predicted to finish No. 5 in the conference’s standings for the upcoming football season.
Ahead of LSU are Georgia, Texas, Alabama and Ole Miss.
Starting this season, there won’t be divisions in the SEC; instead, the top two teams by conference record will advance to the SEC Championship game.
The SEC looks much different this year, as it’s expanded to 16 teams with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas.
The SEC also announced its preseason all-SEC teams as determined by the media poll.
Junior left tackle Will Campbell, junior linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. and junior transfer wide receiver Zavion Thomas were each named to the first team, with Thomas making it as an all-purpose player.
Senior wide receiver Kyren Lacy, junior tight end Mason Taylor, junior right tackle Emery Jones Jr. and Thomas were named to the second team. Thomas earned his second team spot as a return specialist.
Finally, senior safety Major Burns and senior long snapper Slade Roy were named to the third team.
Below are the full predicted conference standings and the preseason all-SEC teams:
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Georgia
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Texas
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Alabama
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Ole Miss
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LSU
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Missouri
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Tennessee
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Oklahoma
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Texas A&M
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Auburn
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Kentucky
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Florida
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South Carolina
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Arkansas
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Mississippi State
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Vanderbilt
Offense
First Team
QB – Carson Beck, Georgia
RB – Trevor Etienne, Georgia
RB – Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
WR – Luther Burden III, Missouri
WR – Tre Harris, Ole Miss
TE – Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss
OL – Tyler Booker, Alabama
OL – Will Campbell, LSU
OL – Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
OL – Tate Ratledge, Georgia
C – Cooper Mays, Tennessee
Second Team
QB – Quinn Ewers, Texas
RB – Raheim Sanders, Arkansas
*RB – CJ Baxter, Texas
*RB – Montrell Johnson Jr., Florida
WR – Isaiah Bond, Texas
WR – Kyren Lacy, LSU
TE – Mason Taylor, LSU
OL – Emery Jones Jr., LSU
OL – Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
OL – Xavier Truss, Georgia
OL – Dylan Fairchild, Georgia
C – Parker Brailsford, Alabama
Third Team
QB – Jalen Milroe, Alabama
RB – Justice Haynes, Alabama
RB – Ulysses Bentley, Ole Miss
WR – Deion Burks, Oklahoma
WR – Dominic Lovett, Georgia
TE – Oscar Delp, Georgia
OL – Earnest Greene III, Georgia
OL – Marques Cox, Kentucky
OL – Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M
OL – Jaeden Roberts, Alabama
C – Jake Majors, Texas
Defense
First Team
DL – James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
DL – Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
DL – Deone Walker, Kentucky
DL – Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia
LB – Harold Perkins Jr., LSU
LB – Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
*LB – Deontae Lawson, Alabama
*LB – Mykel Williams, Georgia
DB – Malaki Starks, Georgia
DB – Malachi Moore, Alabama
DB – Billy Bowman, Oklahoma
DB – Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
Second Team
DL – Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
DL – Landon Jackson, Arkansas
DL – Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
*DL – Tim Smith, Alabama
*DL – Jared Ivey, Ole Miss
LB – Debo Williams, South Carolina
LB – Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
LB – Smael Mondon Jr., Georgia
DB – Jahdae Barron, Texas
DB – Major Burns, LSU
DB – Andrew Mukuba, Texas
DB – Malik Muhammad, Texas
Third Team
DL – Tim Keenan III, Alabama
DL – Princely Umanmielen, Ole Miss
DL – Trey Moore, Texas
DL – Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina
LB – Jamon “Pop” Dumas-Johnson, Kentucky
LB – Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
LB – Eugene Asante, Auburn
DB – Domani Jackson, Alabama
DB – Daylen Everette, Georgia
DB – Jason Marshall Jr., Florida
*DB – Keon Sabb, Alabama
*DB – Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
Special Teams
First Team
P – James Burnip, Alabama
PK – Bert Auburn, Texas
LS – Kneeland Hibbett, Alabama
KS – Alex McPherson, Auburn
RS – Barion Brown, Kentucky
AP – Zavion Thomas, LSU
Second Team
P – Brett Thorson, Georgia
PK – Graham Nicholson, Alabama
LS – Hunter Rogers, South Carolina
KS – Will Stone, Texas
RS – Zavion Thomas, LSU
AP – Dillion Bell, Georgia
Third Team
P – Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida
PK – Alex McPherson, Auburn
LS – Slade Roy, LSU
KS – Trey Smack, Florida
RS – Keionte Scott, Auburn
*AP – Barion Brown, Kentucky
*AP – Jaydon Blue, Texas
* – Indicates a tie
