Skipper, Williams earn accolades

Arkansas senior offensive tackle Dan Skipper (right) blocks Florida defensive back Quincy Wilson during the Razorbacks’ 31-10 victory over the Gators on Nov. 5. On Tuesday, Skipper was named first-team All-SEC by the conference’s coaches. Wilson was named to the second team.
Arkansas senior offensive tackle Dan Skipper (right) blocks Florida defensive back Quincy Wilson during the Razorbacks’ 31-10 victory over the Gators on Nov. 5. On Tuesday, Skipper was named first-team All-SEC by the conference’s coaches. Wilson was named to the second team.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas offensive tackle Dan Skipper was voted to the first team and tailback Rawleigh Williams made the second team in All-SEC balloting by league coaches released Tuesday.

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Sophomore running back Rawleigh Williams has rushed for 1,326 yards, the most in the SEC this season, and was named second-team All-SEC by the conference’s coaches Tuesday.

Skipper, a 6-10 senior from Arvada, Colo., was a preseason first-team All-SEC choice.

Williams, a sophomore from Dallas and the SEC's leading rusher with 1,326 yards, joined LSU's Leonard Fournette and Vanderbilt's Ralph Webb on the second team. The first-team picks at tailback were Auburn's Kamryn Pettway, who leads the SEC with 124.8 rushing yards per game, and LSU's Derrius Guice, who averages 113.5 rushing yards per game and leads the league with 14 rushing touchdowns.

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players. The SEC individual award winners will be released today, and the All-Freshman Team will be announced Thursday, when The Associated Press All-SEC teams will be announced.

Alabama freshman Jalen Hurts, who is fifth in the conference with 274.5 total yards per game, was voted as the first-team quarterback. Hurts and the unbeaten Crimson Tide (13-0) will take on Washington in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 31 in a College Football Playoff semifinal.

Ole Miss' Chad Kelly and Tennessee's Josh Dobbs tied at quarterback on the second team.

Alabama led all SEC teams with 11 picks on the first and second teams. Hurts was among seven first-team selections for Alabama, joining defensive end Jonathan Allen, defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick, linebacker Reuben Foster, offensive tackle Cam Robinson, punter JK Scott and receiver ArDarius Stewart.

LSU had nine players on the two teams, while Auburn, Florida and Texas A&M placed six players each.

Auburn's Pettway, who did not log a carry last year or in the season opener against Clemson, prospered after moving from fullback. His 1,123 rushing yards were accumulated in nine games.

Guice rushed for 1,249 yards in 11 games and led conference tailbacks with 8.0 yards per carry.

Dobbs leads the SEC in passing efficiency (152.6) and with 26 touchdown passes. Kelly, the preseason first-team All-SEC choice, passed for 2,758 yards and 19 touchdowns before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Kelly led the SEC in total offense at the time of his injury against Georgia Southern in Week 9.

Georgia and South Carolina had no players among the 54 athletes named to the two teams.

Coaches All-SEC team

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

POS. NAME, CLASS, SCHOOL

TE Evan Engram, Sr., Ole Miss

OL Cam Robinson, Jr., Alabama

OL Dan Skipper, Sr., Arkansas

OL Avery Gennesy, Sr., Texas A&M

OL Will Clapp, So., LSU

C Ethan Pocic, Sr., LSU

WR Christian Kirk, So., Texas A&M

WR ArDarius Stewart, Jr., Alabama

QB Jalen Hurts, Fr., Alabama

RB Kamryn Pettway, So., Auburn

RB Derrius Guice, So., LSU

AP Christian Kirk, So., Texas A&M

DEFENSE

POS. NAME, CLASS, SCHOOL

DL Myles Garrett, Jr., Texas A&M

DL Jonathan Allen, Sr., Alabama

DL Carl Lawson, Jr., Auburn

DL Derek Barnett, Jr., Tennessee

LB Kendell Beckwith, Sr., LSU

LB Zach Cunningham, Jr., Vanderbilt

LB Reuben Foster, Sr., Alabama

DB Jalen Tabor, Jr., Florida

DB Tre’Davious White, Sr., LSU

DB Minkah Fitzpatrick, So., Alabama

DB Aarion Penton, Sr., Missouri

SPECIAL TEAMS

POS. NAME, CLASS, SCHOOL

PK Daniel Carlson, Jr., Auburn

P JK Scott, Jr., Alabama

RS Christian Kirk, So., Texas A&M

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

POS. NAME, CLASS, SCHOOL

TE O.J. Howard, Sr., Alabama

OL Braden Smith, Jr., Auburn

OL Will Holden, Sr., Vanderbilt

OL Martez Ivey, So., Florida

OL Alex Kozan, Sr., Auburn

C Jon Toth, Sr., Kentucky

WR Calvin Ridley, So., Alabama

WR Fred Ross, Sr., Mississippi State

QB Joshua Dobbs*, Sr., Tennessee

QB Chad Kelly*, Sr., Ole Miss

RB Rawleigh Williams, So., Arkansas

RB Ralph Webb*, Jr., Vanderbilt

RB Leonard Fournette*, Jr., LSU

AP Derrius Guice, So., LSU

DEFENSE

POS. NAME, CLASS, SCHOOL

DL Arden Key, So., LSU

DL Montravius Adams, Sr., Auburn

DL Charles Harris,Jr., Missouri

DL Caleb Brantley, Jr., Florida

LB Tim Williams, Sr., Alabama

LB Jarrad Davis, Sr., Florida

LB Jordan Jones, So., Kentucky

DB Jamal Adams, Jr., LSU

DB Eddie Jackson, Sr., Alabama

DB Quincy Wilson, Jr., Florida

DB Justin Evans, Sr., Texas A&M

SPECIAL TEAMS

POS. NAME, CLASS, SCHOOL

PK Gary Wunderlich, Jr., Ole Miss

P Johnny Townsend, Jr., Florida

RS Evan Berry, Jr., Tennessee *Indicates tied for the position

Sports on 12/07/2016

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