It's time to get ready for final exams and count postseason awards for University of Tennessee football players.
A total of seven Vols can study their new All-SEC plaques.
Tennessee placed offensive lineman Anthony Parker, linebacker Jerod Mayo and defensive back Jonathan Hefney on the coaches' All-SEC first team released Tuesday.
Linebacker Rico McCoy, defensive back Eric Berry, punter Britton Colquitt and kicker Daniel Lincoln were second-team selections.
UT's seven honorees trailed only LSU (10), Florida (8) and Arkansas (8).
Hefney and Colquitt were repeat selections. Hefney was named to the second team last season and Colquitt was a first-team pick a year ago.
Parker, a junior guard, was one of the key reasons the Vols' allowed a national-low four sacks.
Mayo, a junior middle linebacker, led the SEC with 127 tackles. In UT's past three games, Mayo had 15 tackles against Vanderbilt, 19 against Kentucky and 15 in Saturday's loss to LSU in the SEC championship.
Hefney, a senior safety, ranked 15th in SEC tackles with 88 and had 10 against LSU.
Berry, Hefney's freshman safety sidekick, intercepted his fifth pass in Saturday's SEC championship game against LSU and has a UT school record with 222 interception return yards. He finished with 83 tackles to rank first among SEC freshmen.
McCoy, a sophomore, had 106 tackles to finish sixth in the conference.
Colquitt overcame early injury problems to finish with an 41.5 per punt average. He had a career-best 20 punts inside the 20-yard line.
Lincoln, another freshman, hit 21 of 28 field goals and had game-winning kicks against South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
Florida's Tim Tebow was the first-team quarterback.
Darren McFadden of Arkansas and Knowshon Moreno of Georgia made up the backfield.
The SEC individual award winners will be released today and the SEC All-Freshman Team will be announced on Thursday
ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
(*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection) (Coaches could not vote for their own players)
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
TE Jacob Tamme Kentucky 6-5 240 Sr. Danville, Ky.
OL Robert Felton Arkansas 6-4 320 Sr. Houston, Texas
OL Andre Smith Alabama 6-4 348 So. Birmingham, Ala.
OL Anthony Parker Tennessee 6-3 305 Jr. Jonesboro, Ga.
OL *Herman Johnson LSU 6-7 356 Jr. Olla, La.
OL *Michael Oher Ole Miss 6-5 325 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.
OL *Chris Williams Vanderbilt 6-6 320 Sr. Glynn, La.
C Jonathan Luigs Arkansas 6-4 315 Jr. Little Rock, Ark.
WR Kenny McKinley South Carolina 6-0 177 Jr. Mableton, Ga.
WR Earl Bennett Vanderbilt 6-1 202 Jr. Birmingham, Ala.
QB Tim Tebow Florida 6-3 235 So. Jacksonville, Fla.
RB # Darren McFadden Arkansas 6-2 215 Jr. Little Rock, Ark.
RB Knowshon Moreno Georgia 5-11 207 Fr. Belford, N.J.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
TE Cornelius Ingram Florida 6-4 230 Jr. Hawthorne, Fla.
OL Carlton Medder Florida 6-5 319 Sr. Clermont, Fla.
OL Michael Brown Mississippi State 6-5 300 Jr. College Park, Ga.
OL *Ciron Black LSU 6-5 320 So. Tyler, Texas
OL *Antoine Caldwell Alabama 6-4 288 Jr. Montgomery, Ala.
OL *Nate Garner Arkansas 6-7 318 Sr. Roland, Ark.
OL *Mitch Petrus Arkansas 6-4 300 Jr. Carlisle, Ark.
OL *Jim Tartt Florida 6-3 316 Jr. Sopchoppy, Fla.
OL *Garry Williams Kentucky 6-4 325 Jr. Louisville, Ky.
C Fernando Velasco Georgia 6-4 318 Sr. Wrens, Ga.
WR Percy Harvin Florida 5-11 187 So. Virginia Beach, Va.
WR DJ Hall Alabama 6-3 186 Sr. Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
QB Andre' Woodson Kentucky 6-5 230 Sr. Radcliff, Ky.
RB Felix Jones Arkansas 6-0 207 Jr. Tulsa, Okla.
RB Jacob Hester LSU 6-0 228 Sr. Shreveport, La.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
DL # Glenn Dorsey LSU 6-2 303 Sr. Gonzales, La.
DL Wallace Gilberry Alabama 6-4 264 Sr. Bay Minette, Ala.
DL *Quentin Groves Auburn 6-3 254 Sr. Greenville, Miss.
DL *Greg Hardy Ole Miss 6-5 255 So. Millington, Tenn.
DL *Eric Norwood South Carolina 6-0 258 So. Acworth, Ga.
LB # Ali Highsmith LSU 6-1 225 Sr. Miami, Fla.
LB # Wesley Woodyard Kentucky 6-1 212 Sr. LaGrange, Ga.
LB Jerod Mayo Tennessee 6-2 230 Jr. Hampton, Va.
LB Brandon Spikes Florida 6-3 243 So. Shelby, N.C.
DB # Craig Steltz LSU 6-2 209 Sr. New Orleans, La.
DB Chevis Jackson LSU 6-0 184 Sr. Mobile, Ala.
DB * Simeon Castille Alabama 6-1 189 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.
DB * Rashad Johnson Alabama 6-0 186 Jr. Sulligent, Ala.
DB * Jonathan Hefney Tennessee 5-9 185 Sr. Rock Hill, S.C.
DB * Captain Munnerlyn South Carolina 5-9 180 So. Mobile, Ala.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
DL Titus Brown Mississippi State 6-3 250 Sr. Tuscaloosa, Ala.
DL Derrick Harvey Florida 6-4 262 Jr. Greenbelt, Md.
DL Jeremy Jarmon Kentucky 6-3 268 So. Collierville, Tenn.
LB Jonathan Goff Vanderbilt 6-4 235 Sr. Lynn, Mass.
LB Rico McCoy Tennessee 6-1 215 So. Washington, D.C.
LB Darry Beckwith LSU 6-1 230 Jr. Baton Rouge, La.
LB *Jamar Chaney Mississippi State 6-1 236 Jr. Fort Pierce, Fla.
LB *Dannell Ellerbe Georgia 6-1 232 Jr. Hamlet, N.C.
DB D.J. Moore Vanderbilt 5-10 180 So. Spartanburg, S.C.
DB Emanuel Cook South Carolina 5-11 211 So. Riviera Beach, Fla.
DB Michael Grant Arkansas 5-11 186 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga.
DB *Eric Berry Tennessee 5-11 195 Fr. Fairburn, Ga.
DB *Derek Pegues Mississippi State 5-10 196 Jr. Batesville, Miss.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS
PK Colt David LSU 5-9 173 Jr. Grapevine, Texas
P Patrick Fisher LSU 6-5 238 Sr. Hyattsville, Md.
RS Felix Jones Arkansas 6-0 207 Jr. Tulsa, Okla.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS
PK Daniel Lincoln Tennessee 6-0 204 Fr. Ocala, Fla.
P *Britton Colquitt Tennessee 6-3 205 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn.
P *Ryan Shoemaker Auburn 6-0 188 Fr. Birmingham, Ala.
RS Brandon James Florida 5-6 181 So. St. Augustine, Fla.
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Comments » 99
GreerVol22 writes:
Hefney's just average, not All SEC. Berry came in and not only caught but surpased him in defensive skill...in my opinion.
hdhurst writes:
No offense, but I think it should have gone the other way. Hefney (2nd team) and Berry (1st Team). Looking forward to this kid play next year. GO VOLS..beat the Badgers!
orangebass writes:
Jonathan Hefney ?? and Eric Berry 2ND Team ??
99gator writes:
heffney.... all-sec....
give me a break. the guy's nickname should be "ole'"
before anyone rips me... i am not big on brandon spikes being on the first team all-sec defense either.
i respect kenny mckinley and earl bennett.... but percy harvin is also clearly a better player.
Stumps writes:
what, Ainge didn't make the list?
ORANGEASIAN writes:
ESPN's Herbstreit picked em!!!
Orange4life writes:
Ainge should have been in the mix, but you cant not throw the ball down the field and expect to get picked. All purpose, Foster maybe should have been in the mix, and Hef just didnt do enough I thought. Our line gives up 4 sacks all year and only 1 OL? gimmie a break. We get no respect in the polls, no respect on tv and no respect in the league, gota have a recruiting year for some depth!
IdahoVol writes:
I guess I didn't realize secondary players throughout the conference were bad enough that Hefney would be picked first team!
I agree with some of the others - Berry should have been first team over Hefney. Berry always seemed to be around the ball and making plays. Yes he was burned a couple of times, but not too often and he rarely missed a tackle. After four years Hefney still hasn't learned to wrap up, instead he constantly tries to tackle by diving into the player to knock them off their feet. It didn't work too well this year.
VolSwaff writes:
Hefney is a joke. Berry got the shaft.
asleep#212036 writes:
Berry was burned only because of inexperience. Imagine playing your 3rd college game against Florida's athletes. I can excuse his occasional lapses. Hefney? Am I the only one taking crazy pills here? He is terrible. As a senior, he was constantly out of position and missing tackles, never saw a fake he didn't swallow whole, and had bricks for hands. IF he deserved any mention, 2nd team at best. I would have thought Eric Young would have gotten on the team as well. The nice part? Only one of our SEC picks is a senior and I, for one, would personally hold the door for him to go. Go Vols!!!
Kwitcherbellyachin writes:
Let me add my name to the many others who are astounded that Jonathan Hefney could possibly be chosen for 1st Team All SEC, while relegating Eric Berry to 2nd Team.
asleep#212036 writes:
VolCR,
I hear you. Not only did Auburn only have 2 SEC selections, they had Brandon Cox at QB, an albatross no team in the conference could have overcome. Put Ainge on that team and they're in New Orleans Jan. 1. Put Woodson on that team, and they're in the Jan. 8 game. The all-SEC thing is a big bucket of policital pooh or there's no way Hefney makes it. Two obvious things: (1)coaches do not watch the ballgames they don't play in, and (2) coaches are not willing to change their minds from the beginning of the season. I thought Hefney's inclusion in the pre-season was specious and after 13 games, I was right. Go Vols!!!
jonesboroughvolfan writes:
Seriously, Hefney? He hasn't seen anybody that he's bumped into (not tackled because he doesn't know how) all year. He got the nod cause he is a senior, period. I've never seen a SENIOR try so many arm tackles or have his head down as much as this guy. Go look at the game films if you think I'm wrong.
AlpharettaVol writes:
Flip-flop Hefney and Berry. 'Nuff said!
MrBamSeydu writes:
Jon Hefney shouldn't even be 3rd team ALL SEC. I hate knocking our own players, but he did nothing all year long. He was replaced by a true freshman in the punt return formation. Eric Berry played better in his freshman season than Hefney did his entire career at UT.
The only good thing about him being named 1st team ALL SEC is that it may help him get drafted. If I were a team, I wouldn't come near him because he can't tackle and he's a poor man's Bob Sanders (size) but without the play making ability. He had a fair JR. season but was a 3 star high school recruit and is a 2 or 3 star NFL draft prospect.
If he is drafted it will help our recruiting though. So, therefore, I hope he is drafted by the Patriots. (I hate the Patriots)
bob4vols#507059 writes:
hefney? you've got to be kidding me!!!!!!!
LargeOrange writes:
My gosh, have we finially found something that we all could agree on? The haters and the optimists? Hefney being first team All SEC while Berry is 2nd, is akin to Charles Woodsen winning the Heisman over Peyton Manning, I am stiil ticked over that. And I venture to say, give it 5 years when they both have had a crack at the NFL and compare stats and paychecks. I am not one to normally criticze players, but I am taken aback by the ignorance of the Coaches that voted on this. I think ESPN must have some votes in there some where. Mayo and Parker for sure deserved it but Hefney? Plleeeze.
murrayvol writes:
Never thought I'd see Hefney and Bob Sanders mentioned in the same sentence. Enjoy watching Berry for the next two years because he will be moving on up after that. He's got a chance to be on the short list of the best dbs ever in the SEC.
thesavageorange writes:
This is the first time I've seen everyone unanimously agree on here.I hope somehow Demetrice Morley can find his way back.He and Berry would be fun to watch together.Has anyone heard any updates, and if he did come back how many years of eligability would he have?Sorry Hef , but I can't justify it either.
Chainsaw writes:
Hefney: master of the bump tackle. Too bad they don't play that in the NFL.
chiefrobbie#576269 writes:
I agree with most of the comments: Berry got screwed and Hefney couldn't cover or tackle a blind man in a wheel chair.
ONUV writes:
Hefney is not an all-sec defensive back. You can't spin it any other way.
asleep#212036 writes:
If Morley makes it back, he will only have one year of eligibility left. He played two years, then took this year off for academic reasons. The NCAA will not allow you to count that as a redshirt year and you only have 4 years of eligibility once you play your first game so he would have his senior year. If he got hurt early in the season, he could take a medical redshirt but that wouldn't help us. What a treat that would be! Talk about afraid to catch one over the middle! Go Vols!!!
madcow26#524674 writes:
hefney all sec...what a joke...
DennisVols writes:
How does Berry wind up 2nd team and Hefney 1st?
Volfan1 writes:
Yeah, put Berry at free safety where he can roam & play like a Deon Grant but who also tackles people, and Morley at strong safety. WOW. With all the other young ones coming back for corner & nickel, we should have some pretty good dbs.
Imagine coming over the middle and being hit at the same time, front & back, by Berry, Morley, and Mayo. Can you say "short arms", "hearing footsteps", or even "smelling salts"?
Volalumnus writes:
Hefney naysayers
UTVol39 writes:
TDTN is first team All-SEC before Hefney. He couldn't cover Phillip Fulmer much less anyone in the SEC and the one or two times he was actually in position he couldn't make the INT...he couldn't catch an STD from CRVols sister and he gets put on his back more than ole TDTN's mom.
asleep#212036 writes:
llowry1000,
More like can you say Med Flight? I still haven't given up on Vinson either. He had to change not just positions, but sides of the ball. He is certainly athletic and if we can get someone other than Slade to coach them, this group could be special. They'll have to be. The only way to stop the spread is man on man with the receivers and everybody else in the box. If your DB's can't hang, you'll be hung. PLEASE Phil, let's upgrade the coaching back there. Go Vols!!!
nicksjuzunk#646117 writes:
I voted for Tebow all SEC 1st team at safety, linebacker, punt returner and offensive coordinator.
ggriggs939#223122 writes:
I am amazed that some of these commenters are not coaching somewhere since most of them are more knowledgeable than the SEC coaches.
If they were coaches, each would likely have a 20-0 season every year, so skillful they could
3 wins from a single game.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Hefney - was he the K Kreme bandit? Seriously, the whole O-line was worthy along with Berry (1st team) and Mayo (2nd team). Mayo, because he looked around and realized that no other LB was going to do anything. After LSU CB made up 18 yds on Foster to save TD, coaches realized he's not a burner. Kickers had a B+ year as I believe Colquit kicked a little short to help with the coverage. It worked. I voted for Phil as K Kreme coach of the year red-light on award. Don't know if it helped. Merry Christmas.
thesavageorange writes:
asleep, llowry1000 :I think for D.Morley to help us he really needs to be back by spring.I got my fingers crossed.Berry does remind me of Grant in terms of skill , but is a much better tackler.Deon was here to get to the league, Berry is here to play,and get his degree.If DM does get back our secondary(assuming Vinson & Willingham start)will go 6'2 6'2 6'0 5'11 w/ Berry being the smallest.The Lb's will gain speed.The only thing that worries me is D-line.Bolden needs to keep his mouth shut about other players and start playing himself b/c I didn't see him on any of these list either.
Basketball_Jones writes:
Hefney????? Are you serious, I have seen it all. Next thing you know Tebow won't win the Heisman and John David Booty will.......This is the worst pick in possibly the history of All Sec teams
thesavageorange writes:
asleep :Agreed.The reason I thought about their size was(Assuming Vin & Will improve)they should be able to man up , and I don't mean 12 yards off.Bump and run.I think there will be a secondary coach change.They have to take advantage of this group.Wouldn't be surprised if we see Troop over there.
asleep#212036 writes:
I haven't done the research but I wonder how our DB's do in the pros? I wonder if he had proper coaching if Hefney could actually be a player in the NFL? Athletic ability doesn't seem to be the issue. How long has Slade been "coaching" these guys? We need an update of the coach, not the players.
savage - right on. He would have to work hard after laying off a year to get back into shape and relearn the defensive assignments. Showing up in August wouldn't cut it. D-line may still be a problem but Bolden did improve this year and Williams looks like he may be a star someday. We'll need a couple of new guys on the 2-deep but I think we have one coming back from academic purgatory and another we red-shirted - not sure of the names off the top of my head. Go Vols!!!
asleep#212036 writes:
savage,
I understand and agree completely. We need a couple of taller guys to offset the new protoypical 6'4" receiver on outs and fades. Someone said Troop played DB in college at Baylor - if that's true he should be the obvious choice. I don't know why he was coaching RB's and receivers in the first place if he played the game on the defensive side of the ball. One would expect a freshman and JuCo transfer to experience considerable growing pains starting in the SEC so I agree, both should be greatly improved next year. Wow, what a group potentially! Go Vols!!
thesavageorange writes:
We will be able to tell a little after the bowl game.Even w/ slade coaching they should improve somewhat.Although I will hold judgement until next year.Agreed Wow, we can only hope.Go Vols!!
Pullingguard writes:
So what, the sad part that says everything about the talent level is just 1 offensive player made the first/second team offense. Erik Ainge touted as the best in SEC prior to season beginning really did not get honorable mention.. He laid his egg verses LSU big time, but oh well, thats in the past, good luck Eric for the future.. Can't remember UT ever just having 1 player on the first two offensive units... But, you just wait until next year, does that sound familiar.
gohawks1 writes:
Someone posted above about how our offensive line should be all SEC. I'm not sure who posted, but I'm too lazy to scroll back up and check it out, so just go with me on this one ---
With a QB who won't hold the ball for more than about 2 seconds, 5 bluehaired grandmaws could have allowed only 4 sacks in a season. I'm not saying they aren't good, just untested. We'll know more next year with Crompton back there.
Colliervol writes:
Hefney all SEC??? Not a chance. He might have made 88 tackles but he probably missed 88 more by trying to shoulder bump the runner to the ground. Did it in the first series Saturday and the guy bounced off him and ran for another 15 yards. And I'm not sure he could cover me. And you know what that is. 50 years old, white and slow. And not necessarily in that order.
mtnvol writes:
Speaking of getting robbed, would anyone else rather have Hester or Jones over Moreno at RB?
LargeOrange writes:
See how much fun this board would be if we could get together behind this team. Hate the coach if you want, but support the team, go to the games and yell and support the boys in orange. Anyway, I will tell you why I think Trooper is coaching running backs and now receivers, is that is where we needed the most help at the time. A good coach can coach any position, because at this level you shouldn't need to teach the position, you need to motivate and bring out the best in the athlete. I hope CPF can win his 2nd NC in a few years and hand over the reins to Trooper. Talk about a recruiting plus, to have Trooper sit down with these kids parents as head coach some day. GO VOLS.
gohawks1 writes:
Careful, TDTN, or you'll get Eduardo all excited.
LargeOrange writes:
I meant to say running backs and now DBs and not running backs and now receivers.
volfanjustin writes:
The only way this could have been more wrong than Hef being 1st team is if Ainge was 1st team. The coaches just lost all credibilty on this topic. Hell with that thinking Austin Rogers should have been on the 1st team.
orangeblood writes:
i just don't get hefney....wow....eric berry was all sec 1st team to me. Think about this: how the heck is mayo not a unanimous selection? How is arian foster not anywhere to be found, especially since they pick a total of four backs? wow, oh well, the AP is the one that counts anyway
BigVolinCarolina writes:
No disrespect to Hefney, but he did not have a 1st team All-SEC year. As learned from past awards (ex: 1997 Heisman), this simply affirms the fact that we have to take these things with a grain of salt. Bottom line: these awards are sometimes based more on perception/"I want ______ to get recognized" as opposed to what takes place on the field.
Parker has been solid all year long: Mayo started off okay (not great, not bad), but really took it to a new level in late-September and has been a workhorse ever since.
chrisw2967 writes:
Hefney must know something we dont , he didnt have a 2nd ALL-SEC year. Berry got screwed.
BigVolinCarolina writes:
Hey dash727: if you're going to defend coaches, then you must agree with Georgia's Mark Richt--he voted UGa #2 and LSU #3 in the final coaches poll.
In case you didn't know, that was after LSU won the SEC championship--the same championship that UGa didn't even earn the right to play in.
Maybe it's time you submit some articles on pee-wee football so that we can all be enlightened.
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