Four Kentucky Wildcats named All-SEC by Associated Press

A day after the league’s coaches named their All-SEC Teams, the Associated Press revealed its All-SEC First and Second Team selections.

On the AP’s First Team, three Kentucky Wildcats made the list: two on offense, one on defense. Chris Rodriguez and Darian Kinnard each earned a First Team spot for their roles on Kentucky’s offense, while Josh Paschal was the lone representative of Kentucky’s defense. For Rodriguez and Paschal, the AP voters bumped them up from their Second Team selections from the coaches. Kinnard is First Team in everyone’s eyes.

One other Wildcat earned All-SEC recognition on the AP’s Second Team. The SEC’s second-ranked player in receiving yards, Wan’Dale Robinson was picked as the third-best wide receiver in the conference, sharing Second Team honors with Alabama’s John Metchie III.

Alabama’s Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. won the league’s Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year awards. Kirby Smart took home SEC Coach of the Year for what he did in 2021 (until the SEC Championship game).

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AP All-SEC First Team

OFFENSE

QB — Bryce Young, Alabama, 6-0, 194, So., Pasadena, California

RB — Tyler Badie, Missouri, 5-8, 194, Sr., New Orleans

RB — Chris Rodriguez, Kentucky, 5-11, 224, Jr., McDonough, Georgia

T — Darian Kinnard, Kentucky, 6-5, 345, Sr., Knoxville, Tennessee

T— Charles Cross, Mississippi St., 6-5, 310, R-So., Laurel, Mississippi

C — Michael Maietti, Missouri, 6-1, 290, Grad., West Orange, N.J.

G — Kenyon Green, Texas A&M, 6-4, 325, Jr., Humble, Texas

G — Justin Shaffer, Georgia, 6-4, 330, Sr., Ellenwood, Georgia

TE — Brock Bowers, Georgia, 6-4, 230, Fr., Napa, California.

WR — Jameson Williams, Alabama, 6-1, 175, Jr., St. Louis, Missouri

WR — Treylon Burks, Arkansas, 6-3, 225, Jr., Warren, Arkansas

K — Harrison Mevis, Missouri, 5-11, 236, So., Warsaw, Indiana

AP — Velus Jones, Tennessee, 6-0, 200, Sr., Saraland, Alabama.

DEFENSE

DE — Sam Williams, Mississippi, 6-4, 265, Sr., Montgomery, Alabama

DE — Josh Paschal, Kentucky, 6-3, 278, Sr., Prince George’s County, Maryland

DT — DeMarvin Leal, 6-4, 290, Jr., San Antonio, Texas

DT — Jordan Davis, Georgia, 6-6, 340, Sr., Charlotte, North Carolina

LB — Will Anderson, Alabama, 6-4, 243, So., Hampton Georgia

LB — Nakobe Dean, Georgia, 6-0, 225, Jr., Horn Lake, Mississippi

LB — Damone Clark, LSU, 6-3, 240, Sr., Baton Rouge

DB — Roger McCreary, Auburn, 6-0, 190, Sr., Mobile, Alabama

DB — Lewis Cine, Georgia, 6-1, 200, Jr., Cedar Hill, Texas

DB — Jaylan Foster, South Carolina, 5-10, 195, Sr., Duncan, South Carolina

DB — Jordan Battle, Alabama, 6-1, 210, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida

P — Nik Constantinou, Texas A&M, 6-3, 230, So., Melbourne, Australia

AP All-SEC Second Team

OFFENSE

QB — Matt Corral, Mississippi, 6-2, 205, Jr., Ventura, California

RB — Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M, 6-1, 215, Jr., Spring, Texas

RB — Brian Robinson, Alabama, 6-0, 204, Sr., Tuscaloosa, Alabama

T — Evan Neal, Alabama, 6-7, 360, Jr., Okeechobee, Florida

T — Jamaree Salyer, Georgia, 6-4, 325, Sr., Atlanta

G — Layden Robinson, Texas A&M, 6-4, 320, So., Manuel, Texas

G — Justin Shaffer, Georgia, 6-4, 330, Sr., Ellenwood, Georgia

C — Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas, 6-4, 310, Jr., Tulsa, Oklahoma

TE — Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M, 6-5, 255, Jr., Dickinson, Texas

WR — Wan’Dale Robinson, Kentucky, 5-11, 185, Jr., Frankfort, Kentucky

WR — John Metchie III, Alabama, 6-0, 195, Jr., Brampton, Canada

PK — Cade York, LSU, 6-1, 198, Jr., McKinney, Texas

DEFENSE

DE — Derick Hall, Auburn, 6-3, 251, Jr., Gulfport, Mississippi

DE — Tyree Johnson, Texas A&M, 6-4, 240, Sr., Washington, D.C.

DT — Devonte Wyatt, Georgia, 6-3, 315, Sr., Decatur, Georgia

DT — Neal Farrell Jr., LSU, 6-4, 325, Grad., Mobile, Alabama

LB — Channing Tindall, Georgia, 6-2, 230, Sr., Columbia, South Carolina

LB — Zakoby McClain, Auburn, 6-0, 219, Sr., Valdosta, Georgia

LB — Bumper Pool, Arkansas, 6-2, 230, Sr., Lucas, Texas

DB — Derion Kendrick, Georgia, 6-0, 190, Sr., Rock Hill, South Carolina

DB — Cam Smith, South Carolina, 6-1, 187, So., Blythewood, South Carolina

DB — AJ Finley, Mississippi, 6-2, 210, Jr., Mobile, Alabama

DB — Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M, 6-3, 200, So., East St. Louis, Illinois

P — Jake Camarda, Georgia, 6-2, 180, Sr., Norcross, Georgia

AP — Jameson Williams, Alabama, 6-2, 189, Jr., St. Louis, Missouri