2008 All-SEC football team
The 2008 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2008 college football season.
| 2008 All-SEC football team |
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| 2008 Southeastern Conference football season |
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Coaches Media (AP) |
| ← 2007 2009 → |
The Florida Gators won the conference, beating the Alabama Crimson Tide 31 to 20 in the SEC Championship game. The Gators then won a national championship, defeating the Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners 24 to 14 in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game. Alabama led the conference with five consensus first-team All-SEC selections by both the AP and the coaches; Florida was second with three.
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, a unanimous AP selection, was voted AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno was a unanimous selection by both AP and the coaches. Tennessee safety Eric Berry, a unanimous selection by the coaches, was voted AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Tim Tebow*, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Matthew Stafford, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2)
Running backs
- Knowshon Moreno†, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Glen Coffee, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-2)
- Charles Scott, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-1)
- Michael Smith, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2)
Wide receivers
- A. J. Green, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-2)
- Percy Harvin, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-1)
- Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-1)
- Brandon LaFell, LSU (AP-1)
- Julio Jones, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-2)
Centers
- Antoine Caldwell, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2)
Guards
- Herman Johnson, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Clint Boling, Georgia (AP-1)
- Mike Johnson, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-2)
- Mike Pouncey, Florida (Coaches-2)
Tackles
- Michael Oher*, Ole Miss (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Andre Smith*, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Phil Trautwein, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Ciron Black, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-2)
- Garry Williams, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-2)
- Anthony Parker, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-2)
- John Jerry, Ole Miss (Coaches-2)
Tight ends
- D. J. Williams, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-2)
- Jared Cook, South Carolina (AP-2)
- Richard Dickson, LSU (Coaches-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Antonio Coleman, Auburn (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Robert Ayers, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-1)
- Rahim Allen, LSU (AP-1)
- Jermaine Cunningham, Florida (AP-2)
- Carlos Dunlap, Florida (AP-2)
- Greg Hardy, Ole Miss (Coaches-2)
Defensive tackles
- Terrence Cody, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Peria Jerry, Ole Miss (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Myron Pryor, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-2)
- Malcolm Sheppard, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2)
- SenDerrick Marks, Auburn (Coaches-2)
Linebackers
- Brandon Spikes*, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Rolando McClain, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Eric Norwood, South Carolina (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Rennie Curran, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-1)
- Micah Johnson, Kentucky (Coaches-1)
- Dominic Douglas, Miss. St. (AP-2, Coaches-2)
- Patrick Benoist, Vanderbilt (AP-2, Coaches-2)
- Darry Beckwith, LSU (AP-2)
- Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina (Coaches-2)
- Rico McCoy, Tennessee (Coaches-2)
Cornerbacks
- Trevard Lindley, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- D. J. Moore, Vanderbilt (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Javier Arenas, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-2)
- Joe Haden, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2)
Safeties
- Rashad Johnson*, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Eric Berry#, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Emanuel Cook, South Carolina (AP-2, Coaches-2)
- Reshad Jones, Georgia (AP-2)
- Ahmad Black, Florida (Coaches-2)
- Derek Pegues, Miss. St. (Coaches-2)
Special teams
Kickers
- Joshua Shene, Ole Miss (AP-1, Coaches-2)
- Colt David, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-1)
Punters
- Tim Masthay, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-1)
- Brian Mimbs, Ole Miss (AP-2, Coaches-2)
- Jeremy Davis, Arkansas (AP-2)
- Chas Henry, Florida (Coaches-2)
All purpose/return specialist
- Percy Harvin, Florida (AP-1)
- Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss (AP-2)
- Brandon James, Florida (Coaches-1)
- Javier Arenas, Alabama (Coaches-2)
Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP
AP = Associated Press[1]
Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches[2]
* = Unanimous selection of AP
# = Unanimous selection of Coaches
† = Unanimous selection of both AP and Coaches