Clowney, Sanders Named To Coaches’ 1st Team All-SEC Team
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and junior return specialist Ace Sanders were named to the first-team All-SEC squad as selected by the league‘s coaches, the Southeastern Conference announced today. Clowney, a 6-6, 256-pounder from Rock Hill, S.C., is second in the nation in both sacks (13.0) and tackles for loss (21.5), both single-season school records. He is a finalist for the Nagurski, Lombardi, Bednarik and Hendricks awards, and was a unanimous first-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press. Sanders, a 5-8, 175-pound junior from Bradenton, Fla., set the Carolina single-season record for punt return yards with 363. He was the top punt returner in the SEC, averaging 14.5 yards per return, with seven returns of 27 yards or more. Sanders was a second-team selection by the Associated Press. The Gamecocks placed three players on the second team unit, as selected by the league‘s 14 coaches. Sanders, who also plays wide receiver the Gamecocks, earned a spot on the second unit as an All-Purpose player. He was joined on the second team by senior center T.J. Johnson and senior safety D.J. Swearinger. Swearinger was also a second-team pick by the A.P. The conference office will announce the SEC individual awards on Wednesday, while the Freshman All-SEC squad will be released on Thursday. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE TE – Mychal Rivera, Tennessee OL – Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M Chance Warmack, Alabama D.J. Fluker, Alabama Jake Matthews, Texas A&M C – Barrett Jones, Alabama WR – Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt QB – Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M RB – Mike Gillislee, Florida Eddie Lacy, Alabama AP – Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee DEFENSE DL – Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina Sam Montgomery, LSU Damontre Moore, Texas A&M Sharrif Floyd, Florida LB – Jarvis Jones, Georgia C.J. Mosley, Alabama Kevin Minter, LSU DB – Dee Milliner, Alabama Matt Elam, Florida Eric Reid, LSU Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State SPECIAL TEAMS PK – Caleb Sturgis, Florida P – Kyle Christy, Florida RS – Ace Sanders, South Carolina SECOND TEAM OFFENSE TE – Jordan Reed, Florida OL – Larry Warford, Kentucky Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State Chris Burnette, Georgia Dallas Thomas, Tennessee C – T.J. Johnson, South Carolina WR – Ryan Swope, Texas A&M Justin Hunter, Tennessee QB – AJ McCarron, Alabama RB – Todd Gurley, Georgia Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt AP – Ace Sanders, South Carolina DEFENSE DL – Barkevious Mingo, LSU Sheldon Richardson, Missouri John Jenkins, Georgia Corey Lemonier, Auburn LB – A.J. Johnson, Tennessee Jon Bostic, Florida *Cameron Lawrence, Mississippi State *Alec Ogletree, Georgia DB – D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina Bacarri Rambo, Georgia Robert Lester, Alabama Darius Slay, Mississippi State SPECIAL TEAMS PK – Drew Alleman, LSU P – * Dylan Breeding, Arkansas * Richard Kent, Vanderbilt RS – Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee
