FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas defensive end Trey Flowers was voted first-team Preseason All-SEC in the AL.com/Birmingham News’ 68th annual Spring Football Report.
Flowers was a second-team All-SEC performer in 2013, finishing the season with 44 tackles, including 13.5 for loss with 5.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, one interception, two pass breakups and five quarterback hurries. The Huntsville, Ala., native ranked second in the SEC and 34th in the NCAA with an average of 1.23 tackles for loss per game, and his tackles for loss total ranked fourth in the conference. His three forced fumbles tied for the second-highest total in the SEC and 23rd in the nation in 2013. In his career, Flowers has registered 122 tackles, 32.0 for loss with 12.0 sacks, 17 quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles, seven pass breakups and one interception. He enters his senior campaign tied for 11th on Arkansas’ career tackles for loss list and tied for 16th on the school’s career sacks list.
Arkansas opens its season Aug. 30 at Auburn. The season opener will begin at 3 p.m. and be broadcast nationally on the SEC Network.
The Alabama paper picked South Carolina to win the SEC’s East and Alabama to win the West. Here is al.com’s complete preseason All-SEC team:
Here is the All-SEC team
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Wide receivers
Sammie Coates, 6-1, 202, Jr., Auburn
Amari Cooper, 6-1, 202, Jr., Alabama
Tight end
O.J. Howard, 6-6, 237, So., Alabama
Center
Reese Dismukes, 6-3, 295, Sr., Auburn
Guards
Jarvis Harrison, 6-4, 325, Sr., Texas A&M
A.J. Cann, 6-4, 318, Sr., South Carolina
Tackles
La’El Collins, 6-5, 315, Sr., LSU
Cedric Ogbuehi, 6-4, 315, Sr., Texas A&M
Quarterback
Nick Marshall, 6-1, 210, Sr., Auburn
Running backs
Todd Gurley, 6-1, 232, Jr., Georgia
Mike Davis, 5-9, 215, Jr., South Carolina
Punter
Drew Kaser, 6-3, 220, Jr., Texas A&M
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Linemen
Trey Flowers, 6-4, 256, Sr., Arkansas
Dante Fowler Jr., 6-3, 265, Jr., Florida
Robert Nkemdiche, 6-5, 270, So., Ole Miss
Chris Jones, 6-5, 255, So., Miss. State
Linebackers
Ramik Wilson, 6-2, 232, Sr., Georgia
A.J. Johnson, 6-2, 243, Sr., Tennessee
Trey DePriest, 6-2, 245, Sr., Alabama
Cornerbacks
Vernon Hargreaves III, 5-11, 181, So., Florida
Jalen Mills, 6-0, 185, Jr., LSU
Safeties
Cody Prewitt, 6-2, 215, Sr., Ole Miss
Landon Collins, 6-0, 215, Jr., Alabama
Placekicker
Marshall Morgan, 6-3, 200, Jr., Georgia
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Wide receivers
Marquez North, 6-4, 215, So., Tennessee
Jameon Lewis, 5-9, 195, Sr., Miss. State
Tight end
Malcolm Johnson, 6-2, 235, Sr., Miss. State
Center
Evan Boehm, 6-3, 315, Jr., Missouri
Guards
Vadal Alexander, 6-6, 350, Jr., LSU
Alex Kozan, 6-4, 290, So., Auburn
Tackles
Laremy Tunsil, 6-4, 320, So., Ole Miss
Darrian Miller, 6-5, 285, Sr., Kentucky
Quarterback
Dak Prescott, 6-2, 230, Jr., Miss. State
Running backs
T.J. Yeldon, 6-2, 218, Jr., Alabama
Cameron Artis-Payne, 5-11, 210, Jr., Auburn
Punter
Devon Bell, 6-2, 185, Jr., Miss. State
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Linemen
Alvin Dupree, 6-4, 255, Sr., Kentucky
Markus Golden, 6-3, 260, Sr., Missouri
Carl Lawson, 6-2, 261, So., Auburn
A’Shawn Robinson, 6-4, 320, So., Alabama
Linebackers
Benardrick McKinney, 6-5, 235, So., Miss. State
Serderius Bryant, 5-9, 224, Sr., Ole Miss
Kwon Alexander, 6-2, 215, Jr., LSU
Cornerbacks
Tre’Davious White, 5-10, 170, So., LSU
Jonathon Mincy, 5-10, 196, Sr., Auburn
Safeties
Braylon Webb, 6-0, 205, Sr., Missouri
Robenson Therezie, 5-9, 212, Sr., Auburn
Placekicker
Colby Delahoussaye, 5-10, 175, So., LSU