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With recruiting season all but finished, we can definitively say the SEC hauled in a decorated recruiting class. The SEC dominated the individual player rankings, bringing in nearly half of the top 50 recruits nationally. The conference’s signees also made plenty of appearances on high school awards lists from the 2014 season.
In all, 25 SEC signees appeared on the two major All-America teams, from Parade and USA Today. The conference also brought in three Mr. Football winners and two Player of the Year winners from those two publications.
Parade All-America Player of the Year
- QB Kyler Murray, Texas A&M
Parade All-Americans
- Murray, Texas A&M
- QB Ty Storey, Arkansas
- OG Richie Petitbon, Arkansas
- OT Martez Ivey, Florida
- WR Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
- DT Trent Thompson, Georgia
- DT Daylon Mack, Texas A&M
- DE Byron Cowart, Auburn
- UTIL Deshawn Capers-Smith, Texas A&M
Parade All-America Honorable Mentions
- OG Maea Teuhema, LSU
- OG Lester Cotton, Alabama
- OT Drew Richmond, Tennessee
- DE D’Andre Walker, Georgia
- CB Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
- UTIL Kerryon Johnson, Auburn
USA Today Player of the Year
- Offensive — Murray, Texas A&M
- Defensive — Thompson, Georgia
USA Today All-USA, first team
- RB Damien Harris, Alabama
- Ivey, Florida
- Teuhema, LSU
- WR DaMarkus Lodge, Ole Miss
- WR Tyron Johnson, LSU
- Cowart, Auburn
- DT Terry Beckner Jr., Missouri
- LB Leo Lewis, Mississippi State
- CB Kevin Toliver II, LSU
- CB Kendall Sheffield, Alabama
- CB Terry Godwin, Georgia
USA Today All-USA, second team
- Kirk, Texas A&M
- Johnson, Auburn
- Fitzpatrick, Alabama
- DE Natrez Patrick, Georgia
- DT Shy Tuttle, Tenenssee
Mr. Football Awards
- Alabama — RB Kerryon Johnson, Auburn
- Louisiana – QB Deshawn Capers-Smith, Texas A&M
- Texas — QB Kyler Murray, Texas A&M (back-to-back winner)
A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.
