July 14, 2011
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Birmingham, Ala. – Four Commodores – linebacker Chris Marve, tight end Brandon Barden, cornerback Casey Hayward and return specialist Warren Norman – have been named to the All-Southeastern Conference preseason team following a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches.
Marve, a senior from Memphis, was named to the coaches’ first-team unit. Barden, a redshirt senior from Lincolnton, Ga., Hayward, a senior from Perry, Ga., and Norman, a junior from Stone Mountain, Ga., were recognized on the coaches’ second-team unit.
The coaches’ preseason squad was announced by the SEC Office just one week before the conference stages its annual Media Days activity in Hoover, Ala. Writers attending SEC Media Days will vote on their own preseason all-conference squad.
It marks the second consecutive year that Marve and Norman were named to the coaches’ preseason squad. The duo were Vanderbilt’s only players recognized last year. Five Commodores were listed to the coaches’ 2009 preseason unit.
For Marve, Hayward and Barden, the coaches’ recognition is just the latest in a series of preseason accolades. Marve, the SEC’s active career leader in tackles, has been named as a candidate for the Nagurski, Lombardi, Bednarik and Lott IMPACT postseason awards. Hayward, second among returning SEC players with six interceptions in 2010, has been listed on the Nagurski and Thorpe awards. Barden is an early candidate for the Mackey Award given to the nation’s top tight end.
Marve and Hayward are scheduled to appear at SEC Media Days next Friday with new Vanderbilt Head Coach James Franklin. They will be joined by two-year starting quarterback Larry Smith.
OFFENSE
First Team:TE – Orson Charles, Georgia, 6-3, 241, Jr.
OL – Cordy Glenn, Georgia, 6-5, 348, Sr.; Barrett Jones, Alabama, 6-5, 311, Jr.; Bradley Sowell, Ole Miss, 6-7, 315, Sr.; Larry Warford, Kentucky, 6-3, 340, Jr.
C – William Vlachos, Alabama, 6-1, 294, Sr.
WR – Greg Childs, Arkansas, 6-3, 217, Sr.; Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina, 6-4, 233, Jr.
QB – Aaron Murray, Georgia, 6-1, 211, So.
RB – Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina, 6-0, 231, So.; Trent Richardson, Alabama, 5-11, 224, Jr.
Second Team:
TE – Brandon Barden, Vanderbilt, 6-5, 245, Sr.
OL – Alvin Bailey, Arkansas, 6-5, 319, So.; D.J. Fluker, Alabama, 6-6, 335, So.; Brandon Mosley, Auburn, 6-6, 306, Sr.; Rokevious Watkins, South Carolina, 6-4, 334, Sr.
C – Ben Jones, Georgia, 6-3, 316, Sr.
WR – Joe Adams, Arkansas, 5-11, 190, Sr.; Rueben Randle, LSU, 6-4, 210, Jr.
QB – Stephen Garcia, South Carolina, 6-2, 230, Sr.
RB – Knile Davis, Arkansas, 6-0, 230, Jr.; Jeff Demps, Florida, 5-8, 190, Sr.; Mike Dyer, Auburn, 5-9, 206, So.
Third Team:
TE – Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn, 6-4, 253, Jr.
OL – Grant Cook, Arkansas; 6-4, 318, Sr.; Alex Hurst, LSU, 6-6, 329, Jr.; Bobby Massie, Ole Miss, 6-6, 325, Jr.; Kyle Nunn, South Carolina, 6-5, 296, Sr.
C – Travis Swanson, Arkansas, 6-5, 305, So.
WR – Emory Blake, Auburn, 6-1, 197, Jr.; Marquis Maze, Alabama, 5-10, 180, Sr.; Jarius Wright, Arkansas, 5-10, 180, Sr.
QB – Chris Relf, Mississippi State, 6-4, 245, Sr.
RB – Vick Ballard, Mississippi State, 5-11, 220, Sr.; Onterrio McCalebb, Auburn, 5-10, 172, Jr.
DEFENSE
First Team:
DL – Jake Bequette, Arkansas, 6-5, 271, Sr.; Josh Chapman, Alabama, 6-1, 310, Sr.; Malik Jackson, Tennessee, 6-5, 270, Sr.; Devin Taylor, South Carolina, 6-7, 248, Jr.
LB – Dont’a Hightower, Alabama, 6-4, 260, Jr.; Chris Marve, Vanderbilt, 6-0, 235, Sr.; Danny Trevathan, Kentucky, 6-1, 230, Sr.
DB – Mark Barron, Alabama, 6-2, 218, Sr.; Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina, 6-1, 194, Jr.; Robert Lester, Alabama, 6-2, 210, Jr.; Morris Claiborne, LSU, 6-0, 177, Jr.
Second Team:
DL – Melvin Ingram, South Carolina, 6-2, 271, Sr.; DeAngelo Tyson, Georgia , 6-2, 306, Sr.; Kentrell Lockett, Ole Miss, 6-5, 248, Sr.; Fletcher Cox, Mississippi State, 6-4, 295, Jr.; Barkevious Mingo, LSU, 6-5, 240, So.
LB – Ryan Baker, LSU, 6-0, 227, Sr.; Jerry Franklin, Arkansas, 6-1, 245, Sr.; Courtney Upshaw, Alabama, 6-2, 265, Sr.
DB – Brandon Boykin, Georgia, 5-10, 183, Sr.; Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt, 5-11, 188, Sr.; Tyrann Mathieu, LSU, 5-9, 180, So.; Tramain Thomas, Arkansas, 6-0, 198, Sr.
Third Team:
DL – Corey Lemonier, Auburn, 6-4, 229, So.; Sam Montgomery, LSU, 6-4, 250, So.; Travian Robertson, South Carolina, 6-4, 298, Sr.; Tenarius Wright, Arkansas, 6-2, 252, Jr.
LB – Jon Bostic, Florida, 6-1, 238, Jr.; Jelani Jenkins, Florida, 6-1, 223, So.; C.J. Mosley, Alabama, 6-2, 234, So.
DB – Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State, 6-2, 185, Jr. Dre’ Kirkpatrick, Alabama, 6-3, 192, Jr.; Neiko Thorpe, Auburn, 6-2, 185, Sr.; Prentiss Waggner, Tennessee, 6-2, 181, Jr.
SPECIALISTS
First Team:
PK – Blair Walsh, Georgia, 5-10, 192, Sr.
P – Drew Butler, Georgia, 6-2, 214, Sr.
RS – Brandon Boykin, Georgia, 5-10, 183, Sr.
AP – Joe Adams, Arkansas, 5-11, 190, Sr.
Second Team: PK – Caleb Sturgis, Florida, 5-10, 192, Sr.
P – Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss, 6-2, 227, Jr.
RS – Warren Norman, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 195, Jr.
AP – Trent Richardson, Alabama, 5-11, 224, Jr.
Third Team: PK – Zach Hocker, Arkansas, 6-0, 180, So.
P – Dylan Breeding, Arkansas, 6-1, 211, Jr.; Ryan Tydlacka, Kentucky, 6-1, 185, Sr.
RS – Andre DeBose, Florida, 5-11, 180, So.
AP – Trey Burton, Florida, 6-2, 222 So.
