Arkansas football falls just behind Vandy in preseason SEC poll, 3 All-SEC selections

SEC Media Days has wrapped up the week after releasing the preseason SEC football media polls and All-SEC teams. Following an uninspiring spring, Arkansas football fell to the bottom of the predicted order of finish poll at No. 14.

Only two teams received fewer points than the Razorbacks: Kentucky and Mississippi State, which finished 4-8 and 2-10, respectively, in 2024. Directly above Arkansas is Vanderbilt, which finished 7-6 after quarterback sensation Diego Pavia led the Commodores to a victory over Alabama for the first time since 1984.

Filling out the top of the poll are the usual suspects, with Georgia, Alabama, and LSU. However, Texas is the consensus No. 1 team in the SEC and predicted to be the SEC champion for a second consecutive season.

Preseason SEC Media Days order of finish

1. Texas**
2. Georgia
3. Alabama
4. LSU
5. South Carolina
6. Florida
7. Ole Miss
8. Texas A&M
9. Tennessee
10. Oklahoma
11. Auburn
12. Missouri
13. Vanderbilt
14. Arkansas
15. Kentucky
16. Mississippi State

** - Indicates a predected SEC Champion

Preseason All-SEC teams

The media also released their All-SEC teams, and the Razorbacks have three. Offensive lineman Fernando Carmona leads the trio, earning second-team honors, while defensive tackle Cam Ball and punter Devin Bell received third-team placements.

OFFENSE

First-Team

QB – LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
RB - Quintrevion Wisner, Texas
RB – Le'Veon Moss, Texas A&M
WR - Ryan Williams, Alabama
WR - Cam Coleman, Auburn
TE - Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
OL - Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
OL - Cayden Green, Missouri
OL - DJ Campbell, Texas
OL - Austin Barber, Florida
C - Jake Slaughter, Florida

Second-Team

QB –Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
RB - Jaydn Ott, Oklahoma
RB - Caden Durham, LSU
WR - Aaron Anderson, LSU
WR - Ryan Wingo, Texas
TE - Oscar Delp, Georgia
OL - Ar'maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M
OL - Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M
OL - Jaeden Roberts, Alabama
OL - Fernando Carmona Jr., Arkansas
C - Parker Brailsford, Alabama

Third-Team

QB – Arch Manning, Texas
RB - Nate Frazier, Georgia
RB - Jam Miller, Alabama
WR - Eric Singleton, Auburn
WR - Kevin Coleman Jr., Missouri
TE - Jack Endries, Texas
OL - Earnest Greene III, Georgia
OL - Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M
OL - Xavier Chaplin, Auburn
OL - Trevor Goosby, Texas
C - Connor Lew, Auburn

DEFENSE

First-Team

DL - Keldric Faulk, Auburn
DL - Dylan Stewart, South Carolina
DL - Colin Simmons, Texas
DL - Christian Miller, Georgia
LB - Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
LB - Whit Weeks, LSU
LB - CJ Allen, Georgia
DB - KJ Bolden, Georgia
DB - Michael Taaffe, Texas
DB - Daylen Everette, Georgia
DB - Jermod McCoy, Tennessee

Second-Team

DL - Caleb Banks, Florida
DL - Tim Keenan III, Alabama
DL - LT Overton, Alabama
DL - R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma
LB - Deontae Lawson, Alabama
LB - Harold Perkins, LSU
LB - Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss
DB - Malik Muhammad, Texas
DB - Domani Jackson, Alabama
DB - Will Lee III, Texas A&M
DB - Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina

Third-Team
DL - Tyreak Sapp, Florida
DL - Trey Moore, Texas
DL - Cam Ball, Arkansas
DL - Zxavian Harris, Ole Miss
LB - Taurean York, Texas A&M
LB - Arion Carter, Tennessee
LB - Princewill Umanmielen, Ole Miss
DB - Keon Sabb, Alabama
DB - Boo Carter, Tennessee
DB - Bray Hubbard, Alabama
DB - Isaac Smith, Mississippi State

SPECIALISTS

First-Team

P - Brett Thorson, Georgia
PK - Peyton Woodring, Georgia
LS - Beau Gardner, Georgia
KS – Peyton Woodring, Georgia
RS - Zachariah Branch, Georgia
AP - Zachariah Branch, Georgia

Second-Team

P - Jack Bouwmeester, Texas
*PK - Trey Smack, Florida
*PK - Lucas Carneiro, Ole Miss
LS – Rocco Underwood, Florida
KS - Trey Smack, Florida
RS - Barion Brown, LSU
AP - Zavion Thomas, LSU

Third-Team

*P - Devin Bale, Arkansas
*P - Aidan Laros, Kentucky
PK - Alex McPherson, Auburn
LS - Ben Anderson, Oklahoma
KS – Will Stone, Texas
RS - Zavion Thomas, LSU
*AP - Eugene Wilson III, Florida
*AP - Jadan Baugh, Florida

* - Indicates a tie