1987 All-SEC Football Team
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The 1987 All-SEC football team consists of
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players selected to the All-
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(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1987 college football season.


Offensive selections


Receivers

* Lawyer Tillman, Auburn (AP-1) *
Wendell Davis Wendell Tyrone Davis (born January 3, 1966) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for the Chicago Bears for six seasons from 1988 to 1993. He was selected by the Bears in the 1st round (27th overall) in the 1988 N ...
, LSU (AP-1) *J. R. Ambrose, Ole Miss (AP-2) *Carl Parker, Vanderbilt (AP-2)


Tight ends

*Walter Reeves, Auburn (AP-1) *
Brian Kinchen Brian Douglas Kinchen (born August 6, 1965) is an American former football tight end and long snapper who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins, the Cleveland Browns, the Baltimore Ravens, the Carolina Panthers and ...
, LSU (AP-2)


Tackles

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Stacy Searels Stacy Searels (born May 19, 1965) is the current offensive line coach for the Georgia Bulldogs football team. Playing years A three-year starter on the offensive line at Auburn, Searels earned first-team All-America honors from both The Assoc ...
, Auburn (AP-1) *David Williams, Florida (AP-2)


Guards

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Eric Andolsek Eric Thomas Andolsek (August 22, 1966 – June 23, 1992) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Louisiana State University. College career Andolsek wa ...
, LSU (AP-1) *
Harry Galbreath Harry Curtis Galbreath (January 1, 1965 – July 27, 2010) was an American football player who played several seasons in the NFL, initially with the Miami Dolphins, and later with the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets. The 6-foot 1-inch 295-pou ...
, Tennessee (AP-1) *Kim Stephens, Georgia (AP-1) *Greg Kunkel, Kentucky (AP-2) *Bill Condon, Alabama (AP-2) *
Dermontti Dawson Dermontti Farra Dawson (born June 17, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a center and long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football with the Kentucky Wildcats. He was drafted by th ...
, Kentucky (AP-2)


Centers

* Nacho Albergamo, LSU (AP-1) *Daryl Holt, Vanderbilt (AP-2)


Quarterbacks

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Tommy Hodson Thomas Paul Hodson (born January 28, 1967) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University, where he holds several school passing records ...
, LSU (AP-1) *Jeff Burger, Auburn (AP-2)


Running backs

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Bobby Humphrey Bobby Gene Humphrey (born October 11, 1966) is a former professional American football player who played for the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Alabama. Colleg ...
, Alabama (AP-1) *
Emmitt Smith Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. Among other accolades, he is the lea ...
, Florida (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1) *Mark Higgs, Kentucky (AP-2) *Lars Tate, Georgia (AP-2) *
Reggie Cobb Reginald John Cobb (July 7, 1968 – April 20, 2019) was a professional American football running back who played seven seasons in the National Football League. A second-round selection in the 1990 NFL Draft, he initially played for the Tampa Ba ...
, Tennessee (AP-2)


Defensive selections


Ends

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Aundray Bruce Aundray Bruce (born April 30, 1966) is a former American football player. He played outside linebacker and tight end as a pro. As a college football player he played defensive end at Auburn University before playing for the Atlanta Falcons and L ...
, Auburn (AP-1) *
Clifford Charlton Clifford Tyrone Charlton (born February 16, 1965) is an American former college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons during the late 1980s. Charlton played college footba ...
, Florida (AP-1) *Ron Sancho, LSU (AP-2) *Randy Rockwell, Alabama (AP-2)


Tackles

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Tracy Rocker Tracy Quinton Rocker (born April 9, 1966) is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Rocker played college football at Auburn University ...
, Auburn (AP-1) *
Rhondy Weston Rhondy Weston (born June 7, 1966) is a former football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at the University of Florida. The Dallas Cowboys selected him in the third rou ...
, Florida (AP-1) *Nate Hill, Auburn (AP-2) *Jerry Reese, Kentucky (AP-2)


Middle guards

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Willie Wyatt Willie Porter Wyatt (born September 27, 1967 in Birmingham, Alabama) was an Arena Football League player who played offensive lineman/defensive lineman for the Detroit Drive in 1993 and the Tampa Bay Storm from 1995–1999, and again in 2001 ...
, Alabama (AP-2)


Linebackers

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Kurt Crain Kurt Crain (December 31, 1964 – April 10, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the University of Memphis and Auburn University. He went on to play two seasons in the NFL – one for the Houston Oilers, ...
, Auburn (AP-1) *John Brantley, Georgia (AP-1) *
Chris Gaines Chris Gaines is a one-off fictional rock persona created as a movie character for Garth Brooks to explore musical styles far removed from his success as a country singer. Initially, Brooks planned to feature the Gaines persona in ''The Lamb'', a ...
, Vanderbilt (AP-1) *
Derrick Thomas Derrick Vincent Thomas (January 1, 1967 – February 8, 2000), nicknamed D.T., was an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Considered one of the greatest pass rushers of all time, he p ...
, Alabama (AP-1) *Jeff Harrod, Ole Miss (AP-2) *Kelly Ziegler, Tennessee (AP-2) *Keith DeLong, Tennessee (AP-2)


Backs

* Kevin Porter, Auburn (AP-1) *
Louis Oliver Louis Oliver, III (born March 9, 1966) is an American former college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Oliver played college football for the ...
, Florida (AP-1) *
Terry McDaniel Terence Lee McDaniel (born February 8, 1965) is a former American football player who played 11 seasons in the National Football League, mostly with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders. A 5'10", 180-pound cornerback, he played college football at t ...
, Tennessee (AP-1) *Chris Carrier, LSU (AP-2) * Jarvis Williams, Florida (AP-2) *John Mangum, Alabama (AP-2) *Todd Sandroni, Ole Miss (AP-2)


Special teams


Kicker

*Win Lyle, Auburn (AP-1) *David Browndyke, LSU (AP-2)


Punter

*Matt DeFrank, LSU (AP-1) *Bob Garmon, Tennessee (AP-2)


Key

AP =
Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspa ...
UPI =
United Press International United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th ...
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI


See also

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1987 College Football All-America Team The 1987 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1987. The National Collegiate Athletic Asso ...


References

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