The 1988 All-SEC football team consists of
American football
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players selected to the All-
Southeastern Conference
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(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the
1988 college football season.
Offensive selections
Receivers
*Boo Mitchell, Vanderbilt (AP-1)
*Tony Moss, LSU (AP-1)
Tight ends
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Wesley Walls
Charles Wesley Walls (born March 26, 1966) is a former American football tight end who played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Early career
Walls played high school football in Pontotoc, Mississippi. He spent his first three ye ...
, Ole Miss (AP-1)
Tackles
*David Williams, Florida (AP-1)
*Jim Thompson, Auburn (AP-1)
Guards
*Rodney Garner, Auburn (AP-1)
*Larry Rose, Alabama (AP-1)
Centers
*Todd Wheeler, Georgia (AP-1)
Quarterbacks
* Reggie Slack, Auburn (AP-1)
Running backs
* Tim Worley, Georgia (AP-1)
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Emmitt Smith, Florida (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1)
Defensive selections
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)
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Trace Armstrong
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, Florida (AP-1)
Middle guards
*Benji Roland, Auburn (AP-1)
Linebackers
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Derrick Thomas
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, Alabama (AP-1)
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Quentin Riggins, Auburn (AP-1)
*Ron Sancho, LSU (AP-1)
*Keith DeLong, Tennessee (AP-1)
*Randy Holleran, Kentucky (AP-1)
Backs
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Louis Oliver
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, Florida (AP-1)
*Steven Moore, Ole Miss (AP-1)
*Greg Jackson, LSU (AP-1)
Special teams
Kicker
*David Browndyke, LSU (AP-1)
Punter
* Brian Shulman, Auburn (AP-1)
Key
AP =
Associated Press
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UPI =
United Press International
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Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI
See also
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1988 College Football All-America Team
The 1988 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 1988. The National Collegiate Athletic Assoc ...
References
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