The 2008 All-SEC football team consists of

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players selected to the All-

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(SEC) chosen by the ''

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'' (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2008 college football season. The Florida Gators won the conference, beating the

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31 to 20 in the SEC Championship game. The Gators then won a

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, defeating the

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champion

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24 to 14 in the

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. Alabama led the conference with five consensus first-team All-SEC selections by both the AP and the coaches; Florida was second with three. Florida

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Tim Tebow, a unanimous AP selection, was voted AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year.

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was a unanimous selection by both AP and the coaches.

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, a unanimous selection by the coaches, was voted AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

* Tim Tebow*, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Matthew Stafford John Matthew Stafford (born February 7, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, where he was a first-team All-American, and was selected ...

, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Running backs

†, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Glen Coffee, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-2) * Charles Scott, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-1) *Michael Smith, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Wide receivers

* A. J. Green, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-2) *

Percy Harvin William Percival Harvin III (born May 28, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Florida, when the Gators won the BCS National Championship in 2006 and 2008, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings ...

, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Brandon LaFell, LSU (AP-1) *

Julio Jones Quintorris Lopez "Julio" Jones Jr. (; born February 8, 1989) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falco ...

, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Centers

* Antoine Caldwell, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Jonathan Luigs Jonathan Luigs (born August 11, 1986) is an American former college and professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). Luigs played college football for the University of Arkansas, earned consensus All-A ...

, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Guards

* Herman Johnson, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Clint Boling, Georgia (AP-1) *Mike Johnson, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Mike Pouncey, Florida (Coaches-2)

Tackles

Michael Oher Michael Jerome Oher (; né Williams Jr.; born May 28, 1986) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at t ...

*, Ole Miss (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Andre Smith*, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Phil Trautwein Phillip Charles Trautwein (born April 16, 1986) is a former American football offensive tackle who is the current offensive line coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions football, Penn State Nittany Lions. Trautwein played college football for the ...

, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

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, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Garry Williams, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Anthony Parker, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-2) * John Jerry, Ole Miss (Coaches-2)

Tight ends

* D. J. Williams, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-2) *

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, South Carolina (AP-2) * Richard Dickson, LSU (Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

* Antonio Coleman, Auburn (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Robert Ayers, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Rahim Allen, LSU (AP-1) * Jermaine Cunningham, Florida (AP-2) *

Carlos Dunlap Carlos Dunlap (born February 28, 1989) is an American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida where he won a National Championship in 2009. He was drafted by ...

, Florida (AP-2) * Greg Hardy, Ole Miss (Coaches-2)

Defensive tackles

* Terrence Cody, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

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, Ole Miss (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Myron Pryor, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-2) *

Malcolm Sheppard Malcolm Sheppard (born February 13, 1988) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Arkansas. Sheppard also played for the Tennessee Tit ...

, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2) * SenDerrick Marks, Auburn (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

Brandon Spikes Brandon Spikes (born September 3, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the University of Florida, was recognized as an All-American twice and was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. He wa ...

*, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Rolando McClain Rolando Marquise McClain (born July 14, 1989) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Alabama, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American and won the 2010 BCS National Championship. He was selected eig ...

, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Eric Norwood, South Carolina (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Rennie Curran Rennie Curran (born November 10, 1988) is a keynote speaker, leadership coach, author and former American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Georgia. Curran was considered one of the top weakside linebackers of hi ...

, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Micah Johnson, Kentucky (Coaches-1) * Dominic Douglas, Miss. St. (AP-2, Coaches-2) *Patrick Benoist, Vanderbilt (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Darry Beckwith, LSU (AP-2) * Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina (Coaches-2) *

Rico McCoy Rico McCoy (born November 6, 1987) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played collegiate football with the Tennessee Volunteers and was considered one of the best linebacker prospects available for the 2010 NFL D ...

, Tennessee (Coaches-2)

Cornerbacks

* Trevard Lindley, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-1) * D. J. Moore, Vanderbilt (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Javier Arenas, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Joe Haden, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Safeties

* Rashad Johnson*, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

#, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Emanuel Cook, South Carolina (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Reshad Jones, Georgia (AP-2) *

Ahmad Black Ahmad Black (born December 12, 1988) is a former American football safety who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of a BCS Nationa ...

, Florida (Coaches-2) * Derek Pegues, Miss. St. (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Kickers

* Joshua Shene, Ole Miss (AP-1, Coaches-2) *

Colt David Colt Justin David (born November 26, 1985) is a former American football placekicker who played one season with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Louisiana State University and attended Gra ...

, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-1)

Punters

* Tim Masthay, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-1) *Brian Mimbs, Ole Miss (AP-2, Coaches-2) *Jeremy Davis, Arkansas (AP-2) * Chas Henry, Florida (Coaches-2)

All purpose/return specialist

, Florida (AP-1) *

Dexter McCluster Dexter Marquise McCluster (born August 25, 1988) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the University of Mississippi. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft and also ...

, Ole Miss (AP-2) *

Brandon James Brandon Keith James (born December 21, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver and kick returner. James played college football for the University of Florida, was a two-time All-American, and was a member of two BCS National Champi ...

, Florida (Coaches-1) * Javier Arenas, Alabama (Coaches-2)

Key

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP AP =

Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches * = Unanimous selection of AP # = Unanimous selection of Coaches † = Unanimous selection of both AP and Coaches

References

{{All-SEC football teams All-Southeastern Conference All-SEC football teams