The 2023 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

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won the conference, defeating

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27–24 in the SEC Championship.

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was voted the conference's

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(AP and Coaches).

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Nathaniel Watson was selected the Defensive Player of the Year from the AP vote, while Alabama outside linebacker Dallas Turner was selected from the Coaches vote. Alabama placekicker/ punter Will Reichard was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year. Alabama defensive back Caleb Downs was voted SEC Newcomer/Freshman of the Year (AP and Coaches).

Eliah Drinkwitz Eliah Drinkwitz (born April 12, 1983) is an American football coach who is the head coach at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He previously served as the head coach at Appalachian State University in 2019 and as an assistant co ...

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was voted SEC Coach of the Year (AP and Coaches).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Carson Beck, Georgia (Coaches-2) * Jalen Milroe, Alabama (AP-2)

Running backs

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, Missouri (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Ray Davis, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-2) *

Jarquez Hunter Jarquez Hunter (born December 29, 2002) is an American football running back for the Auburn Tigers. Early years Hunter attended Neshoba Central High School in Philadelphia, Mississippi where he was Mr. Football for the state of Mississippi as a ...

, Auburn (Coaches-2) * Jaylen Wright, Tennessee (AP-2)

Wide receivers

* Malik Nabers, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

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, Missouri (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Brian Thomas Jr., LSU (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Xavier Legette, South Carolina (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Centers

* Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Eli Cox, Kentucky (Coaches-2) * Cooper Mays, Tennessee (AP-2)

Offensive line

* JC Latham, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Javon Foster, Missouri (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Tate Ratledge, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Will Campbell, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Tyler Booker, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-2) *

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, Georgia (Coaches-2) * Emery Jones, LSU (Coaches-2) * Layden Robinson, Texas A&M (Coaches-2) * Gunner Britton, Auburn (AP-2) * Joshua Braun, Arkansas (AP-2) * Cam'Ron Johnson, Missouri (AP-2)

Tight ends

* Brock Bowers, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss (Coaches-2) * Trey Knox, South Carolina (Coaches-2) * Rivaldo Fairweather, Auburn (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

* Darius Robinson, Missouri (AP-1, Coaches-1) * James Pearce Jr., Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Landon Jackson, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Mykel Williams, Georgia (Coaches-2) * Princely Umanmielen, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Shemar Turner, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)

Defensive tackles

* Justin Eboigbe, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia (Coaches-2) * Marcus Harris, Auburn (AP-2) * Deone Walker, Kentucky (AP-2)

Linebackers

* Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Dallas Turner, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Harold Perkins Harold Perkins Jr. (born 2004) is an American football outside linebacker for the LSU Tigers. He was rated by ESPN as the No. 4 prospect in the 2022 college football recruiting class. Early years and recruiting Perkins was born in New Orleans, ...

, LSU (Coaches-2) * Smael Mondon Jr., Georgia (Coaches-2) * Ty'Ron Hopper, Missouri (Coaches-2) * Jett Johnson, Mississippi State (AP-2) * Chris Braswell, Alabama (AP-2) * Debo Williams, South Carolina (AP-2)

Defensive backs

Kool-Aid McKinstry Ga'Quincy "Kool-Aid" McKinstry (born September 30, 2002) is an American football cornerback. He was named the 2021 ''USA Today'' High School Football Defensive Player of the Year before playing college football at Alabama, where he was named a ...

, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Malaki Starks, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Kris Abrams-Draine Kris Abrams-Draine (born October 4, 2001) is an American football cornerback for the Missouri Tigers. High school career Abrams-Draine attended Spanish Fort High School in Spanish Fort, Alabama. He played wide receiver before switching to quarte ...

, Missouri (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Caleb Downs, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Terrion Arnold, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Jaylin Simpson, Auburn (AP-1) * Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky (AP-2) * Javon Bullard, Georgia (AP-2)

Special teams

Kickers

* Will Reichard, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Harrison Mevis, Missouri (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Punters

* Matthew Hayball, Vanderbilt (AP-1, Coaches-1) * James Burnip, Alabama (Coaches-2) * Max Fletcher, Arkansas (Coaches-2) * Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida (AP-2)

All purpose/return specialist

* Ainias Smith, Texas A&M (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Barion Brown, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Key

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

Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches

References

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