The 2002 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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. The

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won the conference, beating the

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30 to 3 in the

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game. The Bulldogs went on to defeat the

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26 to 13 in the

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. Georgia

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was voted both the coaches SEC Player of the Year and AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

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Artose Pinner was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

* David Greene, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Jared Lorenzen Jared Raymond Lorenzen (February 14, 1981 – July 3, 2019) was an American football quarterback and administrator who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons with the New York Giants. He played college football at Kentuck ...

, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-2) *

Eli Manning Elisha Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the youngest son o ...

, Ole Miss (AP-2) *

Rex Grossman Rex Daniel Grossman III (born August 23, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, most notably with the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Florida, where he rec ...

, Florida (Coaches-2)

Running backs

* Artose Pinner, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Musa Smith Musa Smith (; born May 31, 1982) is a former American football running back who played five seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Smith has also been a member of ...

, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-2) * Fred Talley, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-1) *

Ronnie Brown Ronnie G. Brown Jr. (born December 12, 1981) is a former American football running back. After graduating from Cartersville High School in Georgia, Brown attended Auburn University to play college football for the Auburn Tigers. He and Cadi ...

, Auburn (AP-2, Coaches-2) *

Domanick Davis Domanick Williams (born October 1, 1980, as Domanick Davis) is a former American football running back. He played three years for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL), after playing four seasons of college football at Lou ...

, LSU (Coaches-2)

Wide receivers

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

Terrence Edwards Terrence Edwards (born April 20, 1979) is a former Canadian football wide receiver who played for nine seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was originally signed by the Atlanta Falc ...

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

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, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-2) *Chris Collins, Ole Miss (AP-2) *Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt (Coaches-2)

Centers

* Ben Nowland, Auburn (AP-1, Coaches-1) *Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama (AP-1) *

Ben Claxton Benjamin Claxton (born July 30, 1980) is a former American football center and guard. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ole Miss. Claxton was also a member of the Cle ...

, Ole Miss (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Guards

*Marico Portis, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Stephen Peterman, (Coaches-1) * Justin Smiley, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-2) *Kevin Breedlove, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Shannon Snell, Florida (Coaches-2)

Tackles

Shawn Andrews Shawn Cornelius Andrews (born December 25, 1982) is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of ...

, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Wesley Britt, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) *Will Ofenheusle, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-2) *

Antonio Hall Antonio Hall (born March 28, 1982) is a former Canadian football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Kentucky, starting in 45 consecutive games. In high sch ...

, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-1)

Tight ends

Jason Witten Christopher Jason Witten (born May 6, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 17 seasons, primarily for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Unive ...

, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Aaron Walker, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

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

Kindal Moorehead Kindal Jerome Moorehead (born October 14, 1978) is an American football coach and former defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He was a first-team All SEC college football at Alab ...

, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Jarrett Johnson, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-2) *

Johnathan Sullivan Johnathan Lamar Sullivan (born January 21, 1981) is a former American football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted sixth overall by the New Orleans Saints in t ...

, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-2) *Kenny King, Alabama (Coaches-1) * Dewayne Robertson, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Chad Lavalais, LSU (AP-2) *Vincent Burns, Kentucky (AP-2) *Jason Clark, Miss. St. (AP-2) *Langston Moore, South Carolina (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

Bradie James Bradie Gene James (born January 17, 1981) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans. He played college football at Louisiana State University. Early years James ...

, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Boss Bailey, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Karlos Dansby Karlos Montez Dansby (born November 3, 1981) is a former American football outside linebacker. He played college football for Auburn University and received All-American recognition. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round ...

, Auburn (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt (AP-2, Coaches-1) *Eddie Strong, Ole Miss (Coaches-1) *Mario Hagan, Miss. St (AP-2, Coaches-2) *Tony Bua, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2) *Byron Hardman, Florida (AP-2) *Brooks Daniels, Alabama (AP-2) *Eddie Moore, Tennessee (Coaches-2) *Mark Brown, Auburn (Coaches-2)

Defensive backs

* Corey Webster, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Ken Hamlin Ken Hamlin (born January 20, 1981) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft and also played for the Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens and ...

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

Travaris Robinson Travaris Jerod Robinson (born September 21, 1981) is an American football coach and former safety who is the cornerbacks coach at Alabama. He was the defensive backs coach at University of Miami. He played college football at Auburn. Thereafter, ...

, Auburn (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Keiwan Ratliff, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-2) *Matt Grier, Ole Miss (AP-2, Coaches-1) *Julian Battle, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-1) *Rashad Baker, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-1) *

Todd Johnson Todd Edward Johnson (born December 18, 1978) is an American former college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 2000s. Johnson played college football for the U ...

, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2) *Demetrius Hookfin, LSU (AP-2) *Kentrell Curry, Georgia (Coaches-2) *Ahmad Carroll, Arkansas (Coaches-2) *Gerald Dixon, Alabama (Coaches-2) *Guss Scott, Florida (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Kickers

*Billy Bennett, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) *Brent Smith, Miss. St. (AP-2) *John Corbello, LSU (Coaches-2)

Punters

* Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

Damon Duval Damon Duval (born April 3, 1980) is an American former professional placekicker and punter. Duval played college football for Auburn University, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He played professionally for the Jacksonville Ja ...

, Auburn (AP-2) *Donnie Jones, LSU (Coaches-2)

All purpose/return specialist

Derek Abney Derek Allen Abney (born December 19, 1980) is a former American college and professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Kentucky, and earned consensus All-American honors as a kick returner. The Balt ...

, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-1) *Domanick Davis, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Key

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

. Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches

References

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