Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson is the Associated Press offensive player of the year in the Southeastern Conference and South Carolina defensive lineman Kyle Kennard is the top defensive player.
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia was voted the top newcomer Wednesday while the Gamecocks' Shane Beamer is coach of the year in voting by the panel of 17 media members who cover the league.
Sampson led the SEC and set school records by rushing for 1,485 yards and 22 touchdowns. He is tied for third nationally in rushing touchdowns, recording the league's fifth-most in a season. Sampson was chosen on all but two ballots. Mississippi wide receiver Tre Harris and his quarterback, Jaxson Dart, each got a vote.
Kennard led the SEC with 11½ sacks and 15½ tackles for loss. He also had 10 quarterback hurries and forced three fumbles.
Beamer led the Gamecocks to just their fifth nine-win season, including a school-record four wins against AP Top 25 opponents. They've won their last six games and ended the regular season with a win against eventual Atlantic Coast Conference champion Clemson. South Carolina plays Illinois on Dec. 31 in the Citrus Bowl.
Pavia helped lead Vandy to its first bowl game since 2018 after transferring from New Mexico State. He passed for 2,133 yards and 17 touchdowns with four interceptions. He ran for another 716 yards and six touchdowns, directing an upset of Alabama.
The 2024 Associated Press All-SEC team, as selected by a panel of 17 sports writers who regularly cover the league. Players at all positions are listed alphabetically with name, school, height, weight, class and hometown; "u-" denotes unanimous selections:
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB -- Jaxson Dart, Mississippi, 6-2, 225, sr., Kaysville, Utah
u -- RB -- Dylan Sampson, Tennessee, 5-11, 201, jr., Baton Rouge, La.
RB -- Jarquez Hunter, Auburn, 5-10, 209, jr., Philadelphia, Miss.
WR -- Tre Harris, Mississippi, 6-3, 210, sr., Lafayette, La.
WR -- Andrew Armstrong, Arkansas, 6-4, 202, r-sr., Dallas, Texas
TE -- Gunnar Helm, Texas, 6-5, 250, sr., Englewood, Colo.
u-OT -- Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas, 6-4, 320, jr., Humble, Texas
OT -- Will Campbell, LSU, 6-6, 323, jr., Monroe, La.
OG -- Tyler Booker, Alabama, 6-5, 325, jr., New Haven, Conn.
OG -- Tate Ratledge, Georgia, 6-6, 320, sr., Rome, Ga.
C -- Jake Slaughter, Florida, 6-5, 308, r-jr., Sparr, Fla.
PK -- Alex Raynor, Kentucky, 6-0, 185, sr., Kennesaw, Ga.
All-purpose -- Barion Brown, Kentucky, 6-1, 182, jr., Nashville, Tenn.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DE -- Kyle Kennard, South Carolina, 6-5, 254, r-sr., Atlanta
DE -- Princely Umanmielen, Mississippi, 6-4, 255, sr., Austin, Texas
DT -- Walter Nolen, Mississippi, 6-3, 305, jr., Powell, Tenn.
DT -- Alfred Collins, Texas, 6-5, 320, sr., Bastrop, Texas
LB -- Anthony Hill Jr., Texas, 6-3, 235, soph., Denton, Texas
LB -- Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma, 6-4, 243, sr., Windermere, Fla.
LB -- Whit Weeks, LSU, 6-2, 228, soph., Watkinsville, Ga.
u-CB -- Jahdae Barron, Texas, 5-11, 200, sr., Austin, Texas
CB -- Jermod McCoy, Tennessee, 6-0, 193, soph., Whitehouse, Texas
S -- Malaki Starks, Georgia, 6-1, 205, jr., Jefferson, Ga.
S -- Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina, 6-3, 227, jr., Irmo, S.C.
P -- Jesse Mirko, Vanderbilt, 6-4, 222, grad., Fremantle, Western Australia
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB -- Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt, 6-0, 207, grad, Albuquerque, N.M.
RB -- Raheim Sanders, South Carolina, 6-0, 230, sr., Rockledge, Fla.
RB -- Ja'Quinden Jackson, Arkansas, 6-2, 233, R-sr., Dallas
WR -- Ryan Williams, Alabama, 6-0, 175, fr., Mobile, Ala.
WR -- (tie) KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Auburn, 6-1, 182, sr., Norfolk, Va.
WR -- (tie) Kyren Lacy, LSU, 6-2, 213, r-sr., Thibodaux, La.
TE -- Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt, 6-4, 235, grad., Denton, Texas
OT -- Emery Jones, LSU, 6-6, 315, jr., Baton Rouge, La.
OT -- Armand Membou, Missouri, 6-3, 314, jr., Lee's Summit
OG -- Dylan Fairchild, Georgia, 6-5, 315, R-jr., Cumming, Ga.
OG -- Cam'Ron Johnson, Missouri, 6-3, 310, grad., Houston
C -- Cooper Mays, Tennessee, 6-4, 310, sr., Kingston, Tenn.
PK -- Peyton Woodring, Georgia, 5-10, 185, soph., Lafayette, La.
All-purpose -- Davon Booth, Mississippi State, 5-10, 205, sr., North Las Vegas, Nev.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DE -- James Pearce Jr., Tennessee, 6-5, 243, jr., Charlotte, N.C.
DE -- (tie) Nic Scourton, Texas A&M 6-4, 285, jr., Bryan, Texas
DE -- (tie) Landon Jackson, Arkansas, 6-7, 280, sr., Texarkana, Texas
DT -- TJ Sanders, South Carolina, 6-4, 290, jr., Marlon, S.C.
DT -- Deone Walker, Kentucky, 6-6, 345, jr., Detroit
LB -- Jalon Walker, Georgia, 6-2, 245, jr., Salisbury, N.C.
LB -- Jihaad Campbell, Alabama, 6-3, 244, jr., Erial, N.J.
LB -- Chris Paul Jr., Mississippi, 6-1, 235, jr., Cordele, Ga.
CB -- Trey Amos, Mississippi, 6-1, 190, sr., New Iberia, La.
CB -- Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky, 6-1, 186, jr., West Bloomfield, Mich.
S -- Malachi Moore, Alabama, 6-0, 201, Grad, Trussville, Ala.
S -- Andrew Mukuba, Texas, 6-0, 190, sr., Austin, Texas
P -- Brett Thorson, Georgia, 6-2, 235, jr., Melbourne, Australia
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Coach of the Year -- Shane Beamer, South Carolina
Offensive Player of the Year -- Dylan Sampson, Tennessee
Defensive Player of the Year -- Kyle Kennard, South Carolina
Newcomer of the Year -- Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
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Voting panel: Kayla Anderson, News 2 WKRN; Eric Bailey, The Tulsa World; Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle; John Clay, Lexington Herald-Leader; Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station Eagle; Robbie Faulk, Starkville Daily News; Garland Gillen, fox8live; Michael Katz, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal; Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star; Zach Klein, WSB-TV; Justin Lee, Opelika-Auburn News; Tom Murphy, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; David Paschall, Chattanooga Times Free Press; Koki Riley, Baton Rouge Advocate; Creg Stephenson, al.com; Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel