FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas running back Rakeem Boyd has been tabbed preseason All-SEC by the league’s coaches, it was announced Thursday.
The Razorbacks’ leading rusher each of the last two seasons, Boyd landed on the second team. Alabama's Najee Harris and Mississippi State's Kylin Hill were first-team selections.
Boyd, the first Arkansas running back to earn preseason coaches All-SEC recognition since Alex Collins, was the lone Razorback among the 90 players making up the first, second and third teams.
Since joining Arkansas in 2018, Boyd has totaled 1,867 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. He ran for a career-high 1,133 yards and eight scores last fall.
This preseason, Boyd has also been named to watch lists for the Maxwell, Earl Campbell and Doak Walker Awards.
Georgia, the Razorbacks’ opponent in Week 1, has 10 players on the All-SEC teams. Defensive lineman Jordan Davis and safety Richard LeCounte were first-team selections.
Seven Bulldogs players, including center Trey Hill and receiver George Pickens, were named to the second team.
First Team Preseason All-SEC
OFFENSE
TE
Kyle Pitts, Florida
OL
Alex Leatherwood, Alabama
Trey Smith, Tennessee
Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
Landon Dickerson, Alabama
C
Drake Jackson, Kentucky
WR
DeVonta Smith, Alabama
Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
QB
Kyle Trask, Florida
RB
Najee Harris, Alabama
Kylin Hill, Mississippi State
AP
Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
DEFENSE
DL
Bobby Brown, Texas A&M
LaBryan Ray, Alabama
Big Kat Bryant, Auburn
Jordan Davis, Georgia
LB
Dylan Moses, Alabama
K.J. Britt, Auburn
Nick Bolton, Missouri
DB
Patrick Surtain II, Alabama
Derek Stingley, LSU
Richard LeCounte, Georgia
Jacoby Stevens, LSU
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK
Brent Cimaglia, Tennessee
P
Max Duffy, Kentucky
RS
Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
Second Team Preseason All-SEC
OFFENSE
TE
Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M
OL
Sadarius Hutcherson, South Carolina
Deonte Brown, Alabama
Landon Young, Kentucky
Austin Deculus, LSU*
Brodarious Hamm, Auburn*
Wanya Morris, Tennessee*
Ed Ingram, LSU*
C
Trey Hill, Georgia
WR
George Pickens, Georgia
Terrace Marshall, LSU
QB
Kellen Mond, Texas A&M
RB
Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas
Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M
AP
Derek Stingley, LSU
DEFENSE
DL
Kobie Whiteside, Missouri
Malik Herring, Georgia
Aaron Sterling,South Carolina
Dayo Odeyingbo, Vanderbilt
LB
Henry To'o To'o, Tennessee
Monty Rice, Georgia
Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State*
Nakobe Dean, Georgia*
Ventrell Miller, Florida*
DB
Kaiir Elam, Florida
Eric Stokes, Georgia
Demani Richardson, Texas A&M
Tyree Gillespie, Missouri*
Marco Wilson, Florida*
Israel Mukuamu, South Carolina*
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK
Cade York, LSU
P
Jake Camarda, Georgia
RS
Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss
Third Team Preseason All-SEC
OFFENSE
TE
Arik Gilbert, LSU
OL
Carson Green, Texas A&M
Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
Evan Neal, Alabama
Dan Moore, Texas A&M
C
Landon Dickerson, Alabama
WR
Seth Williams, Auburn
Elijah Moore, Ole Miss
QB
Bo Nix, Auburn
RB
Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss
Larry Rountree, Missouri
AP
Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss*
Kadarius Toney, Florida*
Christian Tutt, Auburn*
DEFENSE
DL
Zachary Carter, Florida
Josh Paschal, Kentucky
Kobe Jones, Mississippi State
Glen Logan, LSU
LB
Boogie Watson, Kentucky
Dimitri Moore, Vanderbilt
Nolan Smith, Georgia*
Ernest Jones, South Carolina*
Andre Mintze, Vanderbilt*
DB
Jaycee Horn, South Carolina
Bryce Thompson, Tennessee
Yusuf Corker, Kentucky
Christian Tutt, Auburn*
Josh Jobe, Alabama*
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK
Evan McPherson, Florida
P
Mac Brown, Ole Miss
RS
Christian Tutt, Auburn