2001 All-SEC football team

Team selected for the All-Southeastern Conference in 2001 August 2023 25em 2001 All-SEC football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid 2001 Southeastern Conference football season Selectors CoachesMedia (AP) border-top:1px #aaa solid ← 2000   2002 → The 2001 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The LSU Tigers won the conference, upsetting the Tennessee Volunteers 31 to 20 in the SEC Championship game. Tennessee had previously upset the preseason #1 Florida Gators 34 to 32 in a game rescheduled due to the 9/11 Attacks. All three teams finished in top ten of both the AP and coaches poll, with Florida and Tennessee ranking in both of the top five. Florida led the conference with five consensus first-team All-SEC selections by both the AP and the coaches. Both LSU and Tennessee tied for second with three. Florida quarterback Rex Grossman, the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, was voted the coaches SEC Player of the Year and AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Florida defensive end Alex Brown was the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Offensive selections Quarterbacks Rex Grossman†, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) Rohan Davey, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-2) Running backs Travis Stephens†, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) LaBrandon Toefield*, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) Joe Gunn, Ole Miss (AP-2, Coaches-2) Earnest Graham, Florida (AP-2) Fred Talley, Arkansas (Coaches-2) Lew Thomas, Vanderbilt (Coaches-2) Wide receivers Jabar Gaffney†, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) Josh Reed*, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) Reche Caldwell, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2) Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt (AP-2, Coaches-2) Donté Stallworth, Tennessee (Coaches-2) Kelley Washington, Tennessee (Coaches-2) Centers Zac Zedalis, Florida (AP-2 [as g], Coaches-1) Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama (AP-1) Ben Claxton, Ole Miss (AP-2, Coaches-2) Curt McGill, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2) Guards Fred Weary, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) Kendall Simmons, Auburn (AP-1, Coaches-1) Kenny Sandlin, Alabama (AP-2) Shane Hall, South Carolina (Coaches-2) Tackles Mike Pearson, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) Terrence Metcalf, Ole Miss (AP-1, Coaches-1) Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-2) Melvin Paige, South Carolina (AP-2, Coaches-2) Shawn Andrews, Arkansas (AP-2) Pat Green, Vanderbilt (Coaches-2) Jason Baggett, LSU (Coaches-2) Tight ends Randy McMichael, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) Robert Royal, LSU (AP-2) Doug Zeigler, Ole Miss (AP-2) Terry Jones, Alabama (Coaches-2) Defensive selections Defensive ends Alex Brown, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) Will Overstreet, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-1) Dennis Johnson, Kentucky (AP-1) Charles Grant, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2) Carlos Hall, Arkansas (AP-2) Jarvis Green, LSU (Coaches-2) Defensive tackles John Henderson, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) Jarrett Johnson, Alabama (AP-1) Albert Haynesworth, Tennessee (AP-2) Ian Scott, Florida (AP-2) Kenny King, Alabama (Coaches-2) Kindal Moorehead, Alabama (Coaches-2) Linebackers Kalimba Edwards#, South Carolina (AP-1, Coaches-1) Trev Faulk, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) Andra Davis, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-2) Saleem Rasheed, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-1) Jermaine Petty, Arkansas (AP-1) Bradie James, LSU (Coaches-1) Tony Bua, Arkansas (AP-2) Mario Haggan, Miss. St (AP-2) Boss Bailey, Georgia (Coaches-2) Eddie Strong, Ole Miss (Coaches-2) Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn (Coaches-2) Cornerbacks Lito Sheppard, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) Tim Wansley, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1) Syniker Taylor, Ole Miss (AP-2, Coaches-1) Sheldon Brown, South Carolina (AP-2, Coaches-1) Safeties Pig Prather, Miss. St. (AP-1, Coaches-2) Todd Johnson, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-2) Ken Hamlin, Arkansas (AP-1) Andre Lott, Tennessee (Coaches-1) Rashad Faison, South Carolina (AP-2) Josh Morgan, Miss. St. (AP-2) Special teams Kickers Jeff Chandler, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-2) Damon Duval, Auburn (AP-2, Coaches-1) Punters Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-2) Damon Duval, Auburn (AP-2, Coaches-1) All purpose/return specialist Derek Abney, Kentucky (AP-1) Domanick Davis, LSU (AP-2) Key Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP AP = Associated Press.http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120401aab.html Five Vols Named to Associated Press All-SEC Teams December 4, 2001 June 4, 2015 April 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120406090857/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120401aab.html dead Coaches = Selected by the SEC coacheshttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120501aac.html Tennessee Places Seven Players on Coaches' All-SEC Squads December 5, 2001https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2595523/the_indexjournal/ The Index-Journal December 6, 2001 13 All-SEC Coaches Picks June 11, 2015 Newspapers.com * = unanimous selection of AP # = unanimous selection of the coaches † = Unanimous selection of both AP and Coaches See also 2001 College Football All-America Team References All-Southeastern Conference Category:All-SEC football teams