2012 All-SEC football team

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The 2012 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 2012 Southeastern Conference football season.

Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, a unanimous AP selection, won the Heisman Trophy, the first freshman to do so, and was unanimously voted the SEC Offensive Player of the Year by both AP and the coaches. Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, also a unanimous AP selection, was voted the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year. South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, also a unanimous AP selection, was voted the coaches' SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Johnny Manziel *, Texas A&M (AP-1, Coaches-1)
A. J. McCarron, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Running backs

Mike Gillislee , Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Todd Gurley, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-2)
Eddie Lacy, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-1)
Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Wide receivers

Cobi Hamilton *, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Jordan Matthews , Vanderbilt (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Justin Hunter, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-2)
Chad Bumphis, Miss. St. (AP-2)
Ryan Swope, Texas A&M (Coaches-2)

Centers

Barrett Jones *, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Travis Swanson, Arkansas (AP-2)
T. J. Johnson, South Carolina (Coaches-2)

Guards

Chance Warmack , Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Gabe Jackson, Miss. St. (AP-1, Coaches-2)
Larry Warford, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-1)
D. J. Fluker, Alabama (AP-2, Coaches-1)
Chris Burnette, Georgia (Coaches-2)

Tackles

Jake Matthews , Texas A&M (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Luke Joeckel , Texas A&M (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Dallas Thomas, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-2)
Antonio Richardson, Tennessee (AP-2)

Tight ends

Jordan Reed, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-2)
Mychal Rivera, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-1)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Jadeveon Clowney *, South Carolina (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Damontre Moore , Texas A&M (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Sam Montgomery, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-1)
Barkevious Mingo, LSU (AP-2 [lb], Coaches-2)
Corey Lemonier, Auburn (Coaches-2)

Defensive tackles

Sharrif Floyd , Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Sheldon Richardson, Missouri (AP-1, Coaches-2)
John Jenkins, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2)
Jesse Williams, Alabama (AP-2)
Bennie Logan, LSU (AP-2)

Linebackers

Jarvis Jones *, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1)
C. J. Mosley , Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Kevin Minter , LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Alec Ogletree, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2)
Lamin Barrow, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-2)
Cameron Lawrence, Miss. St. (AP-2)
Denzel Nkemdiche, Ole Miss (AP-2)
Jon Bostic, Florida (Coaches-2)
A. J. Johnson, Tennessee (Coaches-2)

Cornerbacks

Johnthan Banks *, Miss. St. (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Dee Milliner *, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Andre Hal, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
Marcus Roberson, Florida (AP-2)
Darius Slay, Miss. St. (Coaches-2)

Safeties

Matt Elam , Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Eric Reid , LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1)
D. J. Swearinger, South Carolina (AP-2, Coaches-2)
Craig Loston, LSU (AP-2)
Bacarri Rambo, Georgia (Coaches-2)
Robert Lester, Alabama (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Kickers

Caleb Sturgis , Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Carey Spear, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
Drew Alleman, LSU (Coaches-2)

Punters

Kyle Christy , Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Dylan Breeding, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2)

All purpose/return specialist

Cordarrelle Patterson , Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1)
Ace Sanders, South Carolina (AP-2, Coaches-2)
LaDarius Perkins, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Key

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

AP = Associated Press ^[1]

Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches^[2]

* = Unanimous selection of AP

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References

↑ "AP All-SEC team announced". December 3, 2012.
↑ "2012 All-SEC Football Team Announced". SEC Sports. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2013-08-02.

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[1] "AP All-SEC team announced". December 3, 2012.

[2] "2012 All-SEC Football Team Announced". SEC Sports. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2013-08-02.

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