2002 SEC Football Preseason Predictions SEC PREDICTIONS Eastern Division

Rank Team TSN S&S FA ATH LIN PS BN Points 1. Tennessee 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 KEY: TSN - The 2. Georgia 1 2 2 3 2 4 3 17 Sporting News; 3. Florida 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 18 S&S - Street & Smith’s College 4. South Carolina 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 27 Football; FA - 5. Kentucky 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 36 Football Action; 6. Vanderbilt 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 41 ATH - Athlon; LIN - Lindy’s; PS - Phil Western Division Steele’s Inside College Football; Rank Team TSN S&S FA ATH LIN PS BN Points FN - Football News; 1. LSU 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 9 BR - Blue Ribbon Football; BN - 2. Alabama 3 4 4 3 2 3 2 21 Birmingham News Auburn 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 21 4. Arkansas 5 5 5 2 5 1 4.5 27.5 Ole Miss 4 3 1 5 4 6 4.5 27.5 6. Mississippi State 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 41

NATIONAL PREDICTIONS

Rank Team TSN S&S FA ATH LIN PS FN BR Points 1. Oklahoma 1 3 1 5 1 5 1 2 19 2. Texas 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 22 3. Florida State 2 4 6 1 4 2 2 3 24 4. Miami (Fla.) 4 2 2 3 2 4 4 5 26 5. TENNESSEE 7 5 5 4 5 1 5 1 33 6. FLORIDA 8 8 4 10 12 6 9 11 68 7. Colorado 9 7 8 8 10 19 8 10 79 8. Nebraska 11 10 12 11 9 9 12 9 83 9. GEORGIA 5 6 14 14 8 23 6 8 84 10. Michigan 15 18 11 9 6 10 14 7 90 11. Washington 12 12 17 6 7 17 10 13 94 12. Washington State 6 15 7 15 13 26* 7 6 95 13. Ohio State 10 23 15 13 11 7 11 12 102 14. LSU 17 14 13 7 16 26* 13 15 121 15. Virginia Tech 21 21 9 18 14 24 16 17 140 16. Oregon 20 9 10 25 15 18 24 20 141 17. Michigan State 23 11 20 21 18 16 15 19 143 18. Louisville 13 20 19 16 20 26* 19 14 147 19. Marshall 14 24 16 23 17 25 18 16 153 20. Southern California 18 26* 21* 12 26* 11 26* 18 158 21. Penn State 16 26* 21* 26* 23 15 17 23 167 22. Maryland 26* 17 21* 22 26* 21 21 24 178 23. Wisconsin 26* 13 21* 17 26* 26* 26* 26* 181 North Carolina State 24 26* 18 19 19 26* 26* 22 181 25. Kansas State 26* 26* 21* 26* 26* 8 26* 26* 185 SOUTH CAROLINA 26* 16 21* 24 26* 26* 20 26* 185 SPORTING NEWS TE - Jason Witten, Tennessee First-Team Defense T - Max Starks, Florida DL - Jarret Johnson, Alabama ALL-AMERICA (SEC Only) T - Will Ofenheusle, Tennessee DL - Kindal Moorehead, Alabama First-Team G - Jim May, Vanderbilt DL - Ian Scott, Florida Offense G - Cedric Williams, South Carolina DL - Chad Lavalais, LSU OT - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia C - Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama LB - Mario Haggan, Mississippi State QB - Rex Grossman, Florida QB - Eli Manning, Ole Miss LB - Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn RB - Earnest Graham, Florida LB - Bradie James, LSU Defense RB - Dontae Walker, Mississippi State LB - Brooks Daniels, Alabama OLB - Boss Bailey, Georgia DB - Damien James, LSU FS - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas Second-Team Defense DB - Lawrence Richardson, Arkansas E - Constantin Ritzmann, Tennessee DB - Rashad Faison, South Carolina Second-Team E - Bobby McCray, Florida DB - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas Offense T - Jarret Johnson, Alabama TE - Doug Zeigler, Ole Miss LB - Kevin Burnett, Tennessee Second-Team Defense LB - Eddie Strong, Ole Miss DL - Jonathan Sullivan, Georgia Defense LB - Eddie Moore, Tennessee DL - Langston Moore, South Carolina T - Ian Scott, Florida LB - Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn DL - Jermaine Brooks, Arkansas OLB - Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn CB - Gerald Dixon, Alabama DL - George Gause, South Carolina MLB - Bradie James, LSU CB - Damien James, LSU LB - Karlos Dansby, Auburn FS - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas LB - Tony Gilbert, Georgia Specialists SS - Julian Battle, Tennessee LB - Kevin Burnett, Tennessee K - Damon Duval, Auburn LB - Eddie Strong, Ole Miss Second-Team Specialists DB - Guss Scott, Florida ALL-SEC K - Daniel Weaver, South Carolina DB - Julian Battles, Tennessee First-Team Offense P - Jonathan Kilgo, Georgia DB - Todd Johnson, Florida WR - Taylor Jacobs, Florida KR - Fred Gibson, Georgia DB - Josh Morgan, Mississippi State WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee TE - Doug Zeigler, Ole Miss PHIPPS MAGAZINE FOOTBALL NEWS T - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas T - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia ALL-SEC ALL-AMERICA (SEC Only) G - Shannon Snell, Florida First-Team Offense First-Team G - Kevin Breedlove, Georgia QB - Rex Grossman, Florida Offense C - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss RB - Earnest Graham, Florida QB - Rex Grossman, Florida QB - Rex Grossman, Florida (Off. Player of Year) RB - LaBrandon Toefield, LSU OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia RB - Carnell Williams, Auburn WR - Taylor Jacobs, Florida RB - LaBrandon Toefield, LSU WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee Second-Team WR - Fred Gibson, Georgia Offense First-Team Defense TE - Jason Witten, Tennessee WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee E - Dennis Quinn, South Carolina OL - Shannon Snell, Florida OL - Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama E - Kindal Moorehead, Alabama OL - Travelle Wharton, South Carolina T - Ian Scott, Florida OL - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas Defense LB - Bradie James, LSU (Def. Player of Year) OL - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss LB - Bradie James, LSU LB - Boss Bailey, Georgia OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia DB - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas LB - Tony Gilbert, Georgia P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky LB - Mario Haggan, Mississippi State Second-Team Offense CB - Jabari Greer, Tennessee QB - Eli Manning, Ole Miss Third-Team CB - Lawrence Richardson, Arkansas RB - Santonio Beard, Alabama Defense FS - Todd Johnson, Florida RB - Andrew Pinnock, Ole Miss LB - Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn SS - Rashad Faison, South Carolina WR - Michael Clayton, LSU WR - Chris Collins, Ole Miss ALL-SEC First-Team Specialists WR - Derek Abney, Kentucky Offense K - Damon Duval, Auburn TE - Doug Zeigler, Ole Miss QB - Rex Grossman, Florida P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky OL - Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama RB - LaBrandon Toefield, LSU KR - Jason Armstead, Ole Miss OL - Shane Hall, South Carolina RB - Earnest Graham, Florida OL - Will Offenhuesle, Tennessee WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee Second-Team Offense OL - Ben Wilkerson, LSU WR - Fred Gibson, Georgia WR - Fred Gibson, Georgia OL - Kevin Breedlove, Georgia TE - Doug Zeigler, Ole Miss WR - Michael Clayton, LSU OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia OL - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas Defense ILB - Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn OL - Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama DL - Jarret Johnson, Alabama ILB - Mario Haggan, Mississippi State OL - Max Starks, Florida DL - Chad Lavalais, LSU OLB - Boss Bailey, Georgia OL - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss DL - Kenny King, Alabama CB - Lawrence Richardson, Arkansas PK - Alex Walls, Tennessee LB - Bradie James, LSU S - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas LB - Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn S - Todd Johnson, Florida Defense LB - Eddie Strong, Ole Miss CB - Jabari Greer, Tennessee DL - Jonathan Sullivan, Georgia LB - Mario Haggan, Mississippi State P - Damon Duval, Auburn DL - Jarret Johnson, Alabama DB - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas DL - Constantin Ritzmann, Tennessee DB - Todd Johnson, Florida Second-Team DL - Ian Scott, Florida DB - Damien James, LSU Offense LB - Bradie James, LSU DB - Josh Morgan, Mississippi State QB - Casey Clausen, Tennessee LB - Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky RB - Carnell Williams, Auburn LB - Boss Bailey, Georgia RB - Ahmaad Galloway, Alabama DB - Josh Morgan, Mississippi State LINDY’S WR - Fred Gibson, Georgia DB - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas WR - Michael Clayton, LSU DB - Rashad Faison, South Carolina ALL-AMERICA (SEC Only) TE - Doug Zeigler, Ole Miss DB - Todd Johnson, Florida First-Team C - Ben Wilkerson, LSU P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky Offense OL - Will Ofenheusle, Tennessee QB - Rex Grossman, Florida OL - Antonio Hall, Kentucky STREET & SMITH’S WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee OL - Travelle Wharton, South Carolina OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia OL - Derrick Thompson, Mississippi State ALL-AMERICA (SEC Only) PK - Alex Walls, Tennessee First-Team Defense AP - Derek Abney, Kentucky Offense LB - Bradie James, LSU QB - Rex Grossman, Florida Defense OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia Second-Team DL - Kindal Moorehead, Alabama Offense DL - Langston Moore, South Carolina Second-Team RB - Earnest Graham, Florida DL - Kenny King, Alabama Offense TE - Jason Witten, Tennessee OLB - Eddie Moore, Tennessee TE - Randy McMichael, Georgia C - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss ILB - Tony Gilbert, Georgia ILB - Eddie Strong, Ole Miss Defense Defense OLB - Brooks Daniels, Alabama LB - Bradie James, LSU DL - DeMarco McNeil, Auburn CB - Damien James, LSU LB - Mario Haggan, Mississippi State S - Rashad Faison, South Carolina Third-Team S - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas S - Guss Scott, Florida Offense CB - Julian Battle, Tennessee RB - LaBrandon Toefield, LSU ALL-SEC P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky OL - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss First-Team Offense BIRMINGHAM NEWS Defense QB - Rex Grossman, Florida DL - Kindal Moorehead, Alabama RB - Earnest Graham, Florida First-Team LB - Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn RB - LaBrandon Toefield, LSU Offense WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee ALL-SEC WR - Taylor Jacobs, Florida WR - Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt TE - Jason Witten, Tennessee TE - Doug Zeigler, Ole Miss Offense C - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss T - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas QB - Rex Grossman, Florida OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia T - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia RB - LaBrandon Toefield, LSU OL - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas G - Jim May, Vanderbilt RB - Carnell Williams, Auburn OL - Justin Smiley, Alabama G - Kevin Breedlove, Georgia WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee OL - Wesley Britt, Alabama C - Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama WR - Michael Clayton, LSU PK - Damon Duval, Auburn QB - Rex Grossman, Florida TE - Randy McMichael, Georgia AP - Domanick Davis, LSU RB - Earnest Graham, Florida OL - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss RB - LaBrandon Toefield, LSU OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia Defense PK - Damon Duval, Auburn OL - Doug Buckles, Ole Miss DE - Jarret Johnson, Alabama OL - Michael Munoz, Tennessee DT - DeMarco McNeil, Auburn Defense OL - Travelle Wharton, South Carolina DE - Ian Scott, Florida L - Kindal Moorehead, Alabama PK - Damon Duval, Auburn OLB - Bradie James, LSU L - Jarret Johnson, Alabama L - Ian Scott, Florida Third-Team C - Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama L - Johnathan Sullivan, Georgia Offense G - Shannon Snell, Florida LB - Bradie James, LSU TE - Doug Zeigler, Ole Miss G - Kevin Breedlove, Georgia LB - Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn OL - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas T - Max Starks, Florida LB - Eddie Moore, Tennessee T - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas DB - Rushen Jones, Vanderbilt Defense DB - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas LB - Eddie Strong, Ole Miss Defense DB - Todd Johnson, Florida DB - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas DL - Kindal Moorehead, Alabama DB - Rashad Faison, South Carolina DL - Jarret Johnson, Alabama P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky Specialists DL - Johnathan Sullivan, Georgia K - Damon Duval, Auburn DL - Ian Scott, Florida Second-Team LB - Mario Haggan, Mississippi State Offense ALL-SEC LB - Bradie James, LSU WR - Michael Clayton, LSU LB - Eddie Strong, Ole Miss WR - Taylor Jacobs, Florida First-Team CB - Ahmad Carroll, Arkansas TE - Jason Witten, Tennessee Offense CB - Lawrence Richardson, Arkansas T - Will Ofenheusle, Tennessee QB - Rex Grossman, Florida SS - Julian Battle, Tennessee T - Travelle Wharton, South Carolina RB - LaBrandon Toefield, LSU FS - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas G - Justin Smiley, Alabama RB - Carnell Williams, Auburn G - Shane Hall, South Carolina WR - Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt Specialists C - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee K - Damon Duval, Auburn QB - Eli Manning, Ole Miss TE - Doug Zeigler, Ole Miss P - Jonathan Kilgo, Georgia RB - Carnell Williams, Auburn OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia KR - Jason Armstead, Ole Miss RB - Ahmaad Galloway, Alabama OL - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss PR - Domanick Davis, LSU PK - Alex Walls, Tennessee OL - Shane Hall, South Carolina OL - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas Second-Team Defense OL - Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama Offense L - Constantin Ritzmann, Tennessee QB - Rex Grossman, Florida L - DeMarco McNeil, Auburn Defense RB - LaBrandon Toefield, LSU L - Kenny King, Alabama DL - Jarret Johnson, Alabama RB - Dontae Walker, Mississippi State L - Chad Lavalais, LSU DL - Ian Scott, Florida WR - Fred Gibson, Georgia LB - Eddie Strong, Ole Miss DL - Kenny King, Alabama WR - Taylor Jacobs, Florida LB - Mario Haggan, Mississippi State LB - Bradie James, LSU TE - Robert Johnson, Auburn LB - Boss Bailey, Georgia LB - Mario Haggan, Mississippi State C - Ben Wilkerson, LSU DB - Jabari Greer, Tennessee LB - Boss Bailey, Georgia G - Marico Portis, Alabama DB - Josh Morgan, Mississippi State LB - Eddie Strong, Ole Miss G - Cedric Williams, South Carolina DB - Lawrence Richardson, Arkansas DB - Todd Johnson, Florida T - Antonio Hall, Kentucky DB - Korey Banks, Mississippi State DB - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas T - Will Ofenheusle, Tennessee P - Damon Duval, Auburn DB - Damien James, LSU DB - Rashad Faison, South Carolina Defense ATHLON MAGAZINE DL - Dewayne Robertson, Kentucky Specialists DL - Langston Moore, South Carolina ALL-AMERICA (SEC Only) K - Damon Duval, Auburn DL - Kenny King, Alabama First-Team P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky DL - Jermaine Brooks, Arkansas Offense KR - Jason Armstead, Ole Miss LB - Boss Bailey, Georgia OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia PR - Domanick Davis, LSU LB - Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn QB - Rex Grossman, Florida LB - Brooks Daniels, Alabama PHIL STEELE’S INSIDE PLAYERS’ CB - Jabari Greer, Tennessee Second-Team COLLEGE FOOTBALL CB - Korey Banks, Mississippi State Offense SS - Damien James, LSU WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee ALL-SEC FS - Todd Johnson, Florida First-Team Defense Offense Specialists LB - Bradie James, LSU QB - Casey Clausen, Tennessee K - Alex Walls, Tennessee RB - Earnest Graham, Florida P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky Specialists RB - Carnell Williams, Auburn KR - Fred Gibson, Georgia P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee PR - Damien Gary, Georgia WR - Michael Clayton, LSU TE - Jason Witten, Tennessee Third-Team Specialists Offense K - John Corbello, LSU QB - Eli Manning, Ole Miss P - Donnie Jones, LSU RB - Andrew Pinnock, South Carolina KR - Derek Abney, Kentucky RB - Santonio Beard, Alabama PR - Ray Ray Bivines, Mississippi State WR - Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt WR - Terrence Edwards, Georgia ALL-AMERICA (SEC Only) TE - Donald Lee, Mississippi State C - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss First-Team G - Shane Hall, South Carolina Offense G - Alex Jackson, Georgia QB - Casey Clausen, Tennessee T - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia RB - Earnest Graham, Florida T - Wesley Britt, Alabama TE - Jason Witten, Tennessee

Defense Defense DL - Kenderick Allen, LSU LB - Eddie Strong, Ole Miss DL - DeMarco McNeil, Auburn DL - Darrell Lee, Florida Second-Team DL - Mondre Dickerson, Tennessee Offense LB - Mike Nattiel, Florida WR - Kelley Washington, Tennessee LB - Kevin Burnett, Tennessee G - Kevin Breedlove, Georgia LB - George Gause, South Carolina CB - Carlos Rogers, Auburn Defense CB - Willie Miles, Tennessee LB - Bradie James, LSU SS - Rashad Faison, South Carolina FS - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas FS - Norman LeJeune, LSU Third-Team Specialists Offense K - Billy Bennett, Georgia RB - Carnell Williams, Auburn P - Damon Duval, Auburn G - Shannon Snell, Florida KR - Lawrence Richardson, Arkansas PR - Joe Walkins, Auburn Defense DE - Kindal Moorehead, Alabama Fourth-Team DT - Jarret Johnson, Alabama Offense LB - Mario Haggan, Mississippi State QB - Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky CB - Ahmad Carroll, Arkansas RB - Cedric Houston, Tennessee P - Jonathan Kilgo, Georgia RB - Cedric Cobbs, Arkansas WR - Chris Collins, Ole Miss Fourth-Team WR - James Adkisson, South Carolina Offense TE - Benjamin Watson, Georgia QB - Rex Grossman, Florida C - Ben Nowland, Auburn WR - Michael Clayton, LSU G - Jason Respert, Tennessee TE - Robert Johnson, Auburn G - Jonathan Colon, Florida C - Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama T - Chris Spencer, Ole Miss G - Cedric Williams, South Carolina T - Travelle Wharton, South Carolina

Defense DL - Shaun Smith, South Carolina DL - Tommy Kelly, Mississippi State DL - Chad Lavalais, LSU DL - Jeremy Caudill, Kentucky LB - Keyon Whiteside, Tennessee LB - Byron Hardmon, Florida LB - Jeb Huckeba, Arkansas CB - Demetrius Hookfin, LSU CB - Rushen Jones, Vanderbilt SS - Sean Jones, Georgia FS - Josh Morgan, Mississippi State