Aug. 1, 2002

Pakulak led the SEC with 44.5 yards per punt in 2001

Birmingham, Ala. – Senior punter Glenn Pakulak was selected by attendees at the SEC Football Media Day to the 2002 Pre-Season All-SEC First Team. The returning All-American is the lone representative of the Wildcats on the teams.

Voters also predicted Kentucky would finish in fifth place in the SEC-East, with Tennessee winning the division. The Volunteers were also selected as overall SEC champion. Florida, selected as runner-up to Tennessee for the SEC title, was picked for third place in the Eastern Division behind second-place Georgia.

2002 Pre-Season All-SEC Team

(As voted on by members of attendees at SEC Football Media Day) [80 total voters]
* – Ties

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSEPos. Name                     School    Ht.  Wt. Class HometownTE   Jason Witten (33)        Tennessee 6-5  265  Jr.  Elizabethton, Tenn.OL   Jon Stinchcomb (75)      Georgia   6-6  282  Sr.  Lilburn, Ga.OL   Shawn Andrews (57)       Arkansas  6-5  350  So.  Camden, Ark.OL   Shannon Snell (24)       Florida   6-5  301  Jr.  Tampa, Fla.OL   Justin Smiley (22)       Alabama   6-4  296  So.  Ellabell, Ga. C   Ben Claxton (60)         Ole Miss  6-3  288  Sr.  Dublin, Ga.QB   Rex Grossman (54)        Florida   6-1  220  Jr.  Bloomington, Ind.WR   Kelley Washington (66)   Tennessee 6-4  225  So.  Stephens City, Va.WR   Taylor Jacobs (32)       Florida   6-1  198  Sr.  Monticello, Fla.RB   LaBrandon Toefield (56)  LSU       6-0  225  Jr.  Independence, La.RB   Earnest Graham (42)      Florida   5-9  215  Sr.  Ft. Myers, Fla.PK   Damon Duval (62)         Auburn    6-1  187  Sr.  Chattanooga, Tenn.RS   Domanick Davis (27)      LSU       5-10 211  Sr.  Breaux Bridge, La.

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownDL Jarret Johnson (56) Alabama 6-4 287 Sr. Chiefland, Fla.DL Ian Scott (56) Florida 6-3 307 Jr. Gainesville, Fla.DL Kindal Moorehead (43) Alabama 6-4 304 Sr. Memphis, Tenn.LB Bradie James (71) LSU 6-3 238 Sr. West Monroe, La.LB Boss Bailey (57) Georgia 6-4 218 Sr. Folkston, Ga.LB Dontarrious Thomas (55) Auburn 6-4 223 Jr. Perry, Ga.LB Mario Haggan (47) Miss. State 6-3 253 Sr. Clarksdale, Miss.DB Rashad Faison (74) S. Carolina 5-9 190 Sr. Wauchula, Fla.DB Todd Johnson (57) Florida 6-1 201 Sr. Sarasota, Fla.DB Jabari Greer (36) Tennessee 5-10 175 Jr. Jackson, Tenn.DB Lawrence Richardson (29) Arkansas 5-10 174 Jr. Galveston, Texas P Glenn Pakulak (30) Kentucky 6-3 230 Sr. Lapeer, Mich.

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownTE Doug Zeigler (32) Ole Miss 6-4? 254 Sr. Wilmington, OhioOL Will Ofenheusle (21) Tennessee 6-8 305 Sr. Martin, Tenn.OL Travelle Wharton (14) S. Carolina 6-4 300 Jr. Fountain Inn, S.C.OL Kevin Breedlove (14) Georgia 6-4 305 Sr. Clemson, S.C.*OL Michael Munoz (12) Tennessee 6-6 300 So. Mason, Ohio*OL Max Starks (12) Florida 6-8 345 Jr. Orlando, Fla. C Alonzo Ephraim (15) Alabama 6-4 312 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.QB Eli Manning (18) Ole Miss 6-4 215 Jr. New Orleans, La.WR Fred Gibson (23) Georgia 6-4 180 So. Waycross, Ga.WR Michael Clayton (12) LSU 6-4 185 So. Baton Rouge, La.RB Carnell Williams (36) Auburn 5-11 193 So. Attalla, Ala.RB Andrew Pinnock (12) S. Carolina 6-0 255 Sr. Bloomfield, Conn.PK Alex Walls (10) Tennessee 6-1 190 Sr. Bristol, Va.RS Jason Armstead (18) Ole Miss 5-10? 160 Sr. Moss Point, Miss.

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownDL Kenny King (21) Alabama 6-5 277 Sr. Daphne, Ala.DL DeMarco McNeil (18) Auburn 6-2 303 Jr. Prichard, Ala.DL Chad Lavalais (9) LSU 6-3 270 Jr. Marksville, La.LB Eddie Strong (31) Ole Miss 6-4 245 Sr. Batesville, Miss.LB Tony Gilbert (16) Georgia 6-1 242 Sr. Macon, Ga.LB Eddie Moore (11) Tennessee 6-0 220 Sr. South Pittsburg, Tenn.LB Brooks Daniels (7) Alabama 6-2 205 Jr. Jasper, Fla.DB Ken Hamlin (27) Arkansas 6-2 200 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.DB Damien James (25) LSU 5-11 191 Sr. Carencro, La.DB Josh Morgan (20) Miss. State 6-1 199 Sr. Vicksburg, Miss.DB Rushen Jones (12) Vanderbilt 6-1 198 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. P Damon Duval (27) Auburn 6-1 187 Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn.

SEC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

(Tabulated on a 1-2-3-4-5-6 scale) [82 total voters]

SEC CHAMPION [There were six voters that did not have a champion selected]
Tennessee (34), Florida (17), Georgia (16), LSU (4), Ole Miss (2), South Carolina (2), Alabama (1)

Eastern Division (First Place Votes in parenthesis)1.  Tennessee (41)     1362.  Georgia (19)       1753.  Florida (19)       1974.  South Carolina (3) 3055.  Kentucky           4286.  Vanderbilt         481

Western Division (First Place Votes in parenthesis)1. LSU (43) 1402. Alabama (24) 2033. Ole Miss (7) 2914. Auburn (3) 3115. Arkansas (5) 3306. Mississippi State 447