While selecting Alabama as the preseason favorite to defend its SEC title, the reporters who gathered this week for SEC media days also picked seven Crimson Tide players as first-team all-conference honorees – the most from any school.
With 318 out of a possible 331 votes, Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley was the third-leading vote-getter – trailing only LSU running back Leonard Fournette (329) and Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly (321) – to lead the Crimson Tide’s 13 overall selections to the first, second or third teams.
Alabama defensive lineman Jonathan Allen (301) and Texas A&M defensive lineman Myles Garrett (286) were the top vote-getters on defense.