2011 All-SEC football team


The 2011 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference chosen by the Associated Press and the conference coaches for the 2011 Southeastern Conference football season.
The LSU Tigers won the conference, beating the Georgia Bulldogs 42 to 10 in the SEC Championship game. The Tigers then lost the national championship to the Alabama Crimson Tide 21 to 0 in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game, a rematch of a regular season game won in overtime by LSU 9 to 6.
Alabama running back Trent Richardson, a unanimous AP Selection, won the Doak Walker Award given to the nation's top running back and was voted AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, also a unanimous AP selection, won the Bednarik Award as the nation's top defensive player and was voted AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Tyler Wilson, Arkansas

Running backs

Trent Richardson*, Alabama Michael Dyer, Auburn

Wide receivers

Jarius Wright, Arkansas

Centers

William Vlachos, Alabama

Guards

Barrett Jones*, Alabama Will Blackwell, LSU

Tackles

Cordy Glenn, Georgia

Tight ends

Orson Charles, Georgia

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Melvin Ingram, South Carolina Sam Montgomery, LSU

Defensive tackles

Linebackers

Jarvis Jones*, Georgia Courtney Upshaw, Alabama

Cornerbacks

Tyrann Mathieu*, LSU Morris Claiborne, LSU

Safeties

Mark Barron, Alabama Bacarri Rambo, Georgia

Special teams

Kickers

Caleb Sturgis, Florida
  • Drew Alleman, LSU

Punters

  • Brad Wing, LSU
  • Steven Clark, Auburn
  • Dylan Breeding, Arkansas

All purpose/return specialist

Key

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP
AP = Associated Press
Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches
* = Unanimous selection of AP