The 2024 Southeastern Conference football season was the 92nd season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the SEC's first season with 16 teams with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma, and its first season since 1991 with a non-divisional scheduling format.
Preseason 2024 SEC Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:
Alabama – Arkansas – Auburn – Florida – Georgia – Kentucky – LSU – Mississippi State – Missouri – Oklahoma- Ole Miss – South Carolina – Tennessee – Texas - Texas A&M - Vanderbilt -
Recruiting classes Source: +National rankingsTeamESPNRivals24/7On3 RecruitsTotal signeesAlabama222228Arkansas2937313117Auburn9810820Florida1015131020Georgia111128Kentucky2324242525LSU7117730Mississippi State2626282626Missouri2222202121Oklahoma878928Ole Miss2021212022South Carolina1930221916Tennessee1414141323Texas536622Texas A&M1820191717Vanderbilt4540403921 Note: ESPN only ranks the top 40 teams.
SEC Media Days The 2024 SEC Media days took place on July 15–18, 2024 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Dallas, TX. It was the fourth time they were held outside of Birmingham, AL. Each team was expected to have its head coach available to talk to the media at the event, which was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.
Preseason polls were released in July 2024.
The schedule for the teams was: Date School Coach Player(s)July 15LSUBrian KellyGarrett Nussmeier (QB), Mason Taylor (TE) & Harold Perkins (LB)Ole MissLane Kiffin Jaxson Dart (QB) Tre Harris (WR) & Jared Ivey (DE)South CarolinaShane BeamerAlex Huntley (DT), Luke Doty (ATH) & Debo Williams (LB)VanderbiltClark LeaGunnar Hansen (OL), Langston Patterson (LB) & CJ Taylor (S)July 16GeorgiaKirby SmartCarson Beck (QB), Mykel Williams (DL) & Malaki Starks (S)MissouriEliah DrinkwitzLuther Burden III (WR), Brady Cook (QB) & Kristian Williams (DL)OklahomaBrent VenablesJackson Arnold (QB), Danny Stutsman (LB) & Billy Bowman Jr. (DB)TennesseeJosh HeupelCooper Mays (C), Keenan Pili (LB) & Omari Thomas (DL)July 17AlabamaKalen DeBoerJalen Milroe (QB), Tyler Booker (OL) & Malachi Moore (DB)FloridaBilly NapierGraham Mertz (QB), Shemar James (ILB) & Montrell Johnson Jr. (RB)Mississippi StateJeff LebbyBlake Shapen (QB), Albert Reese IV (OL) & John Lewis (LB)TexasSteve SarkisianQuinn Ewers (QB) Kelvin Banks Jr. (OL) & Jahdae Barron (DB)July 18ArkansasSam PittmanAndrew Armstrong (WR), Taylen Green (QB) & Landon Jackson (DE)AuburnHugh FreezePayton Thorne (QB), Eugene Asante (LB) & Keldric Faulk (DE)KentuckyMark StoopsMarques Cox (OL) D’Eryk Jackson (LB) & Deone Walker (DL)Texas A&MMike ElkoShemar Turner (DL), Taurean York (LB) & Trey Zuhn III (OL)
Preseason media polls Teams currently listed alphabetically
+ SEC 1Georgia 3330 (165) 2Texas3041 (27) 3Alabama 2891 (12) 4Ole Miss 2783 (4) 5LSU 2322 (2) 6Missouri 2240 7Tennessee 2168 8Oklahoma 2022 9Texas A&M 1684 10Auburn 1382 11Kentucky 1371 12Florida 1146 13South Carolina 923 (1) 14Arkansas749 15Mississippi State623 16Vanderbilt293 (2)
Media poll (SEC Championship) 1 Georgia 165 2 Texas 27 3 Alabama 12 4 Ole Miss 4 5 LSU 2 6 Vanderbilt 2 7 South Carolina 1
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Preseason awards
All−American Teams PlayerAP 1st TeamAP 2nd TeamAS 1st TeamAS 2nd TeamAS 3rd TeamAS 4th TeamCBS 1st TeamCBS 2nd TeamCFN 1st TeamCFN 2nd TeamESPNPFF 1st TeamPFF 2nd Team PFF 3rd TeamSI 1st TeamSI 2nd TeamSN 1st TeamSN 2nd TeamUSAT 1st TeamUSAT 2nd TeamWCFF 1st TeamWCFF 2nd Team Bert Auburn Kelvin BanksJahdae Barron Carson Beck Parker Brailsford Tyler Booker Isaiah Bond Billy Bowman Jr. Barion Brown Luther Burden James Burnip Will Campbell Jeremy Crawshaw Trevor Etienne Quinn Ewers Dylan Fairchild Earnest Greene Maxwell Hairston Tre Harris Landon Jackson Emery JonesDeontae Lawson Cooper Mays Jalen Milroe Smael Mondon Malachi Moore Graham Nicholson Walter NolenJames Pearce Harold Perkins Jr.Caden Prieskorn Tate RatledgeKeionte ScottNic ScourtonMalaki StarksDanny Stutsman Brett Thorson Shemar TurnerPrincely UmanmielenDeone WalkerMykel Williams
Individual awards
Lott TrophyDeontae LawsonAlabamaLBR-Jr.Malachi MooreCBGr.Landon JacksonArkansasDLSr.Jalon WalkerGeorgiaLBJr.Malaki StarksCBDeone WalkerKentuckyDLHarold PerkinsLSULBDanny StutsmanOklahomaSr.Nick EmmanworiSouth CarolinaCBJr.James PearceTennesseeDLAndrew MukubaTexasCBSr.Jahdae BarronNic ScourtonTexas A&MDLJr.Dodd TrophyKirby SmartGeorgiaHC--Brian KellyLSUEliah DrinkwitzMissouriLane KiffinOle MissJosh HeupelTennesseeSteve SarkisianTexasMaxwell AwardJalen MilroeAlabamaQBR-Jr.Jarquez HunterAuburnRBSr.Graham MertzFloridaQBCarson BeckGeorgiaTrevor EtienneRBJr.Garrett NussmeierLSUQBKyren LacyWRSr.Brady CookMissouriQBLuther Burden IIIWRJr.Jackson ArnoldOklahoma QBSo.Jaxson DartOle MissSr.Raheim SandersSouth CarolinaRBNico IamaleavaTennesseeQBR-Fr.Quinn EwersTexasJr.Conner WeigmanTexas A&MSo.Patrick Mannelly AwardKneeland HibbetAlabamaLSSr.Eli SteinArkansasJr.Rocco UnderwoodFloridaR-Jr.Beau GardnerGeorgiaSr.Slade RoyLSUBen AndersonOklahomaR-So.Julian AshbyVanderbiltGr.Outland TrophyParker BrailsfordAlabamaOLR-So.Tyler BookerJr.Tim SmithDLGr.Nazir Stackhouse GeorgiaTate RatledgeOLDylan FairchildJr.Xavier TrussSr.Deone WalkerKentuckyDLJr.Eli CoxOLSr.Emery JonesLSUJr.Will CampbellArmand MembouMissouriCam'Ron JohnsonSr.Walter NolenOle MissDLJr.Branson Hickman OklahomaOLR-Sr.Kelvin BanksTexasJr.Chase BisontisTexas A&MSo.Bronko Nagurski TrophyDeontae LawsonAlabamaLBR-Jr.Malachi MooreCBGr.Landon JacksonArkansasDLSr.Smael Mondon Jr.GeorgiaLBMalaki StarksDBJr.Mykel WilliamsDLHarold Perkins Jr.LSULBDeone WalkerKentuckyDLMaxwell HairstonDBJohnny Walker Jr.MissouriDESr.Walter NolenOle MissDLJr.Billy Bowman Jr. OklahomaSr.Danny StutsmanLBDebo WilliamsSouth CarolinaJames Pearce TennesseeDEJr.Anthony Hill Jr.TexasLBSo.Jahdae BarronCBSr.Nic ScourtonTexas A&MDLJr.Shemar TurnerSr.Jim Thorpe AwardMalachi MooreAlabamaCBGr.Daylen EveretteGeorgiaJr.Maxwell HairstonKentuckyDBJr.Billy Bowman Jr.OklahomaDLSr. Jet Award Isaiah Sategna IIIArkansas WR So. Barion BrownKentucky Jr.Paul Hornung AwardKeionte ScottAuburnCBSr.Trevor EtienneGeorgiaRBJr.Barion BrownKentuckyWRLuther Burden IIIMissouriKevin Coleman Jr.Mississippi StateJaydon BlueTexasRBWuerffel TrophyTim Keenan IIIAlabamaDLCam BallArkansasSr.Luke DealAuburnTEGr.Graham MertzFloridaQBR-Sr.Malaki StarksGeorgiaCBJr.J. J. WeaverKentuckyLBSr.Will CampbellLSUOLJr.Nick Barr-MinaMississippi StatePKSr.Kristian WilliamsMissouriDTGr.Gavin SawchukOklahomaRBSo.JJ PeguesOle MissDTSr.Alex HuntleySouth CarolinaBru McCoyTennesseeWRHayden ConnerTexasOLAlbert RegisTexas A&MDLJr.Richie HoskinsVanderbiltWRSr.Lou Groza AwardGraham NicholsonAlabamaPKAlex McPhersonAuburnSo.Trey SmackFloridaJr.Peyton WoodringGeorgiaSo.Caden DavisOle MissSr.Bert AuburnTexasRandy BondTexas A&MRay Guy AwardJames BurnipAlabamaPOscar ChapmanAuburnBrett ThorsonGeorgiaJr.Luke ElzingaOklahomaSr.Kai KroegerSouth CarolinaGr.Jesse MircoVanderbiltWalter Camp AwardJalen MilroeAlabamaQBR-Jr.Malachi MooreCBGr.Carson BeckGeorgiaQBSr.Malaki StarksCBJr.Harold Perkins Jr. LSULBLuther Burden IIIMissouriWRJaxson DartOle MissQBSr.Walter NolenDLJr.Danny Stutsman OklahomaLBSr.James PearceTennesseeDEJr.Quinn EwersTexasQBConner WeigmanTexas A&MSo.
Doak Walker AwardJam MillerAlabamaRBJr.Justice HaynesSo.Jarquez HunterAuburnSr.Montrell Johnson Jr.FloridaR-Jr.Trevor EtienneGeorgiaJr.DeaMonte TrayanumKentuckySr.Marcus CarrollMissouriNate NoelGavin SawchukOklahomaSo.Ulysses Bentley IVOle MissSr.Raheim SandersSouth CarolinaDylan SampsonTennesseeJr.CJ BaxterTexasSo.Jaydon BlueJr.Biletnikoff AwardAndrew ArmstrongArkansasWRSr.Robert LewisAuburnJa'Mori MaclinKentuckyJr.CJ DanielsLSUGr.Luther Burden IIIMissouriJr.Nic AndersonOklahomaR-So.Tre HarrisOle MissGr.Squirrel WhiteTennesseeJr.Davey O'Brien AwardJalen MilroeAlabamaQBR-Jr.Graham MertzFloridaR-Sr.Carson BeckGeorgiaSr.Brady CookMissouriJaxson DartOle MissQuinn EwersTexasJr.John Mackey AwardCJ DippreAlabamaTESr.Luke HaszArkansasSo.Rivaldo FairweatherAuburnSr.Arlis BoardinghamFloridaSo.Benjamin YurosekGeorgiaGr.Oscar DelpJr.Mason TaylorLSUBrett NorfleetMissouriSo.Caden PrieskornOle MissGr.De’Quan WrightJr.Amari NiblackTexasDonovan GreenTexas A&MRimington TrophyParker BrailsfordAlabamaOLR-So.Connor LewAuburnSo.Jake SlaughterFloridaR-Jr.Jared WilsonGeorgiaJr.Ethan MinerMississippi StateSr.Connor TollisonMissouriJr.Branson HickmanOklahomaR-Sr.Vershon LeeSouth CarolinaCooper MaysTennesseeGr.Jake MajorsTexasSr.Bednarik AwardDeontae LawsonAlabamaLBR-Jr.Malachi MooreCBGr.Landon JacksonArkansasDLSr.Eugene AsanteAuburnLBShemar JamesFloridaJr.Malaki StarksGeorgiaCBMykel WilliamsDESmael MondonLBSr.Deone WalkerKentuckyDLJr.Maxwell HairstonDBHarold Perkins Jr. LSULBJohnny Walker Jr.MissouriDESr.Billy Bowman Jr.OklahomaDLDanny StutsmanLBPrincely UmanmielenOle MissDETonka HemingwaySouth CarolinaDLGr.James PearceTennesseeDEJr.Jahdae BarronTexasCBSr.Nic ScourtonTexas A&MDLJr.Shemar TurnerSr.CJ TaylorVanderbiltLBButkus AwardDeontae LawsonAlabamaR-Jr.Jihaad CampbellJr.Eugene AsanteAuburnSr.Shemar JamesFloridaJr.Smael Mondon Jr.GeorgiaSr.D’Eryk JacksonKentuckyJamon Dumas-JohnsonJr.Harold Perkins Jr.LSUDanny Stutsman OklahomaSr.Debo WilliamsSouth CarolinaR-Sr.Demetrius KnightGr.Anthony Hill Jr.TexasSo.Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardJalen MilroeAlabamaQBR-Jr.Payton ThorneAuburnSr.Graham MertzFloridaR-Sr.Carson BeckGeorgiaSr.Brock VandagriffKentuckyR-Jr.Garrett NussmeierLSUBlake ShapenMississippi StateR-Sr.Brady CookMissouriSr.Jaxson DartOle MissQuinn EwersTexasJr.Conner WeigmanTexas A&MSo.Manning AwardJalen MilroeAlabamaR-Jr.Graham MertzFloridaR-Sr.Carson BeckGeorgiaSr.Brady CookMissouriJaxson DartOle MissQuinn EwersTexasJr.Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year AwardJaxson MoiTennesseeDLKeenan PiliLBGr.Nico IamaleavaQBR-Fr.Jermayne LoleTexasDLSr.Tiaoalli SaveaRotary Lombardi AwardDeontae LawsonAlabamaLBR-Jr.Jaeden RobertsOLParker BrailsfordR-So.Tyler BookerJr.Landon JacksonArkansasDLSr.Tate Ratledge GeorgiaOLGr.Dylan FairchildJr.Mykel WilliamsDEDeone WalkerKentuckyDLEmery Jones Jr.LSUOLWill CampbellHarold Perkins Jr.LBWalter NolenOle MissDLDanny Stutsman OklahomaLBSr.James PearceTennesseeDEJr.Kelvin Banks Jr.TexasOLTrey MooreDENic ScourtonTexas A&MDLShemar TurnerSr.Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
Preseason All-SEC
Media
First Team Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Carson Beck Sr.Georgia RB Trevor Etienne Jr. Jarquez Hunter Sr.Auburn WR Luther Burden III Jr.Missouri Tre HarrisSr. Ole Miss TE Caden PrieskornOL Tyler BookerJr. Alabama Will Campbell LSU Kelvin Banks Jr. Texas Tate RatledgeSr.Georgia C Cooper MaysTennessee First Team Defense DL James Pearce Jr.Jr.Tennessee Walter NolenOle Miss Deone WalkerKentucky Nazir Stackhouse Sr.Georgia LB Harold Perkins Jr. LSU Danny Stutsman Sr.Oklahoma Deontae Lawson R-Jr. Alabama Mykel WilliamsJr.Georgia DB Malaki Starks Malachi Moore Gr. Alabama Billy Bowman Jr. Sr.Oklahoma Maxwell Hairston Jr.Kentucky First Team Special Teams PK Bert Auburn Sr. Texas P James Burnip R-Sr.Alabama LS Kneeland Hibbett Sr. KS Alex McPherson So. Auburn RS Barion BrownJr.Kentucky AP Zavion Thomas LSU
Second Team Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense QB Quinn Ewers Jr. Texas RB Raheim Sanders Sr.South Carolina CJ Baxter So. Texas Montrell Johnson Jr. Sr.FloridaWR Isaiah Bond Jr. Texas Kyren Lacy R-Sr. LSU TE Mason TaylorJr.OL Emery Jones Kadyn Proctor So. Alabama Xavier Truss Sr.Georgia Dylan Fairchild Jr. C Parker Brailsford R-So. Alabama Second Team Defense DL Shemar TurnerSr.Texas A&M Landon Jackson Arkansas Nic Scourton Jr.Texas A&M Tim Smith Gr. Alabama Jared Ivey Sr. Ole Miss LB Debo Williams R-Sr.South Carolina Anthony Hill Jr. So. Texas Smael Mondon Jr.Sr.GeorgiaDB Jahdae Barron Texas Major Burns LSUAndrew Mukuba TexasMalik Muhammad So. Second Team Special Teams PK Graham Nicholson Sr. Alabama P Brett Thorson Jr.Georgia LS Hunter Rogers R-Sr.South Carolina KS Will StoneJr. Texas RS Zavion Thomas LSU AP Dillion BellGeorgia
Third Team