Five Gamecocks nominated for coaches’ All-SEC teams

The Southeast Conference announced its All-SEC team, voted by the 14 league coaches, and five South Carolina Gamecocks combined to form the first team, the second team and the totally fresh team.

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Defensive Line Judge Kingsley Enagbare was nominated for the first team, while sophomore runner Kevin Harris and junior cornerback Jaycee Horn were the second team selections. Defender Mohamed Kaba and gambler Kai Kroeger were appointed to the freshman team of coaches.

Enagbare, a 6-4 junior from Atlanta, Georgia, played and started eight games for the Gamecocks in 2020 and led the SEC with three forced fumbles and was second in the league with 6.0 sacks. Enagbare had 30 tackles in the year, seven of them losing. At the season opener against Tennessee (September 26), he had the best of his career with nine tackles, with 2.5 tackles for defeat, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble. He had six tackles, a sack and a forced fumble at Ole Miss (14 November) and had a pair of defenders in the win over Auburn (17 October).

Harris, a 5-10 sophomore from Hinesville, Georgia, played and started in all 10 games and led the SEC in the regular season and was seventh nationally with 1,138 running yards. He had 15 touchdowns running and 16 touchdowns in total, which is the third at the SEC. Harris had five games over 100 yards and a pair of games over 200 yards against Ole Miss (243) and Kentucky (210). Harris had five touchdowns in Ole Miss’ victory, which set Carolina’s record for a single game and scored in eight of Carolina’s 10 SEC games. His average of 6.2 yards per carry leads the nation in running backs with more than 160 carry and Harris only the third Gamecock, joining Marcus Lattimore and George Rogers, to have several 200-yard running contests.

Horn, a 6-1 junior from Alpharetta, Georgia, played and started in seven games in 2020 and had 16 tackles, six pass splits, a couple of interceptions and a tackle for defeat. Horn’s big game came in a victory over Auburn (October 17), when he had two interceptions, a pass deflection that led to a third choice, four pass separations in total and three tackles in the 30-22 win.

Kaba, a 6-2 freshman from Clinton, NC, played nine games with three games for the Gamecocks in his first season and had 13 tackles in total to go along with half a tackle for defeat. Kaba had a record in the five-tackle season against Georgia (28 November) and made four stops in Kentucky (5 December). He had a pair of tackles and a half tackle for the victory defeat at Vanderbilt (10 October).

Kroeger, a 6-3 freshman from Lake Forest, Illinois, played 10 games as a bettor for the Gamecocks and averaged 43.3 yards at 39 punts. He was named the SEC’s Special Team Player of the Week on October 19, after having five punts for an average of 48.4 yards and three punts scored within the 20 points in the win over Auburn (October 17). He had a 53-yard long punt this season and seven scores of 50 or more yards.

Gamecocks are preparing for the Gasparilla Bowl 2020, facing UAB. The game is scheduled for Saturday, December 26 at noon in Tampa, Florida.

Launch of the Southeast Conference – All-SEC 2020 Coaching Team

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

YOU
Kyle Pitts, Florida

OL
Alex Leatherwood, Alabama
Landon Young, Kentucky
Ben Cleveland, Georgia
Trey Smith, Tennessee *
Deonte Brown, Alabama *

Ç
Landon Dickerson, Alabama

WR
DeVonta Smith, Alabama
Elijah Moore, Ole Miss

QB
Mac Jones, Alabama

RB
Najee Harris, Alabama
Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M

AP
Kadarius Toney, Florida

DEFENSE

DL
Christian Barmore, Alabama
Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
Trajan Jeffcoat, Missouri
Bobby Brown III, Texas A&M

LB
Nick Bolton, Missouri
Dylan Moses
Grant Morgan, Arkansas

DB
Patrick Surtain II, Alabama
Kaiir Elam, Florida
Richard LeCounte, Georgia
Derek Stingley, LSU

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK
Cade York, LSU

P
Jake Camarda, Georgia

LOL
Kadarius Toney, Florida

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

YOU
Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M

OL
Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
Dan Moore Jr., Texas A&M
Carson Green, Texas A&M

Ç
Drake Jackson, Kentucky

WR
Kadarius Toney, Florida
Treylon Burks

QB
Kyle Trask, Florida

RB
Kevin Harris, South Carolina
Larry Rountree, Missouri

AP
Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss

DEFENSE

DL
Big Kat Bryant, Auburn
Jordan Davis, Georgia
Dayo Odeyingbo, Vanderbilt
Ali Gaye, LSU

LB
Azeez Ojulari, Georgia
Car Pool, Arkansas
Christopher Allen, Alabama

DB
Eric Stokes, Georgia
Malachi Moore, Alabama
Jalen Catalon, Arkansas
Jaycee Horn, South Carolina

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK
Anders Carlson, Auburn

P
Zach Von Rosenberg, LSU

LOL
Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

FRESHMAN ALL-SEC

OFFENSE

YOU
Arik Gilbert, LSU *
Hudson Henry, Arkansas *

OL
Warren McClendon, Georgia
Javion Cohen, Alabama
Brady Latham, Arkansas
Charles Cross, State of Mississippi

WR
Kayshon Boutte, LSU
Jaden Walley, State of Mississippi

QB
Connor Bazelak, Missouri

RB
Tank Bigsby, Auburn

Kendall Milton, Georgia

AP
Tank Bigsby, Auburn

DEFENSE

DL
Colby Wooden, Auburn
Jalen Carter, Georgia
BJ Ojulari, LSU
McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&M

LB
Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
JJ Weaver, Kentucky
Mohamed Kaba, South Carolina

DB
Malachi Moore, Alabama
Eli Ricks, LSU
Jalen Catalon, Arkansas
Emmanuel Forbes, State of Mississippi

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK
Harrison Mevis, Missouri

P
Kai Kroeger, South Carolina

LOL
Kayshon Boutte, LSU
(* – Ties )

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