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BATON ROUGE – Offensive tackle Will Campbell and linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. lead a list of eight LSU players who have been named preseason All-SEC according to a poll of media covering SEC Football Media Days in Dallas this week.

Campbell and Perkins, along with all-purpose player Zavion Thomas, were named first-team by the media.

LSU players on the second-team include a trio on offense in tackle Emery Jones, tight end Mason Taylor and wide receiver Kyren Lacy, safety Major Burns on defense, and Thomas as the return specialist.

Senior long snapper Slade Roy earned third-team recognition.

Campbell, also a first-team preseason All-America, has twice earned All-SEC honors in his two years with the Tigers. He was a second-team selection in 2022 as a true freshman and he earned first-team honors a year ago. Campbell, one of the most dominant offensive linemen in LSU history, has started 26 games in two years.

Perkins, a second-team preseason All-America heading into 2024, is one of the top defensive playmakers in college football. In two years with the Tigers, Perkins has tallied 26 tackles for loss, 13 sacks and forced seven fumbles.

Thomas, a transfer from Mississippi State, averaged 33.7 yards on six kickoff returns and 11.7 yards on 14 punt returns for the Bulldogs in 2023.

The predicted order of finish in the SEC according to the media had Georgia first, followed by Texas, Alabama, Ole Miss and LSU. It’s the first time since 1991 that the SEC will not be divided into divisions.

The top two teams in the 16-team league standings based on winning percentage advance to the SEC Championship Game.

LSU opens its third season under head coach Brian Kelly on Sunday, Sept. 1 against USC in Las Vegas. LSU’s home-opener against Nicholls on Saturday, Sept. 7 begins a season-long celebration of 100 years of Tiger Stadium.

2024 SEC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL

SEC CHAMPION

School, Points

Georgia 165

Texas 27

Alabama 12

Ole Miss 4

Vanderbilt 2

LSU 2

South Carolina 1

PREDICATED ORDER OF FINISH

School, Points

1 Georgia 3,330

2 Texas 3,041

3 Alabama 2,891

4 Ole Miss 2,783

5 LSU 2,322

6 Missouri 2,240

7 Tennessee 2,168

8 Oklahoma 2,022

9 Texas A&M 1,684

10 Auburn 1,382

11 Kentucky 1,371

12 Florida 1,146

13 South Carolina 923

14 Arkansas 749

15 Mississippi State 623

16 Vanderbilt 293

2024 PRESEASON ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAMS

OFFENSE

First Team

QB – Carson Beck, Georgia

RB – Trevor Etienne, Georgia

RB – Jarquez Hunter, Auburn

WR – Luther Burden III, Missouri

WR – Tre Harris, Ole Miss

TE – Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss

OL – Tyler Booker, Alabama

OL – Will Campbell, LSU

OL – Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas

OL – Tate Ratledge, Georgia

C – Cooper Mays, Tennessee

Second Team

QB – Quinn Ewers, Texas

RB – Raheim Sanders, Arkansas

*RB – CJ Baxter, Texas

*RB – Montrell Johnson Jr., Florida

WR – Isaiah Bond, Texas

WR – Kyren Lacy, LSU

TE – Mason Taylor, LSU

OL – Emery Jones Jr., LSU

OL – Kadyn Proctor, Alabama

OL – Xavier Truss, Georgia

OL – Dylan Fairchild, Georgia

C – Parker Brailsford, Alabama

Third Team

QB – Jalen Milroe, Alabama

RB – Justice Haynes, Alabama

RB – Ulysses Bentley, Ole Miss

WR – Deion Burks, Oklahoma

WR – Dominic Lovett, Georgia

TE – Oscar Delp, Georgia

OL – Earnest Greene III, Georgia

OL – Marques Cox, Kentucky

OL – Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M

OL – Jaeden Roberts, Alabama

C – Jake Majors, Texas

DEFENSE

First Team

DL – James Pearce Jr., Tennessee

DL – Walter Nolen, Ole Miss

DL – Deone Walker, Kentucky

DL – Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia

LB – Harold Perkins Jr., LSU

LB – Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma

*LB – Deontae Lawson, Alabama

*LB – Mykel Williams, Georgia

DB – Malaki Starks, Georgia

DB – Malachi Moore, Alabama

DB – Billy Bowman, Oklahoma

DB – Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky

Second Team

DL – Shemar Turner, Texas A&M

DL – Landon Jackson, Arkansas

DL – Nic Scourton, Texas A&M

*DL – Tim Smith, Alabama

*DL – Jared Ivey, Ole Miss

LB – Debo Williams, South Carolina

LB – Anthony Hill Jr., Texas

LB – Smael Mondon Jr., Georgia

DB – Jahdae Barron, Texas

DB – Major Burns, LSU

DB – Andrew Mukuba, Texas

DB – Malik Muhammad, Texas

Third Team

DL – Tim Keenan III, Alabama

DL – Princely Umanmielen, Ole Miss

DL – Trey Moore, Texas

DL – Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina

LB – Jamon “Pop” Dumas-Johnson, Kentucky

LB – Jihaad Campbell, Alabama

LB – Eugene Asante, Auburn

DB – Domani Jackson, Alabama

DB – Daylen Everette, Georgia

DB – Jason Marshall Jr., Florida

*DB – Keon Sabb, Alabama

*DB – Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina

SPECIALISTS

First Team

P – James Burnip, Alabama

PK – Bert Auburn, Texas

LS – Kneeland Hibbett, Alabama

KS – Alex McPherson, Auburn

RS – Barion Brown, Kentucky

AP – Zavion Thomas, LSU

Second Team

P – Brett Thorson, Georgia

PK – Graham Nicholson, Alabama

LS – Hunter Rogers, South Carolina

KS – Will Stone, Texas

RS – Zavion Thomas, LSU

AP – Dillion Bell, Georgia

Third Team

P – Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida

PK – Alex McPherson, Auburn

LS – Slade Roy, LSU

KS – Trey Smack, Florida

RS – Keionte Scott, Auburn

*AP – Barion Brown, Kentucky

*AP – Jaydon Blue, Texas

* – Indicates a tie