5 Gamecocks Named to 2012 All-SEC Football Team

Birmingham, AL (WLTX via SEC Digital Network) -- The Southeastern Conference announced the coaches list for the 2012 All-SEC Football team. 

10 of the 14 SEC schools have a member on the first-team All-SEC squad, and with USC's Jadeveon Clowney on Defense, and Ace Sanders on Special Teams, they are the only Gamecocks to make the First Team this year.

The complete First- and Second-Team lineups:

2012 ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
(*-Ties) (Coaches could not vote for their own players)

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE
TE -  Mychal Rivera, Tennessee

OL -  Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
         Chance Warmack, Alabama
         D.J. Fluker, Alabama
         Jake Matthews, Texas A&M

C -    Barrett Jones, Alabama
 
WR -  Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas
          Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt

QB -  Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M

RB -  Mike Gillislee, Florida
          Eddie Lacy, Alabama

AP -  Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee

DEFENSE
DL -  Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
          Sam Montgomery, LSU
          Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
          Sharrif Floyd, Florida

LB -  Jarvis Jones, Georgia
         C.J. Mosley, Alabama
         Kevin Minter, LSU
        
DB - Dee Milliner, Alabama
         Matt Elam, Florida
         Eric Reid, LSU
         Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Caleb Sturgis, Florida    
P -  Kyle Christy, Florida   
RS -  Ace Sanders, South Carolina   

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE
TE - Jordan Reed, Florida  

OL - Larry Warford, Kentucky
        Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
        Chris Burnette, Georgia
        Dallas Thomas, Tennessee

C -  T.J. Johnson, South Carolina

WR - Ryan Swope, Texas A&M
         Justin Hunter, Tennessee

QB -  AJ McCarron, Alabama

RB -  Todd Gurley, Georgia
          Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt

AP -  Ace Sanders, South Carolina

DEFENSE
DL -  Barkevious Mingo, LSU
        Sheldon Richardson, Missouri
        John Jenkins, Georgia
        Corey Lemonier, Auburn

LB -  A.J. Johnson, Tennessee
        Jon Bostic, Florida
        *Cameron Lawrence, Mississippi State
        *Alec Ogletree, Georgia
           
DB - D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina
        Bacarri Rambo, Georgia
        Robert Lester, Alabama
        Darius Slay, Mississippi State
          
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK -  Drew Alleman, LSU
P -  * Dylan Breeding, Arkansas
      * Richard Kent, Vanderbilt

RS -  Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee