Six Vols Named to Coaches All-SEC Teams

Six Tennessee players, led by Outland Trophy candidate John Henderson, were named to the coaches' All-Southeastern Conference teams announced today by the league office.

Linebacker Eric Westmoreland joined Henderson as first-team All-SEC picks on defense, while Travis Henry and placekicker Alex Walls were tabbed by the coaches' as first-team offensive selections.

Tennessee linebacker Eric Westmoreland was named first-team All-SEC by the league's coaches.

The Vols also had two players earn second-team All-SEC accolades. The league's coaches tabbed defensive back Andre Lott and wide receiver Cedrick Wilson on their second-team ballots.

Henderson, who leads the SEC in quarterback sacks with 12 from his defensive tackle position, is one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy presented annually to the nation's top lineman. The Outland will be announced tomorrow night (Dec. 7) in Orlando, Fla. Henderson was also a finalist for this year's Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation's top defensive player.

Westmoreland, a Dick Butkus Award semifinalist, ended the season tied as the team's leading tackler with 83 stops and had a team-high 10 tackles for loss in 2000. The senior from Jasper, Tenn., has started the last 35 games for the Vols, dating back to the 1998 national championship team.

Henry, Tennessee's all-time leading rusher, finished the 2000 campaign with 1,314 yardsthird-best in UT history. The Frostproof, Fla., senior finished runner up to Auburn's Rudi Johnson for this year's league rushing title, averaging 119.5 yards per game this season.

Walls was "Mr. Perfect" for the Vols for much of the season, connecting on his first 14 field goals in 2000. A second-team Football News All-America, Walls kicked the game-winning field goal in the final seconds of UT's 19-17 win at Memphis. The sophomore from Bristol, Va., had streak of 16 consecutive field goals that dated back to the 1999 campaign ranks second in UT history.

The coaches tabbed Auburn's Johnson as the SEC Player of the Year, while South Carolina's Lou Holtz was named the league's Coach of the Year. South Carolina's Kenyatta Walker was named the winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, awarded annually to the league's top blocker.

Florida led all SEC teams with five players on the first-team followed by Tennessee and Auburn with four players each. Johnson was the only unanimous All-SEC pick by the coaches.

2000 All-SEC Football Coaches' Awards (OFFENSE--First Team)
Position	Name	School
TE*	Derek Smith	Kentucky
TE*	Robert Royal	LSU
OL	Kenyatta Walker	South Carolina
OL	Terrence Metcalf	Mississippi
OL	Mike Pearson	Florida
OL*	Kendall Simmons	Auburn
OL*	Jonas Jennings	Georgia
OL*	Pork Chop Womack	Mississippi State
C^	Paul Hogan	Alabama
WR	Jabar Gaffney	Florida
WR	Josh Reed	LSU
QB	Josh Booty	LSU
RB#	Rudi Johnson	Auburn
RB	Travis Henry	Tennessee
PK	Alex Walls	Tennessee
*-Ties; #-Unanimous Selection; ^-Repeat First-Team Selection

2000 All-SEC Football Coaches' Awards (DEFENSE--First Team)
Position	Name	School
DL	John Henderson	Tennessee
DL^	Alex Brown	Florida
DL	Richard Seymour	Georgia
OLB	Kalimba Edwards	South Carolina
OLB	Eric Westmoreland	Tennessee
ILB	Quinton Caver	Arkansas
ILB^	Jamie Winborn	Vanderbilt
DB	Lito Sheppard	Florida
DB	Fred Smoot	Mississippi State
DB*	Tim Wansley	Georgia
DB*	Rodney Crayton	Auburn
DB*	Ken Lucas	Mississippi
P	Damon Duval	Auburn
*-Ties; #-Unanimous Selection; ^-Repeat First-Team Selection

2000 All-SEC Football Coaches' Awards (OFFENSE--SecondTeam)
Position	Name	School
TE	Elliott Carson	Vanderbilt
OL	Brandon Winey	LSU
OL	Melvin Page	South Carolina
OL	Jon Stinchcomb	Georgia
OL*	Omar Smith	Kentucky
OL*	Paul Gruber	Vanderbilt
C	Michael Fair	Mississippi State
WR	Cedrick Wilson	Tennessese
WR*	Jermale Kelly	South Carolina
WR*	Dan Stricker	Vanderbilt
WR*	Ronney Daniels	Auburn
QB	Romero Miller	Mississippi
RB	Dicenzo Miller	Mississippi State
RB	Deuce McAllister	Mississippi
PK	Jeff Chandler	Florida
*-Ties; #-Unanimous Selection; ^-Repeat First-Team Selection

2000 All-SEC Football Coaches' Awards (DEFENSE--Second Team)
Position	Name	School
DL	Gerard Warren	Florida
DL	Marcus Stroud	Georgia
DL	Derrick Burgess	Mississippi
OLB	Brady James	LSU
OLB	Saleem Rasheed	Alabama
ILB	Treverance Faulk	LSU
ILB	Kendrell Bell	Georgia
DB	Ryan Clark	LSU
DB	Pig Prather	Mississippi State
DB	Fred Booker	LSU
DB*	Andre Lott	Tennessee
DB*	Fred Booker	LSU
P	Richie Butler	Arkansas
*-Ties; #-Unanimous Selection; ^-Repeat First-Team Selection

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