Top 5 Players on Every SEC Team & Top 25 Overall

SEC Mike and Athlon Sports Senior Editor Steven Lassan are back to talk some SEC Football!

0:00 -- intro
3:00 -- No. 1 AP Preseason Poll jinx
8:00 -- Top 5 players on every SEC team
9:30 -- Ole Miss
15:30 -- Missouri
19:40 -- Kentucky
25:30 -- Tennessee
32:15 -- Alabama
36:45 -- Florida
43:00 -- Arkansas
48:15 -- Auburn
51:15 -- Georgia
54:15 -- LSU
59:30 -- Mississippi State
1:01:20 -- Oklahoma
1:04:10 -- South Carolina
1:09:00 -- Texas
1:11:30 -- Texas A&M
1:14:40 -- Vanderbilt
1:16:00 -- Top 25 Overall

[jeffreybonner]

Nico just seems like he’s gonna be a monster. Elite size and talent, has swag. First game out against a solid Iowa defense he torched them for five touchdowns. I understand it’s one game, but imagine how much he’s progressing with all the #1 reps he is getting. I think he gets to 35 total touchdowns and has a breakout year.

[HeadlessAce]

OU top 5 from an OU fan:
1. Danny Stutsman
2. Deion Burks
3. Billy Bowman Jr.
4. Nick Anderson
5. Toss-up between Jackson Arnold, Gavin Sawchuk, Da’Jon Terry, Damonic Williams, Ethan Downs, & Gentry Williams. I think I would have to give the nod to Ethan Downs via on-field production & by leadership displayed in fall camp. But, with that said, DJ Terry is highly undervalued by those outside of the program. His stats won’t reflect what his value was to OU during 23, but those that know what to look for understand what that man brought to OU! D. Williams should help lessen his load in 24 & I’m hoping he breaks-out this season!!!

[michaelroberts]

Hey Steven I’m not sure if you know this but Deion smith didn’t only play at a junior college, he was also at LSU… 😂 the only reason he won’t have 1200 yards this season at Ole Miss is because we have so much talent at the position. I can definitely see an 800 yard season coming from him on fewer receptions than a lot of players

[beckf]

My Top 5 OU Players:
1. Danny Stutsman
2. Nic Anderson
3. Peyton Bowen
4. Deion Burks
5. Billy Bowman, Jr.
5a. Gavin Sawchuk

[UnenthusiasticSportsFan]

You have CJ Daniels at WR for LSU also. He was 1K receiver at Liberty.

[curlyqv]

I think the South Carolina top 5 is pretty good tbh. Praying it’s right because then this offense and defense should be solid

[jclevengerjr]

Mike, regarding Nico, you really miss the fact that he is not only a red shirt freshman, but he's almost a sophomore from his time in the program. Let's look at the history of top talent QBs who had only 1 year in a program to red shirt and how they performed as a red shirt freshman starter. The list of high performance, break out QB performances is long. When you compare Hooker, as a transfer, in a brand new offensive system in year one to what Nico may be like as a nearly 2 year redshirt freshman, is just really not even close to the same comparison. It's really Apples and Oranges. Also, Nico has not made alot of bad decisions. He has a veteran O Line in front of him and a lot of time in this offense. He is smart, and very cool and collected. I really think you're vastly under representing him. And he has a far better receiving core than probably Heupel has had overall. He has a solid 6 rotation. We'll obviously see. My view is he will not at all be rattled by the big game and stage.

[SmokeyDaBear]

I think Nico does struggle against GA and OU because of the road environment but Bama is at home so I think he helps get it done in that game to go 10-2.

[briandeaton]

I think the preseason AP number one stat mostly means the AP does a bad job at predicting

[Swerve-Online]

LSU top 5 by seasons end
Cambell
Jones
Perkins
Chris Hilton
Nuss
Kaleb Jackson

Potential defensive guys... Savion Jones, Womack and Spears.

[Tijuanabill]

Wait, you're here to tell Oklahoma fans we need elite defensive linemen to compete in the SEC, when getting elite defensive linemen was one of the primary reasons we joined the SEC? Yeah man...we know. We know far better than you, what it's like to not be able to get elite defensive linemen, and what happens when you can't for 15 years.

[UGADawgzFan]

AP ain't great at pre season polls if ya ask me.

[stephenboren]

Mizzou schedule is just ridiculous. Just wait until your schedule is like the rest of the SEC you’ll be right back at the bottom

[mikledeshazer]

Can someone please tell the #SEC that all Oklahoma has done is beat SEC teams? (Bob Stoops' favorite pastime was stumping mood holes in the SEC a&& and walking it dry.) #OUDNA has never played the #SEC, which is not on this year's schedule. Just SEC teams, nothing more or less.

[VolFan]

Oklahoma doesn’t have more talent that Tennessee.

[dawgmatic]

Mike has disrespected Mississippi State all off-season.

[crtg_bn]

Its hard for you to imagine Luther Burden to be non existent???? Please go back and watch the Ohio State and Tennessee games he was strapped ❌ THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT