2011 Southeastern Conference football season
Preseason
Table:
First Team Defense

Position

Player

Class

Team

DL

Jake Bequette

Sr.

Arkansas

DL

Josh Chapman

Sr.

Alabama

DL

Malik Jackson

Sr.

Tennessee

DL

Devin Taylor

Jr.

South Carolina

LB

Dont'a Hightower

Jr.

Alabama

LB

Chris Marve

Sr.

Vanderbilt

LB

Danny Trevathan

Sr.

Kentucky

DB

Mark Barron

Sr.

Alabama

DB

Stephon Gilmore

Jr.

South Carolina

DB

Robert Lester

Jr.

Alabama

DB

Morris Claiborne

Jr.

Louisiana State

Consulting the given table together with the supplementary paragraphs below.

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