Auburn's Jarquez Hunter named to Media Days All-SEC First-Team, 4 Tigers honored

by Jeff Shearer
Auburn's Jarquez Hunter named to Media Days All-SEC First-Team, 4 Tigers honoredAuburn's Jarquez Hunter named to Media Days All-SEC First-Team, 4 Tigers honored
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Jarquez Hunter

AUBURN, Ala.  The SEC’s leading returning rusher, Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter has been named to the 2024 preseason Media Days All-SEC First-Team, the Southeastern Conference announced Friday.

As a junior in 2023, Hunter gained 909 rushing yards on 159 carries, an average of 5.7 yards per carry. In three seasons on the Plains, Hunter has rushed for 2,170 yards and 17 touchdowns, adding 403 career receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Auburn’s Alex McPherson earned two preseason honors, making the First-Team as kickoff specialist and Third-Team as a placekicker. As a freshman in 2023, McPherson did not miss a kick, going 13-for-13 on field goals and 40-for-40 on extra points.

Linebacker Eugene Asante was named to the Third-Team after leading Auburn with 86 tackles last season. Defensive back Keionte Scott also earned Third-Team honors as a return specialist after leading the SEC in punt return average with 14.8 yards per return.

Reporters at SEC Media Days picked Auburn to finish 10th in the 16-team conference, which is competing without divisions this season after adding new members Texas and Oklahoma.

2024 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM

OFFENSE

First-Team

QB – Carson Beck, UGA

RB - Trevor Etienne, UGA

RB – Jarquez Hunter, AU  

WR - Luther Burden III, MIZ 

WR - Tre Harris, UM 

TE - Caden Prieskorn, UM  

OL - Tyler Booker, UA

OL - Will Campbell, LSU

OL - Kelvin Banks Jr., TEX   

OL - Tate Ratledge, UGA

C - Cooper Mays, UT

 Second-Team

QB – Quinn Ewers, TEX

RB - Raheim Sanders, SC  

*RB - CJ Baxter, TEX 

*RB - Montrell Johnson Jr., UF

WR - Isaiah Bond, TEX

WR - Kyren Lacy, LSU

TE - Mason Taylor, LSU   

OL - Emery Jones, LSU  

OL - Kadyn Proctor, UA  

OL - Xavier Truss, UGA 

OL - Dylan Fairchild, UGA  

C - Parker Brailsford, UA 

 

Third-Team

QB – Jalen Milroe, UA

RB - Justice Haynes, UA   

RB - Ulysses Bentley, UM

WR - Deion Burks, OU

WR - Dominic Lovett,  UGA  

TE - Oscar Delp, UGA   

OL - Earnest Greene III, UGA

OL - Marques Cox, UK

OL - Trey Zuhn III, TAMU

OL - Jaeden Roberts, UA

C - Jake Majors, TEX   

 

DEFENSE

 First-Team

DL - James Pearce Jr., UT   

DL - Walter Nolen, UM    

DL - Deone Walker, UK 

DL - Nazir Stackhouse, UGA 

LB - Harold Perkins, LSU    

LB - Danny Stutsman, OU   

*LB - Deontae Lawson, UA

*LB - Mykel Williams, UGA  

DB - Malaki Starks, UGA

DB - Malachi Moore, UA  

DB - Billy Bowman, OU   

DB - Maxwell Hairston, UK   

 

Second-Team

DL - Shemar Turner, TAMU

DL - Landon Jackson, ARK  

DL - Nic Scourton, TAMU

*DL - Tim Smith, UA

*DL - Jared Ivey, UM

LB - Debo Williams, SC

LB - Anthony Hill Jr., TEX  

LB - Smael Mondon Jr., UGA   

DB - Jahdae Barron, TEX   

DB - Major Burns, LSU   

DB - Andrew Mukuba, TEX  

DB - Malik Muhammad, TEX   

 

Third-Team

DL - Tim Keenan III, UA

DL - Princely Umanmielen , UM

DL - Trey Moore, TEX 

DL - Tonka Hemingway, SC

LB - Jamon "Pop" Dumas-Johnson, UK  

LB - Jihaad Campbell, UA   

LB - Eugene Asante, AU

DB - Domani Jackson, UA   

DB - Daylen Everette, UGA   

DB - Jason Marshall Jr., UF

*DB - Keon Sabb, UA  

*DB - Nick Emmanwori, SC

 

SPECIALISTS

 First-Team

P - James Burnip, UA  

PK - Bert Auburn, TEX    

LS - Kneeland Hibbett, UA

KS – Alex McPherson, AU

RS - Barion Brown, UK   

AP - Zavion Thomas, LSU 

 

Second-Team

P - Brett Thorson, UGA

PK - Graham Nicholson, UA  

LS – Hunter Rogers, SC

KS - Will Stone, TEX

RS - Zavion Thomas, LSU   

AP - Dillion Bell, UGA

 

Third-Team

P - Jeremy Crawshaw, UF  

PK - Alex McPherson, AU  

LS - Slade Roy, LSU

KS – Trey Smack, UF

RS - Keionte Scott, AU   

*AP - Barion Brown, UK

*AP - Jaydon Blue, TEX  

 * - Indicates a tie

 

Jeff Shearer is a Senior Writer at AuburnTigers.com. Follow him on Twitter: @jeff_shearer