The 2006 All-SEC football team consists of

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players selected to the All-

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(SEC) chosen by the ''

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'' (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2006 college football season. The

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won the conference, beating the

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38 to 28 in the SEC Championship. The Gators then won a

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, defeating the

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champion

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41 to 14 in the

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. Arkansas

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, a unanimous selection by both AP and the coaches, was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year.

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, a unanimous selection by the coaches, was voted AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

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, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Andre Woodson, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Chris Leak, Florida (Coaches-2)

Running backs

†, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-1) * BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Ole Miss (AP-1, Coaches-2) * Kenny Irons, Auburn (AP-2, Coaches-1) *

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, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Wide receivers

* Robert Meachem, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt (AP-1, Coaches-2) * Dwayne Bowe, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Dallas Baker, Florida (Coaches-1) * Keenan Burton, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-2) *

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, Alabama (Coaches-2) *

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, South Carolina (Coaches-2)

Centers

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, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-1) *Steve Ressler, Florida (Coaches-1) * Nick Jones, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Guards

* Ben Grubbs, Auburn (AP-1, Coaches-2) * Tim Duckworth, Auburn (AP-2, Coaches-1) *Will Arnold, LSU (AP-2) * Stephen Parker, Arkansas (AP-2)

Tackles

* Arron Sears*, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Tony Ugoh, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-1) *Daniel Inman, Georgia (AP-1) * Zac Tubbs, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-1) *

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, Ole Miss (AP-2) *Brian Johnson, LSU (AP-2) * Phil Trautwein, Florida (Coaches-2) * Antoine Caldwell, Alabama (Coaches-2) *Michael Aitcheson, Kentucky (Coaches-2)

Tight ends

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, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Martrez Milner, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-1) *Andy Boyd, South Carolina (Coaches-2) * Richard Dickson, LSU (Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

* Quentin Groves, Auburn (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Turk McBride, Tennessee (AP-1) * Titus Brown, Miss. St (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Charles Johnson, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Derrick Harvey, Florida (Coaches-2) * Tyson Jackson, LSU (Coaches-2)

Defensive tackles

* Glenn Dorsey, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Ray McDonald, Florida (Coaches-1) *

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, Arkansas (AP-2) * DelJuan Robinson, Miss. St. (AP-2) *Antwain Robinson, Arkansas (Coaches-2)

Linebackers

#, Ole Miss (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Sam Olajubutu, Arkansas (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Quinton Culberson, Miss. St. (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Earl Everett, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina (AP-1) * Wesley Woodyard, Kentucky (Coaches-1) *

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, Florida (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Tony Taylor, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Will Herring, Auburn (Coaches-2) *

Jonathan Goff Jonathan Goff (born December 12, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was selected by the New York Gian ...

, Vanderbilt (Coaches-2) * Ali Highsmith, LSU (Coaches-2)

Cornerbacks

* Simeon Castille, Alabama (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Ryan Smith, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-2) * Chris Houston, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Jonathan Wade, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-2) *

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, South Carolina (Coaches-2) * David Irons, Auburn (Coaches-2)

Safeties

* Reggie Nelson, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) * LaRon Landry, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Tra Battle, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-1) * Jonathan Hefney, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Derek Pegues, Miss. St. (Coaches-2)

Special teams

Kickers

* James Wilhoit, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) * John Vaughn, Auburn (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Ryan Succop, South Carolina (Coaches-2)

Punters

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, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Kody Bliss, Auburn (AP-2, Coaches-2)

All purpose/return specialist

* Keenan Burton, Kentucky (AP-1) *Mikey Henderson, Georgia (Coaches-1) *

, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Craig Davis, LSU (Coaches-2)

Key

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP AP =

Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches * = Unanimous selection of AP # = Unanimous selection of Coaches † = Unanimous selection of both AP and Coaches

References

{{All-SEC football teams

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