2007 CFN SEC Preview
Unit Rankings
Team Previews,
Offenses, Defenses & Depth Charts
East
Florida |
Georgia |
Kentucky |
South Carolina |
Tennessee |
Vanderbilt
West
Alabama |
Arkansas |
Auburn |
LSU |
Ole Miss |
Mississippi State
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2007 CFN SEC Preview
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CFN All-SEC Team &
Top 30 Players
- SEC Team-by-Team
Capsules
- SEC Schedules &
Predictions
1.
LSU
There's a little bit of nervousness among LSU fans with a major
change underway in the offense under new coordinator Gary
Crowton. There'll be more option, more quick timing patterns,
and quicker reads on the line. Fortunately, the loss of JaMarcus
Russell won't hurt as much as it would for almost any other
program with Matt Flynn and Ryan Perrilloux returning to run the
attack. The backfield is loaded with options led by star
newcomer Keiland Williams working behind a great line with
enough returning experience to dominate. The receiving corps
won't be as productive without Dwayne Bowe and Craig Davis, but
Early Doucet and Brandon LeFall will be a great 1-2 combination.
2. Florida
3. Tennessee
4. Georgia
5. Arkansas
6. Kentucky
7. Alabama
8. Auburn
9. South Carolina
10. Vanderbilt
11. Ole Miss
12. Mississippi State
1.
LSU
LSU can win a national championship with
either quarterback. Ryan Perrilloux will some day be the better
quarterback and an All-America caliber superstar, but right now,
Matt Flynn is the steady senior who'll lead the team to a huge
season.
2. Kentucky
3. Tennessee
4. Florida
5. South Carolina
6. Georgia
7. Alabama
8. Auburn
9. Vanderbilt
10. Mississippi State
11. Ole Miss
12. Arkansas
1.
Arkansas
Most teams have to throw the ball to get
big plays and move the ball effectively down the field. With
Darren McFadden and Felix Jones, the Hogs have two backs who can
take it all the way from anywhere on the field. This is the
nation's best running back tandems, and if they stay healthy,
will combine for over 2,500 yards. The coaching staff isn't
going to play around and will do whatever it takes to go with it
bread-and-butter.
2. Auburn
3. LSU
4. Georgia
5. Tennessee
6. South Carolina
7. Ole Miss
8. Florida
9. Kentucky
10. Mississippi State
11. Alabama
12. Vanderbilt
1.
Florida
Percy Harvin makes a good corps great, and if Deonte Thompson is ready, this will be a phenomenal group.
Andre Caldwell is
good, but he's not necessarily a superstar who demands a ton of
attention (that's Harvin). However, there are so many weapons to
work utilize, there will be plenty of chances for the senior to
make some big plays; he has to take advantage. The tight ends
have to play up to the advance billing.
2. Kentucky
3. Alabama
4. LSU
5. Vanderbilt
6. Tennessee
7. Arkansas
8. Georgia
9. South Carolina
10. Mississippi State
11. Auburn
12. Ole Miss
1.
Florida
This is a good line, but not an elite
one, and while the most talented players are unproven and
untested, there's a good core of veterans to work around and
allow the coaching staff to slowly bring along the backups. This
doesn't have to be a bruising, pounding front five, and it
doesn't have to be a brick wall in pass protection with the
mobile Tim Tebow behind it, but it has to be consistent. This group
should be that.
2. LSU
3. Vanderbilt
4. Arkansas
5. Tennessee
6. Georgia
7. Alabama
8. Ole Miss
9. Auburn
10. Mississippi State
11. South Carolina
12. Kentucky
1.
LSU
The nation's number three defense in
each of the last two years might crank things up yet another
notch with eight starters returning led by the nation's most
impressive line. Tackle Glenn Dorsey and end Tyson Jackson might
be top five draft picks next season, while Ali Highsmith leads a
fantastic linebacking corps that'll only get better once the
star prospect backups get more time. Chevis Jackson and Jonathan
Zenon form a top lock-down corner tandem, while Craig Steltz and
Curtis Taylor will be more than just fill-ins for safeties LaRon
Landry and Jessie Daniels. With all the talent returning, expect
more big plays, more turnovers, and more dominance against the
average to bad teams.
2. Auburn
3. Florida
4. Tennessee
5. South Carolina
6. Georgia
7. Arkansas
8. Alabama
9. Mississippi State
10. Ole Miss
11. Vanderbilt
12. Kentucky
1.
LSU
Utter destruction. No one's running on
Glenn Dorsey, Charles Alexander and Marlon Favorite, while the pass rushing from all four
spots should be relentless. If Rahim Alem and Tremaine Johnson can be merely adequate
on the right side, this group will be a dominant force.
2. Auburn
3. Florida
4. Georgia
5. Ole Miss
6. Tennessee
7. Arkansas
8. Alabama
9. South Carolina
10. Mississippi State
11. Vanderbilt
12. Kentucky
1.
LSU
The speed and talent generally makes up
for any problems. The corps only faced one team, Arkansas, that could
pound the rock on a consistently effective basis (that includes Auburn),
and the Hogs tore off 298 yards and three touchdowns. Either this crew
will be exposed as above-average early on against Virginia Tech, or
it'll firmly establish itself as the star corps of the conference.
2. Tennessee
3. South Carolina
4. Auburn
5. Florida
6. Arkansas
7. Mississippi State
8. Georgia
9. Alabama
10. Vanderbilt
11. Kentucky
12. Ole Miss
1.
LSU
While Craig Steltz and Curtis Taylor will be more than
fine, there's going to be a drop-off when you lose players like LaRon Landry
and Jessie Daniels. Even so, with the help provided from the pass rush up
front, it'll be a shock if, statistically, this wasn't one of the five
best pass defenses in America.
2. Auburn
3. Alabama
4. South Carolina
5. Florida
6. Georgia
7. Tennessee
8. Arkansas
9. Mississippi State
10. Vanderbilt
11. Ole Miss
12. Kentucky
1. Georgia
If punter Brian Mimbs is
even average, the special teams will be among the best in the
country. There aren't many better than kicker Brandon Coutu and
return men Mikey Henderson and
Thomas Flowers, while the coverage units should be decent as long as
there more pop on kickoffs. Coutu will take care of that.
2. Kentucky
3. Ole Miss
4. Kentucky
5. South Carolina
6. Tennessee
7. LSU
8. Mississippi State
9. Florida
10. Auburn
11. Vanderbilt
12. Arkansas
