Which Alabama, Auburn players were picked preseason All-SEC at Media Days?

Alabama placed 16 players and Auburn five on the preseason All-SEC team announced Friday following the conclusion of Media Days in Nashville.
The Crimson Tide put six players on the first team: offensive lineman JC Latham, linebacker Dallas Turner, defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry (who also made the team as a return specialist), kicker Will Reichard and long snapper Kneeland Hibbett. Second-teamers for Alabama were running back Jase McClellan, wide receiver JaCorey Brooks, offensive lineman Tyler Booker, center Seth McLaughlin, defensive linemen Jaheim Oatis and Justin Eboigbe and defensive back Malachi Moore; with wide receiver Jermaine Burton, defensive lineman Tim Smith and linebacker Chris Braswell on the third team.
The Tigers put no players on the first or second teams. Running back Jarquez Hunter, defensive backs D.J. James and Nehemiah Pritchett, punter Oscar Chapman and kicker Alex McPherson made the third team. (A version of the All-SEC teams originally posted on the league’s website had Auburn’s Brian Battie listed as a first-teamer among the specialists, but that was an error according to an SEC spokesman).
Georgia had the most first-teamers (12) and overall players selected (17) in voting conducted by the media in Nashville this week and tabulated by the conference office. The Bulldogs are also the media’s pick to win the SEC championship in 2023.
Below is the complete preseason Media Days All-SEC team for 2023:
First-team offense
QB — Jayden Daniels, LSU
RB — Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss
RB — Raheim Sanders, Arkansas
WR — Malik Nabers, LSU
WR — Ladd McConkey, Georgia
TE — Brock Bowers, Georgia
OL — JC Latham, Alabama
OL — Amarius Mims, Georgia
OL — Tate Ratledge, Georgia
OL — Will Campbell, LSU
C — Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
First-team defense
DL — Mekhi Wingo, LSU
DL — Mykel Williams, Georgia
DL — Maason Smith, LSU
DL — Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia
LB — Dallas Turner, Alabama
LB — Harold Perkins, LSU
LB — Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia
DB — Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
DB — Malaki Starks, Georgia
DB — Kamari Lassiter, Georgia
DB — Javon Bullard, Georgia
First-team specialists
P — Kai Kroger, South Carolina
PK — Will Reichard, Alabama
LS — Kneeland Hibbett, Alabama
KOS — Mitch Jeter, South Carolina
RS — Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
AP — Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
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Second-team offense
QB — KJ Jefferson, Arkansas
RB — Jase McClellan, Alabama
RB — Kendall Milton, Georgia
WR — Antwane Wells, South Carolina
WR — Bru McCoy, Tennessee*
WR — Ja’Corey Brooks, Alabama*
TE — Mason Taylor, LSU
OL — Tyler Booker, Alabama
OL — Brady Latham, Arkansas
OL — Javon Foster, Missouri
OL — Xavier Truss, Georgia
C — Seth McLaughlin, Alabama
Second-team defense
DL — Jaheim Oatis, Alabama
DL — McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&M
DL — Justin Eboigbe, Alabama
DL — Deone Walker, Kentucky
LB — Smael Mondon, Georgia
LB — Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State
LB — Ty’Ron Hopper, Missouri
DB — Malachi Moore, Alabama
DB — Dwight McGlothern, Arkansas
DB — Demani Richardson, Texas A&M
DB — Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
Second-team specialists
P — Nik Constantinou, Texas A&M
PK — Harrison Mevis, Missouri
LS — Slade Roy, LSU
KOS — Nathan Dibert, LSU
RS — Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
AP — Tulu Griffin, Mississippi State
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Third-team offense
QB — Joe Milton, Tennessee*
QB — Will Rogers, Mississippi State*
RB — Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
RB — Trevor Etienne, Florida
WR — Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
WR — Jermaine Burton, Alabama
TE — Trey Knox, South Carolina
OL — Emery Jones, LSU
OL — Eli Cox, Kentucky
OL — Javontez Spraggins, Tennessee
OL — Layden Robinson, Texas A&M
C — Cooper Mays, Tennessee
Third-team defense
DL — Princely Umanmielen, Florida
DL — Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina
DL — Tim Smith, Alabama
DL — Darius Robinson, Missouri
LB — Chris Braswell, Alabama
LB — Jalon Walker, Georgia
LB — JJ Weaver, Kentucky
DB — Major Burns, LSU
DB — D.J. James, Auburn
DB — Nehemiah Pritchett, Auburn
DB — Jason Marshall Jr. , Florida
Third-team specialists
P — Oscar Chapman, Auburn
PK — Alex McPherson, Auburn
LS — William Mote, Georgia
RS — Tulu Griffin, Mississippi State
AP — Dakereon Joyner, South Carolina
* — Indicates a tie

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