Georgia placed three players on the First Team and four players on the Second

Team as the All-Southeastern Conference Football Team was announced by the

league office on Tuesday.

Georgia¹s First-Team selections all came on defense as end David Pollack,

linebacker Odell Thurman and rover Sean Jones were cited. On the Second

Team, the Bulldogs¹ picks were quarterback David Greene, offensive tackle

Max Jean-Gilles, safety Thomas Davis and kicker Billy Bennett.

Pollack, a 6-foot-3, 276-pound junior from Snellville, ranks fourth on the

team with 85 tackles. He has 4.5 sacks, tied for second on the squad, and a

team-high 28 quarterback pressures. Pollack also has intercepted two passes.

Pollack is a repeat First-Team selection and recently was named to the AFCA

All-America Team.

A 6-1, 230-pound redshirt sophomore from Monticello, Thurman made a splash

in his first season with the Bulldogs. He is tied for second on the team

with 111 tackles, including team-high totals for sacks (5.5) and tackles for

loss (17.5). Thurman has two interceptions, including one he returned 98

yards for a touchdown against Auburn, and two fumble recoveries.

Jones, a 6-2, 209-pound junior from Atlanta, is tied with Thurman with 111

tackles and leads the Bulldogs with five interceptions. Jones has recovered

two fumbles, including one he returned 92 yards for a touchdown against

Tennessee. Jones also has blocked three kicks this season. He recently was

named to the AFCA All-America Team.

A 6-3, 230-pound junior from Lithonia, Greene has completed 237-of-401

passes this season for 2,980 yards and 10 touchdowns. Greene, who is also a

member of the SEC Good Works Team, has rushed for a score as well this

season. He has engineered an offense that is averaging 375.7 total yards and

25.9 points per game. Greene has a career record of 31-8 as a starter,

including 12-1 on an opponent¹s home field.

Jean-Gilles, a 6-4, 340-pound sophomore from Miami, Fla., leads the Bulldogs

with 60 dominator blocks. He had a season-high eight dominators in the game

against Florida. Jean-Gilles leads Georgia in superior blocking grades,

including a season-high of 90 percent against Middle Tennessee. He has

recorded a winning blocking grade in 11-of-13 performances this year.

A 6-1, 220-pound redshirt sophomore from Shellman, Davis is Georgia¹s top

tackler with 130 total stops. Davis has 83 primary tackles, which ranks as

the seventh-highest single-season figure in school history. Davis also has

caused two fumbles, recovered a fumble, intercepted a pass and blocked a

kick this season.

Bennett, a 5-8, 170-pound senior from Athens, is the NCAA record-holder for

field goals made (85) and attempted (108) in a career. With 399 career

points, he ranks first in the SEC all-time and second on the NCAA list.

Bennett is 29-for-36 on field goals this season, setting SEC records in both

categories. He also is 34-of-35 on extra points this year.

SEC Press Release:

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- SEC Champion LSU and Eastern Division co-champions

Florida, Georgia and Tennessee each had seven representatives on the 2003

All-Southeastern Conference Coaches' Football Team, the league announced on

Tuesday.

Nine of the 12 SEC schools each had at least two members of the first-team

All-SEC squad. Arkansas led all schools with four first team selections.

Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Ole Miss each had three first-team

selections while Kentucky and Tennessee each had two members on the first-team.

Miss. State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt were not represented on the first

team.

Tennessee had five members on the second-team followed by Florida, Georgia,

and LSU with four players each. Arkansas had two players and Alabama, Auburn,

Kentucky, Ole Miss, Miss. State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt each had one

player on the second-team.

Arkansas' junior offensive tackle Shawn Andrews, Auburn senior outside

linebacker Karlos Dansby, Auburn junior running back Carnell Williams and

Tennessee junior punter Dustin Colquitt were unanimous selections to the All-SEC

squad. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players, thus a

unanimous selection earns 11 of 12 first-team votes.

Andrews, Kentucky senior offensive lineman Antonio Hall, Alabama junior

offensive lineman Wesley Britt, Georgia defensive lineman David Pollack, LSU

defensive back Corey Webster and Kentucky return specialist Derek Abney were

repeat first-team selections from last season.

The All-SEC squad had 15 first-team seniors, 11 were underclassmen, including

10 juniors and one sophomore. Georgia inside linebacker Odell Thurman was the

only sophomore on the first unit. On the second-team, 11 seniors were selected,

seven juniors and seven sophomores and one freshman. Florida inside linebacker

Channing Crowder was the only freshman on the second-team.

The SEC individual award winners will be released on Wednesday and the SEC

All-Freshman Team will be announced on Thursday.