The SEC announced it’s All-Freshman Team on Thursday. There were three Rebels who were named to the list.
While it was not the year most Ole Miss fans wanted on the field, there were some bright spots from the youngsters. Van Jefferson, Jaylon Jones, and Greg Little were announced to the SEC All-Freshman team.
Van Jefferson is a redshirt freshman and was third on the team in receiving in 2016. Jefferson caught 49 passes for 543 yards and scored three touchdowns.
Jaylon Jones was pressed into a more significant role at corner back when junior Ken Webster went down with a knee injury in the season opener against Florida State.
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Greg Little was a highly touted offensive lineman out of Allen, Texas. Little split reps with junior Rod Taylor at left tackle, but gained more starts and experience as the year went on.
The full All-SEC Freshman team is as follows:
2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
Offense
TE – Isaac Nauta, Georgia
OL – Jonah Williams, Alabama
Jawaan Taylor, Florida
Greg Little, Ole Miss
Logan Stenberg, Kentucky
C – Erik McCoy, Texas A&M
WR – Dimetrios Mason, Missouri
Van Jefferson, Ole Miss
QB – Jalen Hurts, Alabama
RB – Benny Snell Jr., Kentucky
Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M
AP – Jonathan Johnson, Missouri
Defense
DL – Jabari Zuniga, Florida
Marlon Davidson, Auburn
Ed Alexander, LSU
McTelvin Agim, Arkansas*
Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State*
LB – Leo Lewis, Mississippi State
Devin White, LSU
De’Jon Harris, Arkansas
DB – Javaris Davis, Auburn
Nigel Warrior, Tennessee
Ronnell Perkins, Missouri
Jaylon Jones, Ole Miss
Special Teams
PK – Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia
P – Josh Growden, LSU
RS – Jonathan Johnson, Missouri