The Southeastern Conference will embark on a new era during the 2024 football season with no shortage of talent, but two familiar programs have set the pace when it comes to the 2024 USA TODAY Sports Network Preseason All-SEC team.

Alabama and Georgia combine for nine All-SEC players. The Crimson Tide leads the way with five thanks to a pair of special teams selections.

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Ole Miss and Kentucky each have three, while LSU and SEC newcomer Oklahoma can claim two apiece.

There were four unanimous selections: Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III, Tennessee defensive lineman James Pearce Jr., LSU linebacker Harold Perkins and Georgia defensive back Malaki Starks. The panel of 13 writers projected Georgia coach Kirby Smart as the SEC Coach of the Year, Georgia quarterback Carson Beck as SEC Player of the Year, and Auburn freshman wide receiver Cam Coleman as the league's top newcomer.

Here is the entire list:

USA TODAY Network Preseason All-SEC Offense

Quarterback: Carson Beck, Georgia

Running back: Trevor Etienne, Georgia

Running back: Jarquez Hunter, Auburn

Wide receiver: Luther Burden III*, Missouri

Wide receiver: Tre Harris, Ole Miss

Tight end: Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss

Offensive line: Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas

Offensive line: Tyler Booker, Alabama

Offensive line: Parker Brailsford, Alabama

Offensive line: Tate Ratledge, Georgia

Offensive line: Will Campbell, LSU

Kicker: Graham Nicholson, Alabama

All-Purpose: Barion Brown, Kentucky

USA TODAY Network Preseason All-SEC Defense

Defensive line: James Pearce Jr.*, Tennessee

Defensive line: Walter Nolen, Ole Miss

Defensive line: Deone Walker, Kentucky

Defensive line: Landon Jackson, Arkansas

Linebacker: Harold Perkins*, LSU

Linebacker: Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma

Linebacker: Debo Williams, South Carolina

Defensive back: Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky

Defensive back: Malaki Starks*, Georgia

Defensive back: Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma

Defensive back: Malachi Moore, Alabama

Punter: James Burnip, Alabama

* Unanimous choice

USA TODAY Network Preseason All-SEC Honors

Player of the Year: Carson Beck, Georgia

Coach of the Year: Kirby Smart, Georgia

Newcomer of the Year: Cam Coleman, Auburn

Poll participants: Ryan Aber, The Oklahoman; Kevin Brockway, Gainesville Sun; Ryan Black, Courier Journal; Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman; Corey Diaz, Daily Advertiser; David Eckert, Clarion Ledger; Jackson Fuller, Southwest Times Record; Charles Goodbread, Tuscaloosa News; Lulu Kesin, Greenville News; Callum McAndrew, Columbia Daily Tribune; Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser; Adam Sparks, Knoxville News Sentinel; Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald.

This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Meet the USA TODAY Sports Network Preseason All-SEC football team for 2024