UK kicker Raynor wins SEC special teams player of the year

Kentucky placekicker Alex Raynor was picked as special teams player of the year by SEC coaches in their annual awards.

Raynor is the first Wildcat to ever win the award which began in 2004.

Coaches picked Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson and South Carolina defensive end Kyle Kennard as the league’s offensive and defensive players of the year.

South Carolina’s Shane Beamer was named coach of the year.

Gamecocks quarterback LaNorris Sellers is the coaches’ pick as top freshman and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is newcomer of the year.

Texas’ Kelvin Banks Jr. and LSU’s Will Campbell shared the Jacobs Blocking Trophy.

The SEC released the individual awards, voted on by the 16 head coaches, on Wednesday. 

The Associated Press released its All-SEC awards and teams on Wednesday. Sampson, Kennard and Beamer all won the same honors.


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