By Michael Bonnette, LSU Associate Athletic Director/Communications
BATON ROUGE – LSU freshman Aeron Burrell, a former Parkway star, has been named second team Kickoff Specialist on the Coaches’ All-SEC team.
Burrell was nearly perfect on kickoffs as 62 of his 66 kickoffs went for touchbacks.
Offensive tackle Will Campbell and linebacker Whit Weeks highlighted a group of seven LSU players named to the team, the league office announced on Wednesday.
Campbell, a junior from Monroe, and Weeks, a sophomore from Watkinsville, Ga., were both selected to the first team. It’s the second-straight year Campbell has been named first-team All-SEC by the league coaches. It’s the first honor for Weeks, a two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Week in 2024.
Campbell, one of four finalists for the Lombardi Award, started all 12 games for the Tigers at left tackle and served as the catalyst for the Tiger offensive line that allowed an SEC-best 15 sacks all season. Campbell earned second-team All-SEC honors from the coaches as a true freshman in 2022 and was a first-team selection last year when the Tiger offensive line was a finalist for the Joe Moore Award.
Campbell becomes the first LSU offensive lineman to earn first-team All-SEC honors in back-to-back years since Will Clapp in 2016-17.
Weeks, in his first season as a starter for the Tigers, led the team and ranked No. 3 in the conference in tackles with 119. He added 10 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and six quarterback hurries. Weeks had a career-best 18 tackles in the overtime win over Ole Miss and followed that with 17 tackles against both Alabama and Oklahoma. In all, Weeks had six games with double-digit tackles in 2024, five coming against SEC opponents.
Right tackle Emery Jones Jr., edge rusher Bradyn Swinson and kickoff specialist Aeron Burrell earned second-team All-SEC honors as selected by the league head coaches, while tight end Mason Taylor and return specialist Zavion Thomas were named third-team.
Jones, a starter in all 12 games this year, earned second-team honors for the second consecutive year. Swinson had a breakout year with 8.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss, while Burrell.
Taylor capped his LSU career as the most productive tight end in program history with 129 receptions for 1,308 yards and six touchdowns. As a junior, Taylor caught 55 passes for 546 yards and a pair of scores.
In his first season with the Tigers, Thomas ranked among the league leaders in kickoff returns, averaging 23.9 yards on 20 returns. He added 49 yards on 13 punt returns and caught 20 passes for 188 yards and two TDs.
The SEC individual award winners will be announced on Wednesday followed by the Freshman All-SEC team on Thursday.
2024 ALL-SEC COACHES’ FOOTBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Offense
QB – Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
RB – Dylan Sampson, Tennessee
RB – Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
WR – Ryan Williams, Alabama
WR – Luther Burden III, Missouri
TE – Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
OL – Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
OL – Will Campbell, LSU
OL – Tyler Booker, Alabama
OL – Tate Ratledge, Georgia
C – Cooper Mays, Tennessee
AP – Dylan Sampson, Tennessee
Defense
DL – Kyle Kennard, South Carolina
DL – Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
DL – Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
DL – James Pearce Jr., Tennessee*
DL – Princely Umanmielen, Ole Miss*
LB – Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
LB – Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
LB – Whit Weeks, LSU
DB – Trey Amos, Ole Miss
DB – Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
DB – Malachi Moore, Alabama
DB – Jahdae Barron, Texas
Special Teams
PK – Alex Raynor, Kentucky
P – Kai Kroeger, South Carolina
RS – Barion Brown, Kentucky
KOS – Peyton Woodring, Georgia
LS – Beau Gardner, Georgia
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Offense
QB – Quinn Ewers, Texas
RB – Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
RB – Le’Veon Moss, Texas A&M
WR – Andrew Armstrong, Arkansas
WR – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Auburn
TE – Gunnar Helm, Texas
OL – Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
OL – Dylan Fairchild, Georgia
OL – Armand Membou, Missouri
OL – Emery Jones Jr., LSU
C – Jared Wilson, Georgia
AP – Barion Brown, Kentucky
Defense
DL – Bradyn Swinson, LSU
DL – Landon Jackson, Arkansas
DL – R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma
DL – Johnny Walker Jr., Missouri*
DL – Mykel Williams, Georgia*
LB – Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
LB – Jalon Walker, Georgia
LB – Chris “Pooh” Paul, Ole Miss
DB – Malaki Starks, Georgia
DB – Jermod McCoy, Tennessee
DB – Will Lee III, Texas A&M
DB – Isaac Smith, Mississippi State
Special Teams
PK – Peyton Woodring, Georgia
P – Jesse Mirco, Vanderbilt
RS – Martel Hight, Vanderbilt
KOS – Aeron Burrell, LSU
LS – Rocco Underwood, Florida
THIRD TEAM ALL-SEC
Offense
QB – LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
RB – Quintrevion Wisner, Texas
RB – Trevor Etienne, Georgia
WR – Tre Harris, Ole Miss
WR – Kevin Coleman, Mississippi State
TE – Mason Taylor, LSU
OL – Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M
OL – Torricelli Simpkins III, South Carolina
OL – Fernando Carmona, Arkansas
OL – Javontez Spraggins, Tennessee
C – Eli Cox, Kentucky
AP – Davon Booth, Mississippi State
Defense
DL – Jared Ivey, Ole Miss
DL – Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss
DL – JJ Pegues, Ole Miss*
DL – Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M*
DL – Deone Walker, Kentucky*
LB – Chaz Chambliss, Georgia
LB – Deontae Lawson, Alabama
LB – Xavian Sorey Jr., Arkansas
DB – Daylen Everette, Georgia
DB – Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma
DB – Andrew Mukuba, Texas
DB – Dan Jackson, Georgia
Special Teams
PK – Brock Taylor, Vanderbilt
P – Brett Thorson, Georgia
RS – Zavion Thomas, LSU
KOS – Josh Turbyville, Tennessee
LS – Ben Anderson, Oklahoma
(* – Ties not broken)