The SEC is officially rolling into talking season.
On Tuesday, the conference announced the 48 player attendees for 2026 SEC Media Days, with all 16 teams sending three players apiece to Tampa. The event runs July 20-23, and the SEC Network is set to air 50 hours of coverage, including a special edition of SEC Nation on Sunday evening before Media Days get underway.
The quarterback names alone give the week plenty of juice. Alabama is bringing Zabien Brown, Ryan Coleman-Williams and Bray Hubbard.
Auburn will be represented by Champ Anthony, Byrum Brown and Alex McPherson. Florida’s group includes Jadan Baugh, Myles Graham and Vernell Brown III, while Georgia is sending Drew Bobo, Gunner Stockton and Raylen Wilson.
Elsewhere in the league, Kentucky’s trio is Ty Bryant, Kenny Minchey and Willie Rodriguez. LSU will have TJ Dottery, Trey’Dez Green and Whit Weeks. Ole Miss is sending Trinidad Chambliss, Will Echoles and Kewan Lacy, and Mississippi State’s group features Anthony Evans III, Kelley Jones and Kamario Taylor.
Missouri’s three players are Cayden Green, Jamal Roberts and Nicholas Rodriguez. Oklahoma will be represented by John Mateer, Eddy Pierre-Louis and Taylor Wein.
South Carolina’s attendees are Nyck Harbor, LaNorris Sellers and Peyton Williams. Tennessee is sending DeSean Bishop, Arion Carter and Jeremiah Telander.
Texas’ list includes Trevor Goosby, Arch Manning and Colin Simmons. Texas A&M’s representatives are Daymion Sanford, Marcus Ratcliffe and Marcel Reed. Vanderbilt rounds out the group with Sedrick Alexander, Issa Ouattara and Junior Sherrill.
The full list gives a first real look at which players the league wants front and center as the 2026 season starts to come into focus.
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