The SEC's 14 football sports information directors have offered their prognostications for the 2014 season as part of AL.com's annual SEC spring football report, and there were some interesting choices.
Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall was selected as the league's Most Valuable Player, and Marshall was also picked as the SEC's top Heisman Trophy candidate.
South Carolina offensive guard A.J. Cann was tabbed as the league's most underrated player, and it's tough to argue with that choice.
The best passer in the SEC next season, according to the SID's, will be Missouri's Maty Mauk. Marshall was second.
Also of note, Texas A&M's Jarvis Harrison was picked as the top offensive lineman, which will raise a few eyebrows around the league. One of Harrison's teammates, tackle Cedric Ogbuehi, has been mentioned as a top-5 pick in next year's NFL draft.
Below is the entire rundown:
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
QB Nick Marshall, Auburn
Next: RB Todd Gurley, Georgia
TOP HEISMAN CANDIDATE
QB Nick Marshall, Auburn
Next: RB Todd Gurley, Georgia
MOST VERSATILE
Christion Jones, Alabama
Next: Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia
MOST UNDERRATED
OL A.J. Cann, South Carolina
Next: QB Dak Prescott, Mississippi State
BEST ATHLETE
QB Nick Marshall, Auburn
Next: WR/KR Christion Jones, Alabama
BEST LEADER
LB Ramik Wilson, Georgia
Next: LB Curt Maggitt, Tennessee
BEST OUTSIDE LINEBACKER
Alvin Dupree, Kentucky
Next: Kwon Alexander, LSU
BEST INSIDE LINEBACKER
Ramik Wilson, Georgia
Next: A.J. Johnson, Tennessee
BEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
Dante Fowler, Florida
Next: Trey Flowers, Arkansas
BEST CORNERBACK
Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida
Next: Jalen Mills, LSU
BEST SAFETY
Landon Collins, Alabama
Next: Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss
BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
Jarvis Harrison, Texas A&M
Next: Reese Dismukes, Auburn
BEST RECEIVER
Amari Cooper, Alabama
Next: Sammie Coates, Auburn
BEST RUNNER
Todd Gurley, Georgia
Next: Mike Davis, South Carolina
BEST BLOCKING BACK
Jalston Fowler, Alabama
Next: Mike Davis, South Carolina
BEST PASSER
Maty Mauk, Missouri
Next: Nick Marshall, Auburn
BEST KICK RETURNER
Christion Jones, Alabama
Next: Andre Dubose, Florida
BEST PLACEKICKER
Marshall Morgan, Georgia
Next: Colby Delahoussaye, LSU
BEST PUNTER
Drew Kaser, Texas A&M
Next: Devon Bell, Mississippi State
