Fred Ross Named First-Team All-SEC By Associated Press

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Owner of six school records, Mississippi State senior wide receiver Fred Ross was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference by the league’s coaches, the Associated Press announced Thursday.

Ross now is a member of two All-SEC teams this season as he was named second-team by SEC coaches on Tuesday. In 2015, the AP named Ross second-team All-SEC.

A native of Tyler, Texas, Ross owns six school records, including four career records: catches (195), consecutive games with a catch (34), 100-yard receiving games (10) and receiving yards (2,484).

Along with leading MSU this season in receptions (68) and yards (873), Ross ranks first in the SEC in touchdown receptions (12), third in receptions per game (5.7) and fifth in receiving yards per game (72.8). Ross is tops in the SEC in 10+ yard catches (36). The best performance of the season for Ross came against Arkansas on Nov. 19 as he made a season-high 10 catches for a career-high 171 yards and tied a career-high with two receiving touchdowns.

Ross and the rest of the Bulldogs have one more game remaining in the 2016 season as they take on Miami (Ohio) in the St. Petersburg Bowl, Dec. 26 at 10 a.m. CT on ESPN.

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All-SEC First Team (u-denotes unanimous selections)

OffenseQ

B — Jalen Hurts, Alabama

RB — Derrius Guice, LSU; Kamryn Pettway, Auburn; Rawleigh Williams III, Arkansas

OT — u-Cam Robinson, Alabama; Dan Skipper, Arkansas

G — Braden Smith, Auburn; Alex Kozan, Auburn

C — Ethan Pocic, LSU; Jon Toth, Kentucky

WR — Fred Ross, Mississippi State; Christian Kirk, Texas A&M

TE — u-Evan Engram, Mississippi

AP — Christian Kirk, Texas A&M

K — Daniel Carlson, Auburn

Defense

DE — u-Jonathan Allen, Alabama; u-Derek Barnett, Tennessee

DT — Montravius Adams, Auburn

LB — Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt; Reuben Foster, Alabama; Ryan Anderson, Alabama; Arden Key, LSU

CB — Teez Tabor, Florida; Tre'Davious White, LSU

S — Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama; Jamal Adams, LSU

P — JK Scott, Alabama

All-SEC Second Team

Offense

QB — Josh Dobbs, Tennessee; Chad Kelly, Mississippi

RB — Ralph Webb, Vanderbilt; Leonard Fournette, LSU

OT — Robert Leff, Auburn; Jonah Williams, Alabama

G — Josh Boutte, LSU; Martez Ivey, Florida; Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama

C — Frank Ragnow, Arkansas

WR — ArDarius Stewart, Alabama; J'Mon Moore, Missouri; Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M

TE — O.J. Howard, Alabama

AP — Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia

K — Gary Wunderlich, Mississippi

Defense

DE — Myles Garrett, Texas A&M; Charles Harris, Missouri; Carl Lawson, Auburn

DT — Caleb Brantley, Florida; Darius English, South Carolina

LB — Tim Williams, Alabama; Jordan Jones, Kentucky; Kendall Beckwith, LSU

CB — Aarion Penton, Missouri; Quincy Wilson, Florida

S — Marcus Maye, Florida; Justin Evans, Texas A&M; Mike Edwards, Kentucky

P — Johnny Townsend, Florida