Isaac Smith Earns Media Preseason All-SEC Honors
July 18, 2025 | Football
STARKVILLE โย Mississippi State football's Isaac Smith was named to the 2025 Media Preseason All-SEC Third Team as a defensive back, the League office announced Friday.
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Smith, who earned Second Team All-SEC honors from the League's coaches last Fall, played in 11 games last season, registering 127 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, three pass break-ups and one fumble recovery. He led the SEC tackles and finished seventh nationally, becoming the third consecutive Mississippi State player to lead the SEC in tackles.
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He had a career game at No. 7 Tennessee last Fall, earning his first-career 20-tackle game, highlighted by 10 stops in the first quarter. Smith was one of four FBS players in 2024 to have a 20+ tackle game, while being the only Power-4 player to do so. Since 1994, there have only been six 20+ tackle performances for the Bulldogs, three of which have come in the last two seasons.
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Smith and the Bulldogs will kickoff the 2025 season on Aug. 30 at 11 a.m. (CT) when they travel to Southern Miss. State's first home contest will be on Sept. 6 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) when they welcome Arizona State to Davis Wade Stadium.
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2025 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM
OFFENSE
First Team
QB - LaNorris Sellers, SC
RB - Quintrevion Wisner, TXย
RB - Le'Veon Moss, AMย
WR - Ryan Williams, UAย ย ย
WR - Cam Coleman, AU
TE - Eli Stowers, VUย
OL - Kadyn Proctor, UA
OL - Cayden Green, MO
OL - DJ Campbell, TXย ย
OL - Austin Barber, UF
C - Jake Slaughter, UF
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Second Team
QB - Garrett Nussmeier, LSUย
RB - Jaydn Ott, OU
RB - Caden Durham, LSU
WR - Aaron Anderson, LSU
WR - Ryan Wingo, TX
TE - Oscar Delp, UG
OL - Ar'maj Reed-Adams, AMย ย ย
OL - Trey Zuhn III, AM
OL - Jaeden Roberts, UAย ย
OL - Fernando Carmona Jr., ARย ย ย
C -ย Parker Brailsford, UA
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Third Team
QB - Arch Manning, TXย
RB - Nate Frazier, UGย ย ย
RB - Jam Miller, UA
WR - Eric Singleton, AU
WR - Kevin Coleman Jr., MO
TE - Jack Endries, TXย ย ย ย
OL - Earnest Greene III, UG
OL - Chase Bisontis, AM
OL -ย Xavier Chaplin, AU
OL - Trevor Goosby, TX
C - Connor Lew, AU
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DEFENSE
First Team
DL - Keldric Faulk, AUย ย ย
DL - Dylan Stewart, SCย ย ย ย ย
DL - Colin Simmons, TXย
DL - Christian Miller, UG
LB - Anthony Hill Jr., TXย ย ย ย ย ย
LB - Whit Weeks, LSUย ย ย
LB - CJ Allen, UG
DB - KJ Bolden, UGย ย
DB - Michael Taaffe, TXย ย ย
DB - Daylen Everette, UGย ย ย
DB - Jermod McCoy, TN
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Second Team
DL - Caleb Banks, UF
DL - Tim Keenan III, UAย ย
DL - LT Overton, UA
DL - R Mason Thomas, OU
LB - Deontae Lawson, UA
LB - Harold Perkins, LSUย ย ย
LB - Suntarine Perkins, UM
DB - Malik Muhammad, TXย ย ย
DB - Domani Jackson, UAย ย ย
DB - Will Lee III, AMย ย
DB -ย Jalon Kilgore, SC
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Third Team
DL - Tyreak Sapp, UF
DL - Trey Moore, TXย ย
DL - Cam Ball, AR
DL - Zxavian Harris, UMย
LB - Taurean York, AMย ย
LB - Arion Carter, TNย ย ย
LB - Princewill Umanmielen, UMย ย
DB - Keon Sabb, UAย ย ย
DB - Boo Carter, TNย ย ย
DB - Bray Hubbard, UA
DB - Isaac Smith, MSU
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SPECIALISTS
First Team
P - Brett Thorson, UGย ย ย
PK - Peyton Woodring, UGย
LS - Beau Gardner, UG
KS - Peyton Woodring, UG
RS - Zachariah Branch, UGย ย ย
AP - Zachariah Branch, UG
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Second Team
P - Jack Bouwmeester, TX
*PK - Trey Smack, UFย ย
*PK - Lucas Carneiro, UM
LS - Rocco Underwood, UF
KS - Trey Smack, UF
RS - Barion Brown, LSUย ย ย
AP -ย Zavion Thomas, LSU
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Third Team
*P - Devin Bale, AR
*P - Aidan Laros, UKย
PK - Alex McPherson, AUย ย
LS - Ben Anderson, OU
KS - Will Stone, TX
RS - Zavion Thomas, LSUย ย ย
*AP - Eugene Wilson III, UF
*AP - Jadan Baugh, UF
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* - Indicates a tie
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For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU football onย Twitter, like them onย Facebookย and join them onย Instagramย by searching for "HailStateFB."
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Smith, who earned Second Team All-SEC honors from the League's coaches last Fall, played in 11 games last season, registering 127 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, three pass break-ups and one fumble recovery. He led the SEC tackles and finished seventh nationally, becoming the third consecutive Mississippi State player to lead the SEC in tackles.
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He had a career game at No. 7 Tennessee last Fall, earning his first-career 20-tackle game, highlighted by 10 stops in the first quarter. Smith was one of four FBS players in 2024 to have a 20+ tackle game, while being the only Power-4 player to do so. Since 1994, there have only been six 20+ tackle performances for the Bulldogs, three of which have come in the last two seasons.
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Smith and the Bulldogs will kickoff the 2025 season on Aug. 30 at 11 a.m. (CT) when they travel to Southern Miss. State's first home contest will be on Sept. 6 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) when they welcome Arizona State to Davis Wade Stadium.
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2025 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM
OFFENSE
First Team
QB - LaNorris Sellers, SC
RB - Quintrevion Wisner, TXย
RB - Le'Veon Moss, AMย
WR - Ryan Williams, UAย ย ย
WR - Cam Coleman, AU
TE - Eli Stowers, VUย
OL - Kadyn Proctor, UA
OL - Cayden Green, MO
OL - DJ Campbell, TXย ย
OL - Austin Barber, UF
C - Jake Slaughter, UF
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Second Team
QB - Garrett Nussmeier, LSUย
RB - Jaydn Ott, OU
RB - Caden Durham, LSU
WR - Aaron Anderson, LSU
WR - Ryan Wingo, TX
TE - Oscar Delp, UG
OL - Ar'maj Reed-Adams, AMย ย ย
OL - Trey Zuhn III, AM
OL - Jaeden Roberts, UAย ย
OL - Fernando Carmona Jr., ARย ย ย
C -ย Parker Brailsford, UA
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Third Team
QB - Arch Manning, TXย
RB - Nate Frazier, UGย ย ย
RB - Jam Miller, UA
WR - Eric Singleton, AU
WR - Kevin Coleman Jr., MO
TE - Jack Endries, TXย ย ย ย
OL - Earnest Greene III, UG
OL - Chase Bisontis, AM
OL -ย Xavier Chaplin, AU
OL - Trevor Goosby, TX
C - Connor Lew, AU
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DEFENSE
First Team
DL - Keldric Faulk, AUย ย ย
DL - Dylan Stewart, SCย ย ย ย ย
DL - Colin Simmons, TXย
DL - Christian Miller, UG
LB - Anthony Hill Jr., TXย ย ย ย ย ย
LB - Whit Weeks, LSUย ย ย
LB - CJ Allen, UG
DB - KJ Bolden, UGย ย
DB - Michael Taaffe, TXย ย ย
DB - Daylen Everette, UGย ย ย
DB - Jermod McCoy, TN
ย
Second Team
DL - Caleb Banks, UF
DL - Tim Keenan III, UAย ย
DL - LT Overton, UA
DL - R Mason Thomas, OU
LB - Deontae Lawson, UA
LB - Harold Perkins, LSUย ย ย
LB - Suntarine Perkins, UM
DB - Malik Muhammad, TXย ย ย
DB - Domani Jackson, UAย ย ย
DB - Will Lee III, AMย ย
DB -ย Jalon Kilgore, SC
ย
Third Team
DL - Tyreak Sapp, UF
DL - Trey Moore, TXย ย
DL - Cam Ball, AR
DL - Zxavian Harris, UMย
LB - Taurean York, AMย ย
LB - Arion Carter, TNย ย ย
LB - Princewill Umanmielen, UMย ย
DB - Keon Sabb, UAย ย ย
DB - Boo Carter, TNย ย ย
DB - Bray Hubbard, UA
DB - Isaac Smith, MSU
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SPECIALISTS
First Team
P - Brett Thorson, UGย ย ย
PK - Peyton Woodring, UGย
LS - Beau Gardner, UG
KS - Peyton Woodring, UG
RS - Zachariah Branch, UGย ย ย
AP - Zachariah Branch, UG
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Second Team
P - Jack Bouwmeester, TX
*PK - Trey Smack, UFย ย
*PK - Lucas Carneiro, UM
LS - Rocco Underwood, UF
KS - Trey Smack, UF
RS - Barion Brown, LSUย ย ย
AP -ย Zavion Thomas, LSU
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Third Team
*P - Devin Bale, AR
*P - Aidan Laros, UKย
PK - Alex McPherson, AUย ย
LS - Ben Anderson, OU
KS - Will Stone, TX
RS - Zavion Thomas, LSUย ย ย
*AP - Eugene Wilson III, UF
*AP - Jadan Baugh, UF
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* - Indicates a tie
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For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU football onย Twitter, like them onย Facebookย and join them onย Instagramย by searching for "HailStateFB."
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