Isaac Smith Named To 2025 Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football's Isaac Smith was named to the 2025 Coaches Preseason All-SEC Third Team as a defensive back, the League office announced Tuesday.

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.

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.

During the 2025 preseason, Smith has picked up a handful of honors that include the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, SEC Media Preseason All-SEC (3rd Team, DB), Phil Steele Preseason All-SEC and Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC team.

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.

2025 PRESEASON COACHES ALL-SEC TEAM
First Team
Offense
QB – Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
RB – Le'Veon Moss, Texas A&M
RB – Quintrevion Wisner, Texas
WR – Ryan Williams, Alabama
WR – Cam Coleman, Auburn
TE – Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
OL – Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
OL – Cayden Green, Missouri
OL – Austin Barber, Florida
OL – DJ Campbell, Texas*
OL – Fernando Carmona Jr., Arkansas*
C – Jake Slaughter, Florida

Defense
DL – Dylan Stewart, South Carolina
DL – Colin Simmons, Texas
DL – Keldric Faulk, Auburn
DL – Christian Miller, Georgia
LB – Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
LB – Whit Weeks, LSU
LB – CJ Allen, Georgia
DB – KJ Bolden, Georgia
DB – Daylen Everette, Georgia
DB – Michael Taaffe, Texas
DB – Jermod McCoy, Tennessee

Special Teams
PK – Peyton Woodring, Georgia
P – Brett Thorson, Georgia
RS – Barion Brown, LSU
KOS – Peyton Woodring, Georgia
LS – Beau Gardner, Georgia
AP – Zachariah Branch, Georgia

Second Team
Offense
QB – LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
RB – Jaydn Ott, Oklahoma
RB – Caden Durham, LSU
WR – Aaron Anderson, LSU
WR – Kevin Coleman Jr., Missouri*
WR – Eric Singleton, Auburn*
TE – Oscar Delp, Georgia
OL – Ar'maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M
OL – Jaeden Roberts, Alabama
OL – Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M
OL – Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M
C – Parker Brailsford, Alabama

Defense
DL – Caleb Banks, Florida
DL – R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma
DL – Tim Keenan III, Alabama
DL – LT Overton, Alabama
LB – Deontae Lawson, Alabama
LB – Harold Perkins, LSU
LB – Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss
DB – Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina
DB – Will Lee III, Texas A&M
DB – Malik Muhammad, Texas
DB – Domani Jackson, Alabama*
DB – Keon Sabb, Alabama*

Special Teams
PK – Trey Smack, Florida
P – Jack Bouwmeester, Texas
RS – Zachariah Branch, Georgia
KOS – Trey Smack, Florida
LS – Rocco Underwood, Florida
AP – Zavion Thomas, LSU

Third Team
Offense
QB – DJ Lagway, Florida
RB – Nate Frazier, Georgia
RB – Jam Miller, Alabama
WR – Zachariah Branch, Georgia
WR – Chris Brazzell II, Tennessee*
WR – Eugene Wilson III, Florida*
TE – Miles Kitselman, Tennessee
OL – Earnest Greene III, Georgia
OL – Xavier Chaplin, Auburn
OL – Lance Heard, Tennessee
OL – Joshua Braun, Kentucky*
OL – Trevor Goosby, Texas*
C – Connor Lew, Auburn

Defense
DL – Cam Ball, Arkansas
DL – Tyreak Sapp, Florida
DL – Trey Moore, Texas
DL – Zxavian Harris, Ole Miss
LB – Taurean York, Texas A&M
LB – Arion Carter, Tennessee
LB – Princewill Umanmielen, Ole Miss
DB – Boo Carter, Tennessee
DB – Isaac Smith, Mississippi State
DB – Jalen Catalon, Missouri
DB – Bray Hubbard, Alabama

Special Teams
PK – Lucas Carneiro, Ole Miss*
PK – Alex McPherson, Auburn*
P – Aidan Laros, Kentucky
RS – Zavion Thomas, LSU
KOS – Will Stone, Texas
LS – Ben Anderson, Oklahoma
AP – Martel Hight, Vanderbilt

*Ties (ties are not broken)

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Isaac Smith Named To 2025 Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team

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