SEC Football: Top 50 players entering the 2020 season

Sharing the spotlight with LSU’s star-studded Terrace Marshall did not get nearly enough of the national attention he deserved for his stellar 2019 season.

Marshall helped guide the Tigers to a national championship by recording 46 catches for 13 touchdowns despite missing three games.

He enters 2020 on Athlon’s All-SEC fourth team.

Kentucky’s Drake Jackson is the SEC’s and one of the nation’s best centers. He was named first-team All-SEC by last season after starting all 13 games for the Wildcats’ SEC-leading rusher attack.

Jackson recorded 44 knockdowns on the season and was earned co-SEC lineman of the week after his performance against Vanderbilt.

He enters his senior season on Athlon’s All-SEC first team.

Alabama’s Landon Dickerson was outstanding in 2019 in his first year with the program after starting his college career at Florida State.

Dickerson was named an All-SEC second-team honoree at center and elected to the All-SEC second team at guard by the AP after starting in all 13 games with four at right guard and nine at center.

He enters 2020 on Athlon’s preseason All-SEC first team.

South Carolina’s Ernest Jones put together a monster sophomore season for the Gamecocks in 2019.

Jones started all 12 games at middle linebacker recording 97 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, five pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble.

He enters 2020 as the Gamecocks’ top returning tackler and on Athlon’s All-SEC third team.

Jabril Cox comes to LSU for his senior season after a dominant run at North Dakota State.

Cox was part of three FCS national titles at NDSU, recording 258 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, six interceptions and scored two defensive touchdowns while in Fargo. In 2019, he had 92 tackles with 9.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.

He figures to replace Patrick Queen, who was selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft at middle linebacker.