Missouri landed six players on the media’s All-Southeastern Conference preseason team, including three first-teamers in quarterback Drew Lock, tight end Albert Okwuegbunam and punter Corey Fatony. Defensive tackle Terry Beckner Jr. was a second-team choice and wide receiver Emanuel Hall and kicker Tucker McCann were third-team choices.
Coming off a 7-6 season, the Tigers were picked fourth in the SEC East Division after finishing tied for third last year. MU didn’t earn any first-place votes but somehow one voter picked Mizzou to win the SEC championship — but not to win the division.
Georgia (East) and Alabama (West) were both heavy favorites to capture their respective divisions, picking up 271 and 263 first-place votes, respectively, among the 285 voters who submitted a ballot.