Tag: SEC All-Freshman team

2022 All-SEC teams loaded with LSU players after SEC West Championship season

Tigers littered the all-conference teams, including six on the SEC All-Freshman team.

The 2022 season was bookended by some frustration as the Tigers lost their opener against Florida State and dropped the final two games against Texas A&M and Georgia.

Still, that shouldn’t take away from what happened in between, as coach Brian Kelly had a massively successful first year on the bayou. LSU finished 9-4 with upset wins over Alabama and Ole Miss that clinched an SEC West title, the program’s first since it won the national championship in 2019.

As one of the top teams in the conference this season, it shouldn’t be a surprise that LSU players littered the All-SEC lists this season, particularly the All-Freshman team, which featured six Tigers.

Here’s everyone who was honored for their efforts in 2022 by the league.

Quarterback Robby Ashford named to SEC All-Freshman team

Ashford finished his first season as a Tigers with 14 total touchdowns.

Auburn quarterback [autotag]Robby Ashford[/autotag] has been recognized for his time under center in 2022.

The Tigers quarterback, who transferred from Oregon at the beginning of the offseason, was named to the SEC All-Freshman team on Thursday. Ashford is the only Auburn player to make the list, which is dominated by members of the LSU Tigers (six players).

The circumstances behind Ashford’s nomination are interesting, however. It would seem that Ashford may be the only quarterback eligible to be named to the SEC’s All-Freshman team β€” he’s the only quarterback in the conference to have played more than 10 games this year, so he may have been given the nod by de facto rather than by skill. Ashford finished the year with 14 total touchdowns, seven interceptions, 1,613 passing yards and a 49.2 completion percentage.

As it stands, Ashford is likely set to be the starter over fellow freshman Holden Geriner, who is the only other quarterback on the roster after the departures of T.J. Finley and Zach Calzada. However, it’s also possible that coach Hugh Freeze will look to a blossoming transfer portal to find a solid option, so Ashford’s fate on the roster with its new incoming staff is unknown heading into the team’s transition period.

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