BJ Ojulari headlines LSU choices for coaches All-SEC

BATON ROUGE – Junior defensive end BJ Ojulari headlined a list of four LSU players named to the 2022 SEC Coaches’ All-SEC team, the league office announced on Tuesday.

Ojulari earned first team All-SEC honors, while a trio of Tigers – offensive tackle Will Campbell, linebacker Harold Perkins, and defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo – were named to the second team.

LSU’s list of all-conference selections helped the Tigers to a 9-4 overall mark and the SEC Western Division Championship. The Tigers finished the league schedule with a 6-2 mark and became only the third team in conference history to advance to the SEC Championship Game a year after finishing last in its division.

Ojulari, a permanent team captain, led a Tiger defense that ranked among the best in the conference, racking up 58 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. Ojulari was twice named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week in 2022.

Perkins, a true freshman from New Orleans, had one of the most impressive rookie seasons for any defender in school history, leading the Tigers in both sacks (6.5) and tackles for loss (11.5). He added 69 total tackles and 13 quarterback hurries.

Perkins was twice named SEC Defensive Player of the Week in 2022 – winning the award for his play in victories over Alabama and Arkansas.

Wingo, a sophomore defensive tackle in his first year at LSU after transferring from Missouri, started 12 games for the Tigers and recorded 44 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. He recovered two fumbles and forced another in becoming one of the most productive defensive linemen in the SEC.

Wingo earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week recognition for his performance in LSU’s 45-20 win over No. 7 Ole Miss.

Last year at Missouri, Wingo earned a spot on the Freshman All-SEC team.

Campbell, one of four true freshmen in the LSU starting lineup, started 12 games at left tackle for the Tigers in 2022. Campbell became the first true freshman in LSU history to start a season-opener at left tackle and he set the school record for starts by a true freshman offensive lineman with 12.

Campbell helped pave the way for an LSU rushing attack that averaged 181 yards per game, which included an LSU quarterback rushing record of 818 yards by Jayden Daniels. Daniels also set the LSU record for rushing TDs by a quarterback with 11.

LSU (9-4) returns to action on Jan. 2 when the Tigers face Purdue (8-5) in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando.

First Team All-SEC

Offense

QB

Hendon Hooker, Tennessee

RB

Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss

Devon Achane, Texas A&M

WR

Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee

Antwane Wells, South Carolina

TE

Brock Bowers, Georgia

OL

O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida

Warren McClendon, Georgia

Darnell Wright, Tennessee

Emil Ekiyor Jr., Alabama

C

Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas

AP

Devon Achane, Texas A&M

Defense

DL

Jalen Carter, Georgia

Derick Hall, Auburn

BJ Ojulari, LSU

Byron Young, Tennessee

LB

Will Anderson Jr., Alabama

Drew Sanders, Arkansas

Henry To’oTo’o, Alabama

DB

Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State

Chris Smith, Georgia

Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama

Jordan Battle, Alabama

Special Teams

PK

Jack Podlesny, Georgia

P

Kai Kroeger, South Carolina

RS

Tulu Griffin, Mississippi State

KOS

Jake Bates, Arkansas*

Jack Podlesny, Georgia*

LS

Wesley Schelling, Vanderbilt

Second Team All-SEC

Offense

QB

Stetson Bennett, Georgia

RB

Raheim Sanders, Arkansas

Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama

WR

Ladd McConkey, Georgia

Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss*

Dominic Lovett, Missouri*

TE

Darnell Washington, Georgia

OL

Nick Broeker, Ole Miss

Javion Cohen, Alabama

Tyler Steen, Alabama

Jovaughn Gwyn, South Carolina*

Will Campbell, LSU*

C

Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia

AP

Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama

Defense

DL

Isaiah McGuire, Missouri

Mekhi Wingo, LSU

Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia

Tyrus Wheat, Mississippi State

LB Harold Perkins, LSU

Bumper Pool, Arkansas

Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State

DB Antonio Johnson , Texas A&M

Kelee Ringo, Georgia

Keidron Smith, Kentucky

Dwight McGlothern, Arkansas

Special Teams

PK

Will Reichard, Alabama

P

Nik Constantinou, Texas A&M

RS

Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama

KOS

Will Reichard, Alabama

LS

William Mote, Georgia*

Hunter Rogers, South Carolina*

*Ties