University of Tennessee Athletics
Berry, Kerbyson Named ESPN All-SEC
December 09, 2015 | Football
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee redshirt senior left tackle Kyler Kerbyson and sophomore return specialist Evan Berry were named to the 2015 ESPN.com All-SEC team on Wednesday.
ESPN.com All-SEC
OFFENSE
QB - Dak Prescott, Mississippi State
RB - Derrick Henry, Alabama
RB - Leonard Fournette, LSU
WR - Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss
WR - Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina
TE - Hunter Henry, Arkansas
OL - Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss
OL - Dan Skipper, Arkansas
OL - Kyler Kerbyson, Tennessee
OL - Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas
C - Ryan Kelly, Alabama
AP - Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
DEFENSE
DL - Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
DL - Jarran Reed, Alabama
DL - Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
DL - Jonathan Bullard, Florida
LB - Reggie Ragland, Alabama
LB - Kentrell Brothers, Missouri
LB - Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt
DB - Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida
DB - Trae Elston, Ole Miss
DB - Eddie Jackson, Alabama
DB - Jalen Tabor, Florida
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Daniel Carlson, Auburn
P - Johnny Townsend, Florida
RS - Evan Berry, Tennessee
Berry was also named to the 2015 All-SEC Coaches' First Team on Tuesday. He is first Vol to earn First Team All-SEC honors as a return specialist. In 2015, Berry has emerged as the nation's top kick returner, leading the country in kick return average (38.3) and tying for second with three returns brought back for a touchdown. On Nov. 2, Berry became the first Volunteer kick returner to be named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week since Cordarrelle Patterson in 2012. His three kickoff returns for a touchdown tied the UT single-season record set by Willie Gault in 1980. Berry's total of 804 overall return yards (both kickoff and punt return yards) ranks as the fourth-most in a season in Tennessee history. His 34.8 career kickoff return average is also a new Tennessee record.
Kerbyson was twice named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week this year (Sept. 7 and Nov. 30), becoming the first Vol since Rob Smith in 2014 to earn the honors twice in a season. On the season, Tennessee has 2,682 rushing yards, the Vols' most since 1989. It is the Vols' most rushing yards since 1989. Kerbyson is a team leader and the most-experienced offensive lineman on a Tennessee unit that has produced eight games with 200-plus rushing yards, including two 300-plus games (Bowling Green, Vanderbilt). He has played in 44 games in his career and his 25-game starting streak is the longest of any current Vol on offense and the second-longest on the team (Cameron Sutton has 37-straight starts). Kerbyson has played at several different positions on the offensive line in his career with 22 starts at left tackle, two at right tackle and one at left guard. All 12 of his starts this year have been at left tackle.
Here is a list of Tennessee's honors to date:
Derek Barnett - DL
- All-SEC Second Team (Coaches)
Evan Berry - Return Specialist
- All-SEC First Team (Coaches)
- ESPN.com All-SEC
Jalen Hurd - RB
- All-SEC Second Team (Coaches)
Kyler Kerbyson - OL
- ESPN.com All-SEC
