Joining Jones and Smith on the defensive line are Jeffrey Whittaker of Warner Robins, who made 38 tackles, and Jamal Denson of Tift, who had 63 tackles and 6.5 sacks.

Gilliard and Copeland were joined at linebacker by Northside’s Eric Fields, a Clemson commitment, Coffee’s D’Juan Smith, who had 109 tackles and four sacks, and Tift teammates Josh Abbott and Shayon Green (a Purdue commitment).

Reid and Demps, one of the best defensive back pairings in the country, were joined in the secondary by Coffee’s D.J. Jackson and Northside’s K.J. Morton. Jackson made 61 tackles and two interceptions, while Morton has 11 career interceptions.

Jordan West of Tift, who made 9-of-12 field goals and 29-of-34 extra points, was the first-team kicker. David Clark of Warner Robins was the punter.

Lowndes also placed five players on the second team. Left guard Layne Grant and right guard Brady Brantley helped clear the paths for a Vikings rushing attack that gained 3,663 yards this season. Strong safety Marcus Solomon made 52 tackles and two interceptions. Tyler Hunter did a little bit of everything for Lowndes this year, playing quarterback (239 yards passing, 2 TD), running back (373 rushing yards, 5 TD) and cornerback (25 tackles). Punter Hayden Martin averaged 36.4 yards per punt.

Valdosta placed five players on the second team. VaShun Johnson was third in the region in rushing, with 795 yards and six touchdowns, and also made 27 tackles and two interceptions as a defensive back. Dontavius Sapp caught 19 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns as a receiver, and also made 35 tackles and one interception as the team’s strong safety. Defensive tackle Damian Doe made 65 tackles and two sacks. Middle linebacker Jermaine Holmes made 99 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Outside linebacker Ahmad Williams had 62 tackles.

The second-team quarterback was L’Shaun Smith of Coffee, who passed for 977 yards and 12 touchdowns, while rushing for 442 yards and three touchdowns. His backfield mates are Johnson, Garrick Davis of Houston County (771 yards rushing, 10 touchdowns) and Stevan Toomer of Tift (797 yards rushing).

Joining Sapp at receiver are Mike Faulk of Coffee (23 rec., 336 yards, 2 TD) and Nick Prostko of Tift (23 rec., 314 yards, 1 TD). Corey Davis of Coffee (4 touchdown catches, 34 tackles, seven sacks as a defensive end) was the tight end. Rashad Wynes of Warner Robins (13 rec., 403 yards, 5 TD) was the athlete.

The second-team offensive line was Grant, Brantley, Jamal Watson of Tift, R.J. Taylor of Coffee and Deron McIntee of Northside.

Doe was joined on the second-team defensive line by Houston’s Jacob Walker (five sacks), Coffee’s Ben Merritt (32 tackles, 2 sacks), Tift’s Tabias Walker and Warner Robins’ Derrick Stover (84 tackles). The second-team linebackers were Holmes, Williams, Darius Ivey of Northside and Darius Turner of Coffee (53 tackles, 1 TD).

The second-team secondary was Solomon, Hunter, Kenny Moore of Tift and Jalani Phillips of Houston (7 int.). Devin Pike of Northside was the kicker.

Lowndes left tackle Justin Browning, defensive end Chris Stinson, defensive tackles Ridge Spivey and Devin Simmons and free safety Michael Mitchell received honorable mention. So did Valdosta offensive lineman Willis Fussell and defensive tackle Parker Mathis.

The other honorable mention selections were: Northside tight end Evan Arthur, wide receiver Alan Davis and guard Sam Cherney; Tift receiver Blake Massey, defensive end Tommy Johnson and defensive backs Rickey Pierce and Micah McCant; Colquitt quarterback John Michael Harrison and defensive lineman Nyneson Jeudy; Coffee tackle Garrett Scott; and Houston wide receiver Craig Presley.