Which Gators rank among SEC's best?

It's that time of year when everybody's offering up rankings, and The Sporting News' Matt Hayes has posted his top five players at each position in each major conference, with a handful of Gators earning spots in his SEC honors.

TIm Tebow, to no surprise, is his pick as the SEC's top quarterback, but he's not the only Gator leading his position: receiver Percy Harvin, tight end Cornelius Ingram and linebacker Brandon Spikes are also tabbed as the SEC's best at what they do.

Here's what's strange: that's it for the Gators. Four players at No. 1, but nobody else ranking in the top five at their position. It's an odd disparity, but then again, Hayes is ranking as many total offensive linemen (5) as he his total punters, so it's safe to say there would be more Florida representation if the top fives were distributed a little more logically.

Who's the most egregious snub here? I'm thinking in December there will be a Gators player who ranks among the top at his position that's not spoken for here. Offer up your best guess, and you can come back and brag after the season ...

Greg Auman, Times staff writer

Comments

[mm]

I'm going with Chris Rainey. I think he will be this years Knowshon Moreno. His speed is ridiculous and from what I hear he has put on over twenty pounds. Carlos Dunlap will be nasty this year too. He had something like 4 or 5 sacks in the O&B game. The kid is 6'6" 275 lbs. and runs a 4.6 40! He returned kicks in high school! I think the fact that this team is still very young (especially on defense) has to do with why more aren't picked. Oh and as for the punter, well, Chas had a total of 5 yds returned last year. I think that qualifies him as a top punter.

[Tad]

Greg, what are you doing writing for UF??? Now I'm distraught. (sad Panda)

[Gator fan]

I'm glad you mentioned Chas, mm.... He is a very good punter and should be getting more recognition for his efforts. Dunlap is a beast with tons of talent and playing with Hunter will make them both better.