Four Vols named to 2026 Preseason All-SEC teams

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Four Tennessee football players were named to the preseason All-SEC teams by media at SEC media days in Tampa, Florida.

The Vols had three offensive players earn Third-Team All-SEC honors, including running back DeSean Bishop, offensive lineman Wendell Moe Jr. and David Sanders Jr.

Linebacker Arion Carter was Tennessee's only defensive player to earn All-SEC honors, earning third-team accolades.

Bishop, a redshirt junior, earned Second-Team All-SEC honors last season. The Knoxville native is the Vols' first returning 1,000-yard rusher since Jalen Hurd in 2016. Bishop finished the 2025 campaign as the league's fourth leading rusher (1,076 yards) and fifth in rushing yards per game (82.8).

In his first year as a starter, Bishop totaled 16 rushing touchdowns, which was tied for second most in the SEC and sixth in the FBS.

Moe Jr. is in his second season at Tennessee and final collegiate campaign in 2026 after earning first-team all-conference honors from the Associated Press last year. He made 11 starts last season and allowed one sack in 689 offensive snaps. Moe Jr. has also been named as a Walter Camp Preseason All-American.

Sanders Jr. stated nine games as a true freshman last season, including six games at right tackle and did not allow a sack in eight-of-nine contests. He was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.

Carter, who withdrew his name from the 2026 NFL draft, returns for his senior season. He led the conference in tackles per game (7.6) despite battling a foot injury for much of the season.

Carter has played 31 games, including 22 starts, during his career with the Vols. He totaled a career-high 76 tackles. Carter also recorded six tackles for a loss, two pass breakups, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

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