2021 Southeastern Conference football season

The 2021 Southeastern Conference football season was the 89th season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, taking place during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 2, 2021, and ended with the 2021 SEC Championship Game on December 4, 2021. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff. The season schedule was released on January 27, 2021.^[1]

2021 Southeastern Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS football season
Sport	Football
Duration	September 2 – December 4, 2021 (2021-09-02 – 2021-12-04)
Number of games	8
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	CBS, ESPN Family (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN+)
2022 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Travon Walker (Georgia)
Picked by	Jacksonville Jaguars, 1st overall
Regular season
East champions	Georgia
West champions	Alabama
SEC Championship Game
Champions	Alabama
Runners-up	Georgia
Finals MVP	Bryce Young, QB

2021 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 1 Georgia x#^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 18 Kentucky*		5	–	3					10	–	3
Tennessee		4	–	4					7	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					6	–	7
South Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Florida		2	–	6					6	–	7
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 11 Ole Miss		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 21 Arkansas		4	–	4					9	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Auburn		3	–	5					6	–	7
LSU		3	–	5					6	–	7
Championship: Alabama 41, Georgia 24
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – Kentucky vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 college football season was delayed. On July 31, the Southeastern Conference announced that its teams would play a ten-game conference-only season beginning in late September.^[2][3]

Also because of the COVID-19 pandemic attendance at all college football games during the 2020 season was restricted because of COVID-19 social distancing considerations. Limited home attendance requirements and all road games were set with similar attendance caps.^[4]

Alabama defeated Florida 52–46 for the 2020 SEC Championship Game.

Nine SEC teams participated in bowl games. Mississippi State defeated Tulsa 28–26 in the Armed Forces Bowl. Auburn lost to Northwestern 19–35 in the Citrus Bowl. Kentucky defeated NC State 23–21 in the Gator Bowl. Ole Miss defeated Indiana 26–20 in the Outback Bowl. Florida lost to Oklahoma 20–55 in the Cotton Bowl. Georgia defeated Cincinnati 24–21 in the Peach Bowl. Texas A&M defeated North Carolina 41–27 in the Orange Bowl.

Alabama defeated Notre Dame 31–14 in the Rose Bowl semifinal game.

Alabama defeated Ohio State 52–24 to win the CFP National Championship game.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

National Rankings

Team	ESPN[5]	Rivals[6]	Scout & 24/7 [7][8]	Total Signees
Alabama	#1	#2	#1	27
Arkansas	#26	#20	#23	25
Auburn	#9	#13	#11	21
Florida	#13	#8	#9	25
Georgia	#3	#2	#2	24
Kentucky	#30	#30	#34	22
LSU	#7	#3	#5	25
Ole Miss	#21	#22	#22	31
Mississippi State	#24	#24	#24	21
Missouri	#54	#48	#40	24
South Carolina	#19	#16	#21	24
Tennessee	#15	#12	#12	23
Texas A&M	#11	#6	#4	27
Vanderbilt	#60	#57	#69	20

SEC Media Days

The 2021 SEC Media days were held July 19–22, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. The Preseason Polls was released on July 23, 2021. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event. Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.^[9]

Preseason media polls

East

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Georgia	923 (124)
2	Florida	784 (7)
3	Kentucky	624 (2)
4	Missouri	555
5	Tennessee	362
6	South Carolina	355 (1)
7	Vanderbilt	149

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Alabama	932 (130)
2	Texas A&M	760 (1)
3	LSU	633 (1)
4	Ole Miss	529 (1)
5	Auburn	440
6	Arkansas	241 (1)
7	Mississippi State	217

Media poll (SEC Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Alabama	84
2	Georgia	45
3	Ole Miss	1

Preseason awards

All−American Teams

	AP 1st Team[10]	AP 2nd Team	WCFF 1st Team[11]	WCFF 2nd Team	TSN 1st Team[12]	TSN 2nd Team	ESPN[13]	CBS 1st Team[14]	CBS 2nd Team	CFN 1st Team[15]	CFN 2nd Team	CFN HM	PFF 1st Team[16]	PFF 3rd Team	PFF HM
Christopher Allen, LB, Alabama												Y
Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama												Y
Jordan Battle, DB, Alabama												Y
Tank Bigsby, RB, Auburn												Y
Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas												Y
Jake Camarda, P, Georgia												Y
Anders Carlson, K, Auburn												Y
Jalen Catalon, DB, Arkansas												Y
Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia											Y
Jerrion Ealy, RB, Ole Miss												Y
Emil Ekiyor Jr., OL, Alabama												Y
Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida										Y
Kenyon Green, RB, Texas A&M															Y
Darian Kinnard, OT, Kentucky				Y					Y
DeMarvin Leal, DL, Texas A&M															Y
John Metchie III, WR, Alabama												Y
Arik Gilbert, TE, Georgia												Y		Y
Christian Harris, LB, Alabama												Y
Kevin Harris, RB, South Carolina												Y
Josh Jobe, CB, Alabama										Y
Mike Jones Jr., DL, LSU												Y
Malachi Moore, DB, Alabama												Y
Evan Neal, OT, Alabama												Y
George Pickens, WR, Georgia											Y
Will Reichard, K, Alabama	Y		Y		Y		Y	Y		Y			Y
Eli Ricks, CB, LSU												Y
Brian Robinson Jr., RB, Alabama												Y
Jamaree Salyer, OT, Georgia						Y							Y
Tykee Smith, DB, Georgia												Y			Y
Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU												Y
Kobie Whiteside, DL, Missouri												Y
Jalen Wydermyer, TE, Texas A&M												Y
Cade York, K, LSU												Y

Individual awards

Award	Head Coach/Player	School	Position	Link
Lott Trophy	Josh Jobe	Alabama	CB	[17]
Dodd Trophy	Nick Saban	Alabama	HC	[18]
Maxwell Award	Brian Robinson Jr.	Alabama	RB	[19]
	John Metchie III	Alabama	WR
	Bo Nix	Auburn	QB
	Tank Bigsby	Auburn	RB
	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	Kentucky	RB
	Kayshon Boutte	LSU	WR
	Matt Corral	Ole Miss	QB
	Jerrion Ealy	Ole Miss	RB
	Isaiah Spiller	Texas A&M	RB
Bednarik Award	Will Anderson Jr.	Alabama	LB	[20]
	Josh Jobe	Alabama	CB
	Zakoby McClain	Auburn	LB
	Jordan Davis	Georgia	DT
	Nakobe Dean	Georgia	LB
	Derek Stingley Jr.	LSU	CB
	Eli Ricks	LSU	CB
	Emmanuel Forbes	Mississippi State	CB
	Trajan Jeffcoat	Missouri	DE
	DeMarvin Leal	Texas A&M	DL
	Anfernee Orji	Vanderbilt	LB
Davey O'Brien Award	JT Daniels	Georgia	QB	[21]
	Connor Bazelak	Missouri	QB
	Matt Corral	Ole Miss	QB
Doak Walker Award	Brian Robinson Jr.	Alabama	RB	[22]
	Trelon Smith	Arkansas	RB
	Tank Bigsby	Auburn	RB
	Zamir White	Georgia	RB
	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	Kentucky	RB
	Dillon Johnson	Mississippi State	RB
	Jo'Quavious Marks	Mississippi State	RB
	Kevin Harris	South Carolina	RB
	Jabari Small	Tennessee	RB
	Isaiah Spiller	Texas A&M	RB
Fred Biletnikoff Award	John Metchie III	Alabama	WR	[23]
	Treylon Burks	Arkansas	WR
	Kayshon Boutte	LSU	WR
	Jaden Walley	Mississippi State	WR
	Jalen Wydermyer	Texas A&M	TE
John Mackey Award	Jahleel Billingsley	Alabama	TE	[24]
	Hudson Henry	Arkansas	TE
	John Samuel Shenker	Auburn	TE
	Keon Zipperer	Florida	TE
	Arik Gilbert	Georgia	TE
	Darnell Washington	Georgia	TE
	Nick Muse	South Carolina	TE
	Jalen Wydermyer	Texas A&M	TE
Rimington Trophy	Ricky Stromberg	Arkansas	OL	[25]
	Nick Brahms	Auburn	OL
	Warren Ericson	Georgia	OL
	Liam Shanahan	LSU	OL
	Michael Maietti	Missouri	OL
Butkus Award	Christopher Allen	Alabama	LB	[26]
	Christian Harris	Alabama	LB
	Will Anderson Jr.	Alabama	LB
	Bumper Pool	Arkansas	LB
	Ventrell Miller	Florida	LB
	Adam Anderson	Georgia	LB
	Nakobe Dean	Georgia	LB
	Quay Walker	Georgia	LB
	Damone Clark	LSU	LB
	Lakia Henry	Ole Miss	LB
	Sam Williams	Ole Miss	LB
	Blaze Alldredge	Missouri	LB
	Jordan Strachan	South Carolina	LB
	Aaron Hansford	Texas A&M	LB
	Anfernee Orji	Vanderbilt	LB
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Christian Harris	Alabama	LB	[27]
	D. J. Dale	Alabama	DL
	Josh Jobe	Alabama	CB
	Malachi Moore	Alabama	DB
	Phidarian Mathis	Alabama	DL
	Will Anderson Jr.	Alabama	LB
	Jalen Catalon	Arkansas	DB
	Grant Morgan	Arkansas	LB
	Zakoby McClain	Auburn	LB
	Smoke Monday	Auburn	DB
	Kaiir Elam	Florida	CB
	Jordan Davis	Georgia	DT
	Nakobe Dean	Georgia	LB
	Tykee Smith	Georgia	DB
	Derek Stingley Jr.	LSU	CB
	Eli Ricks	LSU	CB
	Blaze Alldredge	Missouri	LB
	Trajan Jeffcoat	Missouri	DE
	Kingsley Enagbare	South Carolina	DE
	DeMarvin Leal	Texas A&M	DE
Outland Trophy	Phidarian Mathis	Alabama	DT	[28]
	Evan Neal	Alabama	OT
	Nick Brahms	Auburn	C
	Jamaree Salyer	Georgia	OT
	Jordan Davis	Georgia	DT
	Justin Shaffer	Georgia	OL
	Darian Kinnard	Kentucky	OT
	Ed Ingram	LSU	OL
	Nick Broeker	Ole Miss	T
	Kenyon Green	Texas A&M	OT
	McKinnley Jackson	Texas A&M	DT
Lou Groza Award	Will Reichard	Alabama	PK	[29]
	Anders Carlson	Auburn	PK
	Jace Christmann	Florida	PK
	Jack Podlesny	Georgia	PK
	Matt Ruffolo	Kentucky	PK
	Cade York	LSU	PK
	Harrison Mevis	Missouri	PK
	Chase McGrath	Tennessee	PK
Paul Hornung Award	Tank Bigsby	Auburn	RB	[30]
	Wan'Dale Robinson	Kentucky	WR
	Derek Stingley Jr.	LSU	CB
	Tyler Badie	Missouri	RB
	Jerrion Ealy	Ole Miss	RB
	Velus Jones Jr.	Tennessee	WR
	Ainias Smith	Texas A&M	WR
Wuerffel Trophy	Chris Owens	Alabama	OL	[31]
	Jordan Silver	Arkansas	LS
	Nick Brahms	Auburn	OL
	Zachary Carter	Florida	DL
	Nakobe Dean	Georgia	LB
	Kenneth Horsey	Kentucky	OL
	Damone Clark	LSU	LB
	Tyler Badie	Missouri	RB
	Mac Brown	Ole Miss	P
	Spencer Eason-Riddle	South Carolina	LB
	Matthew Butler	Tennessee	DL
	Keldrick Carper	Texas A&M	DB
	Elijah McAllister	Vanderbilt	LB
Walter Camp Award	John Metchie III	Alabama	WR	[32]
	Will Anderson Jr.	Alabama	LB
	Treylon Burks	Arkansas	WR
	Tank Bigsby	Auburn	RB
	JT Daniels	Georgia	QB
	Matt Corral	Ole Miss	QB
	DeMarvin Leal	Texas A&M	DL
Rotary Lombardi Award	Christian Harris	Alabama	LB	[33]
	Emil Ekiyor Jr.	Alabama	OL
	Evan Neal	Alabama	OL
	Henry To'oTo'o	Alabama	LB
	Phidarian Mathis	Alabama	DL
	Will Anderson Jr.	Alabama	LB
	Jamaree Salyer	Georgia	OL
	Justin Shaffer	Georgia	OL
	Darian Kinnard	Kentucky	OT
	Mike Jones Jr.	LSU	DL
	O'Cyrus Torrence	LSU	OL
	Kenyon Green	Texas A&M	RB
	DeMarvin Leal	Texas A&M	DL
	Jalen Wydermyer	Texas A&M	TE
Manning Award	Bo Nix	Auburn	QB	[34]
	JT Daniels	Georgia	QB
	Matt Corral	Ole Miss	QB
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Trelon Smith	Arkansas	RB	[35]
	Keke Chism	Missouri	WR
	Isaiah Spiller	Texas A&M	RB
	Ken Seals	Vanderbilt	QB
Ray Guy Award	Jake Camarda	Georgia	P	[36]
	Tucker Day	Mississippi State	P
	Grant McKinniss	Missouri	P
	Mac Brown	Ole Miss	P
	Nik Constantinou	Texas A&M	P
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award	Henry To'oTo'o	Alabama	LB	[37]
	Cameron Latu	Alabama	TE
	Feleti Afemui	Vanderbilt	LB
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Bo Nix	Auburn	QB	[38]
	Emory Jones	Florida	QB
	JT Daniels	Georgia	QB
	Connor Bazelak	Missouri	QB
	Matt Corral	Ole Miss	QB
	Hendon Hooker	Tennessee	QB

Preseason All-SEC media

First Team Offense

Position	Player	Class	Team
QB	Matt Corral	JR	Ole Miss
RB	Tank Bigsby	SO	Auburn
RB	Isaiah Spiller	JR	Texas A&M
WR	John Metchie III	JR	Alabama
WR	Treylon Burks	JR	Arkansas
TE	Jalen Wydermyer	JR	Texas A&M
OL	Evan Neal	JR	Alabama
OL	Darian Kinnard	SR	Kentucky
OL	Kenyon Green	JR	Texas A&M
OL	Cade Mays	SR	Tennessee
C	Nick Brahms	SR	Auburn

First Team Defense

Position	Player	Class	Team
DL	Jordan Davis	JR	Georgia
DL	Phidarian Mathis	RS SR	Alabama
DL	Kingsley Enagbare	SR	South Carolina
DL	Zachary Carter	RS SR	Florida
DL	DeMarvin Leal	JR	Texas A&M
LB	Henry To'oTo'o	JR	Alabama
LB	Christian Harris	JR	Alabama
DB	Derek Stingley Jr.	JR	LSU
DB	Josh Jobe	SR	Alabama
DB	Malachi Moore	SO	Alabama
DB	Kaiir Elam	JR	Florida

First Team Special Teams

Position	Player	Class	Team
P	Jake Camarda	SR	Georgia
K	Cade York	JR	LSU
RS	Jerrion Ealy	SO	Ole Miss
AP	Jerrion Ealy	SO	Ole Miss

Second Team Offense

Position	Player	Class	Team
QB	JT Daniels	JR	Georgia
RB	Kevin Harris	JR	South Carolina
RB	Zamir White	JR	Georgia
WR	Kayshon Boutte	SO	LSU
WR	George Pickens	JR	Georgia
TE	Jahleel Billingsley	JR	Alabama
OL	Jamaree Salyer	SR	Georgia
OL	Emil Ekiyor Jr.	RS JR	Alabama
OL	Ed Ingram	SR	LSU
OL	Austin Deculus	RS SO	LSU
C	Ricky Stromberg	JR	Arkansas

Second Team Defense

Position	Player	Class	Team
DL	Josh Paschal	SR	Kentucky
DL	LaBryan Ray	SR	Alabama
DL	Ali Gaye	SR	LSU
DL	Trajan Jeffcoat	RS JR	Missouri
LB	Grant Morgan	RS SR	Arkansas
LB	Ventrell Miller	RS SR	Florida
LB	Zakoby McClain	SR	Auburn
DB	Smoke Monday	SR	Auburn
DB	Jordan Battle	JR	Alabama
DB	Jalen Catalon	RS SO	Arkansas
DB	Eli Ricks	SO	LSU

Second Team Special Teams

Position	Player	Class	Team
K	Will Reichard	JR	Alabama
P	Paxton Brooks	SR	Tennessee
RS	Ainias Smith	SO	Texas A&M
AP	Tank Bigsby	JR	Auburn

Third Team Offense

Position	Player	Class	Team
QB	Bo Nix	JR	Auburn
RB	Brian Robinson Jr.	GS	Alabama
RB	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JR	Kentucky
WR	Ainias Smith	SO	Texas A&M
WR	Jacob Copeland	RS JR	Florida
TE	Nick Muse	GS	South Carolina
OL	Charles Cross	RS SO	Mississippi State
OL	Nick Broeker	JR	Ole Miss
OL	Myron Cunningham	RS SR	Arkansas
OL	Luke Fortner	GS	Kentucky
C	Michael Maietti	GS	Missouri
C	Ben Brown	RS SR	Ole Miss

Third Team Defense

Position	Player	Class	Team
DL	D. J. Dale	JR	Alabama
DL	Jayden Peevy	SR	Texas A&M
DL	Travon Walker	JR	Georgia
DL	Derick Hall	JR	Auburn
LB	Owen Pappoe	JR	Auburn
LB	Nakobe Dean	JR	Georgia
LB	Christopher Allen	RS SR	Alabama
DB	Roger McCreary	SR	Auburn
DB	Lewis Cine	JR	Georgia
DB	Alontae Taylor	SR	Tennessee
DB	Yusuf Corker	SR	Kentucky

Third Team Special Teams

Position	Player	Class	Team
P	Mac Brown	SR	Ole Miss
K	Anders Carlson	SR	Auburn
RS	Kearis Jackson	JR	Georgia
AP	Ainias Smith	SO	Texas A&M

References:^[39]

Preseason All-SEC coaches

First Team Offense

Position	Player	Class	Team
QB	Matt Corral	JR	Ole Miss
RB	Tank Bigsby	SO	Auburn
RB	Isaiah Spiller	JR	Texas A&M
WR	John Metchie III	JR	Alabama
WR	Treylon Burks	JR	Arkansas
TE	Jalen Wydermyer	JR	Texas A&M
OL	Evan Neal	JR	Alabama
OL	Darian Kinnard	SR	Kentucky
OL	Kenyon Green	JR	Texas A&M
OL	Cade Mays	SR	Tennessee
C	Ricky Stromberg	JR	Arkansas

First Team Defense

Position	Player	Class	Team
DL	Jordan Davis	JR	Georgia
DL	Phidarian Mathis	RS SR	Alabama
DL	Kingsley Enagbare	SR	South Carolina
DL	Zachary Carter	RS SR	Florida
LB	Christian Harris	JR	Alabama
LB	Grant Morgan	RS SR	Arkansas
LB	Will Anderson Jr.	SO	Alabama
DB	Derek Stingley Jr.	JR	LSU
DB	Josh Jobe	SR	Alabama
DB	Malachi Moore	SO	Alabama
DB	Kaiir Elam	JR	Florida

First Team Special Teams

Position	Player	Class	Team
P	Jake Camarda	SR	Georgia
K	Cade York	JR	LSU
RS	Jerrion Ealy	SO	Ole Miss

Second Team Offense

Position	Player	Class	Team
QB	JT Daniels	JR	Georgia
RB	Kevin Harris	JR	South Carolina
RB	Zamir White	JR	Georgia
WR	Kayshon Boutte	SO	LSU
WR	George Pickens	JR	Georgia
TE	Jahleel Billingsley	JR	Alabama
OL	Jamaree Salyer	SR	Georgia
OL	Emil Ekiyor Jr.	RS JR	Alabama
OL	Ed Ingram	SR	LSU
OL	Charles Cross	RS SO	Mississippi State
C	Nick Brahms	SR	Auburn
AP	Tank Bigsby	SO	Auburn

Second Team Defense

Position	Player	Class	Team
DL	DeMarvin Leal	JR	Texas A&M
DL	Josh Paschal	SR	Kentucky
DL	Ali Gaye	SR	LSU
DL	Trajan Jeffcoat	RS JR	Missouri
LB	Henry To'oTo'o	JR	Alabama
LB	Ventrell Miller	RS SR	Florida
LB	Zakoby McClain	SR	Auburn
DB	Smoke Monday	SR	Auburn
DB	Jordan Battle	JR	Alabama
DB	Jalen Catalon	RS SO	Arkansas
DB	Eli Ricks	SO	LSU

Second Team Special Teams

Position	Player	Class	Team
K	Anders Carlson	SR	Auburn
P	Paxton Brooks	SR	Tennessee
P	Mac Brown	SR	Ole Miss
RS	Ainias Smith	SO	Texas A&M

Third Team Offense

Position	Player	Class	Team
QB	Bo Nix	JR	Auburn
QB	Connor Bazelak	RS SO	Missouri
RB	Brian Robinson Jr.	GS	Alabama
RB	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JR	Kentucky
RB	Jerrion Ealy	SO	Ole Miss
WR	Ainias Smith	SO	Texas A&M
WR	Jacob Copeland	RS JR	Florida
WR	Jermaine Burton	SO	Georgia
TE	Nick Muse	GS	South Carolina
OL	Austin Deculus	RS SO	LSU
OL	Nick Broeker	JR	Ole Miss
OL	Myron Cunningham	RS SR	Arkansas
OL	Luke Fortner	GS	Kentucky
OL	Brodarius Hamm	SR	Auburn
OL	Ty Clary	RS SR	Arkansas
C	Michael Maietti	GS	Missouri
AP	Ainias Smith	SO	Texas A&M

Third Team Defense

Position	Player	Class	Team
DL	LaBryan Ray	SR	Alabama
DL	Jayden Peevy	SR	Texas A&M
DL	Travon Walker	JR	Georgia
DL	Zacch Pickens	JR	South Carolina
LB	Owen Pappoe	JR	Auburn
LB	Nakobe Dean	JR	Georgia
LB	Christopher Allen	RS SR	Alabama
DB	Roger McCreary	SR	Auburn
DB	Lewis Cine	JR	Georgia
DB	Leon O'Neal Jr.	SR	Texas A&M
DB	Alontae Taylor	SR	Tennessee
DB	Yusuf Corker	SR	Kentucky

Third Team Special Teams

Position	Player	Class	Team
K	Will Reichard	JR	Alabama
P	Grant McKinniss	GS	Missouri
RS	Kearis Jackson	JR	Georgia

References:^[40]

Head coaches

Three coaches were fired after the 2020 season.

Auburn Head Coach Gus Malzahn was fired after eight seasons at the school on On December 13, 2020. Boise State Bryan Harsin was named head coach on December 22, 2020.

On November 15, 2020, South Carolina Head Coach Will Muschamp was fired. Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo replaced him as interim head coach with three games left in the season. Oklahoma Assistant Head Coach Shane Beamer replaced him on December 6, 2020.

On January 18, 2021, Tennessee Coach Jeremy Pruitt was fired and replaced by former UCF Head Coach Josh Heupel on January 27, 2021.

School	Coach	Year
Alabama	Nick Saban	15th
Arkansas	Sam Pittman	2nd
Auburn	Bryan Harsin	1st
Florida	Dan Mullen	4th
Georgia	Kirby Smart	6th
Kentucky	Mark Stoops	9th
LSU	Ed Orgeron	(5th full season; 6th overall season)
Mississippi State	Mike Leach	2nd
Missouri	Eliah Drinkwitz	2nd
Ole Miss	Lane Kiffin	2nd
South Carolina	Shane Beamer	1st
Tennessee	Josh Heupel	1st
Texas A&M	Jimbo Fisher	4th
Vanderbilt	Clark Lea	1st

Rankings

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
Alabama	AP	1 (47)	1 (59)	1 (60)	1 (59)	1 (58)	1 (53)	5	4	3	3	3	2	3	4	1 (50)	2
	C	1 (63)	1 (64)	1 (64)	1 (64)	1 (64)	1 (63)	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1 (54)	2
	CFP	Not released									2	2	2	3	3	1
Arkansas	AP			20	16	8	13	17	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	25	23	22	21
	C	RV	RV	24	18	11	16	19	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	RV	25	24	20
	CFP	Not released										25	21	25	22	21
Auburn	AP	RV	25	22	23	22	18	RV	19	18	12	16	RV
	C	RV	RV	20	23	22	19	RV	22	21	14	20	RV
	CFP	Not released									13	17
Florida	AP	13	13	11	11	10	20	20	RV	RV
	C	11	9	9	11	9	18	17	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Georgia	AP	5 (3)	2 (4)	2 (3)	2 (3)	2 (4)	2 (9)	1 (62)	1 (63)	1 (63)	1 (63)	1 (63)	1 (63)	1 (62)	1 (62)	3	1 (61)
	C	5	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (2)	1 (64)	1 (65)	1 (64)	1 (64)	1 (64)	1 (64)	1 (62)	1 (62)	3	1 (62)
	CFP	Not released									1	1	1	1	1	3
Kentucky	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	16	11	15	12	18	RV	RV	RV	25	25	18
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	14	11	14	12	17	RV	RV	25	22	20	15
	CFP	Not released									18				23	22
LSU	AP	16	RV	RV	RV	RV			RV
	C	13	RV	RV	RV	RV			RV
	CFP	Not released
Mississippi State	AP						RV	RV			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV		RV			RV	RV			RV		RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released									17		25
Missouri	AP
	C	RV
	CFP	Not released
Ole Miss	AP	RV	20	17	13	12	17	13	12	10	15	12	10	8	8	8	11
	C	25	20	16	13	12	17	14	12	9	15	12	10	8	8	8	11
	CFP	Not released									16	15	12	9	8	8
South Carolina	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Tennessee	AP
	C				RV			RV				RV
	CFP	Not released
Texas A&M	AP	6	5	7	7	15	RV	21	17	14	13	11	16	14	24	23	RV
	C	6	5	5	5	13	RV	18	17	14	12	11	16	14	23	23	25
	CFP	Not released									14	11	16	15	25	25
Vanderbilt	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Regular season

The schedule was released on January 27, 2021. The season began on September 2, 2021, and will end with the SEC Championship Game on December 4, 2021.

Week One

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 6–38	84,314
September 4	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SECN	W 10–45	47,693
September 4	1:00 p.m.	Rice	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN+	W 17–38	64,065
September 4	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	No. 14 Miami	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (SEC Nation) (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ABC	W 44–13	71,829
September 4	3:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	W 24–34	46,237
September 4	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPNU	W 34–35	44,669
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Akron	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN+	W 10–60	83,821
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN+	W 0–46	64,868
September 4	6:30 p.m.	No. 5 Georgia	No. 3 Clemson	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC College GameDay (Duke's Mayo Classic/rivalry)	ABC	W 10–3	74,187
September 4	6:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	No. 13 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 14–35	86,840
September 4	7:00 p.m.	East Tennessee State	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN+	L 23–3	22,029
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	No. 6 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPNU	W 10–41	97,339
September 4	7:30 p.m.	No. 16 LSU	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FOX	L 27–38	68,123
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Louisville	Ole Miss	Mercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic)	ESPN	W 24–43	30,709
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 11	11:00 a.m.	Alabama State	No. 25 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SEC Network	W 0–62	82,745
September 11	11:00 a.m.	South Carolina	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN2	W 20–17	40,816
September 11	11:00 a.m.	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN	L 41–34	82,203
September 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Florida	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ABC	W 42–20	66,646
September 11	2:30 p.m.	UAB	No. 2 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 7–56	92,746
September 11	2:30 p.m.	No. 5 Texas A&M	Colorado	Empower Field at Mile High • Denver, CO	FOX	W 10–7	61,203
September 11	3:00 p.m.	Mercer	No. 1 Alabama	Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SEC Network	W 14–48	95,396
September 11	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 Texas	Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (SEC Nation) (rivalry)	ESPN	W 21–40	74,531
September 11	6:00 p.m.	NC State	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPN2	W 10–24	45,834
September 11	6:30 p.m.	No. 17 (FCS) Austin Peay	No. 20 Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	ESPN+	W 17–54	47,848
September 11	6:30 p.m.	Missouri	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SEC Network	UK 28–35	58,437
September 11	7:00 p.m.	McNeese State	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	W 7–34	94,220
September 11	9:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Colorado State	Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 24–21	27,233
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 18	11:00 a.m.	Tennessee Tech	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN+	W 0–56	80,053
September 18	11:00 a.m.	New Mexico	No. 7 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SEC Network	W 0-34	84,748
September 18	11:00 a.m.	Chattanooga	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	ESPN+	W 23–28	55,214
September 18	11:00 a.m.	Southeast Missouri State	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPN+	W 28–59	46,598
September 18	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	No. 11 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (SEC Nation) (rivalry)	CBS	ALA 31–29	90,887
September 18	3:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	No. 20 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SEC Network	W 10–45	66,311
September 18	3:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN2	L 29–31	43,461
September 18	6:00 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 2 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	UGA 13–40	92,746
September 18	6:30 p.m.	No. 22 Auburn	No. 10 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • State College, PA College GameDay	ABC	L 20–28	109,958
September 18	6:30 p.m.	Central Michigan	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	SEC Network	W 21–49	92,547
September 18	7:00 p.m.	Tulane	No. 17 Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 21–61	54,198
September 18	7:00 p.m.	Stanford	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPNU	L 41–23	21,124
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 25	11:00 a.m.	No. 2 Georgia	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECN	UGA 62–0	32,178
September 25	11:00 a.m.	LSU	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	LSU 28–25	50,298
September 25	11:00 a.m.	Missouri	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN2	L 34–41 OT	44,500
September 25	2:30 p.m.	No. 7 Texas A&M	No. 16 Arkansas	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Southwest Classic)	CBS	ARK 10–20	57,992
September 25	3:00 p.m.	Georgia State	No. 23 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	W 24–34	86,650
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee	No. 11 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	FLA 14–38	88,478
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Kentucky	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (SEC Nation)	ESPN2	UK 16–10	77,559
September 25	6:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	No. 1 Alabama	Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	W 14–63	100,077
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 2	11:00 a.m.	Tennessee	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	TENN 62–24	45,655
October 2	11:00 a.m.	No. 8 Arkansas	No. 2 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA College GameDay	ESPN	UGA 0-37	92,746
October 2	2:30 p.m.	No. 12 Ole Miss	No. 1 Alabama	Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (SEC Nation)	CBS	ALA 21–42	100,077
October 2	2:30 p.m.	Troy	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	W 14–23	60,686
October 2	5:00 p.m.	No. 10 Florida	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	ESPN	UK 13–20	61,632
October 2	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 15 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN	MISS ST 26–22	87,973
October 2	6:30 p.m.	UConn	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPNU	W 28–30	21,218
October 2	8:00 p.m.	No. 22 Auburn	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	AUB 24–19	97,717
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 9	11:00 a.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 20 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECN	FLA 0-42	86,258
October 9	11:00 a.m.	South Carolina	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN2	TENN 20–45	89,437
October 9	11:00 a.m.	No. 13 Arkansas	No. 17 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	MISS 51–52	60,256
October 9	2:30 p.m.	No. 2 Georgia	No. 18 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	UGA 34–10	87,451
October 9	3:00 p.m.	North Texas	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	W 35–48	46,985
October 9	6:30 p.m.	LSU	No. 16 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (SEC Nation)	SECN	UK 21–42	61,690
October 9	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	CBS	TAMU 38–41	106,815
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 16	11:00 a.m.	Auburn	No. 17 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	CBS	AUB 38–23	73,370
October 16	11:00 a.m.	No. 20 Florida	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	LSU 42–49	96,012
October 16	11:00 a.m.	No. 21 Texas A&M	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	TAMU 35–14	48,139
October 16	2:30 p.m.	No. 11 Kentucky	No. 1 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (SEC Nation) College GameDay	CBS	UGA 13–30	92,746
October 16	3:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	SCAR 20–21	64,695
October 16	6:00 p.m.	No. 5 Alabama	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	ALA 49–9	53,796
October 16	6:30 p.m.	No. 13 Ole Miss	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	MISS 31–26	102,455
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 23	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	SECN	W 3–45	42,576
October 23	2:30 p.m.	LSU	No. 12 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (SEC Nation) (Magnolia Bowl)	CBS	MISS 17–31	64,523
October 23	3:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECN	MISS ST 44–6	22,036
October 23	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee	No. 4 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	ALA 24–52	100,077
October 23	6:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 17 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN	TAMU 14–44	103,889
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 30	2:00 p.m.	Missouri	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECN	MIZZOU 37–28	19,821
October 30	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia	Florida	TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL (SEC Nation) (rivalry)	CBS	UGA 34–7	76,141
October 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 Kentucky	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN	MISS ST 17–31	49,487
October 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 10 Ole Miss	No. 18 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	AUB 20–31	87,451
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 6	11:00 a.m.	Missouri	No. 1 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	UGA 6–43	92,746
November 6	11:00 a.m.	Liberty	No. 16 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECN	W 14–27	53,235
November 6	2:30 p.m.	No. 13 Auburn	No. 14 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (SEC Nation)	CBS	TAMU 3–20	109,835
November 6	3:00 p.m.	No. 17 Mississippi State	Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECN	ARK 28–31	68,818
November 6	6:00 p.m.	LSU	No. 2 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	ALA 14–20	100,077
November 6	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee	No. 18 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (rivalry)	ESPN2	TENN 45–42	61,690
November 6	6:30 p.m.	Florida	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	SCAR 17–40	70,131
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 13	11:00 a.m.	Mississippi State	No. 17 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	MISS ST 43–34	87,451
November 13	11:00 a.m.	New Mexico State	No. 2 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	W 3–59	97,011
November 13	11:00 a.m.	Samford	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECN+/ESPN+	W 52–70	70,098
November 13	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (SEC Nation) (rivalry)	CBS	UGA 41–17	100,074
November 13	3:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	MIZZOU 28–31	44,092
November 13	6:00 p.m.	No. 11 Texas A&M	No. 15 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS College GameDay	ESPN	MISS 19–29	64,425
November 13	6:00 p.m.	Kentucky	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN2	UK 34–17	25,798
November 13	6:30 p.m.	No. 25 Arkansas	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	SECN	ARK 16–13 OT	98,772
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 20	11:00 a.m.	New Mexico State	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SECN	W 16–56	47,749
November 20	11:00 a.m.	Charleston Southern	No. 1 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	SECN+/ESPN+	W 7–56	92,746
November 20	11:00 a.m.	Tennessee State	No. 25 Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN+/ESPN+	W 10–55	46,770
November 20	11:00 a.m.	Prairie View A&M	No. 16 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN+/ESPN+	W 3–52	98,251
November 20	2:30 p.m.	No. 21 Arkansas	No. 2 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (SEC Nation)	CBS	ALA 35–42	98,323
November 20	3:00 p.m.	Florida	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	MIZZOU 23–24 OT	47,818
November 20	6:00 p.m.	Auburn	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	SCAR 17–21	70,299
November 20	6:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 12 Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry)	SECN	MISS 17–31	-
November 20	6:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPNU	W 14–60	75,203
November 20	8:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	W 14–27	-
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Thirteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 25	6:30 p.m.	No. 9 Ole Miss	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	ESPN	MISS 31–21	55,601
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Missouri	No. 25 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Battle Line Rivalry)	CBS	ARK 17-34	67,320
November 27	11:00 a.m.	Florida State	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 21–24	88,491
November 27	11:00 a.m.	No. 1 Georgia	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ABC	W 45–0	52,806
November 27	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 Alabama	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl / SEC Nation)	CBS	ALA 24–22 4OT	87,451
November 27	2:45 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	TENN 21–45	77,349
November 27	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 Texas A&M	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	LSU 24–27	91,595
November 27	6:30 p.m.	Kentucky	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	W 52–21	55,018
November 27	6:30 p.m.	No. 23 Clemson	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry)	SECN	L 30-0	79,897
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game

Main article: 2021 SEC Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 4	3:00 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia	No. 3 Alabama	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (SEC Nation)	CBS	ALA 24–41	78,030
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

See also: 2021–22 NCAA football bowl games

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The SEC will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Sugar Bowl and Peach Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Big 12 and at-large team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl, Duke's Mayo Bowl, Gator Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Music City Bowl, Outback Bowl and Texas Bowl. The SEC teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The SEC champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

Legend
	SEC win
	SEC loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (CST)	SEC team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Armed Forces Bowl	December 22, 2021	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ESPN	7:00 p.m.	Missouri	Army	L 22–24	34,888
Gasparilla Bowl	December 23, 2021	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	6:00 p.m.	Florida	UCF	L 17–29	63,669
Birmingham Bowl	December 28, 2021	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL	ESPN	12:00 p.m.	Auburn	No. 20 Houston	L 13–17	47,100
Liberty Bowl	December 28, 2021	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN	ESPN	5:45 p.m.	Mississippi State	Texas Tech	L 7–34	48,615
Duke's Mayo Bowl	December 30, 2021	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC	ESPN	10:30 a.m.	South Carolina	North Carolina	W 38–21	45,520
Music City Bowl	December 30, 2021	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee	Purdue	L 45–48 OT	69,489
Outback Bowl	January 1, 2022	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	11:00 a.m.	No. 21 Arkansas	Penn State	W 24–10	46,577
Citrus Bowl	January 1, 2022	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	12:00 p.m.	No. 22 Kentucky	No. 15 Iowa	W 20–17	50,769
Texas Bowl	January 4, 2022	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	LSU	Kansas State	L 20–42	52,207
New Year's Six Bowls
Sugar Bowl	January 1, 2022	Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	7:45 p.m.	No. 8 Ole Miss	No. 7 Baylor	L 7–21	66,479
College Football Playoff bowl games
Cotton Bowl Classic	December 31, 2021	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	No. 4 Cincinnati	W 27–6	76,313
Orange Bowl	December 31, 2021	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	6:30 p.m.	No. 3 Georgia	No. 2 Michigan	W 34–11	66,839
CFP National Championship Game	January 10, 2022	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	ESPN	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	No. 3 Georgia	UGA 33–18	68,311

Rankings are from Final CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone.

Head to head matchups

Head to head
Team	Alabama	Arkansas	Auburn	Florida	Georgia	LSU	Kentucky	Missouri	Mississippi State	Ole Miss	South Carolina	Tennessee	Texas A&M	Vanderbilt
Alabama	—	1-0	1-0	1-0	1-1	1-0	N/A	N/A	1-0	1-0	N/A	1-0	0-1	N/A
Arkansas	0-1	—	0-1	N/A	0-1	1-0	N/A	1-0	1-0	0-1	N/A	N/A	1-0	N/A
Auburn	0-1	1-0	—	N/A	0-1	1-0	N/A	N/A	0-1	1-0	0-1	N/A	0-1	N/A
Florida	0-1	N/A	N/A	—	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	N/A	N/A	0-1	1-0	N/A	1-0
Georgia	1-1	1-0	1-0	1-0	—	N/A	1-0	1-0	N/A	N/A	1-0	1-0	N/A	1-0
LSU	0-1	0-1	0-1	1-0	N/A	—	0-1	N/A	1-0	0-1	N/A	N/A	1-0	N/A
Kentucky	N/A	N/A	N/A	1-0	0-1	1-0	—	1-0	0-1	N/A	1-0	0-1	N/A	1-0
Missouri	N/A	0-1	N/A	1-0	0-1	N/A	0-1	—	N/A	N/A	1-0	0-1	0-1	1-0
Mississippi State	0-1	0-1	1-0	N/A	N/A	0-1	1-0	N/A	—	0-1	N/A	N/A	1-0	1-0
Ole Miss	0-1	1-0	0-1	N/A	N/A	1-0	N/A	N/A	1-0	—	N/A	1-0	1-0	1-0
South Carolina	N/A	N/A	1-0	1-0	0-1	N/A	0-1	0-1	N/A	N/A	—	0-1	0-1	1-0
Tennessee	0-1	N/A	N/A	0-1	0-1	N/A	1-0	1-0	N/A	0-1	1-0	—	N/A	1-0
Texas A&M	1-0	0-1	1-0	N/A	N/A	0-1	N/A	1-0	0-1	0-1	1-0	N/A	—	N/A
Vanderbilt	N/A	N/A	N/A	1-0	0-1	N/A	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	N/A	—

Updated with the results of all games through December 4, 2021.

SEC vs Power Five matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, BYU/Notre Dame and Pac-12). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 4	ACC	No. 5 Georgia	No. 3 Clemson	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic/rivalry)	UGA 10-3
September 4	Pac-12	No. 16 LSU	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	UCLA 38–27
September 4	ACC	No. 14 Miami	No. 1 Alabama	Mercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ALA 44-13
September 6	ACC	Louisville	Ole Miss	Mercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	MISS 43–24
September 11	Big 12	No. 15 Texas	Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ARK 40—21
September 11	ACC	NC State	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	MSSU 24—10
September 11	ACC	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PITT 41—34
September 11	Pac-12	No. 5 Texas A&M	Colorado	Empower Field at Mile High • Denver, CO	TAMU 10—7
September 18	Big Ten	No. 22 Auburn	No. 10 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • State College, PA	PSU 28—20
September 18	Pac-12	Stanford	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	STAN 41—23
September 25	ACC	Missouri	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	BC 41—34 (OT)
November 27	ACC	Florida State	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	UF 24—21
November 27	ACC	Georgia	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	UGA 45—0
November 27	ACC	Kentucky	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	UK 52—21
November 27	ACC	Clemson	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry)	CLEM 30—0

SEC vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against "Group of Five" teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 2	MAC	Bowling Green	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	UT 38–6
September 4	C-USA	Rice	Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ARK 38-17
September 4	C-USA	Florida Atlantic	No. 13 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	FLA 35–14
September 4	Sun Belt	Louisiana Monroe	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	UK 45–10
September 4	MAC	Akron	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	AU 60-10
September 4	MAC	Kent State	No. 6 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	TAMU 41–10
September 4	C-USA	Louisiana Tech	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	MSSU 35–34
September 4	MAC	Central Michigan	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	MIZZOU 34–24
September 11	Mountain West	Vanderbilt	Colorado State	Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	VANDY 24–21
September 11	C-USA	UAB	No. 2 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	UGA 56–7
September 11	American	No. 13 Florida	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	UF 42–0
September 11	American	South Carolina	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	USC 20–17
September 18	American	Mississippi State	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	MEM 31–29
September 18	MAC	Central Michigan	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU 49–21
September 18	American	Tulane	No. 17 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	MISS 61–21
September 18	Mountain West	New Mexico	No. 7 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	TAMU 34—0
September 18	Sun Belt	Georgia Southern	No. 20 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ARK 45–10
September 25	C-USA	Southern Miss	No. 1 Alabama	Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ALA 63–14
September 25	Sun Belt	Georgia State	No. 23 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	AUB 34–24
October 2	Sun Belt	Troy	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	USC 23–14
October 9	C-USA	North Texas	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	MIZZOU 48–35
November 20	Sun Belt	Louisiana Monroe	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU 27–14
November 20	Sun Belt	South Alabama	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TENN 60—14

SEC vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn or UMass.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
October 2	UConn	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	VAN 30–28
November 6	Liberty	Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	MISS 27–14
November 13	New Mexico State	No. 2 Alabama	Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	UA 59–3
November 20	New Mexico State	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	UK 56–16

SEC vs FCS matchups

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 4	Eastern Illinois	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	USC 46—0
September 4	East Tennessee State	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ETSU 23—3
September 11	Mercer	No. 1 Alabama	Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ALA 48-14
September 11	Alabama State	No. 25 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	AUB 62–0
September 11	McNeese State	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU 34–7
September 11	Austin Peay	No. 20 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	MISS 54—17
September 18	Chattanooga	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	UK 28–23
September 18	Southeast Missouri State	Missouri	Farout Field • Columbia, MO	MIZZOU 59—28
September 18	Tennessee Tech	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TENN 56—0
October 23	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	ARK 45—3
November 13	Samford	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	UF 70—52
November 20	Charleston Southern	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	UGA 56—7
November 20	Tennessee State	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	MISS ST 55—10
November 20	Prairie View A&M	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	TAMU 52—3

SEC Records against other conferences

2021–2022 records against non-conference foes:

Regular Season Power Conferences 5 Record ACC 7–3 Big 12 1–0 Big Ten 0–1 BYU/Notre Dame 0–0 Pac-12 1–2 Power 5 Total 9–6 Other FBS Conferences Record American 3–1 C–USA 6–0 Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) 4–0 MAC 5–0 Mountain West 2–0 Sun Belt 6–0 Other FBS Total 26–1 FCS Opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 13–1 Total Non-Conference Record 48–8

Post Season Power Conferences 5 Record ACC 1–0 Big Ten 2–1 Big 12 0–2 BYU/Notre Dame 0-0 Pac-12 0–0 Power 5 Total 3–3 Other FBS Conferences Record American 1–2 C–USA 0–0 Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) 0–1 MAC 0–0 Mountain West 0–0 Sun Belt 0-0 Other FBS Total 1–3 Total Bowl Record 4–6

Awards and honors

SEC individual season awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the SEC Conference football coaches at the end of the season

Award	Winner	Pos.	Team
Offensive Player of the Year	Bryce Young, So.	QB	Alabama
Defensive Player of the Year	Will Anderson Jr. So.	LB	Alabama
Special Teams Player of the Year	Jameson Williams, Jr.	WR	Alabama
	Velus Jones Jr., GS.	WR	Tennessee
Freshman of the Year	Brock Bowers, Fr.	TE	Georgia
Jacobs Blocking Trophy	Darian Kinnard, Sr.	OL	Kentucky
Scholar Athlete of the Year	Tyler Badie, Sr.	RB	Missouri
Coach of the Year	Kirby Smart	HC	Georgia

All-conference teams

Main article: 2021 All-SEC football team

The following players earned First Team All-SEC honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-SEC Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively.

Offense Position Player Class Team QB Bryce Young So. Alabama RB Tyler Badie Sr. Missouri Brian Robinson Jr. GS Alabama (2) WR Jameson Williams Jr. Alabama (3) Treylon Burks Jr. Arkansas TE Brock Bowers Fr. Georgia OL Darian Kinnard Sr. Kentucky Evan Neal Jr. Alabama (4) Kenyon Green Jr. Texas A&M Charles Cross So. Mississippi State Luke Fortner GS Kentucky (2)

Defense Position Player Class Team DL Jordan Davis Sr. Georgia (2) Sam Williams Sr. Ole Miss DeMarvin Leal Jr. Texas A&M (2) Devonte Wyatt Sr. Georgia (3) LB Will Anderson Jr. So. Alabama (5) Nakobe Dean Jr. Georgia (4) Damone Clark Sr. LSU DB Roger McCreary Sr. Auburn Jordan Battle So. Alabama (6) Jaylan Foster GS South Carolina Montaric Brown GS Arkansas (2)

Special teams

Position	Player	Class	Team
PK	Harrison Mevis	So.	Missouri (2)
P	Jake Camarda	Sr.	Georgia (5)
RT	Velus Jones Jr.	GS	Tennessee
AP	Velus Jones Jr.	GS	Tennessee (2)

Notes:

• RS = Return Specialist
• AP/ST = All-Purpose/Special Teams Player (not a kicker or returner)
• † Two-time first team selection;
• ‡ Three-time first team selection

Honorable mentions

• Alabama:
• Arkansas:
• Auburn:
• Florida:
• Georgia:
• Kentucky:
• LSU:
• Mississippi State:
• Missouri:
• Ole Miss:
• South Carolina:
• Tennessee:
• Texas A&M:
• Vanderbilt:

Players of the week

Week	Offensive Player of the Week	Defensive Player of the Week	Special Teams Player of the Week	Offensive Line Player of the Week	Defensive Line Player of the Week	Freshman Player of the Week
1	Bryce Young QB (Alabama)	Christopher Smith II S (Georgia)	Will Reichard PK (Alabama)	Kenyon Green OL (Texas A&M) Luke Fortner OL (Kentucky)	Jordan Davis DL (Georgia) Zachary Carter DL (Florida)	Debo Williams LB (South Carolina) Caden Costa PK (Ole Miss)
2	Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB (Kentucky) Stetson Bennett QB (Georgia)	Hayden Henry LB (Arkansas)	Parker White PK (South Carolina) Joseph Bulovas PK (Vanderbilt)	Charles Cross OL (Mississippi State)	Jayden Peevy DL (Texas A&M)	Cam Little PK (Arkansas)
3	Matt Corral QB (Ole Miss)	Will Anderson Jr. LB (Alabama) Nolan Smith OLB (Georgia)	Nik Constantinou P (Texas A&M)	Jeremy James OL (Ole Miss) Ricky Stromberg OL (Arkansas)	BJ Ojulari DE (LSU)	Adonai Mitchell WR (Georgia)
4	Emory Jones QB (Florida) Treylon Burks WR (Arkansas)	Damone Clark LB (LSU)	Jameson Williams WR/KR (Alabama)	Luke Fortner OL (Kentucky)	Tre Williams DE (Arkansas)	Brock Bowers TE (Georgia)
5	Brian Robinson Jr. RB (Alabama) Will Rogers QB (Auburn) Bo Nix QB (Mississippi State)	Jacquez Jones LB (Kentucky) Will Anderson Jr. LB (Alabama)	Joseph Bulovas PK (Vanderbilt) Josh Paschal DE (Kentucky)	Cade Mays OL (Tennessee)	Devonte Wyatt DL (Georgia)	Len'Neth Whitehead RB (Tennessee) Jarquez Hunter RB (Auburn)
6	Zach Calzada QB (Texas A&M)	Brandon Turnage DB (Tennessee)	De’Von Achane RB/KR (Texas A&M)	Nick Broeker OL (Ole Miss) Eli Cox OL (Kentucky)	Tyree Johnson DL (Texas A&M) Octavious Oxendine DL (Kentucky)	Ladd McConkey WR (Georgia)
7	Tyrion Davis-Price RB (LSU) Matt Corral QB (Ole Miss)	Will Anderson Jr. LB (Alabama)	Kai Kroeger P (South Carolina)	Kenyon Green OL (Texas A&M)	Colby Wooden DL (Auburn) Jalen Carter DL (Georgia)	Brock Bowers TE (Georgia)
8	Bryce Young QB (Alabama)	Chance Campbell LB (Ole Miss)	Ainias Smith RB/WR/PR (Texas A&M)	Kenyon Green OL (Texas A&M) Charles Cross OL (Mississippi State)	Sam Williams DL (Ole Miss) Tyree Johnson DL (Texas A&M)	RaRa Thomas WR (Mississippi State)
9	Will Rogers QB (Mississippi State) Tyler Badie RB (Missouri)	Zakoby McClain LB (Auburn) Nolan Smith LB (Georgia)	Harrison Mevis PK (Missouri)	LaQuinston Sharp OL (Mississippi State)	Colby Wooden DL (Auburn)	Trevin Wallace LB (Kentucky)
10	Hendon Hooker QB (Tennessee)	Will Anderson Jr. LB (Alabama)	Seth Small PK (Texas A&M) Parker White PK (South Carolina)	Cade Mays OL (Tennessee)	Tyree Johnson DL (Texas A&M)	Cam Little PK (Arkansas)
11	Will Rogers QB (Mississippi State)	Channing Tindall LB (Georgia)	Cam Little PK (Arkansas)	Caleb Warren OL (Ole Miss) Darian Kinnard OL (Kentucky)	Isaiah McGuire DL (Missouri)	Caden Costa PK (Ole Miss)
12	Bryce Young QB (Alabama)	Henry To'oTo'o LB (Alabama)	Velus Jones Jr. WR/KR (Tennessee) Harrison Mevis PK (Missouri)	Caleb Warren OL (Ole Miss) Jovaughn Gwyn OL (South Carolina)	Trajan Jeffcoat DL (Missouri)	Trai Jones FB (South Carolina)
13	Treylon Burks WR (Arkansas)	Will Anderson Jr. LB (Alabama) Damone Clark LB (LSU)	Cade York PK (LSU)	Darian Kinnard OL (Kentucky)	Sam Williams DL (Ole Miss)	Jaylen Wright RB (Tennessee)

Home game attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium	101,821	95,396	100,077	100,077	100,077	100,077	97,011	98,323	-	395,627	98,907	97.14%
Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium	76,212	64,065	74,531	66,311	73,370	42,576 A	68,818	67,320	-	211,966	70,655	92.71%
Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium	87,451	83,821	82,745	86,650	87,451+	87,451+	87,451+	87,451+	-	428,118	85,624	97.91%
Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium	88,548	86,840	90,887	88,478	86,258	70,098	88,491	-	-	352,463	88,113	99.51%
Georgia	Sanford Stadium	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	-	-	370,984	92,746	100%
Kentucky	Kroger Field	61,000	47,693	58,437	55,214	61,632+	61,690+	61,690+	47,749	-	222,976	55,744	91.38%
LSU	Tiger Stadium	102,321	94,220	92,547	97,717	96,012	98,772	92,790	91,595	-	380,496	95,124	92.97%
Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium	61,337	44,669	45,834	50,298	53,796	49,487	46,770	55,601	-	244,084	48,817	79.59%
Missouri	Faurot Field	71,168	46,327	46,598	45,655	46,985	48,139	44,092	47,818	-	186,629	46,657	65.56%
Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium	64,038	47,848	54,198	60,256	64,523+	53,235	64,425+	50,819	-	226,825	56,706	88.55%
South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium	80,250	64,868	77,559	60,866	64,695	70,131	70,299	79,897	-	267,988	66,997	83.49%
Tennessee	Neyland Stadium	102,455	84,314	82,203	80,053	89,437	102,455+	100,074	75,203	77,349	349,025	87,256	85.17%
Texas A&M	Kyle Field	102,733	97,339	84,748	87,973	106,815+	103,889+	109,835+	98,251	-	376,875	94,219	91.71%
Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium	40,550	22,029	21,124	32,178	21,218	22,036	19,821	25,798	-	116,370	23,274	57.4%

^A Game played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium, capacity: 54,120.

NFL draft

Total picks by school

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Alabama	2	2	2	1	–	–	–	7
Arkansas	1	–	–	–	1	–	1	3
Auburn	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
Florida	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	3
Georgia	5	2	2	2	–	4	–	15
Kentucky	–	2	1	–	1	–	–	4
LSU	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	10
Mississippi State	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	2
Missouri	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	2
Ole Miss	–	1	1	–	1	1	2	6
South Carolina	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	3
Tennessee	–	1	1	–	1	2	–	5
Texas A&M	1	–	1	2	–	–	–	4
Vanderbilt	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Total	12	10	12	9	6	11	5	65

List of selections

The following list includes all SEC Players drafted in the 2022 NFL draft

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team
Travon Walker	DE	Georgia	1	1	1	Jacksonville Jaguars
Derek Stingley Jr.	CB	LSU	1	3	3	Houston Texans
Evan Neal	OT	Alabama	1	7	7	New York Giants
Charles Cross	OT	Mississippi State	1	9	9	Seattle Seahawks
Jameson Williams	WR	Alabama	1	12	12	Detroit Lions
Jordan Davis	DT	Georgia	1	13	13	Philadelphia Eagles
Kenyon Green	OG	Texas A&M	1	15	15	Houston Texans
Treylon Burks	WR	Arkansas	1	18	18	Tennessee Titans
Quay Walker	LB	Georgia	1	22	22	Green Bay Packers
Kaiir Elam	CB	Florida	1	23	23	Buffalo Bills
Devonte Wyatt	DT	Georgia	1	28	28	Green Bay Packers
Lewis Cine	S	Georgia	1	32	32	Minnesota Vikings
Roger McCreary	CB	Auburn	2	3	35	Tennessee Titans
Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	Kentucky	2	11	43	New York Giants
John Metchie III	WR	Alabama	2	12	44	Houston Texans
Josh Paschal	DE	Kentucky	2	14	46	Detroit Lions
Phidarian Mathis	DT	Alabama	2	15	47	Washington Commanders
Alontae Taylor	CB	Tennessee	2	17	49	New Orleans Saints
George Pickens	WR	Georgia	2	20	52	Pittsburgh Steelers
Sam Williams	DE	Ole Miss	2	24	56	Dallas Cowboys
Ed Ingram	OG	LSU	2	27	59	Minnesota Vikings
James Cook	RB	Georgia	2	31	63	Buffalo Bills
Luke Fortner	C	Kentucky	3	1	65	Jacksonville Jaguars
Martin Emerson	CB	Mississippi State	3	4	68	Cleveland Browns
Velus Jones Jr.	WR	Tennessee	3	7	71	Chicago Bears
Christian Harris	LB	Alabama	3	11	75	Houston Texans
Cordale Flott	CB	LSU	3	17	81	New York Giants
Nakobe Dean	LB	Georgia	3	19	83	Philadelphia Eagles
DeMarvin Leal	DE	Texas A&M	3	20	84	Pittsburgh Steelers
Tyrion Davis-Price	RB	LSU	3	29	93	San Francisco 49ers
Matt Corral	QB	Ole Miss	3	30	94	Carolina Panthers
Zachary Carter	DT	Florida	3	31	95	Cincinnati Bengals
Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	Alabama	3	34	98	Washington Commanders
Channing Tindall	LB	Georgia	3	38	102	Miami Dolphins
Dameon Pierce	RB	Florida	4	2	107	Houston Texans
Micheal Clemons	DE	Texas A&M	4	12	117	New York Jets
Akayleb Evans	CB	Missouri	4	13	118	Minnesota Vikings
Jalyn Armour-Davis	CB	Alabama	4	14	119	Baltimore Ravens
Zamir White	RB	Georgia	4	17	122	Las Vegas Raiders
Isaiah Spiller	RB	Texas A&M	4	18	123	Los Angeles Chargers
Cade York	K	LSU	4	19	124	Cleveland Browns
Neil Farrell Jr.	DT	LSU	4	21	126	Las Vegas Raiders
Jake Camarda	P	Georgia	4	28	133	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Darian Kinnard	OT	Kentucky	5	2	145	Kansas City Chiefs
Snoop Conner	RB	Ole Miss	5	11	154	Jacksonville Jaguars
Matthew Butler	DT	Tennessee	5	32	175	Las Vegas Raiders
Damone Clark	LB	LSU	5	33	176	Dallas Cowboys
John Ridgeway III	DT	Arkansas	5	35	178	Dallas Cowboys
Kingsley Enagbare	DE	South Carolina	5	36	179	Green Bay Packers
Kevin Harris	RB	South Carolina	6	4	183	New England Patriots
Justin Shaffer	OG	Georgia	6	11	190	Atlanta Falcons
Jamaree Salyer	OG	Georgia	6	16	195	Los Angeles Chargers
Tyler Badie	RB	Missouri	6	17	196	Baltimore Ravens
Cade Mays	OG	Tennessee	6	20	199	Carolina Panthers
Theo Jackson	S	Tennessee	6	25	204	Tennessee Titans
Austin Deculus	OT	LSU	6	26	205	Houston Texans
Chasen Hines	OG	LSU	6	31	210	New England Patriots
Derion Kendrick	CB	Georgia	6	33	212	Los Angeles Rams
John FitzPatrick	TE	Georgia	6	34	213	Atlanta Falcons
Chance Campbell	LB	Ole Miss	6	40	219	Tennessee Titans
Montaric Brown	CB	Arkansas	7	1	222	Jacksonville Jaguars
Mark Robinson	LB	Ole Miss	7	4	225	Pittsburgh Steelers
Nick Muse	TE	South Carolina	7	6	227	Minnesota Vikings
Deane Leonard	CB	Ole Miss	7	15	236	Los Angeles Chargers
Andre Anthony	DE	LSU	7	27	248	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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