University of Tennessee Athletics
Warrior Named To SEC All-Freshman Team
December 08, 2016 | Football
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Tennessee freshman defensive back Nigel Warrior has been named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team as announced by the SEC on Thursday.
2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
OFFENSE
TE - Isaac Nauta, Georgia
OL - Jonah Williams, Alabama
OL - Jawaan Taylor, Florida
OL - Greg Little, Ole Miss
OL - Logan Stenberg, Kentucky
C - Erik McCoy, Texas A&M
WR - Dimetrios Mason, Missouri
WR - Van Jefferson, Ole Miss
QB - Jalen Hurts, Alabama
RB - Benny Snell Jr., Kentucky
RB - Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M
AP - Jonathan Johnson, Missouri
DEFENSE
DL - Jabari Zuniga, Florida
DL - Marlon Davidson, Auburn
DL - Ed Alexander, LSU
DL - McTelvin Agim, Arkansas*
DL - Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State*
LB - Leo Lewis, Mississippi State
LB - Devin White, LSU
LB - De'Jon Harris, Arkansas
DB - Javaris Davis, Auburn
DB - Nigel Warrior, TENNESSEE
DB - Ronnell Perkins, Missouri
DB - Jaylon Jones, Ole Miss
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia
P - Josh Growden, LSU
RS - Jonathan Johnson, Missouri
The team was voted on by the league's 14 head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own players.
Warrior played in all 12 regular-season games and leads all Tennessee freshmen with 22 tackles (19 solo), including one tackle for loss. In UT's 55-0 win over Tennessee Tech on Nov. 5, he led the team with seven tackles. Warrior made his first career start at strong safety against Missouri on Nov. 19 and tied his career high with seven tackles. The Duluth, Ga., product is the son of VFL and two-time All-American Dale Carter and he has also been one of UT's key contributors on special teams coverage units with three stops on kickoff returns.
The Vols have had a player named to the SEC All-Freshman Team (selected by the coaches) for 14-straight seasons, dating back to 2003. Warrior is the first UT defensive back to earn SEC All-Freshman honors since Todd Kelly Jr. in 2014.
