Cornerback Casey Hayward leads a list of six Vanderbilt players named to preseason All-Southeastern Conference teams by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview, which hits newsstands on June 7.Hayward, a senior from Perry, Ga., was also selected as a preseason All-America by Phil Steele’s, named to the publication’s fourth team defense. As a junior last season, he led the conference with 17 pass breakups and brought down a team-high six interceptions on the way to receiving second team All-SEC postseason honors as a defensive back from both league coaches and the Associated Press following the season. Hayward is the only Commodore and one of 26 players from the SEC named to one of Steele’s four preseason All-American teams.
Five other Commodore returning starters were named to All-SEC squads by the publication. A pair of fellow seniors, linebacker Chris Marve and tight end Brandon Barden, join Hayward as second-team All-SEC selections. Sophomore Wesley Johnson was named to the third team as an offensive tackle, while junior Warren Norman and senior Sean Richardson were named to the fourth team at kick returner and safety, respectively.
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