News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
BIRMINGHAM – Three members of the Texas A&M football team earned Preseason All-SEC accolades following SEC Media Days in Dallas, the league office announced Friday. Defensive linemen Shemar Turner and Nic Scourton were named to the second team, while offensive lineman Trey Zuhn III garnered third-team honors.
Turner returns for his senior season after helping the Aggies boast the best rush defense in the SEC and rank third in the league in total defense (316.2) last season. Texas A&M limited its opponents to just 108.8 rushing yards per game and nine touchdowns on the ground, while leading the league in sacks (42.0) and ranking second in tackles for loss (99.0). Turner started every game he played in over the last two seasons. The DeSoto, Texas, native was top-three on the team last year with 6.0 sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss, good for eighth and ninth, respectively, among SEC defensive linemen. He totaled 33 tackles and blocked a pair of kicks as a junior, being named to the All-SEC Second Team by season’s end.
Scourton arrived in Aggieland in January after leading the Big Ten with 10.0 sacks and ranking fourth with 15.0 tackles for loss as a sophomore last season at Purdue. Starting all 11 games he played in, Scourton was fifth on the team with 50 tackles while also forcing a fumble and breaking up three passes. He closed out the year earning Second Team All-Big Ten honors. A native of Bryan, Texas, Scourton impressed in the Maroon & White Game in the spring, tallying seven tackles, including 3.5 for loss, while contributing to both teams.
Zuhn has logged 25 starts at left tackle over the last two seasons. The Fort Collins, Colorado, native helped lead a unit that ranked fourth in the SEC in tackles for loss allowed (65.0) and gave up 2.0-or-fewer sacks in nine games last season. He helped clear the way for the Aggie rushing attack to rack up 200-plus yards against Auburn (209), Arkansas (204) and Mississippi State (246).