COLUMBIA, Mo. – A pair of standouts from Mizzou Football’s excellent defense have been recognized among the best in the SEC as senior LB Kentrell Brothers (Guthrie, Okla.) and sophomore DE Charles Harris (Kansas City, Mo.) have been named to the Associated Press All-SEC Teams. Brothers was a first team honoree while Harris landed on the second team. That is the same distinction that each landed last week when the SEC announced the coaches’ All-SEC Team.
Brothers put together one of the most prolific seasons in MU history in 2015, and was named a first-team All-SEC performer for his efforts. The tackling machine ended the season with 152 total tackles, which leads the nation (next-most is 140), while his 12.7 tackles per game mark is also tops in the country. He also leads the nation in 2015 with three blocked kicks on the year. The 152 tackles ranks as the 4th-most in Mizzou season history, and gave him 358 for his career, which puts him 8th all-time on the MU career chart. He became the first Tiger in the Gary Pinkel era with seven consecutive games of 10+ tackles to close the season. He broke the 15 tackle mark four times in 2015 and added 12.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and was second in the nation with three blocked kicks.
Brothers becomes the first Mizzou linebacker to win all-SEC acclaim by league coaches since joining the conference in 2012. He was a second-team All-SEC pick by the Associated Press in 2014 when he led Mizzou with 122 total tackles. He is the first Tiger linebacker to receive first-team all-conference honors since Andrew Gachkar in 2010 (Associated Press). The last time a Tiger linebacker was first-team all-conference by league coaches was in 2009 by Sean Weatherspoon.
Harris continued the proud lineage of outstanding play by #DLineZou, as he won second-team All-SEC honors by the AP for a season that included 18.5 tackles for loss (ranking him 8th nationally and first in the SEC) and 7.0 sacks. Harris, a first-year starter, led the Tigers with 10 quarterback pressures and two forced fumbles, while finishing with 56 total tackles and a pass breakup.
Mizzou’s defense was among the nation’s best in 2015, as it finished the season ranked in the top-10 in scoring defense (sixth – 16.2 ppg) and ninth in total defense (302.0 ypg).
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