ESPN.com staff writer Ed Aschoff continues to take a look at the SEC's best tag teams heading into the 2017 season and two of South Carolina's position groups have received special attention.

Earlier this week, Aschoff named the Carolina trio of wide receivers Deebo Samuel and Bryan Edwards and tight end Hayden Hurst as the league's best grouping at the position.

Yes, it has to look funny to have an offensive group from a Will Muschamp-coached team getting this much love, but you just can't ignore the numbers. Samuel and Edwards combined to catch 103 passes for 1,373 yards and five touchdowns at receiver last year. Hurst returns as arguably the league's top tight end after catching 48 passes for 616 yards and a touchdown in 2016.

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On Thursday, Aschoff continued with the league's best linebacker duos where the senior duo of Bryson Allen-Williams and Skai Moore placed fifth on the list.

With Moore out last year with a neck injury, Allen-Williams was second on the team with 75 tackles (46 solo) and 8.5 TFLs. He played in every game, but started just seven. He should take the Sam linebacker spot this year, and should be even better with Moore back on the field. All Moore had done before his neck injury was lead the team in tackles in three consecutive seasons.

Alabama's Shaun Dion Hamilton and Rashaan Evans landed first on the list of top linebacker duos.

South Carolina's play on its offensive and defensive lines will likely determine its level of success on both sides of the ball. But the early praise of the receiving and linebacking corps is nothing but positive.