USA Today Preseason All-Americans

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First Team

Offense

• QB – Marcus Mariota, Oregon (junior)
• RB – Todd Gurley, Georgia (junior)
• RB – Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska (senior)
• TE – Nick O’Leary, Florida State (senior)
• WR – Antwan Goodley, Baylor (senior)
• WR – Nelson Agholor, USC (junior)
• OL – Andrus Peat, Stanford (junior)
• OL – A.J. Cann, South Carolina (senior)
• OL – Hroniss Grasu, Oregon (senior)
• OL – Tre’ Jackson, Florida State (senior)
• OL – Brandon Scherff, Iowa (senior)

Defense

• DL – Vic Beasley, Clemson (senior)
• DL – Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State (junior)
• DL – Leonard Williams, USC (junior)
• DL – Randy Gregory, Nebraska (junior)
• LB – Eric Striker, Oklahoma (junior)
• LB – Ramik Wilson, Georgia (senior)
• LB – Trey DePriest, Alabama (senior)
• DB – Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon (senior)
• DB – Su’a Cravens, USC (sophomore)
• DB – Landon Collins, Alabama (junior)
• DB – Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech (sophomore)

Specialists

• K – Roberto Aguayo, Florida State (sophomore)
• P – Mike Sadler, Michigan State (senior)
• RET – Ryan Switzer, North Carolina (sophomore)

Second Team

Offense

• QB – Jameis Winston, Florida State (sophomore)
• RB – Mike Davis, South Carolina (junior)
• RB – Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin (junior)
• TE – O.J. Howard, Alabama (sophomore)
• WR – Tyler Lockett, Kansas State (senior)
• WR – Rashad Greene, Florida State (senior)
• OL – Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M (senior)
• OL – Le’Raven Clark, Texas Tech (junior)
• OL – Reese Dismukes, Auburn (senior)
• OL – Laremy Tunsil, Mississippi (sophomore
• OL – Cam Erving, Florida State (senior)

Defense

• DL – Joey Bosa, Ohio State (sophomore)
• DL – Danny Shelton, Washington (senior)
• DL – Robert Nkemdiche, Mississippi (sophomore)
• DL – Michael Bennett, Ohio State (senior)
• LB – A.J. Tarpley, Stanford (senior)
• LB – Denzel Perryman, Miami (Fla.) (senior)
• LB – Myles Jack, UCLA (sophomore)
• DB – Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida (sophomore)
• DB – Jalen Ramsey, Florida State (sophomore)
• DB – Cody Prewitt, Mississippi (senior)
• DB – Trae Waynes, Michigan State (junior)

Specialists

• K – Marshall Morgan, Georgia (junior)
• P – Drew Kaser, Texas A&M (junior)
• RET – Ty Montgomery, Stanford (senior)

USA TODAY Sports' preseason All-America college football team

 

[TigerBait1971]

Almost as dumb as preseason rankings.

 

[Wamu]

I wish it was 8-30-14.

 

[iowajerms]

I think this is the first preseason rankings type thing I've seen where Abdullah is above Gordon. I think Abdullah is the best RB in the B1G, possibly the nation.