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AP released the preseason All-America teams on Tuesday, and it was a strong showing for the SEC.
13 SEC players were named preseason All-Americans, including six on the first team. Alabama and Wisconsin tied for the most players on the teams with five each.
Two of the the Crimson Tide’s five preseason All-Americans are on the first team — junior tackle Jonah Williams and senior center Ross Pierschbacher.
Ole Miss junior wide receiver A.J. Brown, LSU junior linebacker Devin White, LSU sophomore cornerback Greedy Williams and Georgia senior cornerback Deandre Baker are the other SEC players on the first team.
Here are the full preseason All-America teams (SEC players in bold):
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback: Will Grier, senior, West Virginia.
Running backs: Bryce Love, senior, Stanford; Jonathan Taylor, sophomore, Wisconsin.
Tackles: Mitch Hyatt, senior, Clemson.
Jonah Williams, junior, Alabama
Guards: Beau Benzschawel, senior, Wisconsin; Nate Herbig, junior, Stanford.
Center:
Ross Pierschbacher, senior, Alabama
Tight end: Noah Fant, junior, Iowa.
Receivers: David Sills V, senior, West Virginia.
A.J. Brown, junior, Mississippi
All-purpose player: Myles Gaskin, senior, Washington.
Kicker: Matt Gay, senior, Utah.
Defense
Ends: Nick Bosa, junior, Ohio State; Clelin Ferrell, junior, Clemson.
Tackles: Ed Oliver, junior, Houston; Christian Wilkins, Senior, Clemson.
Linebackers: Devin Bush, junior, Michigan; T.J. Edwards, senior, Wisconsin.
Devin White, junior, LSU
Cornerbacks:
Greedy Williams, sophomore, LSU; Deandre Baker, senior, Georgia
Safeties: Jaquan Johnson, senior, Miami; Taylor Rapp, junior, Washington.
Punter: Mitch Wishnowsky, senior, Utah.
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback: Trace McSorley, senior, Penn State.
Running backs: A.J. Dillon, sophomore, Boston College;
Damien Harris, junior, Alabama
Tackles: David Edwards, junior, Wisconsin;
Greg Little, junior, Mississippi
Guards: Alex Bars, senior, Notre Dame; Michael Dieter, senior, Wisconsin.
Center: Sam Mustipher, senior, Notre Dame.
Tight end: Kaden Smith, junior, Stanford.
Receivers: N’Keal Harry, junior, Arizona State; Anthony Johnson, senior, Buffalo.
All-purpose player:
Deebo Samuel. senior, South Carolina
Kicker:
Rodrigo Blankenship, junior, Georgia
Defense
Ends: Rashan Gary, junior, Michigan;
Raekwon Davis, junior, Alabama
Tackles: Dexter Lawrence, junior, Clemson;
Jeffrey Simmons, junior, Mississippi State
Linebackers: Cameron Smith, senior, Southern California; Troy Dye, junior, Oregon;
Mack Wilson, sophomore, Alabama
Cornerbacks: Byron Murphy, sophomore, Washington; Julian Love, junior, Notre Dame.
Safeties: Lukas Dennis, senior, Boston College; Andrew Wingard, senior, Wyoming.
Punter: Jake Bailey, senior, Stanford.
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
