Notre Dame and Iowa State each had three players selected for the Associated Press preseason All-America team, led by Irish defensive fighter Kyle Hamilton and cyclones Breece Hall.
The All-America preseason team presented by the Regions Bank was launched on Monday, five days before the first games of the season.
Eight teams have at least two first-team Americans, with Iowa’s seventh state and Notre Dame’s ninth-ranked at the top.
Along with Hall, Iowa State is represented on the first team by closed Charlie Kolar and defender Mike Rose. Hamilton is joined by Fighting Irish teammates Cain Madden, a guard who was transferred from Marshall to Notre Dame in the off-season, and runner Kyren Williams, who turned the team into a player for all purposes.
Spencer Rattler of Oklahoma is the first team quarterback and Sooners teammate Nik Bonitto formed the defensive team.
Alabama, the defending national champion, is represented on the first team by outside defender Will Anderson Jr., and offensive lineman Evan Neal.
The two Americans in Clemson’s first team were receiver Justyn Ross, who lost last season with a neck injury, and defender Bryan Bresee.
Chris Olave of Ohio State is the other first-team receiver, and Buckeyes defensive end Haskell Garrett became the first preseason team after being a second-team pick after the first team. last season.
LSU (cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. and kicker Cade York) and Texas A&M (attack Kenyon Green and defensive defender DeMarvin Leal) each had two first-team Americans.
Hall and Northwestern safety Brandon Joseph were the only preseason Americans to leave the All-America first team season.
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback – Spencer Rattler, sophomore, Oklahoma.
Runners: Breece Hall, Junior, Iowa State; Bijan Robinson, sophomore, Texas.
Tickets: Evan Neal, Junior, Alabama; Kenyon Green, junior, Texas A&M.
Guards – Cain Madden, senior, Notre Dame; Zion Johnson, senior, Boston College.
Center: Tyler Linderbaum, Junior, Iowa.
Tight end: Charlie Kolar, senior, Iowa State.
Wide receiver: Chris Olave, senior, Ohio state; Justyn Ross, junior, Clemson.
Multipurpose player: Kyren Williams, sophomore, Notre Dame.
Kicker: Cade York, junior, LSU.
Defense
Finishes: Kayvon Thibodeaux, junior, Oregon; DeMarvin Leal, Junior, Texas A&M.
Tackles —- Haskell Garrett, super senior, Ohio State; Bryan Bresee, sophomore, Clemson.
Defenders: Will Anderson Jr., sophomore, Alabama; Nik Bonitto, junior, Oklahoma; Mike Rose, Senior, State of Iowa.
Corners: Derek Stingley, Jr., junior, LSU; Ahmad Gardner, junior, Cincinnati.
Security: Kyle Hamilton, junior, Notre Dame; Brandon Joseph, second year of the Northwest.
Pointer – Jake Camarda, Senior, Georgia.
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback: Sam Howell, Junior, North Carolina.
Runners: Mohamed Ibrahim, senior, Minnesota; Isaiah Spiller, Junior, Texas A&M.
Tackles – Thayer Munford, senior, state of Ohio; Darian Kinnard, senior, Kentucky.
Guards – Jamaree Salyer, Senior, Georgia; Emil Ekiyor, junior, Alabama.
Center: Jarrett Patterson, Junior, Notre Dame.
Tight final: Jalen Wydermyer, Junior, Texas A&M.
Wide receiver: Garrett Wilson, junior, Ohio state; John Metchie III, junior, Alabama.
Multipurpose Player: Jerrion Ealy, Junior, Mississippi.
Kicker: Anders Carlson, senior, Auburn.
Defense
Finishes: Aidan Hutchinson, Senior, Michigan; George Karlaftis, junior, Purdue.
Clashes: Jordan Davis, senior, Georgia; Dante Still, senior, West Virginia.
Defenders: Devin Lloyd, super senior in Utah; Christian Harris, junior, Alabama; Micah McFadden, Senior, Indiana.
Corners: Kaiir Elam, junior, Florida; Tiawan Mullen, junior, Indiana.
Safeties – Jalen Catalon, red sophomore, Arkansas; Jaquan Brisker, super senior, Penn State.
Pointer – Lou Hedley, Senior, Miami.
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