Five of the candidates played secondary school football in North Texas.
TEXAS, U.S.A.– The Associated Press called its preseason All-American group, and there are a handful of connections to North Texas.
No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Penn State each had actually 3 gamers picked for the preseason AP All-America group. The Southeastern Meeting had 12 gamers on the 27-man first string identified by media participants on the AP Top 25 ballot panel. Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Pittsburgh each had 2 gamers on the first string.
Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik, an Austin citizen, was the frustrating preseason option for first-team quarterback after tossing for 3,639 backyards with 39 goals and simply 6 interceptions.
Right here is a consider the preseason All-Americans from Texas (strong represents North Texas citizens):
- Jordyn Tyson– Arizona State, Pass receiver, First string Infraction, fourth year; Allen, Texas
- Cade Klubnik– Clemson, Quarterback, First String Infraction, fourth year; Austin, Texas
- Chandler Rivers– Fight It Out, Cornerback, Junior Varsity Protection, fourth year; Beaumont, Texas
- Leonard Moore– Notre Dame, Cornerback, First String Protection, second year, Round Rock, Texas
- Jermod McCoy– Tennessee, Cornerback, First String Protection, 3rd year; Whitehouse, Texas
- Anthony Hillside Jr.– Texas, Linebacker, First String Protection, 3rd year; Denton, Texas
- Colin Simmons– Texas, Side, First String Protection, second year; Dallas, Texas
- Michael Taaffe– Texas, Defensive back, First string Protection, fifth year; Austin, Texas
- Ar’ maj Reed-Adams– Texas A&M, Guard, First String Infraction, sixth year; Dallas, Texas
- Taurean York– Texas A&M, Linebacker, Junior Varsity Protection, 3rd year; Holy place, Texas
- Eli Stowers– Vanderbilt, Limited end, First string Infraction, fifth year; Denton, Texas
Here is a break down of each All-American group honors:
- Quarterback– Cade Klubnik, 4th year, Clemson
- Running backs– Jeremiyah Love, 3rd year, Notre Dame; Nicholas Singleton, 4th year, Penn State
- Tackles– Spencer Fano, 4th year, Utah; Kadyn Proctor, 3rd year, Alabama
- Guards– Olaivavega Ioane, 4th year, Penn State; Ar’ maj Reed-Adams, 6th year, Texas A&M
- Center– Jake Massacre, 5th year, Florida
- Tight end– Eli Stowers, 5th year, Vanderbilt
- Wide receivers– Jeremiah Smith, 2nd year, Ohio State; Ryan Williams, 2nd year, Alabama; Jordyn Tyson, 4th year, Arizona State
- All-purpose gamer– Desmond Reid, 4th year, Pittsburgh
- Kicker– Dominic Zvada, 4th year, Michigan
- Edge– Dylan Stewart, 2nd year, South Carolina; Colin Simmons, 2nd year, Texas
- Tackles– Peter Woods, 3rd year, Clemson; Zane Durant, 4th year, Penn State
- Linebackers– Anthony Hillside Jr., 3rd year, Texas; Whit Weeks, 5th year, LSU; Kyle Louis, 4th year, Pittsburgh
- Cornerbacks– Leonard Moore, 2nd year, Notre Dame; Jermod McCoy, 3rd year, Tennessee
- Safeties– Caleb Downs, 3rd year, Ohio State; Dillon Thieneman, 3rd year, Oregon
- Defensive back– Michael Taaffe, 5th year, Texas
- Punter– Brett Thorson, 4th year, Georgia
- Quarterback– Garrett Nussmeier, 5th year, LSU
- Running backs– Makhi Hughes, 4th year, Oregon; Isaac Brown, 2nd year, Louisville
- Tackles– Francis Mauigoa, 3rd year, Miami; Blake Miller, 4th year, Clemson
- Guards– Cayden Environment-friendly, 3rd year, Missouri; Keylan Rutledge, 4th year, Georgia Tech
- Center– Parker Brailsford, 4th year, Alabama
- Tight end– Max Klare, 4th year, Ohio State
- Wide receivers– Antonio Williams, 4th year, Clemson; Elijah Sarratt, 4th year, Indiana; Camera Coleman, 2nd year, Auburn
- All-purpose gamer– Kaytron Allen, 4th year, Penn State
- Kicker– Peyton Woodring, 3rd year, Georgia
- Edge– T.J. Parker, 3rd year, Clemson; Matayo Uiagalelei, 3rd year, Oregon
- Tackles– Tim Keenan III, 5th year, Alabama; Christen Miller, 4th year, Georgia
- Linebackers– Taurean York, 3rd year, Texas A&M; Harold Perkins Jr., 4th year, LSU; Aiden Fisher, 4th year, Indiana
- Cornerbacks– Chandler Rivers, 4th year, Fight it out; D’Angelo Ponds, 3rd year, Indiana
- Safeties– Koi Perich, 2nd year, Minnesota; KJ Bolden, 2nd year, Georgia
- Defensive back– Jalon Kilgore, 3rd year, South Carolina
- Punter– Ryan Eckley, 4th year, Michigan State
The AP All-America group for this period will certainly be launched in December. It will certainly note the 100th wedding anniversary of the first string released in 1925.
