AP Preseason All-America Team

First team (Offense)

Quarterback — Carson Beck, fifth-year, Georgia.

Running backs — Ollie Gordon II, third-year, Oklahoma State; Omarion Hampton, third-year, North Carolina.

Tackles — Will Campbell, third-year, LSU; Kelvin Banks Jr., third-year, Texas.

Guards — Donovan Jackson, fourth-year, Ohio State; Tate Ratledge, fifth-year, Georgia.

Center — Parker Brailsford, third-year, Alabama.

Tight end — Colston Loveland, third-year, Michigan.

Wide receivers — Luther Burden III, third-year, Missouri; Tetairoa McMillan, third-year, Arizona; Emeka Egbuka, fourth-year, Ohio State.

All-purpose player — Travis Hunter, third-year, Colorado.

Kicker — Graham Nicholson, fourth-year, Alabama.

(Defense)

Edge — James Pearce Jr., third-year, Tennessee; Ashton Gillotte, fourth-year, Louisville.

Tackles — Mason Graham, third-year, Michigan; Howard Cross III, sixth-year, Notre Dame.

Linebackers — Harold Perkins Jr., third-year, LSU; Jay Higgins, fifth-year, Iowa; Barrett Carter, fourth-year, Clemson.

Cornerbacks — Will Johnson, third-year, Michigan; Denzel Burke, fourth-year, Ohio State.

Safeties — Malaki Starks, third-year, Georgia; Caleb Downs, second-year, Ohio State.

Defensive back — Xavier Watts, fifth-year, Notre Dame.

Punter — Alex Mastromanno, fifth-year, Florida State.

Second team (Offense)

Quarterback — Dillon Gabriel, sixth-year, Oregon.

Running backs — TreVeyon Henderson, fourth-year, Ohio State; Ashton Jeanty, third-year, Boise State.

Tackles — Ajani Cornelius, fifth-year, Oregon; Aireontae Ersery, fifth-year, Minnesota.

Guards — Tyler Booker, third-year, Alabama; Dylan Fairchild, fourth-year, Georgia.

Center — Cooper Mays, fifth-year, Tennessee.

Tight end — Mitchell Evans, fourth-year, Notre Dame.

Wide receivers — Tez Johnson, fifth-year, Oregon; Tre Harris, fifth-year, Mississippi; Ricky White III, fifth-year, UNLV.

All-purpose player — Zachariah Branch, second-year, Southern California.

Kicker — Andres Borregales, fourth-year, Miami.

(Defense)

Edge — Nic Scourton, third-year, Texas A&M; Abdul Carter, third-year, Penn State.

Tackles — Tyleik Williams, fourth-year, Ohio State; Deone Walker, third-year, Kentucky.

Linebackers — Danny Stutsman, fourth-year, Oklahoma; Jason Henderson, fourth-year, Old Dominion; Nick Martin, fourth-year, Oklahoma State.

Cornerbacks — Benjamin Morrison, third-year, Notre Dame; Sebastian Castro, sixth-year, Iowa.

Safeties — Dillon Thieneman, second-year, Purdue; Billy Bowman, fourth-year, Oklahoma.

Defensive back — Ricardo Hallman, fourth-year, Wisconsin.

Punter — James Ferguson-Reynolds, third-year, Boise State.