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We've previewed each of the individual conferences and told you who the top players are in each, but who are the best athletes in the country? The SCS.com staff has come together in recent weeks to compile a list of exactly 52 college football players who will represent this fall's Preseason First and Second Team All-America squads. Eight of the NCAA's eleven conferences are represented, as are thirty-four different teams. Southern Cal leads the way with four players selected, while Arizona State, California, and Ohio State follow with three each. Nine other squads had two athletes chosen.
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FIRST TEAM PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA
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OFFENSE |
QB |
Brady Quinn |
Notre Dame |
A legitimate Heisman candidate this fall, Quinn is fresh off a nine-win season in which he threw for nearly 4000 yards and 32 touchdowns. Having a top-flight WR like Samardzija doesn't hurt things, either. |
RB |
Michael Bush |
Louisville |
RB |
Adrian Peterson |
Oklahoma |
Both powerful runners, this pair combined for over 2200 yards and 37 touchdowns on the ground last season. Each has hopes of leading his squad to the BCS this fall as well. |
WR |
Dwayne Jarrett |
Southern Cal |
WR |
Jeff Samardzija |
Notre Dame |
TE |
Zach Miller |
Arizona State |
Jarrett will be challenged with the presence of a new QB this fall, while Samardzija will have one of the nation's best back to heave passes his way. Miller, meanwhile, isn't sure who will be tossing the pigskin towards him this fall, but he's likely to catch a lot of them in 2006. |
OL |
Justin Blalock |
Texas |
OL |
Levi Brown |
Penn State |
OL |
Dan Mozes |
West Virginia |
OL |
Sam Baker |
Southern Cal |
OL |
Joe Thomas |
Wisconsin |
Who wouldn't want to run behind this massive, skilled offensive line? All of these guys are among the best in the country, and each appears to have a solid future in the NFL. |
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DEFENSE |
DL |
Quinn Pitcock |
Ohio State |
DL |
Lawrence Jackson |
Southern Cal |
DL |
Quentin Moses |
Georgia |
DL |
Adam Carriker |
Nebraska |
Jackson, Moses, and Carriker each had somewhere between 9.5 and 11.5 sacks last fall, while Pitcock showed tremendous potential while playing behind a solid core that has now left Columbus. These guys are likely to keep the QB on the move all season long. |
LB |
Paul Posluszny |
Penn State |
LB |
Patrick Willis |
Mississippi |
LB |
Rufus Alexander |
Oklahoma |
There was little doubt among the staff who these three spots went to. This trio of punishers averaged 115 tackles each a season ago, and all three had at least three sacks and a half-dozen or more tackles for loss. |
DB |
Brandon Meriweather |
Miami |
DB |
Daymeion Hughes |
California |
DB |
Michael Griffin |
Texas |
DB |
Eric Weddle |
Utah |
Completing a pass against these guys is easier said than done, and in the event you do get your hands on the ball, they're all willing to lay the lumber. Meriweather and Griffin each had more than 110 tackles and 3 interceptions, while Weddle and Hughes had a few less tackles but more picks. |
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SPECIAL TEAMS |
K |
Mason Crosby |
Colorado |
P |
Daniel Sepulveda |
Baylor |
KR |
Ted Ginn, Jr. |
Ohio State |
PR |
Terry Richardson |
Arizona State |
Crosby has one of the strongest, most accurate legs in the history of college football, while Sepulveda has consistently been one of America's biggest field position changers in recent years. Ginn and Richardson both have the ability to take one to the house at any time. |
SECOND TEAM PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA
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OFFENSE |
QB |
Troy Smith |
Ohio State |
RB |
Marshawn Lynch |
California |
RB |
Garrett Wolfe |
Northern Illinois |
WR |
Jason Hill |
Washington State |
WR |
Calvin Johnson |
Georgia Tech |
TE |
Greg Olsen |
Miami |
OL |
Mike Jones |
Iowa |
OL |
Ryan Kalil |
Southern Cal |
OL |
Kurt Quarterman |
Louisville |
OL |
Will Arnold |
LSU |
OL |
Manuel Ramirez |
Texas Tech |
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DEFENSE |
DL |
Gaines Adams |
Clemson |
DL |
Brandon Mebane |
California |
DL |
Joseph Bryant |
Texas A&M |
DL |
Daniel Bazuin |
Central Michigan |
LB |
Justin Warren |
Texas A&M |
LB |
Sam Olajubutu |
Arkansas |
LB |
Vince Hall |
Virginia Tech |
DB |
LaRon Landry |
LSU |
DB |
DeAndre Jackson |
Iowa State |
DB |
Zach Catanese |
Arizona State |
DB |
Fred Bennett |
South Carolina |
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SPECIAL TEAMS |
K |
Brandon Coutu |
Georgia |
P |
Ken DeBauche |
Wisconsin |
KR |
Darrell Blackman |
NC State |
PR |
Steve Breaston |
Michigan |
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