Phil Steele's 2013 preview magazine will hit newsstands this month -- an event we here at the Eye On College Football refer to as "Steelemas" -- but his preseason All-American team was released on Wednesday.
Steele fills out four teams, complete with specialists, to make a 120-player list. Alabama leads all schools with eight selections, with State" data-canon="Ohio Bobcats" data-type="SPORTS_OBJECT_TEAM" id="shortcode0">, Stanford and Florida State checking in with five selections each. USC, Oregon and Kansas State each had four players selected to the squad.
From a conference angle, the SEC led the way with 27 players selected. The Pac-12 checked in second with 20 players, followed by the ACC (19), Big 12 (16), Big Ten (15), American Athletic Conference (5), MAC (5), Mountain West (3), Conference USA (3) and Sun Belt (2).
Check out all four teams below. Any obvious snubs? Let us know in the comments section below, or tell us on Twitter (@EyeOnCFB)
OFFENSE
|
1st Team |
2nd Team |
3rd Team |
4th Team |
| QB |
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M |
Braxton Miller, Ohio State |
AJ McCarron, Alabama |
Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville |
| RB |
T.J. Yeldon, Alabama |
Todd Gurley, Georgia |
Lache Seastrunk, Baylor |
Silas Redd, USC |
| RB |
De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon |
Ka’Deem Carey, Arizona |
Duke Johnson, Miami |
Damien Williams, Oklahoma |
| WR |
Marqise Lee, USC |
Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt |
Allen Robinson, Penn State |
Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin |
| WR |
Sammy Watkins, Clemson |
Cody Hoffman, BYU |
Brandin Cooks, Oregon State |
Tracy Moore, Oklahoma State |
| WR |
Amari Cooper, Alabama |
Mike Evans, Texas |
Stefon Diggs, Maryland |
Davante Adams, Fresno State |
| TE |
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Wash |
Arthur Lynch, Georgia |
Jacob Pedersen, Wisconsin |
Eric Ebron, North Carolina |
| C |
B.J. Finney, Kansas State |
Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma |
Hroniss Grasu, Oregon |
Tyler Larsen, Utah State |
| OG |
David Yankey, Stanford |
Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State |
Andrew Norwell, Ohio State |
Anthony Steen, Alabama |
| OG |
Cyril Richardson, Baylor |
Spencer Long, Nebraska |
Xavier Su’a-Filo, UCLA |
Tre’ Jackson, Florida State |
| OT |
Taylor Lewan, Michigan |
Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama |
Zack Martin, Notre Dame |
Morgan Moses, Virginia |
| OT |
Jake Matthews, Texas A&M |
Antonio Richardson, Tennessee |
James Hurst, North Carolina |
Jack Mewhort, Ohio State |
DEFENSE
|
1st Team |
2nd Team |
3rd Team |
4th Team |
| DE |
Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina |
Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas |
Scott Crichton, Oregon State |
Aaron Lynch, USF |
| DT |
Will Sutton, Arizona St |
Anthony Johnson, LSU |
Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh |
Daniel McCullers, Tennessee |
| DT |
Louis Nix, Notre Dame |
Timmy Jernigan, Florida State |
Dominique Easley, Florida |
Roosevelt Nix, Kent St |
| DE |
Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame |
Devonte Fields, TCU |
Morgan Breslin, USC |
Demarcus Lawrence, Boise State |
| LB |
Anthony Barr, UCLA |
Chris Borland, Wisconsin |
Shayne Skov, Stanford |
Denzel Nkemdiche, Ole Miss |
| LB |
C.J. Mosley, Alabama |
Trent Murphy, Stanford |
A.J. Johnson, Tennessee |
Hayes Pullard, USC |
| LB |
Kyle Van Noy, BYU |
Max Bullough, Michigan State |
Khalil Mack, Buffalo |
Andrew Jackson, WKU |
| LB |
Ryan Shazier, Ohio St |
Adrian Hubbard, Alabama |
Christian Jones, Florida State |
Yawin Smallwood, UConn |
| CB |
Bradley Roby, Ohio St |
Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma |
Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State |
Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida |
| CB |
Jason Verrett, TCU |
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon |
Quandre Diggs, Texas |
Antone Exum, Virginia Tech |
| S |
Ed Reynolds, Stanford |
Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State |
Hakeem Smith, Louisville |
Marco Nelson, Tulsa |
| S |
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama |
Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State |
Craig Loston, LSU |
Jordan Richards, Stanford |
SPECIAL TEAMS
|
1st Team |
2nd Team |
3rd Team |
4th Team |
| K |
Cairo Santos, Tulane |
Chris Boswell, Rice |
Ross Martin, Duke |
Chandler Catanzaro, Clemson |
| P |
Kyle Christy, Florida |
Tommy Hibbard, North Carolina |
Kirby Van Der Kamp, Iowa State |
Richie Leone, Houston |
| KR |
Tyler Lockett, Kansas State |
Bernard Reedy, Toledo |
Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State |
Jamal Golden, Georgia Tech |
| PR |
Marcus Murphy, Missouri |
Tramaine Thompson, Kansas State |
Spiffy Evans, Boston College |
Rashad Greene, Florida State |
| LS |
Scott Thompson, NC State |
Drew Howell, Oregon |
Matt Dooley, Indiana |
Reid Ferguson, LSU |
| AP |
Dri Archer, Kent State |
Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois |
Antonio Andrews, WKU |
Venric Mark, Northwestern |
