ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Matrix Midwest) - The 2026 preseason Associated Press All-America team has been announced.
Dante Moore from Oregon leads the first-team offense as quarterback.
Notable running backs include Kewan Lacy from Mississippi and Ahmad Hardy from Missouri.
The 2026 preseason Associated Press All-America team announced Tuesday:
First team offense
Quarterback — Dante Moore, fourth year, Oregon.
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Running backs — Kewan Lacy, third year, Mississippi; Ahmad Hardy, third year, Missouri.
Tackles — Carter Smith, fifth year, Indiana; Trevor Goosby, fourth year, Texas.
Guards — Evan Tengesdahl, fourth year, Cincinnati; Shadre Hurst, fifth year, Houston.
Center — Kade Pieper, fourth year, Iowa.
Tight end — Trey’Dez Green, third year, LSU.
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Wide receivers — Jeremiah Smith, third year, Ohio State; Malachi Toney, second year, Miami; Cam Coleman, third year, Texas.
All-purpose player — Wayne Knight, fifth year, UCLA.
Kicker — Tate Sandell, fifth year, Oklahoma.
First team defense
Edge — Colin Simmons, third year, Texas; Dylan Stewart, third year, South Carolina.
Tackles — A’Mauri Washington, fourth year, Oregon; David Stone, third year, Oklahoma.
Linebackers — Rasheem Biles, fourth year, Texas; Xavier Atkins, third year, Auburn; Rolijah Hardy, third year, Indiana.
Cornerbacks — Leonard Moore, third year, Notre Dame; Ellis Robinson IV, third year, Georgia.
Safeties — KJ Bolden, third year, Georgia; Koi Perich, third year, Oregon.
Defensive back — Bray Hubbard, fourth year, Alabama.
Punter — Evan Crenshaw, fifth year, Troy.
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Second team offense
Quarterback — Trinidad Chambliss, fifth year, Mississippi.
Running backs — Mark Fletcher Jr., fourth year, Miami; LJ Martin, fourth year, BYU.
Tackles — Cayden Green, fourth year, Missouri; Jordan Seaton, third year, LSU.
Guards — Greg Johnson, fourth year, Minnesota; Luke Montgomery, fourth year, Ohio State.
Center — Drew Bobo, fifth season, Georgia.
Tight end — Terrance Carter Jr., fifth year, Texas Tech.
Wide receivers — Duce Robinson, fourth year, Florida State; Charlie Becker, third year, Indiana; KJ Duff, third year, Rutgers.
All-purpose player — Cam Cook, fourth year, West Virginia.
Kicker — Lucas Carneiro, fifth year, Mississippi.
Second team defense
Edge — Anthony Smith, fifth season, Minnesota; John Henry Daley, fourth year, Michigan.
Tackles — Tyrique Tucker, fifth year, Indiana; Will Echoles, third year, Mississippi.
Linebackers — Sammy Brown, third year Clemson; Raylen Wilson, fourth year, Georgia; Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, third year, Notre Dame.
Cornerbacks — Brandon Finney Jr., second year, Oregon; Zabien Brown, third year, Alabama.
Safeties — Brauntae Johnson, third year, Notre Dame; Ty Benefield, fourth year, LSU.
Defensive back — Kelley Jones, fourth year, Mississippi State.
Punter — Palmer Williams, fourth year, Baylor.
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