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FILE – Texas linebacker Colin Simmons (1) goes to tackle Oklahoma Sooners quarterback John Mateer (10) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Oct. 11, 2025. (Sara Diggins\/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)<\/p>\n
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FILE – Oregon quarterback Dante Moore (5) works against Indiana during the second half of the Peach Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal, Jan. 9, 2026, in Atlanta.<\/p>\n
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FILE – Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith runs the ball against Miami during the second half of the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal game, Dec. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n
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FILE – Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy (29) runs past Mississippi State linebacker Tyler Lockhart (11) and safety Hunter Washington (21) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Nov. 15, 2025, in Columbia, Mo.<\/p>\n
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Texas leads all team s with four players named to the preseason Associated Press All-America team announced Tuesday and the Southeastern Conference has 14 of the 27 first-team selections on the eve of the college football season.<\/p>\n
The Big Ten has eight players on the first team, led by Oregon quarterback Dante Moore and two of his teammates.<\/p>\n
Defending national champion Indiana, Georgia and Oklahoma each has two players on the first team, as determined by media members on the AP Top 25 voting panel.<\/p>\n
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The Texas players on the team are offensive lineman Trevor Goosby, wide receiver Cam Coleman, defensive lineman Colin Simmons and linebacker Rasheem Biles.<\/p>\n
Defensive lineman A\u2019Mauri Washington and safety Koi Perich are the Oregon players joining Moore, who edged out Mississippi’s Trinidad Chambliss for first-team honors.<\/p>\n
Wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, the Big Ten preseason offensive player of the year, is the only selection from Ohio State, the No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 poll.<\/p>\n
Smith, Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy and Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore are returning AP first-team All-America picks who are on the preseason team.<\/p>\n
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Iowa’s Kade Pieper was voted first-team center by a wide margin even though this will be his first season playing the position. He moved from right guard to replace 2025 consensus All-American Logan Jones.<\/p>\n
The AP All-America team for this season will be released in December.<\/p>\n
First team offense<\/p>\n
Quarterback \u2014 Dante Moore, fourth year, Oregon.<\/p>\n
Running backs \u2014 Kewan Lacy, third year, Mississippi; Ahmad Hardy, third year, Missouri.<\/p>\n
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Tackles \u2014 Carter Smith, fifth year, Indiana; Trevor Goosby, fourth year, Texas.<\/p>\n
Guards \u2014 Evan Tengesdahl, fourth year, Cincinnati; Shadre Hurst, fifth year, Houston.<\/p>\n
Center \u2014 Kade Pieper, fourth year, Iowa.<\/p>\n
Tight end \u2014 Trey\u2019Dez Green, third year, LSU.<\/p>\n
Wide receivers \u2014 Jeremiah Smith, third year, Ohio State; Malachi Toney, second year, Miami; Cam Coleman, third year, Texas.<\/p>\n
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All-purpose player \u2014 Wayne Knight, fifth year, UCLA.<\/p>\n
Kicker \u2014 Tate Sandell, fifth year, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
First team defense<\/p>\n
Edge \u2014 Colin Simmons, third year, Texas; Dylan Stewart, third year, South Carolina.<\/p>\n
Tackles \u2014 A\u2019Mauri Washington, fourth year, Oregon; David Stone, third year, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
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Linebackers \u2014 Rasheem Biles, fourth year, Texas; Xavier Atkins, third year, Auburn; Rolijah Hardy, third year, Indiana.<\/p>\n
Cornerbacks \u2014 Leonard Moore, third year, Notre Dame; Ellis Robinson IV, third year, Georgia.<\/p>\n
Safeties \u2014 KJ Bolden, third year, Georgia; Koi Perich, third year, Oregon.<\/p>\n
Defensive back \u2014 Bray Hubbard, fourth year, Alabama.<\/p>\n
Punter \u2014 Evan Crenshaw, fifth year, Troy.<\/p>\n
Second team offense<\/p>\n
Quarterback \u2014 Trinidad Chambliss, fifth year, Mississippi.<\/p>\n
Running backs \u2014 Mark Fletcher Jr., fourth year, Miami; LJ Martin, fourth year, BYU.<\/p>\n
Tackles \u2014 Cayden Green, fourth year, Missouri; Jordan Seaton, third year, LSU.<\/p>\n
Guards \u2014 Greg Johnson, fourth year, Minnesota; Luke Montgomery, fourth year, Ohio State.<\/p>\n
Center \u2014 Drew Bobo, fifth season, Georgia.<\/p>\n
Tight end \u2014 Terrance Carter Jr., fifth year, Texas Tech.<\/p>\n
Wide receivers \u2014 Duce Robinson, fourth year, Florida State; Charlie Becker, third year, Indiana; KJ Duff, third year, Rutgers.<\/p>\n
All-purpose player \u2014 Cam Cook, fourth year, West Virginia.<\/p>\n
Kicker \u2014 Lucas Carneiro, fifth year, Mississippi.<\/p>\n
Second team defense<\/p>\n
Edge \u2014 Anthony Smith, fifth season, Minnesota; John Henry Daley, fourth year, Michigan.<\/p>\n
Tackles \u2014 Tyrique Tucker, fifth year, Indiana; Will Echoles, third year, Mississippi.<\/p>\n
Linebackers \u2014 Sammy Brown, third year Clemson; Raylen Wilson, fourth year, Georgia; Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, third year, Notre Dame.<\/p>\n
Cornerbacks \u2014 Brandon Finney Jr., second year, Oregon; Zabien Brown, third year, Alabama.<\/p>\n
Safeties \u2014 Brauntae Johnson, third year, Notre Dame; Ty Benefield, fourth year, LSU.<\/p>\n
Defensive back \u2014 Kelley Jones, fourth year, Mississippi State.<\/p>\n
Punter \u2014 Palmer Williams, fourth year, Baylor.<\/p>\n
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