USA Today Releases Preseason All-America Team For College Football

The folks at USA Today have come up with their official picks for the preseason college football All-America teams, leading the way with several big names.

Below, you can see both USA Today's first and second-team selections, including a full offense, defense and special teams unit. Take a look at the first team right here and the second team down further:

USA Today FIRST-TEAM All-America Offense

QB: Carson Beck | Georgia
RB: Ollie Gordon | Oklahoma State
RB: Quinshon Judkins | Ohio State
WR: Tetairoa McMillan | Arizona
WR: Luther Burden III | Missouri
TE: Colston Loveland | Michigan
OT: Will Campbell | LSU
OT: Kelvin Banks | Texas
OG: Tate Ratledge | Georgia
OG: Donovan Jackson | Ohio State
C: Parker Brailsford | Alabama

Defense

DE: James Pearce | Tennessee
DE: Ashton Gillotte | Louisville
DT: Mason Graham | Michigan
DT: Howard Cross III | Notre Dame
LB: Harold Perkins | LSU
LB: Danny Stutsman | Oklahoma
LB: Jay Higgins | Iowa
CB: Will Johnson | Michigan
CB: Denzel Burke | Ohio State
S: Malaki Starks | Georgia
S: Caleb Downs | Ohio State

Specialists

Returner: Zachariah Branch | USC
All-Purpose: Travis Hunter | Colorado
Punter: Alex Mastromanno | Florida
Kicker: Graham Nicholson | Alabama

USA Today SECOND-TEAM All-America

QB: Dillon Gabriel | Oregon
RB: Omarion Hampton | North Carolina
RB: TreVeyon Henderson | Ohio State
WR: Emeka Egbuka | Ohio State
WR: Tez Johnson | Oregon
TE: Brant Kuithe | Utah
OT: Ajani Cornelius | Oregon
OT: Wyatt Millum | West Virginia
OG: Tyler Booker | Alabama
OG: Clay Webb | Jacksonville State
C: Cooper Mays | Tennessee

DE: Mykel Williams | Georgia
DE: Nic Scourton | Texas A&M
DT: Tyleik Williams | Ohio State
DT: Deone Walker | Kentucky
LB: Deontae Lawson | Alabama
LB: Nick Martin | Oklahoma State
LB: Barrett Carter | Clemson
CB: Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame
CB: Travis Hunter | Colorado
S: Xavier Watts | Notre Dame
S: Dillon Thieneman | Purdue

Returner: Jayden Harrison | Notre Dame
All-Purpose: Barion Brown | Kentucky
Punter: James Ferguson-Reynolds | Boise State
Kicker: Andrew Borregales | Miami

Well, Ohio State certainly leads the way on USA Today's preseason All-American team, placing four guys on the first team, with two each on offense and defense. Meanwhile, the team largely considered OSU's running mate as the top contender in the sport, Georgia, placed three guys on the first team, including the all-important QB1, UGA's Carson Beck.

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