Thursday, September 2, 2010

AmStat College Football Preview: The Pre-Season All-American Teams


Four teams filled with the best players in the country. This isn't about the NFL, it's about the most productive college athletes in the nation.

First Team All-Americans
QB) Ryan Mallett - Arkansas
RB) Mark Ingram - Alabama
RB) DeMarco Murray - Oklahoma
FB) Stanley Havili - USC
WR) AJ Green - Georgia
WR) Julio Jones - Alabama
WR) Jon Baldwin - Pittsburgh
TE) Kyle Rudolph - Notre Dame [pictured right]
OT) Gabe Carimi - Wisconsin
OT) Marcus Cannon - TCU
C) Kristofer O'Dowd - USC
OG) Stefen Wisniewski - Penn State
OG) Justin Boren - Ohio State
DE) Adrian Clayborn - Iowa
DE) Robert Quinn - North Carolina
DT) Marvin Austin - North Carolina
DT) Jared Crick - Nebraska
MLB) Quan Sturdivant - North Carolina
MLB) Greg Jones - Michigan State
OLB) Bruce Carter - North Carolina
OLB) Mark Herzlich - Boston College [pictured right]
CB) Patrick Peterson - LSU
CB) Prince Amukamara - Nebraska
FS) Will Hill - Florida
SS) Ahmad Black - Florida
K) Kai Forbath - UCLA
P) Ryan Donahue - Iowa
KR) Cyrus Gray - Texas A&M
PR) Jeremy Kerley - TCU

Second Team All-Americans
QB) Andrew Luck - Stanford
RB) Jacquizz Rogers - Oregon State
RB) Evan Royster - Penn State
FB) Charles Clay - Tulsa
WR) Michael Floyd - Notre Dame
WR) DeAndre Brown - Southern Miss
WR) Devier Posey - Ohio State [pictured right]
TE) DJ Williams - Arkansas
OT) Matt Reynolds - BYU
OT) Kyle Hix - Texas
C) Mike Pouncey - Florida
OG) Stephen Schilling - Michigan
OG) Carl Johnson - Florida
DE) Cameron Heyward - Ohio State
DE) Da'Quan Bowers - Clemson
DT) Jarvis Jenkins - Clemson
DT) Drake Nevis - LSU
MLB) Mike Mohamed - California
MLB) Chris Galippo - Alabama
OLB) Akeem Ayers - UCLA
OLB) Travis Lewis - Oklahoma
CB) Ras-I Dowling - Virginia [pictured right]
CB) Chimdi Chekwa - Ohio State
FS) Kenny Tate - Maryland
SS) Tyler Sash - Iowa
K) Caleb Sturgis - Florida
P) Johnny Hekker - Oregon State
KR) Dwayne Harris - East Carolina
PR) Ryan Broyles - Oklahoma

Third Team All-Americans
QB) Jerrod Johnson - Texas A&M [pictured right]
RB) Noel Divine - West Virginia
RB) Ryan Williams - Virginia Tech
FB) Owen Marecic - Stanford
WR) Terrance Tolliver - LSU
WR) Austin Pettis - Boise State
WR) James Rogers - Oregon State
TE) Charlie Gantt - Michigan State
OT) Joseph Barksdale - LSU
OT) Blake DeChristopher - Virginia Tech
C) David Molk - Michigan
OG) Bryant Browning - Ohio State
OG) Chris Stewart - Notre Dame
DE) Greg Romeus - Pittsburgh
DE) Marcell Dareus - Alabama
DT) Jerel Worthy - Michigan State [pictured right]
DT) Christian Ballard - Iowa
MLB) Martez Wilson - Illinois
MLB) Brian Rolle - Ohio State
OLB) Sean Spence - Miami FL
OLB) Ross Homan - Ohio State
CB) Kendric Burney - North Carolina
CB) Janoris Jenkins - Florida
FS) Blake Gideon - Texas
SS) Mark Barron - Alabama
K) Blair Walsh - Georgia
P) Drew Butler - Georgia
KR) Damaris Johnson - Tulsa
PR) David Gilreath - Wisconsin

Fourth Team All-Americans
QB) Jake Locker - Washington
RB) Dion Lewis - Pittsburgh
RB) Bernard Pierce - Temple [pictured right]
FB) Vince Pascoe - Fresno State
WR) Armon Binns - Cincinnati
WR) Derrell Johnson Koulianos - Iowa
WR) Ronald Johnson - USC
TE) Ben Guidugli - Cincinnati
OT) Clint Boling - Georgia
OT) Anthony Castonzo - Boston College
C) John Moffitt - Wisconsin
OG) Rodney Hudson - Florida State
OG) Caleb Schlauderaff - Utah
DE) Ryan Winterswyk - Boise State
DE) Jeremy Beal - Oklahoma
DT) Mike Martin - Michigan
DT) Chris Neild - West Virginia
MLB) Obi Ezeh - Michigan [pictured right]
MLB) Casey Matthews - Oregon
OLB) Nick Bellore - Central Michigan
OLB) Lawrence Wilson - Connecticut
CB) Curtis Brown - Texas
CB) Aaron Williams - Texas
FS) Brian Lainhart - Kent State
SS) Jay Valai - Wisconsin
K) Wes Byrum - Auburn
P) Derek Epperson - Baylor
KR) Darryl Stonum - Michigan
PR) Niles Paul - Nebraska

AmStat College Football Preview: The Pre-Season NCAA Power Rankings

This one is a lot less complicated than the Preseason Top 33. No records and schedules are considered. These are simply AmStat's Top 30 teams in the country. Nothing more and nothing less. It's pretty self-explanatory.

These are AmStat's most powerful and talented teams in the country.

1. Ohio State Buckeyes
2. Alabama Crimson Tide
3. Oklahoma Sooners
4. Boise State Broncos
5. Nebraska Cornhuskers
6. Florida Gators
7. USC Trojans
8. Miami FL Hurricanes
9. Oregon Ducks
10. Texas Longhorns
11. North Carolina Tar Heels
12. TCU Horned Frogs
13. Virginia Tech Hokies
14. Florida State Seminoles
15. Penn State Nittany Lions
16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
17. Georgia Bullldogs
18. Wisconsin Badgers
19. LSU Tigers
20. Oregon State Beavers
22. Michigan Wolverines
23. Iowa Hawkeyes
24. Auburn Tigers
25. Michigan State Spartans