2017 CBS Sports Preseason All-America team: College football’s best and brightest – CBSSports.com
Summer is coming to an end, and with the college football season is right around the corner, it is the perfect time to announce the 2017 CBS Sports Preseason All-America Team as voted on by our panel of college football analysts and insiders.
There were six unanimous selections — one on offense and five on defense — with a whopping 21 different programs represented among the 27 first-team selections.
Clemson Tigers
,
Florida State Seminoles
, LSU,
Penn State Nittany Lions
, Pitt and
Southern California Trojans
were the only schools to have two first-teamers.
Among conferences, the ACC was on top with seven first-team picks, followed by the SEC (six), Pac-12 (four), Big Ten and Big 12 (three each). There were two Group of Five selections and a pick from
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
. Wideout
Quadree Henderson
of
Pittsburgh Panthers
made the first team as a kick returner and all-purpose player, while
Texas A&M Aggies
wide receiver and return specialist
Christian Kirk
also makes multiple appearances.
Nine members of the 2016 CBS Sports All-America teams are among our preseason picks.
2017 CBS Sports Preseason All-America First Team
* indicates a unanimous first-team selection
| Offense | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
QB |
|
USC |
Redshirt sophomore |
|
RB |
|
Penn State |
Junior |
|
RB |
|
|
Junior |
|
WR |
|
|
Senior |
|
WR |
|
|
Redshirt junior |
|
TE |
|
Penn State |
Senior |
|
C |
|
|
Senior |
|
OL |
|
|
Redshirt junior |
|
OL |
|
|
Junior |
|
OL |
|
Notre Dame |
Graduate |
|
OL |
Cody O’Connell |
|
Redshirt senior |
| Defense | |||
|
DL |
Ed Oliver* |
|
Sophomore |
|
DL |
|
Clemson |
Junior |
|
DL |
|
Clemson |
Sophomore |
|
DL |
|
|
Senior |
|
LB |
Arden Key* |
LSU |
Junior |
|
LB |
|
USC |
Junior |
|
LB |
|
|
Redshirt senior |
|
CB |
Tarvarus McFadden* |
Florida State |
Junior |
|
CB |
|
|
Junior |
|
S |
Derwin James* |
Florida State |
Redshirt sophomore |
|
S |
Minkah Fitzpatrick* |
|
Junior |
| Special teams | |||
|
K |
|
|
Redshirt senior |
|
P |
|
|
Sophomore |
|
KR |
Quadree Henderson |
Pittsburgh |
Junior |
|
PR |
Christian Kirk |
Texas A&M |
Junior |
|
AP |
Quadree Henderson |
Pittsburgh |
Junior |
2017 CBS Sports Preseason All-America Second Team
| Offense | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
QB |
|
Louisville |
Junior |
|
RB |
|
|
Senior |
|
RB |
|
|
Senior |
|
WR |
Christian Kirk |
Texas A&M |
Junior |
|
WR |
|
Alabama |
Junior |
|
TE |
|
|
Redshirt senior |
|
C |
|
|
Senior |
|
OL |
|
Notre Dame |
Senior |
|
OL |
|
Alabama |
Sophomore |
|
OL |
|
|
Junior |
|
OL |
|
Auburn |
Senior |
| Defense | |||
|
DL |
|
|
Senior |
|
DL |
|
Ohio State |
Senior |
|
DL |
|
Alabama |
Junior |
|
DL |
|
|
Redshirt junior |
|
LB |
|
Washington |
Redshirt senior |
|
LB |
|
|
Senior |
|
LB |
|
|
Junior |
|
CB |
|
Florida |
Senior |
|
CB |
|
Oklahoma |
Senior |
|
S |
Quin Blanding |
|
Senior |
|
S |
|
Northwestern |
Redshirt senior |
| Special teams | |||
|
K |
|
Florida |
Redshirt sophomore |
|
P |
|
Alabama |
Senior |
|
KR |
Rashaad Penny |
|
Senior |
|
PR |
|
Washington |
Senior |
|
AP |
Christian Kirk |
Texas A&M |
Junior |
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