By Stephen Vilardo, SuperWest Sports
August 5, 2024
As we get set for the first games of the 2024 season later this month, we continue to bring you our preseason honors.
Earlier, Dane Miller and I presented our SuperWest Player Rankings by Position and I laid out my selections for our 2024 Preseason All-SuperWest Teams.
Today we unveil my 2024 SuperWest All-America Teams.
Here are my selections for First, Second, and Third-Team lists for offense, defense, and special teams with annual awards for the top coach and players.
Annual Awards
Coach of the Year — Ryan Day, Ohio State
Offensive Player of the Year —QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
Defensive Player of the Year — LB Jay Higgins, Iowa
Special Teams Player of the Year — K Graham Nicholson, Alabama
First-Team Offense
QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
RB Ollie Gordon, Oklahoma State
RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
WR Ricky White, UNLV
WR Luther Burden, Missouri
TE Colston Loveland, Michigan
OL Tyler Booker, Alabama
OL Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
OL Ajani Cornelius, Oregon
OL Dylan Fairchild, Georgia
OL Will Campbell, LSU
First-Team Defense
DL Howard Cross, Notre Dame
DL Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
DL Mason Graham, Michigan
DL Ashton Gillotte, Louisville
LB Barrett Carter, Clemson
LB Harold Perkins, LSU
LB Jay Higgins, Iowa
LB Francisco Mauigoa, Miami
DB Malaki Starks, Georgia
DB Travis Hunter, Colorado
DB Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
DB Cobee Bryant, Kansas
First-Team Special Teams
K Graham Nicholson, Alabama
P James Ferguson-Reynolds, Boise State
KR Jacob De Jesus, UNLV
PR LaJohntay Wester, Colorado
Second-Team Offense
QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama
RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
WR Tez Johnson, Oregon
WR Tory Horton, Colorado State
WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
TE Caden Prieskorn, Mississippi
OL Parker Brailsford, Alabama
OL Xavier Truss, Georgia
OL Kelvin Banks, Texas
OL Tate Ratledge, Georgia
OL Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
Second-Team Defense
DL James Pearce, Tennessee
DL Deone Walker, Kentucky
DL Abdul Carter, Penn State
DL Joshua Farmer, Florida State
LB Nick Martin, Oklahoma State
LB Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
LB Jacob Manu, Arizona
DB Will Johnson, Michigan
DB Denzel Burke, Ohio State
DB Tacario Davis, Arizona
DB Malachi Moore, Alabama
Second-Team Special Teams
K Jonah Dalmas, Boise State
P Alec Bevelhimer, Miami (OH)
KR Jayden Harisson, Notre Dame
PR Zachariah Branch, USC
Third-Team Offense
QB Carson Beck, Georgia
RB Damien Martinez, Miami
RB Jaydn Ott, California
WR Tre Harris, Mississippi
WR Kevin Concepcion, NC State
WR Jalen Royals, Utah State
TE Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame
OL Cooper Mays, Tennessee
OL Luke Kandra, Cincinnati
OL Wyatt Milum, West Virginia
OL Logan Jones, Iowa
OL Darlus Washington, Florida State
Third-Team Defense
DL JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State
DL Bear Alexander, USC
DL Ahmed Hassanein, Boise State
DL Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
LB Deontae Lawson, Alabama
LB Xander Mueller, Northwestern
LB Smael Mondon, Georgia
LB Nick Jackson, Iowa
DB Caleb Downs, Ohio State
DB Daylen Everette, Georgia
DB Beau Freyler, Iowa State
DB Aydan White, NC State
Third-Team Special Teams
K Bert Auburn, Texas
P Jeremy Crawshaw, Florida
KR Julian Gray, Liberty
PR Josh Cameron, Baylor
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