Georgia Tops in Preseason All-American Selections

As the countdown to the 2023 season enters its final week, the Preseason AP All-American teams were released on Monday and the two-time defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs will enter their quest for a third-consecutive College Football Playoff National Championship with more preseason first team All-Americans than any team in the country.

In April, Georgia lost 10 players to the NFL, but in a testament to the elite roster depth that Kirby Smart has built in Athens, the Bulldogs still managed to enter the season with four first-team selections, including tight end Brock Bowers, center Sedrick Van Pran, linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson, and safety Malaki Starks. Ohio State, the team that pushed Georgia to the brink last season, once again came up just short of the Bulldogs with three first-round selections of its own. The Buckeyes were followed by a host of teams with two first-team selections, including Michigan, LSU, Washington, Iowa, and Penn State.

Safety Javon Bullard's selection to the second team pushed Georgia's total preseason AP All-American selections to five, tying Ohio State for the most among all teams in the nation.

Here is a complete list of the preseason AP All-American teams heading into the 2023 college football season:

FIRST TEAM

Offense

Quarterback - Caleb Williams, junior, USC
Running back - Blake Corum, senior, Michigan
Running back - Quinshon Judkins, sophomore, Ole Miss
Tackle - Joe Alt, junior, Notre Dame
Tackle - Olu Fashanu, junior, Penn State
Guard - Cooper Beebe, senior, Kansas State
Guard - Zak Zinter, senior, Michigan
Center - Sedrick Van Pran, junior, Georgia
Tight end - Brock Bowers, junior, Georgia
Wide receiver - Marvin Harrison Jr., junior, Ohio State
Wide receiver - Rome Odunze, senior, Washington
Wide receiver - Emeka Egbuka, junior, Ohio State
All-purpose player - Travis Hunter, sophomore, Colorado
Kicker - Joshua Karty, senior, Stanford

Defense

Edge rusher - Jared Verse, senior, Florida State
Edge rusher - Bralen Trice, senior, Washington
Interior lineman - Jer'Zhan Newton, senior, Illinois
Interior lineman - Dontay Corleone, junior, Cincinnati
Linebacker - Harold Perkins, sophomore, LSU
Linebacker - JaMon Dumas-Johnson, junior, Georgia
Linebacker - Tommy Eichenberg, senior, Ohio State
Cornerback - Kool-aid McKinstry, junior, Alabama
Cornerback - Kalen King, junior, Penn State
Safety - Kam Kinchens, junior, Miami
Safety - Malaki Starks, sophomore, Georgia
Defensive back - Cooper DeJean, junior, Iowa
Punter - Tory Taylor, senior, Iowa

SECOND TEAM

Offense

Quarterback - Drake Maye, sophomore, North Carolina
Running back - Raheim Sanders, junior, Arkansas
Running back - Braelon Allen, junior, Wisconsin
Tackle -JC Latham, junior, Alabama
Tackle - Kelvin Banks, sophomore, Texas
Guard - Donovan Jackson, junior, Ohio State
Guard - Christian Mahogany, senior, Boston College
Center - Zach Frazier, senior, West Virginia
Tight end - Oronde Gadsden, junior, Syracuse
Wide receiver - Xavier Worthy, junior, Texas
Wide receiver - Malik Nabers, junior, LSU
Wide receiver - Jacob Cowing, senior, Arizona
All-purpose player - Will Shipley, junior, Clemson
Kicker - John Hoyland, junior, Wyoming

Defense

Edge rusher - J.T. Tuimoloau, junior, Ohio State
Edge rusher - Dallas Turner, junior, Alabama
Interior lineman - Tyler Davis, senior, Clemson
Interior lineman - Mekhi Wingo, junior, LSU
Linebacker - Jeremiah Trotter, junior, Clemson
Linebacker - Barrett Carter, junior, Clemson
Linebacker - Cedric Gray, senior, North Carolina
Cornerback - Josh Newton, senior, TCU
Cornerback - Ben Morrison, sophomore, Notre Dame
Safety - Calen Bullock, junior, USC
Safety - Javon Bullard, junior, Georgia
Defensive back - Will Johnson, sophomore, Michigan
Punter - Kai Kroeger, senior, South Carolina