(AP) Heisman Trophy runner-up Bryce Love of Stanford and Outland Trophy winner Ed Oliver of Houston highlight The Associated Press preseason All-America team.
Chosen by AP poll voters, the team announced Tuesday also features West Virginia quarterback Will Grier and his teammate, receiver David Sills V.
Love, along with Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell, Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards and Utah kicker Matt Gay, were the only players who made first team All-American after last season and first team to start this season. Love ran for 2,118 yards and 8.05 per carry last season and was second to Baker Mayfield in the Heisman Trophy voting.
Oliver was a second-team All-American last year after being first team as a freshman in 2016.
Clemson and Wisconsin led the way with three players on the first team. Alabama and Wisconsin each had a total of five players on the first and second teams combined.
Offense
Quarterback Will Grier, senior, West Virginia.
Running backs Bryce Love, senior, Stanford; Jonathan Taylor, sophomore, Wisconsin.
Tackles Jonah Williams, junior, Alabama; Mitch Hyatt, senior, Clemson.
Guards Beau Benzschawel, senior, Wisconsin; Nate Herbig, junior, Stanford.
Center Ross Pierschbacher, senior, Alabama.
Tight end Noah Fant, junior, Iowa.
Receivers A.J. Brown, junior, Mississippi; David Sills V, senior, West Virginia.
All-purpose player Myles Gaskin, senior, Washington.
Kicker Matt Gay, senior, Utah.
Defense
Ends Nick Bosa, junior, Ohio State; Clelin Ferrell, junior, Clemson.
Tackles Ed Oliver, junior, Houston; Christian Wilkins, Senior, Clemson.
Linebackers Devin White, junior, LSU; Devin Bush, junior, Michigan; T.J. Edwards, senior, Wisconsin.
Cornerbacks Greedy Williams, sophomore, LSU; Deandre Baker, senior, Georgia.
Safeties Jaquan Johnson, senior, Miami; Taylor Rapp, junior, Washington.
Punter Mitch Wishnowsky, senior, Utah.
Love, Oliver, Grier lead AP Preseason All-America team
