Athlon Sports releases preseason All-America team

It’s preseason magazine season, with any number of glossy-paged college football previews hitting shelves and mailboxes around the country. Athlon Sports recently dropped its 2023 preview with a preseason All-America team.

Some familiar faces made the cut, like USC quarterback Caleb Williams or Ohio State wideout Marvin Harrison Jr. And a few unexpected names made the cut, too.

In any regard, the Athlon Sports preseason All-America team isn’t likely to hold up come December.

Click HERE to purchase the entire Athlon magazine for the 2023 college football season

Athlon Sports 2023 preseason All-Americans

QB: Caleb Williams, USC
RB: Blake Corum, Michigan
RB: Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss
AP: Travis Hunter, Colorado
WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
WR: Rome Odunze, Washington
WR: Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia
C: Zach Frazier, West Virginia
OL: Joe Alt, Notre Dame
OL: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
OL: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State
OL: JC Latham, Alabama

DL: Jared Verse, Florida State
DL: J.T. Tuimoloau, Ohio State
DL: Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
DL: Bralen Trice, Washington
LB: Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia
LB: Harold Perkins Jr., LSU
LB: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson
CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
CB: Kalen King, Penn State
S: Malaki Starks, Georgia
S: Kamren Kinchens, Miami

K: Joshua Karty, Stanford
P: Tory Taylor, Iowa
KR: Jaylin Lucas, Indiana
PR: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama

Athlon Sports releases preseason Top 25

Along with the All-American team, Athlon also unveiled a preseason Top 25 ranking.

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Alabama
4. USC
5. Ohio State
6. LSU
7. Florida State
8. Penn State
9. Washington
10. Utah
11. Texas
12. Clemson
13. Oregon
14. Notre Dame
15. Tennessee
16. Oklahoma
17. Wisconsin
18. Kansas State
19. Oregon State
20. Texas A&M
21. Ole Miss
22. Tulane
23. TCU
24. UCLA
25. North Carolina

USC at No. 4 already means high expectations for the Trojans this year. Under Lincoln Riley, USC made a huge jump in 2022 and that was just his first season. IN Year 2, there are expectations to win a Pac-12 title with reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams at quarterback.

If that all falls into place, the Trojans should make the College Football Playoff for the first time.

Ohio State lost to Michigan two years in a row and failed to win the Big Ten. However, the Buckeyes took Georgia down to the wire in last year’s semifinals.

LSU meanwhile is a popular pick to win the SEC West once again and possibly get to the College Football Playoff in Brian Kelly’s second year.

The rest of the top 10 contains playoff contenders from their respective conferences such as Florida State, Penn State, Washington and the always reliable Utah.