2024 Phil Steele College Football Preseason All-American Team

College football analyst Phil Steele released his 2024 Preseason All-American Team in the latest edition of his magazine.

It’s a good look at the best players in college football, particularly at the top of his list. If you make the first-team in the preseason, you must have a lot of expectations for the upcoming year.

Let’s dive into Steele’s four All-American teams for the upcoming 2024 season.

First Team Offense

Carson Beck is the biggest name here and the best quarterback in 2024, per Steele. But this offensive cast is loaded, particularly at wide receiver once again.

Carson Beck, QB – Georgia
Ollie Gordon, RB – Oklahoma State
Omarion Hampton, RB – North Carolina
Tetairoa McMillian, WR – Arizona
Luther Burden, WR – Missouri
Tez Johnson, WR – Oregon
Colston Loveland, TE – Michigan
Parker Brailsford, C – Alabama
Donovan Jackson, G – Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild, G – Georgia
Ajani Cornelius, OT – Oregon
Will Campbell, OT – LSU

First Team Defense

Linebackers galore from Steele here, including LSU’s Harold Perkins. However, the best defensive player might be James Pearce out of Tennessee.

Ashton Gillotte, DE – Louisville
Tyleik Williams, DT – Ohio State
Howard Cross, DT – Notre Dame
James Pearce, DE – Tennessee
Nick Martin, LB – Oklahoma State
Jason Henderson, LB – Old Dominion
Jay Higgins, LB – Iowa
Harold Perkins, LB – LSU
Will Johnson, CB – Michigan
Travis Hunter, CB – Colorado
Malaki Starks, S – Georgia
Xavier Watts, S – Notre Dame

First Team Special Teams

A reliable kicker at the top and some electric return men coming into 2024. Watch out for Zachariah Branch at USC.

Graham Nicholson, K – Alabama
Alec Bevelhimer, P – Miami (Ohio)
Jayden Harrison, KR – Notre Dame
Zachariah Branch, PR – USC
Travis Hunter, AP – Colorado
William Wagner, LS – Michigan

Second Team Offense

Jalen Milroe headlines the second-team offense here as he returns to Alabama. Kelvin Banks is on the second team but could make an argument for best tackle in America.

Jalen Milroe, QB – Alabama
Ashton Jeanty, RB – Boise State
TreVeyon Henderson, RB – Ohio State
Tre Harris, WR – Ole Miss
Tory Horton, WR – Colorado State
Ricky White, WR – UNLV
Mitchell Evans, TE – Notre Dame
Cooper Mays, C – Tennessee
Tyler Booker, G – Alabama
Luke Kandra, G – Cincinnati
Xavier Truss, OT – Georgia
Kelvin Banks, OT – Texas

Second Team Defense

Michigan still has a force in the middle of the defense line but Ohio State has an elite secondary. In fact, the Buckeyes have two players on this team.

Abdul Carter, DE – Penn State
Mason Graham, DT – Michigan
Deone Walker, DT – Kentucky
JT Tuimoloau, DE – Ohio State
Barrett Carter, LB – Clemson
Danny Stutsman, LB – Oklahoma
Deontae Lawson, LB – Alabama
Francisco Mauigoa, LB – Miami
Cobee Bryant, CB – Kansas
Denzel Burke, CB – Ohio State
Caleb Downs, S – Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman, S – Purdue

Second Team Special Teams

Bert Auburn is deadly accurate, that much is for certain. Colorado has more than Travis Hunter back returning kicks by the way, so check below.

Bert Auburn, K – Texas
Alex Mastromanno, P – Florida State
Barion Brown, KR – Kentucky
LaJohntay Wester, PR – Colorado
Ismail Mahdi, AP – Texas State
Hunter Rogers, LS – South Carolina

Third Team Offense

Familiar faces are in new places at quarterback and running back for the third-team. Dillon Gabriel and Damien Martinez could shine at Oregon and Miami.

Dillon Gabriel, QB – Oregon
Damien Martinez, RB – Miami
Tahj Brooks, RB – Texas Tech
Emeka Egbuka, WR – Ohio State
Kevin Concepcion, WR – NC State
Xavier Restrepo, WR – Miami
Caden Prieskorn, TE – Ole Miss
Logan Jones, C – Iowa
Clay Webb, G – Jacksonville State
Tate Ratledge, G – Georgia
Aireontae Ersery, OT – Minnesota
Wyatt Milum, OT – West Virginia

Third Team Defense

Nic Scourton is an absolute menace and Texas A&M has a star off the edge coming in from Purdue. Steele also split the difference on one safety spot, adding an extra player.

Nic Scourton, DE – Texas A&M
Walter Nolen, DT – Ole Miss
Joshua Farmer, DT – Florida State
Reuben Bain, DE – Miami
Matt Salopek, LB – Miami (Ohio)
Xander Mueller, LB – Northwestern
Jacob Manu, LB – Arizona
Smael Mondon, LB – Georgia
Tacario Davis, CB – Arizona
Daylen Everette, CB – Georgia
Billy Bowman/Beau Freyler, S – Oklahoma State/Iowa State
Jonas Sanker, S – Virginia

Third Team Special Teams

The next crop of special teamers are below, highlighted by the electric Keionte Scott. He could arguably win Auburn a game as a return man.

Andres Borregales, K – Miami
James Ferguson-Reynolds, P – Boise State
Jacob De Jesus, KR – UNLV
Keionte Scott, PR – Auburn
Bhayshul Tuten, AP – Virginia Tech
Rocco Underwood, LS – Florida

Fourth Team Offense

One of the top quarterbacks in the country, and a video game cover athlete, is at the top of this team. There are some quality offensive linemen as well, such as Chase Bisontis of Texas A&M.

Quinn Ewers, QB – Texas
Jaydn Ott, RB – California
Devin Neal, RB – Kansas
Sean Atkins, WR – USF
Jalen Royals, WR – Utah State
Caullin Lacy, WR – Louisville
Bryson Nesbit, TE – North Carolina
Joe Michalski, C – Oklahoma State
Sal Wormley, G – Penn State
Chase Bisontis, G – Texas A&M
Darius Washington, OT – Florida State
Blake Miller, OT – Clemson

Fourth Team Defense

Bear Alexander could be key to a resurgent USC defense in 2024, and he’s highlighted below. Alabama may have lost Caleb Downs, but the Crimson Tide still have Malachi Moore.

Antwaun Powell-Ryland, DE – Virginia Tech
Dontay Corleone, DT – Cincinnati
Bear Alexander, DT – USC
Ahmed Hassanein, DE – Boise State
Nick Jackson, LB – Iowa
Chandler Martin, LB – Memphis
Collin Oliver, LB – Oklahoma State
Kaimon Rucker, LB – North Carolina
Shavon Revel, CB – East Carolina
Aydan White, CB – NC State
Malachi Moore, S – Alabama
Hunter Wohler, S – Wisconsin

Fourth Team Special Teams

Minnesota has one of the best kickers in the country while Florida could use punter Jeremy Crawshaw to win some field position battles. Special teams can always win or lose you up to two games on the schedule.

Dragan Kesich, K – Minnesota
Jeremy Crawshaw, P – Florida
Julian Gray, KR – Liberty
Josh Cameron, PR – Baylor
Marion Lukes, AP – Central Michigan
Austin Brinkman, LS – West Virginia

These are the best players in college football, according to Steele. With the season a mere two months away, we’ll see how the preseason hype measures up to each of these athletes on the All-American teams.