Four Alabama players named preseason All-Americans by Sporting News

Four Alabama players were named to the 2024 Sporting News preseason All-America team, it was announced Wednesday. The Crimson Tide was tied with Georgia for the third-most players on the team. Notre Dame had five, while Ohio State led all schools with seven.

Alabama offensive lineman Parker Brailsford and placekicker Graham Nicholson were named to the first team, while offensive lineman Tyler Booker and defensive back Malachi Moore received second-team recognition. A transfer from Miami (Ohio), Nicholson earned first-team All-America honors last year in addition to being named the Lou Groza Award winner. 

Nicholson is one of two transfers who joined the Alabama football program this offseason and are expected to make an immediate impact. The other is Brailsford, who followed head coach Kalen DeBoer to Tuscaloosa and is slated to start at center for the Crimson Tide. 

Booker was Alabama’s starting left guard last season and is back as one of the top leaders on the offensive line for the Tide as a junior. Moore is entering his fifth and final season and is one of the Tide’s most experienced players and leaders for the 2024 football season.

Sporting News is one of five outlets used to determine consensus All-American status, along with the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association and Walter Camp Foundation. Announced in December, the Walter Camp All-America teams are selected by coaches and sports information directors.

Sporting News Preseason All-America Team

First-team offense

QB: Carson Beck, Georgia
RB: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
RB: Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
WR: Luther Burden III, Missouri
WR: Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
WR: Tez Johnson, Oregon
TE: Colston Loveland, Michigan
T: Will Campbell, LSU
G: Tate Ratledge, Georgia
C: Parker Brailsford, Alabama
G: Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
T: Ajani Cornelius, Oregon
AP: Travis Hunter, Colorado

First-team defense

DL: Mason Graham, Michigan
DL: Howard Cross III, Notre Dame
DL: Deone Walker, Kentucky
EDGE: James Pearce, Tennessee
EDGE: Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
LB: Jay Higgins, Iowa
LB: Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
CB: Will Johnson, Michigan
CB: Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame
S: Caleb Downs, Ohio State
S: Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
DB: Tacario Davis, Arizona

First-team specialists

K: Graham Nicholson, Alabama
P: Alex Mastromanno, Florida State
KR: Barion Brown, Kentucky
PR: Zachariah Branch, USC

Second-team offense

QB: Quinn Ewers, Texas
RB: Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech
RB: TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
WR: Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
WR: Ricky White, UNLV
WR: Tre Harris, Ole Miss
TE: Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame
T: Earnest Greene, Georgia
G: Tyler Booker, Alabama
C: Cooper Mays, Tennessee
G: Clay Webb, Jacksonville State
T: Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
AP: Ashton Jeanty, Boise State

Second-team defense

DL: Tyleik Wiliams, Ohio State
DL: Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
DL: Jack Sawyer, Ohio State
LB: Ashton Gillotte, Louisville
LB: Harold Perkins, LSU
LB: Barrett Carter, Clemson
LB: Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
CB: Denzel Burke, Ohio State
CB: Jabbar Muhammad, Oregon
S: Malaki Starks, Georgia
S: Dillon Thieneman, Purdue
DB: Malachi Moore, Alabama

Second-team specialists

K: Bert Auburn, Texas
P: Jeremy Crenshaw, Florida
KR: Jayden Harrison, Notre Dame
PR: Tucker Holloway, Virginia Tech

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