Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, Colorado cornerback Travis Hunter and USC return specialist Zachariah Branch headline Action Network’s 2024 Preseason All-America team as the offensive, defensive and special teams players of the year, respectively.
Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson and I selected the 52-player team, featuring players from 39 schools.
Leading the way are Alabama, Ohio State and Oregon with three selections each. Arizona, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State and USC each have two players on the team.
Nine players named to Action Network’s 2024 Preseason All-America team were also selected as 2023 All-Americans: Branch, Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III, Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, Alabama kicker Graham Nicholson, Miami (OH) linebacker Matt Salopek, Jacksonville State offensive lineman Clay Webb and UNLV wide receiver Ricky White.
Downs and Nicholson became the first Action Network All-Americans to make the team at two different schools. Downs was at Alabama last season before transferring to Ohio State, while Nicholson was at Miami (OH) before transferring to Alabama.
The SEC tops all conferences with 16 selections, followed by the Big Ten (14), ACC (seven), Big 12 (seven), Mountain West (three), Conference USA (two), Notre Dame (two) and MAC (one).
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1st-Team Offense
QB
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Jalen Milroe
Alabama · Junior
RB
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Ollie Gordon II*
Oklahoma State · Junior
WR
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Luther Burden III*
Missouri · Junior
WR
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Tez Johnson
Oregon · Senior
WR
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Ricky White*
UNLV · Senior
TE
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Colston Loveland
Michigan · Junior
OT
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Will Campbell
LSU · Junior
OG
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Luke Kandra
Cincinnati · Senior
C
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Cooper Mays
Tennessee · Senior
OG
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Donovan Jackson
Ohio State · Senior
OT
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Xavier Truss
Georgia · Senior
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1st-Team Defense
DE
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Abdul Carter
Penn State · Junior
DE
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Nic Scourton
Texas A&M · Junior
DL
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Deone Walker
Kentucky · Junior
DL
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Walter Nolen
Ole Miss · Junior
LB
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Harold Perkins Jr.
LSU · Junior
LB
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Jay Higgins
Iowa · Senior
LB
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Danny Stutsman
Oklahoma · Senior
CB
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Travis Hunter
Colorado · Junior
CB
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Denzel Burke
Ohio State · Senior
S
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Xavier Watts
Notre Dame · Senior
S
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Caleb Downs*
Ohio State · Sophomore
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1st-Team Specialists
K
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Graham Nicholson*
Alabama · Senior
P
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Jeremy Crawshaw
Florida · Senior
RET
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Julian Gray
Liberty · Junior
AP
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Zachariah Branch*
USC · Sophomore
* 2023 Action Network All-American
AP: All-Purpose Player
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2nd-Team Offense
QB
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Dillon Gabriel
Oregon · Senior
RB
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Ashton Jeanty*
Boise State · Junior
WR
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Kevin Concepcion
NC State · Sophomore
WR
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Tetairoa McMillan
Arizona · Junior
WR
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Tory Horton
Colorado State · Senior
TE
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Brant Kuithe
Utah · Senior
OT
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Darius Washington
Florida State · Senior
OG
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Clay Webb*
Jacksonville State · Senior
C
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Parker Brailsford
Alabama · Sophomore
OG
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Sal Wormley
Penn State · Senior
OT
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Ajani Cornelius
Oregon · Senior
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2nd-Team Defense
DE
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Ashton Gillotte
Louisville · Senior
DE
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Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Virginia Tech · Senior
DL
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Bear Alexander
USC · Junior
DL
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Howard Cross III
Notre Dame · Senior
LB
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Matt Salopek*
Miami (OH) · Senior
LB
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Collin Oliver
Oklahoma State · Senior
LB
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Francisco Mauigoa
Miami · Senior
CB
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Tacario Davis
Arizona · Junior
CB
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Will Johnson
Michigan · Junior
S
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Dillon Thieneman
Purdue · Sophomore
S
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Hunter Wohler
Wisconsin · Senior
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2nd-Team Specialists
K
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Bert Auburn
Texas · Senior
P
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Alex Mastromanno
Florida State · Senior
RET
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Barion Brown
Kentucky · Junior
AP
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Keionte Scott
Auburn · Senior
* 2023 Action Network All-American
AP: All-Purpose Player
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2024 Action Network Preseason Players of the Year
Offensive Player of the Year
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Alabama's Jalen Milroe
Defensive Player of the Year
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Colorado's Travis Hunter
Special Teams Player of the Year
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