Week 0 of the college football season is officially upon us, which means there's only one thing left to do: name our Group of Five All-America team and Players of the Year.
"Big Bets on Campus G5 Deep Dive" hosts Mike Calabrese and Mike Ianniello came together to dish out their top players at the Group of Five level.
Highlighted by Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Ashton Jeanty of Boise State and Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Jason Henderson of Old Dominion, the list aims to honor the best of the best outside of the power conferences.
With nine players who were named to our 2023 Preseason G5 All-American team, this unit is stacked. Here’s the full rundown of Action Network’s 2024 Preseason Group of Five All-Americans.
1st-Team Offense
QB
Seth Henigan
Memphis · Senior
RB
Ashton Jeanty
Boise State · Junior
WR
Ricky White
UNLV · Senior
WR
Tory Horton*
Colorado State · Senior
TE
Harold Fannin
Bowling Green · Junior
OT
Tiger Shanks
UNLV · Senior
OG
Xavier Hill
Memphis · Junior
C
Jordan White
Liberty · Junior
OG
Clay Webb*
Jacksonville State · Senior
OT
Reid Holskey
Miami (OH) · Senior
1st-Team Defense
DE
Ben Bell
Texas State · Senior
DE
Ahmed Hassanein
Boise State · Senior
DT
Darius Alexander
Toledo · Senior
DT
Adin Huntington
Tulane · Senior
LB
Jason Henderson*
Old Dominion · Senior
LB
Matt Salopek
Miami (OH) · Senior
LB
Marques Watson-Trent
Georgia Southern · Senior
CB
Anthony Johnson Jr.
Western Kentucky · Senior
CB
Cameron Oliver
UNLV · Senior
S
Marcus Fuqua*
Buffalo · Senior
S
Jack Howell*
Colorado State · Senior
1st-Team Specialists
K
John Hoyland*
Wyoming · Senior
P
James Ferguson-Reynolds
Boise State · Junior
AP
Ismail Mahdi
Texas State · Junior
* 2023 Action Network G5 All-American
AP All-Purpose Player
2nd-Team Offense
QB
Kaidon Salter
Liberty · Junior
RB
Makhi Hughes
Tulane · Sophomore
WR
Joey Hobert
Texas State · Senior
WR
Jalen Royals
Utah State · Senior
TE
Oscar Cardenas
UTSA · Senior
OT
Kage Casey
Boise State · Sophomore
OG
AJ Gillie*
Louisiana · Senior
C
Jacob Bayer
Arkansas State · Senior
OG
Quantavious Leslie*
Western Kentucky · Senior
OT
Chase Lundt
UConn · Senior
2nd-Team Defense
DE
Devo Bridges
Fresno State · Senior
DE
Brian Ugwu
Miami (OH) · Senior
DT
Payton Zdroik
Air Force · Senior
DT
Wy'Kevious Thomas
South Alabama · Senior
LB
Shaun Dolac
Buffalo · Senior
LB
Chandler Martin
Memphis · Junior
LB
Jacob Dobbs
James Madison · Senior
CB
Jordan Oladokun
Bowling Green · Senior
DB
Brylan Green
Liberty · Junior
S
Maxen Hook
Toledo · Senior
S
Jaden Voisin
South Alabama · Senior
2nd-Team Specialists
K
Jonah Dalmas*
Boise State · Senior
P
Mitchell Tomasek
Eastern Michigan · Senior
AP
Marion Lukes
Central Michigan · Senior
* 2023 Action Network G5 All-American
AP All-Purpose Player
2024 Group of Five Preseason Players of the Year
Offensive Player of the Year
Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty
Defensive Player of the Year
Ole Dominion LB Jason Henderson
