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PHIL STEELE’S 2012 PRESEASON AWARDS Phil Steele’s Preseason All-Independent Team CLEVELAND, OH – May 17, 2012 – Phil Steele sent his Phil Steele’s 2012 College Football Preview to the press. Enclosed is Phil’s preseason All-Independent Team as well as his All-American Team as it will appear in the Magazine, hitting newsstands June 5th. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview is the nation’s most informative preseason football magazine and has always provided a preseason All-American team as well as preseason All-Conference teams. For more information or to obtain a copy of each of the All-Conference teams, please visit PhilSteele.com PHIL STEELE’S 2012 PRESEASON ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM -- OFFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM QB Riley Nelson, BYU Trent Steelman, Army RB Cierre Wood, Notre Dame Gee Gee Greene, Navy RB Raymond Maples, Army Jared Hassin, Army WR Cody Hoffman, BYU TJ Jones, Notre Dame WR Theo Riddick, Notre Dame Ross Apo, BYU TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame Marcus Mathews, BYU C Braxston Cave, Notre Dame Houston Reynolds, BYU OG Chris Watt, Notre Dame Josh Cabral, Navy OG Braden Hansen, BYU Frank Allen, Army OT Braden Brown, BYU Christian Lombard, Notre Dame OT Zack Martin, Notre Dame Andrew Barker, Navy -- DEFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM DL Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame Eathyn Manumaleuna, BYU DL Louis Nix III, Notre Dame Romney Fuga, BYU DL Kapron Lewis-Moore, Notre Dame Jarrett Mackey, Army LB Manti Te’o, Notre Dame Geoffery Bacon, Army LB Brandon Ogletree, BYU Brye French, Navy LB Kyle Van Noy, BYU Prince Shembo, Notre Dame LB Matt Warrick, Navy Uona Kaveinga, BYU CB Preston Hadley, BYU David Sperry, Navy CB Bennett Jackson, Notre Dame Josh Jackson, Army -- SPECIAL TEAMS -- st nd S Jamoris Slaughter, Notre Dame Tra’ves Bush, Navy 1 TEAM 2 TEAM S Daniel Sorensen, BYU Zeke Motta, Notre Dame K Justin Sorensen, BYU Kyle Brindza, Notre Dame P Riley Stephenson, BYU Ben Turk, Notre Dame KR George Atkinson, Notre Dame Cody Hoffman, BYU PR JD Falslev, BYU Davonte Neal, Notre Dame Phil Steele’s Preseason All-Independent Team - Press Release 5/17/12 page 1 of 2 PHIL STEELE’S 2012 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN TEAM -- OFFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM QB Matt Barkley, USC Landry Jones, Oklahoma Tyler Wilson, Arkansas Geno Smith, West Virginia RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina Knile Davis, Arkansas John White, Utah Ray Graham, Pittsburgh RB Montee Ball, Wisconsin Stepfan Taylor, Stanford Kenjon Barner, Oregon Joseph Randle, Oklahoma St WR Robert Woods, USC Da’Rick Rogers, Tennessee Kenny Stills, Oklahoma Conner Vernon, Duke WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson Tavon Austin, West Virginia Stedman Bailey, West Virginia Terrance Williams, Baylor WR Marquess Wilson, Washington St Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas Keenan Allen, California Ryan Swope, Texas A&M TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame Jake Stoneburner, Ohio St Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn Chris Gragg, Arkansas C Barrett Jones, Alabama Khaled Holmes, USC Travis Frederick, Wisconsin Dalton Freeman, Clemson OG Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina Larry Warford, Kentucky Lane Taylor, Oklahoma St Alvin Bailey, Arkansas OG Chance Warmack, Alabama Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech Braden Hansen, BYU Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma OT DJ Fluker, Alabama Jake Matthews, Texas A&M Taylor Lewan, Michigan Chris Faulk, LSU OT Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M Alex Hurst, LSU Morgan Moses, Virginia -- DEFENSE -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM DE Brandon Jenkins, Florida St Sam Montgomery, LSU William Gholston, Michigan St Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas DT Star Lotulelei, Utah Jesse Williams, Alabama Kawann Short, Purdue Sylvester Williams, North Carolina DT Johnathan Hankins, Ohio St John Jenkins, Georgia Sharrif Floyd, Florida Joe Vellano, Maryland DE Alex Okafor, Texas John Simon, Ohio St Corey Lemonier, Auburn Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina LB Jarvis Jones, Georgia Chase Thomas, Stanford (DE) Jamie Collins, Southern Miss Khaseem Green, Rutgers LB Manti Te’o, Notre Dame CJ Mosley, Alabama Chris Borland, Wisconsin Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech LB Shayne Skov, Stanford Arthur Brown, Kansas St Nico Johnson, Alabama AJ Klein, Iowa St LB Kevin Reddick, North Carolina Gerald Hodges, Penn St Sean Porter, Texas A&M Jonathan Brown, Illinois CB David Amerson, NC State Johnthan Banks, Miss St Xavier Rhodes, Florida St Nickell Robey, USC CB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU Johnny Adams, Michigan St Dee Milliner, Alabama Jordan Poyer, Oregon St S TJ McDonald, USC John Boyett, Oregon Robert Lester, Alabama Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma S Bacarri Rambo, Georgia Eric Reid, LSU Ray Ray Armstrong, Miami, Fl Matt Elam, Florida -- SPECIAL TEAMS -- 1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM K Caleb Sturgis, Florida Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St Brett Maher, Nebraska Dustin Hopkins, Florida St P Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech Brad Wing, LSU Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St Jeff Locke, UCLA KR Sammy Watkins, Clemson De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon Tyler Lockett, Kansas St Tavon Austin, West Virginia PR Tyrann Mathieu, LSU Greg Reid, Florida St Jamal Miles, Arizona St Dustin Harris, Texas A&M
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