Deshaun Watson (4) is Lindy’s pick for Offensive Player of the Year in college football in 2016. Photo Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
The 2016 college football season is quickly approaching so we decided to go ahead and release our preseason All-America teams. As you will see, the first and second teams on both sides of the ball have quite a bit of Alabama and Clemson flavor, Lindy’s top two squads entering this year’s upcoming campaign.
So with that, we present Lindy’s 2016 preseason All-America teams.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR: Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
DEFNSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR: Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB Deshaun Watson 6-2 210 Jr. Clemson
RB Leonard Fournette 6-1 230 Jr. LSU
RB Christian McCaffrey 6-0 202 Jr. Stanford
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster 6-2 215 Jr. USC
WR Calvin Ridley 6-1 188 So. Alabama
TE Jake Butt 6-6 250 Sr. Michigan
C Pat Elflein 6-3 300 Sr. Ohio State
OL Cam Robinson 6-6 327 Jr. Alabama
OL Roderick Johnson 6-7 307 Jr. Florida State
OL Zach Banner 6-9 360 Sr. USC
OL Dan Feeney 6-4 310 Sr. Indiana
K Daniel Carlson 6-4 213 Jr. Auburn
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB Baker Mayfield 6-1 212 Sr. Oklahoma
RB Dalvin Cook 5-11 206 Jr. Florida State
RB Nick Chubb 5-10 220 Jr. Georgia
WR Christian Kirk 5-11 200 So. Texas A&M
WR Gabe Marks 6-0 188 Sr. Washington St.
TE Jordan Leggett 6-5 255 Sr. Clemson
C Kyle Fuller 6-5 310 Sr. Baylor
OL Brian Allen 6-2 303 Jr. Michigan State
OL Connor McDermott 6-9 310 Sr. UCLA
OL Mike McGlinchey 6-7 310 Jr. Notre Dame
OL Dan Skipper 6-10 326 Sr. Arkansas
K Jake Elliott 5-10 165 Sr. Memphis
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL Myles Garrett 6-5 262 Jr. Texas A&M
DL Jonathan Allen 6-3 294 Sr. Alabama
DL Malik McDowell 6-6 280 Jr. Michigan State
DL Carlos Watkins 6-3 300 Sr. Clemson
LB Jabrill Peppers 6-1 208 Jr. Michigan
LB Raekwon McMillan 6-2 240 Jr. Ohio State
LB Anthony Walker 6-1 235 Jr. Northwestern
CB Desmond King 5-11 200 Sr. Iowa
CB Jalen Tabor 6-0 199 Jr. Florida
S Derwin James 6-3 213 So. Florida State
S Jamal Adams 6-1 211 Jr. LSU
P Austin Rehkow 6-3 208 Sr. Idaho
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL Derek Barnett 6-3 257 Jr. Tennessee
DL DeMarcus Walker 6-3 273 Sr. Florida State
DL Chris Wormley 6-5 303 Sr. Michigan
DL Charles Walker 6-2 299 Jr. Oklahoma
LB Jarrad Davis 6-2 240 Sr. Florida
LB Zach Cunningham 6-4 230 Jr. Vanderbilt
LB Reuben Foster 6-1 240 Sr. Alabama
CB Jourdan Lewis 5-10 175 Sr. Michigan
CB Cameron Sutton 5-11 186 Sr. Tennessee
S Eddie Jackson 6-0 194 Sr. Alabama
S Budda Baker 5-10 184 Jr. Washington
P JK Scott 6-0 194 Jr. Alabama
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