Three Ohio State football players make USA TODAY’s preseason All-American Team

Ohio State has three players appearing on the recently released USA TODAY Preseason All-American college football team for 2020.

USA TODAY Preseason All-Americans

First Team

Offense

QB: Trevor Lawrence, Clemson (Jr.)

RB: Travis Etienne, Clemson (Sr.)

RB: Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State (Jr.)

WR: Ja’Marr Chase, LSU (Jr.)

WR: DeVonta Smith, Alabama (Sr.)

TE: Charlie Kolar, Iowa State (Jr.)

OL: Penei Sewell, Oregon (Jr.)

OL: Wyatt Davis, Ohio State (Jr.)

OL: Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma (Jr.)

OL: Alex Leatherwood, Alabama (Sr.)

OL: Cole Van Lanen, Wisconsin (Sr.)

Defense

DL: Gregory Rousseau, Miami (Fla.) (So.)

DL: Marvin Wilson, Florida State (Sr.)

DL: Jaylen Twyman, Pittsburgh (Jr.)

DL: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon (So.)

LB: Micah Parsons, Penn State (Jr.)

LB: Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State (Sr.)

LB: Dylan Moses, Alabama, (Sr.)

CB: Derek Stingley Jr., LSU (So.)

CB: Shaun Wade, Ohio State (Jr.)

S: Trevon Moehrig, TCU (Jr.)

S: Richard LeCounte, Georgia (Sr.)

Special teams

K: Keith Duncan, Iowa (Sr.)

P: Max Duffy, Kentucky (Sr.)

RET: Jaylen Waddle, Alabama (Jr.)

ALL-PURPOSE: Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis (So.)

Second Team

Offense

QB: Justin Fields, Ohio State (Jr.)

RB: Najee Harris, Alabama (Sr.)

RB: Jaret Patterson, Buffalo (Jr.)

WR: Rashod Bateman, Minnesota (Jr.)

WR: Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State (Sr.)

TE: Pat Freiermuth, Penn State (Jr.)

OL: Samuel Cosmi, Texas (Jr.)

OL: Trey Smith, Tennessee (Sr.)

OL: Nolan Laufenberg, Air Force (Sr.)

OL: Darian Kinnard, Kentucky (Jr.)

OL: Walker Little, Stanford (Sr.)

Defense

DL: Levi Onwuzurike, Washington (Sr.)

DL: Quincy Roche, Miami (Fla.) (Sr.)

DL: Jay Tufele, Southern California (Jr.)

DL: Carlos Basham Jr., Wake Forest (Sr.)

LB: Carlton Martial, Troy (Jr.)

LB: Nick Bolton, Missouri (Jr.)

LB: Chazz Surratt, North Carolina (Sr.)

CB: Patrick Surtain II, Alabama (Jr.)

CB: Shaun Jolly, Appalachian State (Jr.)

S: Jevon Holland, Oregon (Jr.)

S: Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame (So.)

Special teams

K: Riley Patterson, Memphis (Sr.)

P: Blake Hayes, Illinois (Sr.)

RET: Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Iowa (Sr.)

ALL-PURPOSE: Rondale Moore, Purdue (So.)

 

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