2006 Pre-Season All-America Teams

[wadc45]

if there is one pre-season AA team to be name to, it is the Playboy one...

[daddyphatsacs]

Paul Posluszny is going to have a Chad Greenway/ Abdul Hodge kind of season. He's going to find out how hard it is to play LB when your defensive line isn't very good. While I think he's worthy of All American mention, you'll definately see a drop off there this season.

Quinn Pitcock will be on some All American lists come season's end. He is being mentioned as a top 20 pick in some draft circles. Lawrence Wilson could also have a dynamic season.

Smith is worthy, along with Ginn..........no brainers there.

Damn.......is the season ready to get rolling or what?

[ScarletBlood31]

Originally Posted by BCSBust

I'm very pleased to see Teddy and Troy on the list, and EXTREMELY PLEASED to not see Brady Quinn on the list.

It sounds just as nice the second time .

[BuckeyeRob]

Originally Posted by stxbuck

Anyone who thinks Joel Filani(whom I never heard of) and Garrett Wolfe are better than Calvin Johnson or Marshawn Lynch needs their heads checked....the other picks, aside from Leon Hall, seem pretty good.

Hmmm Well considering that Garrett Wolfe was 2nd in the nation for yards per game and his 6.53 yards per carry is higher than anyone in the country except for Reggie Bush Id have to disagree with you. Conisdering he still managed 1580 yards inspite of not playing in 3 games... Wolfe was on track to go over 2000 yards. Bottom line is if Wolfe had not been injured for 3 games, he would have ended up the top back in the country last season.

[808 Buck]

A little recap of the Playboy All-American team: http://nfl.com/news/story/9441458

A few Buckeye tidbits at the bottom of the article.

[BB73]

From CFN: Their pre-season All-America QB's, RB's, and WR's.

We face RBs #6 through #10, with Garrett Wolfe the highest ranked.

<TABLE id=table3 cellSpacing=4 width=220 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffcc>Preseason 25 Best Quarterbacks
1. Brady Quinn, Sr. Notre Dame
2. Troy Smith, Sr. Ohio State
3. Drew Stanton, Sr. Michigan State
4. Sam Keller, Sr. Arizona State
5. Drew Tate, Sr. Iowa
6. Brian Brohm, Jr. Louisville
7. Drew Weatherford, Soph. Florida State
8. Colt Brennan, Jr. Hawaii
9. Pat White, Soph. West Virginia
10. John David Booty, Jr. USC
11. Chris Leak, Sr. Florida
12. JaMarcus Russell, Jr. LSU
13. Kevin Kolb, Sr. Houston
14. Chad Henne, Jr. Michigan
15. Zac Taylor, Sr., Nebraska
16. Brandon Cox, Jr. Auburn
17. Kyle Wright, Jr., Miami
18. Jeff Rowe, Sr. Nevada
19. Rhett Bomar, Soph. Oklahoma
20. Brian Johnson, Jr. Utah
21. John Beck, Sr. BYU
22. Rudy Carpenter, Soph. Arizona State
23. Phil Horvath, Sr., Northern Illinois
24. Ben Olson, Soph. UCLA
25. Jordan Palmer, Sr. UTEP
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2006 CFN All-America
Quarterbacks
2006 CFN Preseason First Team All-American
Brady Quinn, Sr. Notre Dame - 292-450, 65%, 3,919 yds, 32 TD, 7 INT, 70 carries, 90 yds, 1 TD
Could Quinn handle the pressure of the big Charlie Weis playbook and succeed in the new offense? Uh, yeah. A nice prospect with a live arm, good size and decent mobility, Quinn entered the rarefied air of being considered a number one overall caliber pro prospect after cranking out the best passing season in Notre Dame history on his way to finishing fourth in the Heisman race. Under Weis he proved he could be a sharp decision maker as well as be able to make all the throws. Just as important was his ability to rally the team and get the offense moving when he had to. Notre Dame might have lost to USC, but Quinn's stock went through the roof after leading the offense on a late drive to take the lead. He became the front-runner for the 2006 Heisman race after throwing for 432 yards in the comeback win over Stanford.

2006 CFN Preseason Second Team All-American
Troy Smith, Sr. Ohio State- 149-237, 2,283 yds, 63%, 16 TD, 4 INT, 136 carries, 611 yds, 4.5 ypc, 11 TD
Could Smith be this year's version of Vince Young and be a do-it-all star who carries his team to a title? After being suspended for the season opener and coming off the bench for the Texas game, he took over and was fantastic showing off an accurate arm along with tremendous rushing skills. He's not a bomber, but he's a great decision maker who's great at making big plays and is icy cool in the clutch. A perfect fit for the read-option offense, he'll be a statistical machine who could be a front-runner for the Heisman if he can pull off a win at Texas.

2006 CFN Honorable Mention All-Americans
(in alphabetical order)
John David Booty, Jr. USC- 27-42, 327 yds, 64.3%, 3 TD, 2 INT
Booty's career hasn't exactly gone as planned. As a true freshman, he was supposed to get a long look as the starter after graduating a year early from high school, but some guy named Leinart went off and won the Heisman and then decided to stick around another year instead of becoming the number one pick in the draft. Now Booty has a back injury to deal with. He has a big arm and he certainly knows the system, but he has to prove he can stay healthy and his decision making has to be spot on. He was making great progress before his back spasms struck knocking him out of spring ball.
Colt Brennan, Jr. Hawaii - 350-515, 68%, 4,301 yds, 35 TD, 13 INT. 99 carries, 154 yds, 1.6 ypc, 2 TD
Think Timmy Chang with a bigger arm and some mobility. After a long, tough road being exiled from Colorado, Brennan ended up at Hawaii from Saddleback Community College before joining the Warriors. He turned out to be one of the nation's best all-around quarterbacks leading the country in total offense while becoming the WAC's most prolific passer. He's 6-3 and 190 pounds with the mobility to buy himself time to throw and occasionally take off. Of course, at Hawaii, it's all about throwing the ball, and Brennan threw for over 300 yards in ten games including the final seven with four 400-yard days and a 515-yard, seven touchdown explosion against New Mexico State. While he threw 13 interceptions, he spread them out with no more than two in any one game. Considering he threw 515 times, that's not bad.
Brian Brohm, Jr. Louisville- 207-301, 68.8%, 2,883 yds, 19 TD, 5 INT, 4 rushing TDs
Would Brohm have been a first round draft pick if he could’ve come out this year? Probably. The 6-4, 224-pound junior is coming off an torn ACL that cost him the last two games of the season, but that didn't stop him from being the Big East Offensive Player of the Year. He has the arm, the smarts, and the touch to be a next-level star. Now he has to prove he can be the type of quarterback who can carry his team to a conference title. He's not a runner, but he can move a little bit with good touch when on the move. The key to his game is accuracy. When he gets into a groove, it's over. Just ask Oregon State who got tagged for a 18 of 22, 368-yard, five touchdown game.

Sam Keller, Sr. Arizona State- 155-264, 58%, 2,165 yds, 20 TD, 9 INT, 1 rushing touchdown
Keller was on the way to an All-America caliber season with two 400-yard games and two 300-yard games in his first six outings along with four touchdown passes in each of his first four games, and then he got hurt against Stanford and missed the second half of the season due to the thumb injury. He's a big 6-4, 240-pound bomber with a live arm and a self-confidence and swagger that's both a help and a hindrance. For example, his attitude helped ASU bomb away against USC on the way to a halftime lead, but he pressed too much when things started going south and finished with five interceptions and a loss. He's not going to run and he's not the most mobile quarterback in the pocket, but he's such a quick decision maker with such a quick release that it doesn't matter.

Drew Stanton, Sr. Michigan State - 236-354, 3,077 yds, 67%, 22 TD, 12 INT, 121 carries, 338 yds, 2.8 ypc 4 TD
The only possible knock is that he tries too hard. Other than that, he should grow into a big-time pro prospect if he has a huge senior season. Arguably the best quarterback in college football over the first four games last year after starting out throwing 13 touchdown passes, he cooled off big time having problems with interceptions when he tried to carry the inconsistent offense. When he's on, there are few better and with his combination of 6-3, 230-pound size, accuracy, running skills, and experience. If he can stay healthy, this should be the year he puts it all together and becomes an All-American.

Drew Tate, Sr. Iowa- 219-352, 62%, 2,828 yds, 22 TD, 7 INT, 44 carries, 41 yds, 2 TD
Tate cut down on his interceptions and improved his decision making by leaps and bounds from his sophomore year, and now he appears ready to make the jump to All-America status as a senior. He got better as last season went on finishing up by throwing for 351 yards and four touchdowns against Minnesota and 346 yards and three scores in the loss to Florida. He's a tough, gritty player who isn't afraid to throw his body around to try to get the tough yards, and he's great in the system. He should be among the nation's most efficient passers and on the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year short list.

Drew Weatherford, Soph. Florida State- 276-469, 59%, 3,208 yds, 18 TD, 18 INT, 3 rushing touchdowns
Weatherford arguably the most underrated quarterback in the nation last season considering what he had to handle. Basically forced to carry the entire Seminole offense as a true freshman, he didn’t get any support from the running game and received little help from the banged up offensive line. Even so, he ended up setting the ACC record for the most passing yards by a freshman and led the team to the conference title. He threw too many interceptions, but that was because he had to keep bombing away. In the two biggest games of the year, the ACC championship and the Orange Bowl, he only threw one pick. While he's not going to run for big yards, he's not immobile.

Pat White, Soph. West Virginia- 65-114, 57%, 828 yds, 8 TD, 131 carries, 952 yds, 7.3 ypc, 7 TD
White is one of the premier running quarterbacks in college football, and now that he knows what he's doing, he should be a stronger passer. He hasn't had to throw much with all the success of the ground gam. He had a great Sugar Bowl performance completing 11 of 14 passes, but was erratic throughout the season and didn't make enough secondaries pay for cheating up against the run. No longer a green freshman, he'll be more of a leader and will take more chances with his throws with more confidence in what he's doing. Of course, he'll make his biggest plays on the move. As a runner, he tore off four 100-yard games highlighted by a 220-yard rushing day against Pitt.

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2006 CFN All-America
Running Backs <TABLE id=table3 cellSpacing=4 width=220 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#ffffcc>Preseason 25 Best Running Backs
1. Adrian Peterson, Jr. Oklahoma
2. Steve Slaton, Soph. West Virginia
3. Michael Bush, Sr. Louisville
4. Kenny Irons, Sr. Auburn
5. Marshawn Lynch, Jr. California
6. Garrett Wolfe, Sr., Northern Illinois
7. Jamaal Charles, Soph., Texas
8. Tyrell Sutton, Soph. Northwestern
9. Albert Young, Jr. Iowa
10. Mike Hart, Jr. Michigan
11. Darren McFadden, Soph. Arkansas
12. Darius Walker, Jr. Notre Dame
13. Yvenson Bernard, Jr. Oregon State
14. Rafael Little, Jr. Kentucky
15. James Davis, Soph., Clemson
16. Arian Foster, Soph. Tennessee
17. Ken Darby, Sr. Alabama
18. Ahmad Bradshaw, Jr. Marshall
19. Thomas Brown, Jr. Georgia
20. Robert Hubbard, Sr. Nevada
21. Lynell Hamilton, Jr. San Diego State
22. Antonio Pittman, Jr. Ohio State
23. Kyle Bell, Jr. Colorado State
24. Jamario Thomas, Jr North Texas
25. Curtis Brown, Sr. BYU
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2006 CFN Preseason First Team All-Americans
Adrian Peterson, Jr. Oklahoma - 220 carries, 1,104 yards, 5.0 ypc, 14 TD, 9 catches, 50 yards
The best player in college football and the likely number one pick in the draft if/when he decides to come out next season, the franchise back has to stay healthy for a full season. He had problems with an ankle injury during the middle part of last year carrying it a mere 16 times over a four-game span, and then got healthy and ripped up the back half of the season with four straight 100-yard days highlighted by a breathtaking 237-yard performance against Oklahoma State. He's a tremendous mix of 6-2 size, warp speed, and a warrior's mentality. His running style is a bit too upright and he takes a few too many big shots, but that's nitpicking for the NFL types to worry about. Expect him to be used more in the passing game this year.

Steve Slaton, Soph. West Virginia - 205 carries, 1,128 yds, 5.5 ypc, 17 TD, 12 catches, 95 yds, 7.9 ypc, 2 TD
Easily the shocker of the 2005 season, the new West Virginia rushing star was supposed to be top recruit Jason Gwaltney. That changed in a hurry as Slaton took over in the third game of the year and was unstoppable the rest of the way averaging 136 yards per game after seeing time against Virginia Tech. He got on the national map with a five touchdown game in the win over Louisville, but it was his 204-yard, three touchdown Sugar Bowl against Georgia that got everyone talking. He runs far harder than his 5-10, 190-pound size, and there are few better home run hitters.

2006 CFN Preseason Second Team All-Americans
Michael Bush, Sr. Louisville - 205 carries, 1,143 yds, 5.6 ypc, 23 TD, 21 catches, 253 yds, 1 TD
Back for what seems like his 13th year in a Cardinal uniform, Bush passed up the chance to be a mid-round NFL draft pick to be on the short list of the nation's top college running backs. He's a freak of nature with good speed and phenomenal power in a 6-3, 250-pound frame. A scoring machine with 38 career touchdowns including 24 last season, he can even play a little quarterback on a halfback option using his skills honed as one of the nation's best high school passers. He also has good hands as a receiver out of the backfield. Staying healthy will be his key thanks to a pounding style that opens him up for some huge shots.

Kenny Irons, Sr. Auburn - 256 carries, 1,293 yds, 13 TDs, 5.1 ypc, 14 catches, 164 yds
The South Carolina transfer ripped it up in spring practice of 2005, but didn't get into the mix until the third game of the season when he tore off 147 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Ball State on just 11 carries. He t