Utah LB Devin Lloyd Named Preseason All-American By National Publication
Aug 17, 2021, 10:48 AM
(Photo courtesy of Utah Athletics)
(Photo courtesy of Utah Athletics)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – University of Utah football junior linebacker Devin Lloyd has been named a preseason All-American by a national publication.
The Athletic released their preseason All-American list that was voted on by their staff and Devin Lloyd made their first team. Lloyd is one of three Pac-12 players to make the first team, while two players from the conference made the second team.
Here is what The Athletic said about Devin Lloyd.
The Utes played only five games in their pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Lloyd finished with 10 tackles for loss anyway, including four in the team’s final game against Washington State. That’s only one fewer TFL in a five-game season than he had in 14 games in 2019, when he was already one of the Pac-12’s best linebackers.
The Athletic's college football pre-season All-America teams are in.@IowaStateFB and @OhioStateFB lead the selections 👀
Full teams: https://t.co/zhTglBaaNe pic.twitter.com/tGcANk7jbQ
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) August 16, 2021
Here is the first team preseason All-Americans that were voted on by The Athletic staff.
Offense
QB: Sam Howell, North Carolina
RB: Breece Hall, Iowa State
RB: Bijan Robinson, Texas
WR: Chris Olave, Ohio State
WR: Drake London, USC
TE: Charlie Kolar, Iowa State
OL: Kenyon Green, Texas A&M
OL: Darian Kinnard, Kentucky
OL: Evan Neal, Alabama
OL: Jamaree Salyer, Georgia
OL: Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
Defense
DE: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
DE: DeMarvin Leal, DE
DT: Bryan Bresee, Clemson
DT: Jordan Davis, Georgia
LB: Will Anderson, Alabama
LB: Mike Rose, Iowa State
LB: Devin Lloyd, Utah
CB: Derek Stingley, LSU
CB: Sauce Gardner, Cincinnati
S: Brandon Joseph, Northwestern
S: Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
Special Teams
K: Cade York, LSU
P: Tory Taylor, Iowa
AP: Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
Here is the second team preseason All-American list.
Offense
QB: Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma
RB: Kyren Williams, Notre Dame
RB: Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M
WR: Jahan Dotson, Penn State
WR: Garrett Wilson, Ohio State
TE: Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina
OL: Thayer Munford, Ohio State
OL: Ikem Ekwonu, NC State
OL: O’Cyrus Torrence, Louisiana
OL: Alec Lindstrom, Boston College
OL: Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame
Defense
DE: George Karlaftis, Purdue
DE: Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati
DT: Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
DT: Haskell Garrett, Ohio State
LB: Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
LB: Drake Jackson, USC
LB: Micah McFadden, Indiana
CB: Trent McDuffie, Washington
CB: Kaiir Elam, Florida
S: Bubba Bolden, Miami
S: Greg Eisworth, Iowa State
Special Teams
K: Jake Oldroyd, BYU
P: Lou Hadley, Miami
AP: Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports. You can download and listen to the podcast, here.
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