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Ohio State adds kicker competition as Jackson Courville commits to Ohio State.
The Associate Press named its preseason All-American teams and included five Buckeyes to first and second team. The media acknowledges some special talent on the Ohio State roster, but preseason lists often overlook or overstate players. How many Buckeyes do you expect to make the end of season AP All-American teams and who are those Buckeyes?
Personally, I think the AP probably got it right for the offense. On defense, I expect more recognition. JT will join Tommy on the first team defense. I also expect Mike Hall and Denzel Burke to earn All-American accolades.
Here are the preseason AP teams:
| First Team | Second Team | |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Caleb Williams | Drake Maye |
| RB |
Blake Corum Quinshon Judkins |
Raheim Sanders Braelon Allen |
| OT | Joe Alt Olu Fashanu |
JC Latham Kelvin Banks Jr |
| OG | Cooper Beebe Zak Zinter |
Donovan Jackson Christian Mahogany |
| C | Sedrick Van Pran | Zach Frazier |
| TE | Brock Bowers | Oronde Gadsden |
| WR | Marvin Harrison Jr Rome Odunze Emeka Egbuka |
Xavier Worthy Malik Nabers Jacob Cowing |
| AT | Travis Hunter | Will Shipley |
| First Team | Second Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Edge | Jared Verse Bralen Trice |
J.T. Tuimoloau Dallas Turner |
| DL | Jer’Zhan Newton Dontay Corleone |
Tyler Davis Mekhi Wingo |
| LB | Harold Perkins Jamon Dumas-Johnson Tommy Eichenberg |
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Barrett Carter Cedric Gray |
| CB | Kool-aid McKinstry Kalen King |
Josh Newton Ben Morrison |
| S | Kam Kinchens Malaki Starks |
Calen Bullock Javon Bullard |
| DB | Cooper DeJean | Will Johnson |
