ATHENS, Ga. --- Five Georgia football players have been named to Phil Steele’s 2010 preseason All-American teams while 14 have been named to the publication’s All-Southeastern Conference preseason squads.
Junior flanker A.J. Green (Summerville, S.C.) and junior punter Drew Butler (Duluth, Ga.) highlighted the list after being named First Team All-Americans. Junior placekicker Blair Walsh (Boca Raton, Fla.) was named to the Second Team, senior offensive tackle Clint Boling (Alpharetta, Ga.) was included on the Third Team and junior kickoff returner Brandon Boykin (Fayetteville, Ga.) was placed on the Fourth Team.
The Bulldogs also had six players named to the All-SEC First Team. In addition to Green, Boling, Boykin, Walsh and Butler, junior outside linebacker Justin Houston (Statesboro, Ga.) was also named to the First Team.
Junior linemen Ben Jones (center) (Centreville, Ala.) and Cordy Glenn (offensive guard) (Riverdale, Ga.) joined sophomore tailback Washaun Ealey (Stillmore, Ga.) on the Second Team.
Sophomore tight end Orson Charles (Tampa, Fla.), senior offensive guard Chris Davis (Jefferson, Ga.), junior inside linebacker Marcus Dowtin (Upper Marlboro, Md.) and Boykin, this time as a cornerback, were named to the Third Team. Redshirt sophomore free safety Bacarri Rambo (Donalsonville, Ga.) was Georgia’s sole honoree on the Fourth Team.
Georgia is one of five teams with at least two players named preseason First Team All-Americans. Georgia and Alabama each have two players on the First Team and are the only two SEC teams with multiple players. North Carolina and UCLA leads the way with three players each on the First Team.
The Bulldogs and the Tide also lead the conference with six players on the All-SEC First Team. Georgia and Florida top the league with 14 players listed on all four preseason teams combined.
Phil Steele’s 2010 Preseason All-American Teams
First Team
WR – A.J. Green, Georgia
P – Drew Butler, Georgia
Second Team
K – Blair Walsh, Georgia
Third Team
OT – Clint Boling, Georgia
Fourth Team
KR – Brandon Boykin, Georgia
Phil Steele’s 2010 Preseason All-SEC Teams
First Team
WR – A.J. Green, Georgia
OT – Clint Boling, Georgia
KR – Brandon Boykin, Georgia
LB – Justin Houston, Georgia
K – Blair Walsh, Georgia
P – Drew Butler, Georgia
Second Team
RB – Washaun Ealey, Georgia
C – Ben Jones, Georgia
OG – Cordy Glenn, Georgia
Third Team
TE – Orson Charles, Georgia
OG – Chris Davis, Georgia
LB – Marcus Dowtin, Georgia
CB – Brandon Boykin, Georgia
Fourth Team
S – Bacarri Rambo, Georgia
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