Five Dawgs Named Pre-Season All Americans

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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 preseason All-Southeastern Conference 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 Dawgs 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 lead the way with three players each on the First Team.

The Dawgs 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 All-SEC teams combined.

Phil Steele’s 2010 Preseason All-American Teams

First Team
WR – A.J. Green
P – Drew Butler

Second Team
K – Blair Walsh

Third Team
OT – Clint Boling

Fourth Team
KR – Brandon Boykin

Phil Steele’s 2010 Preseason All-SEC Teams

First Team
WR – A.J. Green
OT – Clint Boling
KR – Brandon Boykin
LB – Justin Houston
K – Blair Walsh
P – Drew Butler

Second Team
RB – Washaun Ealey
C – Ben Jones
OG – Cordy Glenn

Third Team

TE – Orson Charles
OG – Chris Davis
LB – Marcus Dowtin
CB – Brandon Boykin

Fourth Team
S – Bacarri Rambo