NCAA Sack Champion Miller Named to CBSSports.com All-America Team

Aug. 30, 2010

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Defending NCAA sack champion Von Miller of Texas A&M highlighted the CBSSports.com Preseason College Football All-America Team that was released on Monday.            
       
Miller, a senior from DeSoto, Texas, will get his chance to live up to the preseason billing when the Aggies host pass-happy Stephen F. Austin in the season-opener for both teams at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Kyle Field. Last year the Lumberjacks threw for nearly 4,500 yards and 44 touchdowns, while averaging an impressive 468.9 yards of total offense per game.
       
Last year Miller led the nation with 17 quarterback sacks while earning All-America honors from The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated. The preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Miller ranked No. 5 nationally in total tackles for losses, and he also led the Big 12 Conference in forced fumbles with four. Miller, who was voted defensive team captain last week, had at least one sack in nine of 13 games last season, including three against New Mexico and Utah State.
 
CBSSports.com Preseason All-America Team

Offense

Pos  Player, Ht, Wt, Class, School
QB   Kellen Moore, 6-0, 187, Jr., Boise State
RB   Mark Ingram, 5-10, 215, Jr., Alabama
RB   Dion Lewis, 5-8, 195, Soph., Pittsburgh
WR   A.J. Green, 6-4, 207, Jr., Georgia
WR   Michael Floyd, 6-3, 220, Jr., Notre Dame
TE   D.J. Williams, 6-2, 251, Sr., Arkansas
OT   Anthony Castonzo, 6-7, 295, Sr., Boston College
OT   Gabe Carimi, 6-7, 315, Sr., Wisconsin
OG   Justin Boren, 6-3, 320, Sr., Ohio State
OG   Rodney Hudson, 6-2, 282, Sr., Florida State
C    Kristofer O'Dowd, 6-5, 300, Sr., Southern California

Defense

DE   Adrian Clayborn, 6-4, 285, Sr., Iowa
DE   Greg Romeus, 6-5, 270, Sr., Pittsburgh
DT   Jared Crick, 6-6, 285, Jr., Nebraska
DT   Stephen Paea, 6-1, 285, Sr., Oregon State
LB   Vontaze Burfict, 6-3, 245, Soph., Arizona State
LB   Greg Jones, 6-1, 235, Sr., Michigan State
LB   Von Miller, 6-3, 240, Sr., Texas A&M
CB   Brandon Harris, 5-11, 195, Jr., Miami (Fla.)
CB   Patrick Peterson, 6-1, 211, Jr., LSU
S    Rahim Moore, 6-1, 195, Jr., UCLA
S    Tyler Sash, 6-1, 210, Jr., Iowa

Special Teams

K    Kai Forbath, 6-0, 195, Sr., UCLA
P    Drew Butler, 6-2, 203, Jr., Georgia
KR   Chris Owusu, 6-2, 202, Jr., Stanford
PR   Greg Reid, 5-8, 174, Soph., Florida State
 
Second Team

Offense: QB: Ryan Mallet, Jr., Arkansas; RB: John Clay, Jr., Wisconsin and LaMichael James, Soph., Oregon; WR: Ryan Broyles, Jr., Oklahoma and James Rodgers, Sr., Oregon State; TE: Lance Kendricks, Sr., Wisconsin; OT: Matt Reynolds, Jr., BYU and Clint Boling, Sr., Georgia; OG: Stefen Wisniewski, Sr., Penn State and John Moffitt, Sr., Wisconsin; C: Mike Pouncey, Sr., Florida.
 
Defense: DE: Cameron Heyward, Sr., Ohio State and Robert Quinn, Jr., North Carolina; DT: Sam Acho, Sr., Texas and Marvin Austin, Sr., North Carolina; LB: Travis Lewis, Jr., Oklahoma, Dont'a Hightower, Soph., Alabama and Quan Sturdivant, Sr., North Carolina; CB: Prince Amukamara, Sr., Nebraska and Trevin Wade, Jr., Arizona; S: DeAndre McDaniel, Sr., Clemson; S: Tejay Johnson, Sr., TCU.
 
Special Teams: K: Blair Walsh, Jr., Georgia; P: Matt Bosher, Sr., Miami (Fla.); KR: Tyron Carrier, Jr., Houston; PR: Jeremy Kerley, Sr., TCU
 
Third Team

Offense: QB: Case Keenum, Sr., Houston; RB: Ryan Williams, Soph., Virginia Tech and Jacquizz Rodgers, Jr., Oregon State; WR: Jonathan Baldwin, Jr., Pittsburgh and Julio Jones, Jr., Alabama; TE: Kyle Rudolph, Jr., Notre Dame; OT: Marcus Cannon, Sr., TCU and Nate Solder, Sr., Colorado; OG: Andrew Jackson, Sr., Fresno State and Zach Hurd, Sr., Connecticut; C: Colin Baxter, Sr., Arizona.
 
Defense: DE: Marcell Dareus, Jr., Alabama and Bruce Miller, Sr., UCF; DT: Jurrell Casey, Jr., Southern California and Jerrell Powe, Sr., Ole Miss; LB: Tank Carder, Jr., TCU, Casey Matthews, Sr., Oregon and Bruce Carter, Sr., North Carolina; CB: Curtis Brown, Sr., Texas and Kendric Burney, Sr., North Carolina; S: Deunta Williams, Sr., North Carolina and Mark Barron, Jr., Alabama.
 
Special Teams: K: Alex Henery, Sr., Nebraska; P: Alex Henery, Sr., Nebraska; KR: Dyrell Roberts, Jr., Virginia Tech; PR: LaVon Brazill, Sr., Ohio