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HERO Sports 2024 Preseason Group of Five All-American Teams

Colton Pool by Colton Pool
August 8, 2024
Tulane running back Makhi Hughes

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In the transfer portal era of college football, retaining talent among the Group of Five programs can be difficult. Nonetheless, there are several stars in the G5 who are back this fall.

HERO Sports has put together its annual Preseason G5 All-American first, second, and third teams – and 39 programs have at least one representative. Here’s a look at some of the best G5 players in 2024.


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First Team Offense

QB Kaidon Salter, Liberty 

QB Jordan McCloud, Texas State

RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State

RB Makhi Hughes, Tulane

WR Ricky White III, UNLV

WR Jalen Royals, Utah State

WR Tory Horton, Colorado State

TE Anthony Torres, Toledo

TE Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green

OL Jacob Gideon, Western Michigan

OL Addison West, Western Michigan

OL Jacob Bayer, Arkansas State

OL Clay Webb, Jacksonville State

OL Chase Lundt, UConn

AP Ismail Mahdi, Texas State

First Team Defense

DL Ben Bell, Texas State

DL Ahmed Hassanein, Boise State

DL Pryce Yates, UConn

DL Darius Alexander, Toledo

DL Payton Zdroik, Air Force

LB Jason Henderson, Old Dominion

LB Matt Salopek, Miami (Ohio)

LB Shaun Dolac, Buffalo

LB Marques Watson-Trent, Georgia Southern

LB Colin Ramos, Navy

DB Ike Larsen, Utah State

DB Jack Howell, Colorado State

DB Brylan Green, Liberty

DB Jaden Voisin, South Alabama

DB Jordan Oladokun, Bowling Green

First Team Special Teams

K Mason Shipley, Texas State

P James Ferguson-Reynolds, Boise State

RS Jacob De Jesus, UNLV

Second Team Offense

QB Seth Henigan, Memphis

QB Byrum Brown, USF

RB Quinton Cooley, Liberty

RB Antario Brown, Northern Illinois

WR Sean Atkins, USF

WR Kaedin Robinson, App State

WR Joey Hobert, Texas State

TE Holden Willis, Middle Tennessee

TE John Michael Gyllenborg, Wyoming

OL Tiger Shanks, UNLV

OL Jack Walsh, Wyoming

OL AJ Gillie, Louisiana

OL Canaan Yarro, New Mexico State

OL Federico Maranges, FAU

AP Malik Sherrod, Fresno State

Second Team Defense

DL Brian Ugwu, Miami (Ohio)

DL Santana Hopper, App State 

DL Maurice Westmoreland, UTEP

DL Devo Bridges, Fresno State

DL Patrick Jenkins, Tulane

LB J-Rock Swain, Jacksonville State

LB Ty Wise, Miami (Ohio)

LB Jackson Woodard, UNLV

LB Andrew Simpson, Boise State

LB Chandler Martin, Memphis

DB Maxen Hook, Toledo

DB Dontae Balfour, Charlotte

DB Shavon Revel Jr., East Carolina

DB Ethan Johnson, App State

DB Cameron Oliver, UNLV

Second Team Special Teams

K Jonah Dalmas, Boise State

P Mitchell Tomasek, Eastern Michigan

RS Zylan Perry, Louisiana

Third Team Offense

QB Joey Aguilar, App State

QB Mikey Keene, Fresno State

RB Jalen White, Georgia Southern 

RB Jalen Buckley, Western Michigan 

WR Jerjuan Newton, Toledo

WR Demeer Blankumsee, Memphis

WR Derwin Burgess Jr., Georgia Southern

TE Eli Wilson, App State

TE Sean Brown, Jacksonville State

OL Jordan White, Liberty

OL Xavier Hill, Memphis

OL Reid Holskey, Miami (Ohio)

OL Quantavious Leslie, Western Kentucky

OL Makilan Thomas, Arkansas State

AP Ja’Quez Cross, Arkansas State

Third Team Defense

DL Denzel Lowry, Old Dominion

DL Wy’Kevious Thomas, South Alabama

DL CJ Nunnally IV, Akron

DL D’Anta Johnson, East Carolina

DL Justin Rhodes, Georgia Southern

LB Reggie Peterson, FIU

LB Jesus Machado, Tulane

LB Kavian Gaither, Sam Houston

LB Jhalyn Shuler, USF

LB KC Ossai, Louisiana

DB A’Marion McCoy, Boise State

DB Chauncey Logan, JMU

DB Wyett Ekeler, Wyoming

DB Upton Stout, Western Kentucky

DB Rayuan Lane III, Navy

Third Team Special Teams

K Michael Hughes, App State

P Alec Bevelhimer, Miami (Ohio)

RS Henry Rutledge, Charlotte

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