2010 preseason honors
PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA
PRESEASON TEAM RANKINGS
WR
OG
CB
OT
Publication
SCOTTY McKNIGHT (honorable mention: nationalchamps.net)
RYAN MILLER (honorable mention: College Football Insiders)
JIMMY SMITH (honorable mention: College Football Insiders)
NATE SOLDER (first-team: Playboy, Consensus Draft Services, The
Kickoff; second-team: Lindy’s Big 12 Football, Phil Steele’s College
Football; third-team: Athlon Sports, College Football Insiders;
honorable mention: nationalchamps.net)
PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE
TE
DE
KR
WR
OG
DT
CB
OT
RYAN DEEHAN (second-team: Phil Steele’s College Football)
MARQUEZ HERROD (second-team: Lindy’s Big 12 Football;
third-team: Athlon Sports)
BRIAN LOCKRIDGE (fourth-team: Phil Steele’s College Football)
SCOTTY McKNIGHT (first-team: Sporting News; second-team:
Athlon Sports, Lindy’s Big 12 Football, Phil Steele’s College Football)
RYAN MILLER (first-team: Big 12 Media, Phil Steele’s College
Football, Sporting News; third-team: Athlon Sports)
WILL PERICAK (fourth-team: Phil Steele’s College Football)
JIMMY SMITH (third-team: Athlon Sports, Phil Steele’s College
Football)
NATE SOLDER (first-team: Athlon Sports, Big 12 Media, Blue Ribbon
Yearbook, Lindy’s Big 12 Football, Phil Steele’s College Football,
Sporting News, Yahoo! Sports)
National
Big 12 North
Phil Steele’s College Football
No. 49
3rd
Collegefootballnews.com
No. 50
t-2nd
Rivals.com
No. 50
3rd
Yahoo! Sports
No. 50
3rd
The Kickoff
No. 51
4th
Athlon Sports
No. 65
4th
College Football Poll.com
No. 69
t-3rd
Lindy’s Big 12 Football
No. 71
6th
CompughterRankings.com
No. 73
5th
The Sporting News
No. 74
4th
Rogers Poll
No. 76
5th
Blue Ribbon Yearbook
……
3rd
Football Outsiders
……
4th
Gold Sheet Football Annual
……
4th
Big 12 Media Summer Poll
……
5th
Game Plan Magazines
……
5th
Sports Illustrated
……
5th
BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
WR
TONEY CLEMONS (Big 12 Media)
ALL-SPRING TEAM
WR
TONEY CLEMONS (first-team: The Sporting News)
BUFFALOES ON NATIONAL AWARD LISTS
(WATCH, SEMIFINALIST, FINALIST)
Biletnikoff Award (top receiver): WR Scotty McKnight (one of 51 on
official watch list)
Lombardi Award (top interior linemen/backer): OT Nate Solder (one of
75 on official watch list)
Outland Trophy (top interior linemen): OG Ryan Miller, OT Nate Solder
(two of 63 on official watch list)
Rimington Award (top center): C Keenan Stevens (one of 37 on official
watch list)
Thorpe Award (top defensive back): CB Jimmy Smith (one of 35 on
official watch list)
NATIONAL TOP 100 PLAYER RATINGS
Rivals.com National Top 100: Nate Solder (No. 72)
Cornerback: Jalil Brown (No. 65, Phil Steele’s College Football); Jimmy
Smith (No. 40, Phil Steele’s College Football)
Offensive Guard: Ryan Miller (No. 12, Phil Steele’s College Football)
Offensive Tackle: Nate Solder (No. 3 Lindy’s Big 12 Football; No. 7, Phil
Steele’s College Football)
Tight End: Ryan Deehan (No. 26, Phil Steele’s College Football)
Wide Receiver: Scotty McKnight (No. 39, Phil Steele’s College Football)
NATIONAL UNIT RATINGS
OG Ryan Miller
Offensive Line: No. 24 (Phil Steele’s College Football)
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