The preseason award watch lists and All-America teams keep coming for college football.
ESPN’s Chris Low unveiled the preseason All-America team for the worldwide leader in sports.
The University of Alabama football team had five names on the list, including a trio of first-team selections. Parker Brailsford (center) and Tyler Booker (offensive guard) highlight the interior offensive line for Alabama on the first team.
Brailsford, a transfer from Washington, helped the Huskies to a Pac-12 Championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff national title game in 2023.
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He also anchored Washington’s offensive front to the Joe Moore Award, which goes to the nation’s best offensive unit.
Booker, a former five-star in the 2022 recruiting class, paced the Crimson Tide’s offense to dethroning Georgia in the 2023 Southeastern Conference Championship Game. He is a veteran left guard who is looking for a high first-round draft stock and a national championship.
Graham Nicholson, a transfer kicker from the University of Miami at Ohio, also made first-team as a specialist. He won the Lou Groza Award last season for nation’s top placekicker.
Nicholson replaces Will Reichard for the Tide.
Deontae Lawson (linebacker) and James Burnip (punter) were second-team recognitions.
Alabama was ranked at No. 5 in preseason polls, but the Crimson Tide is set to let the nation know it is still rolling.
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Stephen M. Smith is the senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.
