Clemson QB Lawrence leads AP preseason All-America team

Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America team, and he has two teammates from the No. 1 Tigers with him on the first team. Lawrence, the first freshman QB to lead a team to a national championship in more than 30 years, was joined on the first-team offense by Clemson junior RB Travis Etienne in the list released Tuesday. Clemson junior LB Isaiah Simmons is a first-team selection on defense. Clemson and No. 2 Alabama tied for the most first-team selections with three. The first team:

OFFENSE: QB — Lawrence, Clemson; RB — Jonathan Taylor, junior, Wisconsin; Etienne, Clemson; Tackles — Andrew Thomas, junior, Georgia; Walker Little, junior, Stanford; Guards — Shane Lemieux, senior, Oregon; Ben Bredeson, senior, Michigan; Center — Tyler Biadasz, junior, Wisconsin; TE — Albert Okwuegbunam, junior, Missouri; WRs — Jerry Jeudy, junior, Alabama; Tylan Wallace, junior, Oklahoma State; All-purpose player — Rondale Moore, sophomore, Purdue; Kicker — Andre Szmyt, sophomore, Syracuse.

DEFENSE: Ends — Chase Young, junior, Ohio State; A.J. Epenesa, junior, Iowa; Tackles — Derrick Brown, senior, Auburn; Raekwon Davis, senior, Alabama; LBs — Dylan Moses, junior, Alabama; Simmons, Clemson; Joe Bachie, senior, Michigan State; CBs — Bryce Hall, senior, Virginia; Paulson Adebo, junior, Stanford; Safeties — Grant Delpit, junior, LSU; Andre Cisco, sophomore, Syracuse; Punter — Braden Mann, senior, Texas A&M.