Miami Hurricanes Garner Preseason Honors
Aug. 4, 2006
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – In preseason magazines already on the newsstands, the Miami Hurricanes are predicted to open the season as the No. 11 team in the country, with rankings varying from 5th to 16th. In addition, 19 players received mention as among the best players in the country. Also, eight players have already been named to a total of 14 watch lists for major awards.
ACC Predictions
ACC champions by ACC mediaACC Coast Division champions by ACC mediaACC Coast Division champions by Street & SmithACC Coast Division champions by Blue Ribbon YearbookACC Coast Division champions by USA Today Sports WeeklyACC Coast Division champions by Lindy’sACC Coast Division champions by Athlon
Rankings
5th by CollegeFootballNews.com6th by Phil Steele9th by Blue Ribbon Yearbook10th by Rivals.com11th by USA Today Coaches’ Poll
Sugar Bowl participant by USA Today Preview
11th by NationalChamps.net14th by Street & Smith14th by The Sporting News14th by Athlon16th by Lindy’s
Average: 11th
Defensive Line
No. 3 in nation by The Sporting NewsNo. 4 in nation by Lindy’sNo. 9 in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 1 in ACC by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 1 in ACC by Lindy’sNo. 2 in ACC by Athlon
Linebackers
No. 4 in nation by The Sporting NewsNo. 10 in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 1 in ACC by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 3 in ACC by Lindy’sNo. 4 in ACC by Athlon
Defensive Backs
No. 1 in nation by The Sporting NewsNo. 1 in nation by Lindy’sNo. 3 in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 1 in ACC by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 1 in ACC by Lindy’sNo. 2 in ACC by Athlon
Offensive Line
No. 7 in ACC by Lindy’sNo. 7 in ACC by AthlonNo. 8 in ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com
Receivers
No. 6 in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 9 in nation by Lindy’sNo. 2 in ACC by Lindy’sNo. 3 in ACC by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 6 in ACC by Athlon
Running Backs
No. 11 in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 3 in ACC by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 3 in ACC by AthlonNo. 7 in ACC by Lindy’s
Quarterbacks
No. 11 in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 2 in ACC by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 2 in ACC by Lindy’sNo. 2 in ACC by Athlon
Special Teams
No. 23 in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 2 in ACC by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 7 in ACC by Lindy’s
98 Baraka Atkins, Defensive End
Ted Hendricks Defensive End Award watch listBronko Nagurski Award watch list2nd-team All-America by Street & Smith1st-team All-ACC by Lindy’s1st-team All-ACC by Street & Smith1st-team All-ACC by The Sporting News1st-team All-ACC by Blue Ribbon Yearbook1st-team All-ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com1st-team All-ACC by USA Today Sports Weekly1st-team All-ACC by AthlonNo. 8 defensive end in nation by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 10 defensive end in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 12 defensive end in nation by The Sporting NewsNo. 14 defensive end in nation by Lindy’sNo. 19 player in the ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com
72 Andrew Bain, Guard
No. 19 guard in nation by Phil Steele
2 Jon Beason, Linebacker
2nd-team All-ACC by The Sporting News3rd-team All-ACC by AthlonNo. 13 outside linebacker in nation by The Sporting NewsNo. 34 outside linebacker in nation by Phil Steele
99 Kareem Brown, Defensive Tackle
Chuck Bednarik Award watch list3rd-team All-America by Phil SteeleNo. 5 defensive tackle in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 16 defensive lineman in country by Lindy’s2nd-team All-ACC by Lindy’s2nd-team All-ACC by Athlon
52 Tavares Gooden, Linebacker
No. 24 outside linebacker in nation by Phil Steele
9 Lance Leggett, Wide Receiver
No. 22 wide receiver in nation by Phil Steele
19 Brandon Meriweather, Safety
Jim Thorpe Award watch listChuck Bednarik Award watch listBronko Nagurski Award watch listPlayboy 50th Anniversary Team All-American1st-team All-America by Street & Smith1st-team All-America by The Sporting News1st-team All-America by Blue Ribbon Yearbook1st-team All-America by Phil Steele1st-team All-America by Rivals.com1st-team All-America by NationalChamps.net1st-team All-America by Athlon1st-team All-America by Lindy’s1st-team All-ACC by Street & Smith1st-team All-ACC by The Sporting News1st-team All-ACC by Blue Ribbon Yearbook1st-team All-ACC by Lindy’s1st-team All-ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com1st-team All-ACC by USA Today Sports Weekly1st-team All-ACC by AthlonACC Defensive Player of the Year by The Sporting NewsACC Defensive Player of the Year by Blue Ribbon YearbookNo. 1 free safety in nation by The Sporting NewsNo. 1 strong safety in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 1 safety in nation by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 2 safety in nation by Lindy’sNo. 2 player in the ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com
93 Eric Moncur, Defensive End
No. 58 defensive end in nation by Phil Steele
85 Ryan Moore, Wide Receiver
2nd-team All-ACC by The Sporting NewsNo. 42 wide receiver in nation by Phil Steele
71 Derrick Morse, Guard
2nd-team All-ACC by The Sporting NewsNo. 51 guard in nation by Phil Steele
30 Tyrone Moss, Running Back
Maxwell Award watch listHonorable mention All-America by Street & SmithHonorable mention All-America by NationalChamps.net4th-team All-America by Phil Steele1st-team All-ACC by Street & Smith2nd-team All-ACC by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 7 running back in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 29 player in the ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com
81 Greg Olsen, Tight End
John Mackey Award watch listMaxwell Award watch list1st-team All-America by Street & Smith1st-team All-America by The Sporting News1st-team All-America by Phil Steele2nd-team All-America by Rivals.com2nd-team All-America by CollegeFootballNews.com3rd-team All-America by NationalChamps.net3rd-team All-America by Athlon1st-team All-ACC by Street & Smith1st-team All-ACC by The Sporting News1st-team All-ACC by Blue Ribbon Yearbook1st-team All-ACC by Lindy’s1st-team All-ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com1st-team All-ACC by USA Today Sports Weekly1st-team All-ACC by AthlonNo. 1 tight end in nation by The Sporting NewsNo. 1 tight end in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 4 tight end in nation by Lindy’sNo. 5 player in the ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com
95 Bryan Pata, Defensive End
2nd-team All-ACC by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 30 defensive end in nation by Phil Steele
1 Kenny Phillips, Safety
Jim Thorpe Award watch listChuck Bednarik Award watch list2nd-team All-America by Phil Steele2nd-team All-America by Athlon1st-team All-ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com1st-team All-ACC by Blue Ribbon Yearbook1st-team All-ACC by Lindy’s1st-team All-ACC by Athlon2nd-team All-ACC by The Sporting NewsNo. 2 free safety in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 5 strong safety in nation by The Sporting NewsNo. 5 safety in nation by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 8 player in the ACC by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 15 safety in nation by Lindy’s
35 Lovon Ponder, Safety
No. 40 strong safety in nation by Phil Steele
26 Anthony Reddick, Safety
Jim Thorpe Award watch listNo. 10 free safety in nation by Phil Steele
78 Anthony Wollschlager, Center
No. 20 center in nation by Phil Steele2nd-team All-ACC by Lindy’s3rd-team All-ACC by Athlon
3 Kyle Wright, Quarterback
Maxwell Award watch listHonorable mention All-America by Street & Smith4th-team All-America by Phil Steele1st-team All-ACC by The Sporting News1st-team All-ACC by Blue Ribbon Yearbook1st-team All-ACC by USA Today Sports Weekly2nd-team All-ACC by Lindy’s2nd-team All-ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com2nd-team All-ACC by AthlonNo. 4 quarterback in nation by Phil SteeleNo. 16 quarterback in nation by The Sporting NewsNo. 17 quarterback in nation by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 20 quarterback in nation by Lindy’sNo. 30 player in the ACC by CollegeFootballNews.comNo. 38 on the Heisman Trophy watch list by CollegeFootballNews.comStrongest passing arm in the ACC by Lindy’s
77 Reggie Youngblood, Offensive Tackle
No. 26 offensive tackle in nation by Phil Steele
