BOONE, N.C. — Accolades continue to roll in for junior cornerback
Shaun Jolly, who has been named a second-team preseason All-American by USA TODAY Sports and CBS Sports.
In the last week, he's also been recognized as a top-40 player in college football by the PFF College site, which named him a preseason third-team All-American.
Of the 44 offensive and defensive players on the first and second teams, Jolly is one of just two players from a Group of Five program on the CBS Sports list and one of just four G5 players on the USA TODAY Sports list.
PFF College lists him at No. 39 overall among all FBS players, thanks in part to the fact the 91.7 grade he received in 2019 tied for first place nationally among FBS cornerbacks.
Jolly previously has been named a preseason All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (first team), Street and Smith (second team), Sporting News (second team) and Phil Steele (fourth team). He intercepted five passes in 2019, tied for the FBS lead with two pick-six touchdowns and added eight PBUs, 45 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss.
USA TODAY Sports Preseason All-Americans
FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB: Trevor Lawrence, Clemson (Jr.)
RB: Travis Etienne, Clemson (Sr.)
RB: Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State (Jr.)
WR: Ja'Marr Chase, LSU (Jr.)
WR: DeVonta Smith, Alabama (Sr.)
TE: Charlie Kolar, Iowa State (Jr.)
OL: Penei Sewell, Oregon (Jr.)
OL: Wyatt Davis, Ohio State (Jr.)
OL: Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma (Jr.)
OL: Alex Leatherwood, Alabama (Sr.)
OL: Cole Van Lanen, Wisconsin (Sr.)
Defense
DL: Gregory Rousseau, Miami (Fla.) (So.)
DL: Marvin Wilson, Florida State (Sr.)
DL: Jaylen Twyman, Pittsburgh (Jr.)
DL: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon (So.)
LB: Micah Parsons, Penn State (Jr.)
LB: Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State (Sr.)
LB: Dylan Moses, Alabama, (Sr.)
CB: Derek Stingley Jr., LSU (So.)
CB: Shaun Wade, Ohio State (Jr.)
S: Trevon Moehrig, TCU (Jr.)
S: Richard LeCounte, Georgia (Sr.)
Special teams
K: Keith Duncan, Iowa (Sr.)
P: Max Duffy, Kentucky (Sr.)
RET: Jaylen Waddle, Alabama (Jr.)
ALL-PURPOSE: Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis (So.)
SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB: Justin Fields, Ohio State (Jr.)
RB: Najee Harris, Alabama (Sr.)
RB: Jaret Patterson, Buffalo (Jr.)
WR: Rashod Bateman, Minnesota (Jr.)
WR: Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State (Sr.)
TE: Pat Freiermuth, Penn State (Jr.)
OL: Samuel Cosmi, Texas (Jr.)
OL: Trey Smith, Tennessee (Sr.)
OL: Nolan Laufenberg, Air Force (Sr.)
OL: Darian Kinnard, Kentucky (Jr.)
OL: Walker Little, Stanford (Sr.)
Defense
DL: Levi Onwuzurike, Washington (Sr.)
DL: Quincy Roche, Miami (Fla.) (Sr.)
DL: Jay Tufele, Southern California (Jr.)
DL: Carlos Basham Jr., Wake Forest (Sr.)
LB: Carlton Martial, Troy (Jr.)
LB: Nick Bolton, Missouri (Jr.)
LB: Chazz Surratt, North Carolina (Sr.)
CB: Patrick Surtain II, Alabama (Jr.)
CB: Shaun Jolly, App State (Jr.)
S: Jevon Holland, Oregon (Jr.)
S: Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame (So.)
Special teams
K: Riley Patterson, Memphis (Sr.)
P: Blake Hayes, Illinois (Sr.)
RET: Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Iowa (Sr.)
ALL-PURPOSE: Rondale Moore, Purdue (So.)
CBS Sports Preseason All-Americans
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
| QB |
Trevor Lawrence * |
Clemson |
| RB |
Chuba Hubbard * |
Oklahoma State |
| RB |
Travis Etienne * |
Clemson |
| WR |
Ja'Marr Chase * |
LSU |
| WR |
DeVonta Smith |
Alabama |
| TE |
Kyle PItts |
Florida |
| C |
Creed Humphrey |
Oklahoma |
| OL |
Alex Leatherwood * |
Alabama |
| OL |
Trey Smith |
Tennessee |
| OL |
Samuel Cosmi |
Texas |
| OL |
Liam Eichenberg |
Notre Dame |
| DEFENSE |
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| DL |
Marvin Wilson * |
Florida State |
| DL |
Carlos Basham Jr. |
Wake Forest |
| DL |
Quincy Roche |
Miami |
| DL |
Darius Stills |
West Virginia |
| LB |
Dylan Moses * |
Alabama |
| LB |
Nick Bolton |
Missouri |
| LB |
Chazz Surratt |
North Carolina |
| CB |
Derek Stingley Jr. * |
LSU |
| CB |
Patrick Surtain II |
Alabama |
| S |
Richard LeCounte |
Georgia |
| S |
Trevon Moehrig |
TCU |
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SECOND TEAM
| OFFENSE |
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| QB |
Sam Ehlinger |
Texas |
| RB |
Najee Harris |
Alabama |
| RB |
Kenneth Gainwell |
Memphis |
| WR |
Tylan Wallace |
Oklahoma State |
| WR |
Jaylen Waddle |
Alabama |
| TE |
Charlie Kolar |
Iowa State |
| C |
Drake Jackson |
Kentucky |
| OL |
Darian Kinnard |
Kentucky |
| OL |
Deonte Brown |
Alabama |
| OL |
Jackson Carman |
Clemson |
| OL |
Trey Hill |
Georgia |
| DEFENSE |
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| DL |
Tyler Shelvin |
LSU |
| DL |
Chris Rumph II |
Duke |
| DL |
Tyler Davis |
Clemson |
| DL |
Big Kat Bryant |
Auburn |
| LB |
K.J. Britt |
Auburn |
| LB |
Garret Wallow |
TCU |
| LB |
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah |
Notre Dame |
| CB |
Eric Stokes |
Georgia |
| CB |
Shaun Jolly |
App State |
| S |
Andre Cisco |
Syracuse |
| S |
JaCoby Stevens |
LSU |
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