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The accolades keep rolling in for Anthony Walker, and this might be the biggest one yet. He’s been voted a preseason first-team All-American by USA Today.
Here is the entire team:
First team
QB: Deshaun Watson, Clemson
RB: Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
RB: Leonard Fournette, LSU
WR: JuJu Smith-Schuster, Southern California
WR: Calvin Ridley, Alabama
TE: Jake Butt, Michigan
OL: Cam Robinson, Alabama
OL: Dan Feeney, Indiana
OL: Tyler Orlosky, West Virginia
OL: Dorian Johnson, Pittsburgh
OL: Roderick Johnson, Florida State
DEFENSE
DL: Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
DL: Malik McDowell, Michigan State
DL: Lowell Lotulelei, Utah
DL: Jonathan Allen, Alabama
LB: Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State
LB: Reuben Foster, Alabama
LB: Anthony Walker, Northwestern
CB: Desmond King, Iowa
CB: Jourdan Lewis, Michigan
S: Budda Baker, Washington
S: Derwin James, Florida State
SPECIALISTS
K: Jake Elliott, Memphis
P: JK Scott, Alabama
RET: Evan Berry, Tennessee
Walker was named a third-team All-American last year by the Associated Press and second-teamer by Sports Illustrated and a first-team All-Big Ten performer.
It’s been a big offseason for Walker, who not only got his own brand and nickname, “The Franchise,” but also was chosen to wear the No. 1 jersey. Jeff Budzein (2013) was the most recent first team All-American from Northwestern.