July 9, 2002

Norman, Okla. - Oklahoma is rated No. 1 in the Football News' preseason edition. Two other publications, The Sporting News and Lindy's have the Sooners ranked in the top spot.

Football News' top five includes Florida State at No. 2 followed by Texas, Miami and Tennessee.

In addition, the publication placed four OU players on its preseason all-America squad. Tommie Harris was first team at defensive tackle and Trent Smith was the first team tight end. Defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson and cornerback Derrick Strait were third team picks.

All four were named to the preseason All-Big 12 team.

FN's College Preview Issue goes to press July 15.

FOOTBALL NEWS

PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

QB Rex Grossman  6-1 220 Jr. Florida

RB Anthony Davis  5-8 183 So. Wisconsin

RB Bruce Perry  5-9 188 Jr. Maryland

WR Charles Rogers  6-4 200 Jr. Michigan State

WR Roy. Williams  6-4 210 Jr. Texas

TE Trent Smith  6-5 230 Sr. Oklahoma

OL Brett Romberg  6-3 290 Sr. Miami (Fla.)

OL Brett Williams  6-6 317 Sr. Florida State

OL Derrick Roche  6-5 295 Sr. Washington State

OL Tony Pashos  6-6 320 Sr. Illinois

OL Jon Stinchcomb  6-6 278 Sr. Georgia

PK Seth Marler  6-0 195 Sr.  Tulane

DEFENSE

DL William Joseph  6-5 297 Sr. Miami (Fla.)

DL Dewayne White  6-3 277 Jr. Louisville

DL Cory Redding  6-5 270 Sr. Texas

DL Tommie Harris  6-3 280 So. Oklahoma

LB E.J. Henderson  6-2 250 Sr. Maryland

LB Lance Briggs  6-1 230 Sr. Arizona

LB Jarrod Penright  6-2 240 Sr. Texas A&M

DB Mike Doss  5-11 204 Sr. Ohio State

DB Troy Polamalu  5-10 215 Sr. USC

DB Eugene Wilson  5-11 185 Sr. Illinois

DB Ricky Manning Jr.  5-9 180 Sr. UCLA

P Andy Groom  6-1 185 Sr. Ohio State

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

QB Byron Leftwich  6-6 240 Sr. Marshall

RB Cedric Benson  6-0 205 So. Texas

RB Onterrio Smith  5-10 195 Jr. Oregon

WR Reggie Williams  6-4 220 So. Washington

WR Kelley Washington  6-4 225 So. Tennessee

TE Ben Utecht  6-6 242 Jr. Minnesota

OL Nat Dorsey  6-6 315 So. Georgia Tech

OL Kwame Harris  6-7 308 Jr. Stanford

OL Garry Johnson  6-4 293 Sr. Arkansas State

OL Mike Saffer  6-5 304 Sr. UCLA

OL Alonzo Ephraim  6-4 312 Sr. Alabama

PK Luke Phillips  6-0 160 Jr. Oklahoma State

DEFENSE

DL Terrell Suggs  6-3 242 Jr. Arizona State

DL Greg Gathers  6-1 275 Sr. Georgia Tech

DL Jimmy Kennedy  6-5 330 Sr. Penn State

DL Aaron Hunt  6-3 258 Sr. Texas Tech

LB Gerald Hayes  6-3 245 Sr. Pittsburgh

LB Jonathan Vilma  6-2 211 Jr. Miami (Fla.)

LB Bradie James  6-3 238 Sr. LSU

DB Ken Hamlin  6-2 197 Jr. Arkansas

DB Sammy Davis  6-0 183 Sr. Texas A&M

DB Stuart Schweigert  6-3 208 Jr. Purdue

DB Ronyell Whitaker  5-9 197 Sr. Virginia Tech

P Glenn Pakulak  6-3 230 Sr. Kentucky

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

QB Ken Dorsey  6-5 205 Sr. Miami

RB Chance Kretschmer  6-2 220 So. Nevada

RB Clarence Farmer  6-0 224 Jr. Arizona

WR Darius Watts  6-2 183 Jr. Marshall

WR Kevin Curtis  5-11 183 Sr. Utah State

TE Dallas Clark  6-4 240 Jr. Iowa

OL Todd Wike  6-3 300 Sr. Maryland

OL Dan Koppen  6-3 293 Sr. Boston College

OL Jeff Faine  6-3 298 Sr. Notre Dame

OL Brian Rimpf  6-5 314 Jr. East Carolina

OL Enoch DeMar  6-5 315 Sr. Indiana

PK Jarvis Wallum  5-11 195 Sr. Wyoming



DEFENSE

DL Jerome McDougle  6-4 250 Sr. Miami (Fla.)

DL Jimmy Wilkerson  6-4 260 Jr. Oklahoma

DL Dan Klecko  6-1 276 Sr. Temple

DL Darnell Dockett  6-4 285 Jr. Florida State

LB Rod Davis  6-3 240 Jr. Southern Miss

LB Victor Hobson  6-1 244 Sr. Michigan

LB Dontarrious Thomas  6-4 223 Jr. Auburn

DB Terrence Holt  6-2 203 Sr. N.C. State

DB Anthony Floyd  5-10 202 Sr. Louisville

DB Dennis Weathersby  6-1 206 Sr. Oregon State

DB Derrick Strait  5-11 194 Jr. Oklahoma

P Brooks Barnard  6-2 188 Sr. Maryland

FOOTBALL NEWS PRESEASON TOP 25
1. Oklahoma

2. Florida State

3. Texas

4. Miami (Fla.)

5. Tennessee

6. Georgia

7. Washington State

8. Colorado

9. Florida

10. Washington

11. Ohio State

12. Nebraska

13. LSU

14. Michigan

15. Michigan State

16. Virginia Tech

17. Penn State

18. Marshall

19. Louisville

20. South Carolina

21. Maryland

22. Oregon State

23. Auburn

24. Oregon

25. Texas A&M

FOOTBALL NEWS

PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE

OFFENSE

QB Kliff Kingsbury  6-4 212 Sr. Texas Tech

RB Dahrran Diedrick  6-0 225 Sr. Nebraska

RB Cedric Benson  6-0 205 So. Texas

WR Rashaun Woods  6-2 195 Jr. Oklahoma State

WR Roy. Williams  6-4 210 Jr. Texas

TE Trent Smith  6-5 230 Sr. Oklahoma

OL Wayne Lucier  6-4 295 Sr. Colorado

OL Nick Leckey  6-4 285 Jr. Kansas State

OL Robbie Doane  6-6 315 Sr. Texas

OL A.J. Ricker  6-4 295 Jr. Missouri

OL Jami Hightower  6-3 323 So. Texas A&M

PK Luke Phillips  6-0 160 Jr. Oklahoma State

DEFENSE

DL Aaron Hunt  6-3 258 Sr. Texas Tech

DL Cory Redding  6-5 270 Sr. Texas

DL Jimmy Wilkerson  6-4 260 Jr. Oklahoma

DL Tommie Harris  6-3 280 So. Oklahoma

LB Lawrence Flugence  6-2 235 Sr. Texas Tech

LB Jarrod Penright  6-2 240 Sr. Texas A&M

LB Sean Doyle  6-0 235 Sr. Missouri

DB Nathan Vasher  5-11 180 Jr. Texas

DB Sammy Davis  6-0 183 Sr. Texas A&M

DB Derrick Strait  5-11 194 Jr. Oklahoma

DB Terence Newman  5-11 185 Sr. Kansas State

P Kyle Larson  6-0 195 Jr. Nebraska