Brown, Little Earn Preseason AP All-America Honors

OXFORD, Miss. -- Ole Miss juniors A.J. Brown and Greg Little continue to garner preseason honors as both were named to the Associated Press Preseason All-America team on Tuesday.

Brown, who is on the watch list for the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award and Biletnikoff Award, earned first team honors at receiver, while Little was named to the second team as an offensive tackle.

Brown, a preseason first team All-American by most major publications, finished the 2017 season as the Ole Miss single-season record-holder in receiving yards (1,252) and tied for the top spot in receiving touchdowns (11). He was tops in the SEC and ranked sixth nationally in receiving yards per game (104.3) during his sophomore campaign in 2017.

His six 100-yard receiving games tied for best in a single season, equaling Laquon Treadwell's mark in 2015. The 2017 Conerly Trophy winner finished third on the single-season record charts in receptions (75).

Little, a junior from Allen, Texas, has appeared in every game at left tackle since arriving in Oxford two years ago. Little already had earned preseason All-America first team honors from the Sporting News and second team accolades from Lindy's, Athlon and Phil Steele.

Throughout the 2017 campaign, Little helped protect the Ole Miss quarterbacks that led the SEC and ranked 11th nationally in passing as a unit (328.4 ypg). Little is also on multiple watch lists, including the the Outland Trophy, which is awarded to the best interior lineman in college football, as well as the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.

Ole Miss will open the 2018 season vs. Texas Tech in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff, in Houston, on Sept. 1. Kick is slated for 11 a.m. and will be televised on ESPN.

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2018 AP PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback - Will Grier, West Virginia
Running backs - Bryce Love, Stanford; Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
Tackles - Jonah Williams, Alabama; Mitch Hyatt, Clemson
Guards - Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin; Nate Herbig, Stanford
Center - Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama
Tight end - Noah Fant, Iowa
Receivers - A.J. Brown, Mississippi; David Sills V, West Virginia
All-purpose player - Myles Gaskins, Washington
Kicker - Matt Gay, Utah
Defense
Ends - Nick Bosa, Ohio State; Clelin Ferrell, Clemson
Tackles - Ed Oliver, Houston; Christian Wilkins, Clemson
Linebackers - Devin White, LSU; Devin Bush, Michigan; T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin
Cornerbacks - Greedy Williams, LSU; Deandre Baker, Georgia
Safeties - Jaquan Johnson, Miami; Taylor Rapp, Washington
Punter - Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah

SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback - Trace McSorley, Penn State
Running backs - A.J. Dillon, Boston College; Damien Harris, Alabama
Tackles - David Edwards, Wisconsin; Greg Little, Mississippi
Guards - Alex Bars, Notre Dame; Michael Dieter, Wisconsin
Center - Sam Mustipher, Notre Dame
Tight end - Kaden Smith, Stanford
Receivers - K'Neal Harry, Arizona State; Anthony Johnson, Buffalo
All-purpose player - Deebo Samuel. South Carolina
Kicker - Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia
Defense
Ends - Rashan Gary, Michigan; Raekwon Davis, Alabama
Tackles - Dexter Lawrence, Clemson; Jeffrey Simmons, Mississippi State
Linebackers - Cameron Smith, Southern California; Troy Dye, Oregon; Mack Wilson, Alabama
Cornerbacks - Byron Murphy, Washington; Julian Love, Notre Dame
Safeties - Lukas Dennis, Boston College; Andrew Wingard, Wyoming
Punter - Jake Bailey, Stanford

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