JOHNNY MANZIEL, Texas A&M, QB, rSoph.
2012 stats: 295-for-434, 3,706 yards, 26 TD, 9 int.; 201 carries, 1,410 yards, 21 TD (won real-life Heisman)
Ratings: 97 OVR, 91 SPD, 90 THP, 89 THA
A.J. McCARRON, Alabama, QB, rSr.
2012 stats: 211-for-314, 2,933 yards, 30 TD, 3 int.; 49 carries, 4 yards, 1 TD (won back-to-back real-life national championships)
Ratings: 97 OVR, 76 SPD, 88 THP, 95 THA
BRAXTON MILLER, Ohio State, QB, Jr.
2012 stats: 148-for-254, 2,039 yards, 15 TD, 6 int.; 227 carries, 1,271 yards, 13 TD
Ratings: 96 OVR, 87 SPD, 91 THP, 84 THA
TEDDY BRIDGEWATER, Louisville, QB, Jr.
2012 stats: 287-for-419, 3,718 yards, 27 TD, 8 int.; 74 carries, 26 yards, 1 TD
Ratings: 96 OVR, 80 SPD, 93 THP, 92 THA
MARCUS MARIOTA, Oregon, QB, rSoph.
2012 stats: 230-for-336, 2,677 yards, 32 TD, 6 int.; 106 carries, 752 yards, 5 TD
Ratings: 90 OVR, 88 SPD, 85 THP, 87 THA
FIRST TEAM
QB, Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, rSoph., 97 OVR
HB, Ka’Deem Carey, Arizona, Jr., 94 OVR
HB, De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon, Jr., 97 OVR
FB, David Sims, Georgia Tech, rSr., 91 OVR
WR, Mike Davis, Texas, Sr., 92 OVR
WR, Sammy Watkins, Clemson, Jr., 95 OVR
WR, Marqise Lee, USC, Jr., 97 OVR
TE, Austin Jenkins, Washington, Jr., 92 OVR
OT, Taylor Lewan, Michigan, rSr., 96 OVR
OG, David Yankey, Stanford, rJr., 94 OVR
C, Andrew Miller, Virginia Tech, rSr., 93 OVR
OG, Mason Walters, Texas, rSr., 94 OVR
OT, Cameron Fleming, Stanford, rJr., 95 OVR
DE, James Gaylor, Virginia Tech, rSr., 93 OVR
DE, Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina, Jr., 99 OVR
DT, Will Sutton, Arizona State, rSr., 93 OVR
DT, Louis Nix, Notre Dame, rJr., 94 OVR
OLB, Ryan Shazier, Ohio State, Jr., 93 OVR
MLB, C.J. Mosley, Alabama, Sr., 97 OVR
OLB, Denicos Allen, Michigan State, rSr., 95 OVR
CB, Adrian James, UTEP, Sr., 78 OVR
CB, Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma, Sr., 92 OVR
FS, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama, Jr., 93 OVR
SS, Sean Parker, Washington, Sr., 91 OVR
K, Zach Hocker, Arkansas, Sr., 93 OVR
P, Kyle Christy, Florida, Jr., 93 OVR
RET, De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon, Jr., 97 OVR (HB)
SECOND TEAM
QB, A.J. McCarron, Alabama, rSr., 97 OVR
HB, Henry Josey, Missouri, rJr., 93 OVR
HB, Duke Johnson, The U, Soph., 91 OVR
FB, Jay Prosch, Auburn, Sr., 82 OVR
WR, Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin, rSr., 93 OVR
WR, Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt, Sr., 93 OVR
WR, Brandon Carter, TCU, Jr., 90 OVR
TE, Randall Telfer, USC, rJr., 90 OVR
OT, Jake Matthews, Texas A&M, Sr., 96 OVR
OG, Cyril Richardson, Baylor, rSr., 92 OVR
C, Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma, rSr., 92 OVR
OG, Anthony Steen, Alabama, rSr., 93 OVR
OT, Trevor Foy, Purdue, rSr., 92 OVR
DE, Marcus Rush, Michigan State, rJr., 92 OVR
DE, Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas, Sr., 94 OVR
DT, Timmy Jernigan, Florida State, Jr., 90 OVR
DT, Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech, Jr., 90 OVR
OLB, Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State, Sr., 91 OVR
MLB, Shayne Skov, Stanford, rSr., 94 OVR
OLB, Corey Nelson, Oklahoma, Sr., 90 OVR
CB, Devon Cajuste, Stanford, rSoph., 82 OVR
CB, Chris Davis, Auburn, Sr., 91 OVR
FS, Quandre Diggs, Texas, Jr., 92 OVR
SS, Vinnie Sunseri, Alabama, Jr., 91 OVR
K, Andrew Furney, Washington State, Sr., 92 OVR
P, Steven Clark, Auburn, Sr., 94 OVR
RET, Duke Johnson, The U, Soph., 91 OVR (HB)
2013 preseason All-MAC team
FIRST TEAM
QB, Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois, rSr., 93 OVR
HB, Branden Oliver, Buffalo, rSr., 88 OVR
HB, Dri Archer, Kent State, Sr., 91 OVR
FB, Zac Rosenbauer, Toledo, rJr., 73 OVR
WR, Donte Foster, Ohio, rSr., 85 OVR
WR, Bernard Reedy, Toledo, Sr., 87 OVR
WR, Willie Snead, Ball State, Jr., 89 OVR
TE, Alex Bayer, Bowling Green, rSr., 78 OVR
OT, Josh Hendershot, Toledo, rJr., 83 OVR
OG, Jason Carlson, Buffalo, Sr., 84 OVR
C, Mike Lucas, Ohio, rSoph., 81 OVR
OG, Andre Davis, Buffalo, rJr., 84 OVR
OT, Ryan McGrath, Ohio, rSr., 84 OVR
DE, Jaryone Elliott, Toledo, Sr., 81 OVR
DE, Christian Smith, Toledo, rSr., 86 OVR
DT, Elijah Jones, Toledo, Sr., 82 OVR
DT, Roosevelt Nix, Kent State, Sr., 83 OVR
OLB, Khalil Mack, Buffalo, rSr., 87 OVR
MLB, Keith Moore, Ohio, rSr., 84 OVR
OLB, Gabe Martin, Bowling Green, rJr., 82 OVR
CB, Donald Celiscar, WESTERN MICHIGAN, Jr., 80 OVR
CB, Dayonne Nunley, The U (Ohio), Sr., 88 OVR
FS, Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois, Sr., 86 OVR
SS, Kavon Frazier, Central Michigan, Soph., 76 OVR
K, Jeremiah Detmer, Toledo, Jr., 90 OVR
P, Vince Penza, Toledo, rSr., 85 OVR
RET, Dri Archer, Kent State, Sr., 91 OVR (HB)
SECOND TEAM
QB, Keith Wenning, Ball State, Sr., 89 OVR
HB, David Fluellen, Toledo, Sr., 85 OVR
HB, Jahwan Edwards, Ball State, Jr., 87 OVR
FB, Tyler Knight, Ohio, rSr., 71 OVR
WR, Sam Shisso, The U (Ohio), Soph., 70 OVR
WR, Alex Neutz, Buffalo, rSr., 84 OVR
WR, Jamill Smith, Ball State, rSr., 86 OVR
TE, Zane Fakes, Ball State, rSr., 78 OVR
OT, Tyler Loos, Northern Illinois, rJr., 79 OVR
OG, Andy Phillips, Central Michigan, rJr., 74 OVR
C, Andrew Ness, Northern Illinois, rSoph., 78 OVR
OG, Greg Mancz, Toledo, rJr., 84 OVR
OT, P.J. Scott, Ball State, rJr., 78 OVR
DE, George Rainey, Northern Illinois, rSr., 78 OVR
DE, Colby Way, Buffalo, Sr., 84 OVR
DT, Kristjan Sokoli, Buffalo, rJr., 78 OVR
DT, Ken Bishop, Northern Illinois, Sr., 78 OVR
OLB, Kenneth Lee, Ball State, rSr., 76 OVR
MLB, Lee Skinner, Buffalo, rJr., 81 OVR
OLB, Jake Stockman, Buffalo, rJr., 76 OVR
CB, Marlon Moore, Northern Illinois, Soph., 79 OVR
CB, Darius Polk, Kent State, rSr., 79 OVR
FS, Johnnie Simon, WESTERN MICHIGAN, Sr., 84 OVR
SS, Josh Kristoff, Ohio, rJr., 82 OVR
K, Patrick Clarke, Buffalo, Jr., 84 OVR
P, Brian Schmiedebusch, Bowling Green, rSr., 80 OVR
RET, Bernard Reedy, Toledo, Sr., 87 OVR (WR)
1. Alabama, A+
2. Ohio State, A
3. Stanford, B+
4. Texas A&M, B+
5. Georgia, B+
6. Oregon, A
7. Notre Dame, A-
8. South Carolina, B+
9. Clemson, B+
10. Florida, B+
11. Louisville, B+
12. LSU, B+
13. Oklahoma, B+
14. Florida State, B+
15. Texas, A
16. Oklahoma State, B+
17. Texas Christian, B
18. Boy-Z State, B-
19. Michigan, B+
20. UCLA, B
21. Kansas State, B
22. Nebraska, B+
23. Oregon State, B
24. Northern Illinois, B-
25. Vanderbilt, B
26. Arizona State, B
27. Mississippi, B
28. Northwestern, B
29. Washington, B+
30. The U, B+
31. USC, B+
32. Baylor, B+
33. Wisconsin, B-
34. Virginia Tech, A-
35. Penn State, B-
36. Michigan State, B+
37. California, B-
38. West Virginia, B-
39. Rutgers, B
40. Utah, B
41. North Carolina, B+
42. BYU, B-
43. Auburn, B+
44. Arkansas, B
45. Arizona, B
46. North Carolina State, B
47. Mississippi State, B
48. Texas Tech, B-
49. Iowa, B+
50. Tennessee, B
51. Georgia Tech, B
52. Pittsburgh, C
53. Missouri, B
54. Utah State, C
55. Duke, C+
56. Fresno State, B-
57. Arkansas State, C
58. The ’Nati, B-
59. Iowa State, B-
60. UL-Monroe, C
61. Virginia, B
62. Central Florida, B-
63. Syracuse, B-
64. San Diego State, B
65. Air Force, C-
66. Navy, C
67. Louisiana Tech, C
68. Western Kentucky, C+
69. Purdue, B
70. Illinois, B-
71. Kent State, C
72. Ohio, C+
73. UL-Lafayette, C+
74. Houston, B-
75. Temple, C+
76. Nevada, C
77. East Carolina, B
78. Washington State, C+
79. San Jose State, C
80. South Florida, B-
81. Boston College, B
82. Kentucky, B-
83. Colorado State, C
84. Colorado, C+
85. WESTERN MICHIGAN, C-
86. Maryland, B
87. Connecticut, B-
88. Southern Methodist, B-
89. Tulsa, B-
90. Wake Forest, B-
91. Hawaii, C+
92. Troy, C
93. Bowling Green, C
94. Central Michigan, C
95. Marshall, C
96. Wyoming, C
97. Toledo, B-
98. Minnesota, C+
99. Indiana, B-
100. The U (Ohio), C-
101. North Texas, C
102. Kansas, C+
103. UNLV, C
104. Middle Tennessee State, C
105. Tulane, C-
106. UTEP, C
107. Ball State, C+
108. Rice, C
109. Memphis, C-
110. Florida Atlantic, C
111. Southern Mississippi, C
112. Army, D+
113. Buffalo, C
114. Florida International, C
115. New Mexico, D
116. Idaho, D
117. Akron, D
118. Alabama-Birmingham, D+
119. Eastern Michigan, D
120. New Mexico State, D+
121. Texas-San Antonio, D+
122. UMass, D
123. Texas State, D+
124. South Alabama, D
125. Old Dominion, D+
126. Georgia State, D
Preseason MAC West predictions
1. Northern Illinois, 79 OVR, 83 offense, 78 defense
2. WESTERN MICHIGAN, 72 OVR, 74 offense, 73 defense
3. Central Michigan, 72 OVR, 72 offense, 73 defense
4. Toledo, 81 OVR, 84 offense, 78 defense
5. Ball State, 79 OVR, 86 offense, 73 defense
6. Eastern Michigan, 65 OVR, 68 offense, 65 defense
Preseason MAC East predictions
1. Kent State, 74 OVR, 75 offense, 75 defense
2. Ohio, 79 OVR, 83 offense, 76 defense
3. Bowling Green, 72 OVR, 72 offense, 75 defense
4. The U (Ohio), 70 OVR, 70 offense, 71 defense
5. Buffalo, 79 OVR, 81 offense, 78 defense
6. Akron, 63 OVR, 61 offense, 65 defense
7. Massachusetts, 61 OVR, 61 offense, 65 defense
1. Ohio State
2. Alabama
3. Michigan
4. LSU
5. Florida
6. Oklahoma
7. Notre Dame
8. Georgia
9. Texas A&M
10. Oregon
11. Penn State
12. South Carolina
13. Nebraska
14. Stanford
15. Texas
16. USC
17. Wisconsin
18. Clemson
19. Boy-Z State
20. Oklahoma State
21. Florida State
22. Virginia Tech
23. Auburn
24. Tennessee
25. Washington
100. Western Michigan