Aug 01, 2017
Two players on offense for Hobart, two John Carroll defenders and a fifth-year running back highlight the 2017 preseason D3football.com All-American team.
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| First team Offense | ||||
| Pos. | First Team | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Shane Sweeney | Hobart | Sr. | Phelps, N.Y. |
| RB | Sam Benger |
Carnegie Mellon | Sr. | Hingham, Mass. |
| RB | Joey Valdivia | Lake Forest | Sr. | Grayslake, Ill. |
| WR | Brandon Shed |
Hobart |
Sr. | West Palm Beach, Fla. |
| WR | Jesse Zubik |
Washington & Jefferson | Sr. | Sewickley, Pa. |
| TE | Jackson Hull | St. Thomas | Sr. | Mahtomedi, Minn. |
| T | Joe Fehrle |
North Central (Ill.) | Sr. | Rockford, Ill. |
| G | Justin Fairfield |
Hope | Sr. | North Muskegon, Mich. |
| C | Kyler Kregel |
Wheaton (Ill.) | Sr. | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| G | Greg Castle |
Randolph-Macon | Jr. | Clayton, N.C. |
| T | Matt Gono | Wesley | Sr. | Cinnaminson, N.J. |
| Defense | ||||
| DE | Mamadou Soumahoro |
Berry | Sr. | Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| DT | Haston Adams |
Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | Beckville, Texas |
| DT | Austin Crow |
Heidelberg | Sr. | Westerville, Ohio |
| DE | Ray Brown |
John Carroll | Jr. | Bedford, Ohio |
| LB | Mason McKenrick | John Carroll | Jr. | Mentor, Ohio |
| LB | A.J. LiCata |
Alfred | Sr. | Lake View, N.Y. |
| LB | Darin Hungerford |
Kean | Sr. | Dumfries, Va. |
| CB | Victor Bunce |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Sr. | El Dorado Hills, Calif. |
| S | Ben Marcus | Washington U. | Jr. | Glen Ellyn, Ill. |
| S | Jake O'Connell | Brockport | Jr. | Rochester, N.Y. |
| CB | Alec Thompson |
Rose-Hulman | Sr. | Clermont, Fla. |
| Specialists | ||||
| K | Drew Pearson | UW-Stout | Jr. | Wausau, Wis. |
| P | Elias Deeb |
Chapman | So. | Newport Beach, Calif. |
| RET | Alex Bell |
Hardin-Simmons | Sr. | Midland, Texas |
| Second team Offense | ||||
| QB | Chase Burton | Franklin | Sr. | Corydon, Ind. |
| RB | Roger Walker | Marietta | Sr. | Palm Bay, Fla. |
| RB | Jordan Roberts |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Sheridan, Wyo. |
| WR | Reese Childress |
Hardin-Simmons | Jr. | Abilene, Texas |
| WR | Evan Clark |
St. John's | Sr. | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| TE | Garrett Armstrong | Wilkes | Sr. | Hampton, N.J. |
| T | Jonathan Castaneda | Hardin-Simmons | So. | Abilene, Texas |
| G | Tony Jones |
East Texas Baptist | Jr. | Houston, Texas |
| C | Nate Trewyn | UW-Whitewater | Jr. | Janesville, Wis. |
| G | Dillon Martin | Western New England | Sr. | Ashland, Mass. |
| T | Cameron Little |
Johns Hopkins | Jr. | Zanesville, Ohio |
| Defense | ||||
| DE | Chase Greenlee |
Wheaton (Ill.) | Sr. | Columbus, Ohio |
| DT | Mike Vidal |
Mount Union | Sr. | Miami, Fla. |
| DT | Niles Scott |
Frostburg State | Sr. | Elkton, Md. |
| DE | Billy Douds |
North Central (Ill.) | Sr. | Geneva, Ill. |
| LB | Tom Sora |
North Central (Ill.) |
Sr. | Morton Grove, Ill. |
| LB | Zach Schmerge | Ohio Northern | Sr. | Wapakoneta, Ohio |
| LB | Alex Berg | Concordia-Moorhead | Jr. | Moorhead, Minn. |
| CB | Tyler Jensen | St. Norbert | Sr. | Waunakee, Wis. |
| S | Shawn Miller | Delaware Valley | Sr. | Laurel, Del. |
| S | Ethan Williams | Maryville | Jr. | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| CB | Todd Jeter | Westminster (Pa.) | Sr. | Monroeville, Pa. |
| Specialists | ||||
| K | John Hoff |
Minnesota-Morris | Jr. | Falls Church, Va. |
| P | Rio Schmidt | Hobart | Sr. | Mason, Texas |
| RET | Jordan Schemm | Ithaca | Jr. | Coral Springs, Fla. |