Thought I’d give up an update on how the HP preseason All-Americans are doing after four games.
First, the defense:
DE–LaMarr Woodley, Michigan–Woodley is having a year befitting of an HP All-American as he already has 5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble return for a TD.
DE–Victor Abiamiri, Notre Dame–He’s having a good year, too, with 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and 3 quarterback hurries.
DT–Frank Okam, Texas–The big guy has 10 tackles, including 2 for losses plus a half sack to his credit.
DT–Baraka Atkins, Miami–Atkins is actually playing back at defensive end after playing tackle last year. So far, he has 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack, a pass break up and two fumble recoveries.
LB–Brandon Siler, Florida–Siler is the leader of a very good Gator defense. He has 23 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries and a forced fumble.
LB–Rey Maualuga, USC–He looks like the next great USC linebacker. He has 22 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack and an interception so far.
LB–Patrick Willis, Ole Miss–The only bright side for the Rebels. He has 46 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, a sack, 3 pass breakups, and a fumble recovery.
CB–Eric Wright, UNLV–Wright has made a big impact so far as a first-year transfer from USC. He has 15 tackles, 1 interception, 5 pass breakups and 1 forced fumble.
CB–Antoine Cason, Arizona–Cason has had a nice year so far, with 21 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 interceptions, 1 pass breakup and 1 fumble recovery.
S–Laron Landry, LSU–Landry has 15 tackles, one tackle for loss and 1 interception so far.
S–Josh Pinkard, USC–Pinkard tore his knee against Arkansas in the season opener and is out for the season.
Notes: After four games, I’m satisfied with most of my preseason picks.
If I had to make changes, I would:
–Replace Atkins with Glenn Dorsey of LSU. Dorsey has 21 tackles, 5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks for the Tigers.
–Replace Wright with Daymeion Hughes of Cal, who already has 5 interceptions, including 2 for TDs.
–Obviously, since Pinkard is out for the year, someone else would be better suited. At this point, I would go with Tom Zbikowski of Notre Dame, who has 30 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery for a TD.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
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