• Houston leads the way with six players on the All-AAC first team.
• The All-AAC quarterbacks are Houston's Clayton Tune (first team), SMU's Tanner Mordecai (second team), Tulsa's Davis Brin (third team) and Memphis' Seth Henigan (HM).
• Check out PFF's 2023 NFL Draft Big Board to see which AAC stars are among the top preseason draft prospects.
Ahead of the 2022 college football season, PFF presents its preseason All-AAC Team.
Below are the first, second and third teams in addition to an honorable mention team. For in-depth analysis of these college football talents — and their respective programs — take a look at the 2022 PFF College Football Preview Guide.
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FIRST TEAM
QB: Clayton Tune, Houston
RB: Tyjae Spears, Tulane
RB: Alton McCaskill, Houston*
WR: Nathaniel “Tank” Dell, Houston
WR: Xavier Weaver, USF
WR: Ryan O'Keefe, UCF
TE: Josh Whyle, Cincinnati
OT: Isaac Moore, Temple
OT: Donovan Jennings, USF
G: Demetris Harris, USF
G: Lokahi Pauole, UCF
C: Sincere Haynesworth, Tulane
DI: Elijah Chatman, SMU
DI: Atlias Bell, Houston
Edge: Derek Parish, Houston
Edge: Anthony Goodlow, Tulsa
LB: Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati
LB: Donavan Mutin, Houston
CB: Davonte Brown, UCF
CB: Corey Thornton, UCF
S: Quindell Johnson, Memphis
S: Quadric Bullard, UCF
Flex D: Macon Clark, Tulane
K: Zack Long, Tulsa
P: Andrew Stokes, USF
PR/KR: Brian Battie, USF
SECOND TEAM
QB: Tanner Mordecai, SMU
RB: Keaton Mitchell, ECU
RB: Johnny Richardson, UCF
WR: Tre Tucker, Cincinnati
WR: Rashee Rice, SMU
WR: Kobe Hudson, UCF
TE: Kemore Gamble, UCF
OT: Jaylon Thomas, SMU
OT: Patrick Paul, Houston
G: Jeremy Cooper, Cincinnati
G: Cam'Ron Johnson, Houston
C: Matt Lee, UCF
DI: DeVere Levelston, SMU
DI: Joseph Anderson, Tulsa
Edge: Nelson Ceaser, Houston
Edge: D'Anthony Jones, Houston
LB: Deshawn Pace, Cincinnati
LB: Antonio Grier, USF
CB: Cameron Ruiz, Temple
CB: Malik Fleming, ECU
S: Divaad Wilson, UCF
S: Ja'von Hicks, Cincinnati
Flex D: Brandon Crossley, SMU
K: Spencer Shrader, USF
P: Lachlan Wilson, Tulsa
PR/KR: Bryan Massey, SMU
THIRD TEAM
QB: Davis Brin, Tulsa
RB: Jaren Mangham, USF
RB: Tre Siggers, SMU
WR: JuanCarlos Santana, Tulsa
WR: Nick Mardner, Cincinnati
WR: Tyler Scott, Cincinnati
TE: Christian Trahan, Houston
OT: Samuel Jackson, UCF
OT: James Tunstall, Cincinnati
G: Tank Jenkins, Houston
G: Lorenz Metz, Cincinnati
C: Jacob Likes, Memphis
DI: Chidozie Nwankwo, Houston
D: Latrell Bankston, Houston
Edge: Gary Wiley, SMU
Edge: Turner Coxe, SMU
LB: Jimmy Phillips Jr., SMU
LB: Nick Anderson, Tulane
CB: Greg Rubin, Memphis
CB: Alex Hogan, Houston
S: Rodney Owens, Memphis
S: Kendarin Ray, Tulsa
Flex D: Jadon Canady, Tulane
K: Bijan Nichols, Navy
P: Laine Wilkins, Houston
PR/KR: Tre Tucker, Cincinnati
HONORABLE MENTION
QB: Seth Henigan, Memphis
RB: Brandon Thomas, Memphis
RB: Anthony Watkins, Tulsa
WR: CJ Johnson, ECU
WR: Keylon Stokes, Tulsa
WR: KeSean Carter, Houston
TE: Ryan Jones, ECU
OT: Marcus Bryant, SMU
OT: Kip Frankland, Navy
G: Caleb Thomas, Tulane
G: Justin Osborne, SMU
C: Brad Cecil, USF
DI: Adonis Friloux, Tulane
DI: Keenan Hester, UCF
Edge: Tre'mon Morris-Brash, UCF
Edge: Malik Vann, Cincinnati
LB: Dorian Williams, Tulane
LB: Ty Van Fossen, Cincinnati
CB: Art Green, Houston
CB: Arquon Bush, Cincinnati
S: Gervarrius Owens, Houston
S: Jaise Oliver, Tulsa
Flex D: Jireh Wilson, ECU
K: Owen Daffer, ECU
P: Joe Doyle, Memphis
PR/KR: Maquel Haywood, Navy