Pitt Football Has 2 Preseason All-Americans
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) - James Conner is the reigning ACC Player of the Year and Tyler Boyd is coming off one of the most dynamic seasons in the country and both are being recognized as two of the biggest impact players headed into the 2015 season.
Renowned college football expert Phil Steele recently published his preseason All-American team and both Pitt stars made the cut.
Boyd, coming off a 78 catch, 1,261 season in which he caught eight touchdowns, was named a first-team All-American on Steele's list. Boyd was a member of the first team All-ACC team last season after becoming the first player in ACC history to compile 1,000 receiving yards in both his freshman and sophomore season.
Conner meanwhile was named a second-team All-American by Steele. Conner beat out Jameis Winston for both the ACC Player of the Year and ACC Offensive Player of the Year awards in 2014 after rushing for 1,765 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Additionally, Pitt had five players named to the Phil Steele All-ACC teams in Tyler Boyd (first team receiver and punt returner, fourth team kickoff returner), Conner (first team), junior offensive tackle Adam Bisnowaty (first team), junior offensive guard Dorian Johnson (second team) and junior placekicker Chris Blewitt (fourth team).