A pair of Tigers pick up preseason All-American honors

A pair of LSU defenders landed Preseason All-American honors from Sporting News on Monday.

Junior linebacker Devin White and redshirt sophomore Andraez “Greedy” Williams each landed spots on the team, making LSU and Clemson the only schools to land multiple defenders on the squad.

White led the Tigers and the SEC in tackles last season, registering 133 stops, en route to second-team All-American honors, while Williams earned third-team All-American honors in 2017 after picking off six passes. Williams held opposing quarterbacks to a 22.9 passer rating when targeted a year ago, the best mark in the SEC among returning corners.

The full team is listed below.

2018 Sporting News Preseason All-America Team

Offense
OL: Jonah Williams, Alabama
OL: Trey Adams, Washington
OL: Alex Bars, Notre Dame
OL: Mitch Hyatt, Clemson
OL: Greg Little, Ole Miss
QB: Trace McSorley, Penn State
RB: Bryce Love, Stanford
RB: Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
WR: David Sills V, West Virginia
WR: A.J. Brown, Ole Miss
TE: Noah Fant, Iowa
ATH: Darrell Henderson, Memphis

Defense
DL: Nick Bosa, Ohio State
DL: Ed Oliver, Houston
DL: Christian Wilkins, Clemson
DL: Clelin Ferrell, Clemson
LB: Devin Bush, Michigan
LB: T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin
LB: Devin White, LSU
DB: Greedy Williams, LSU
DB: Deandre Baker, Georgia
DB: Lukas Denis, Boston College
DB: Jaquan Johnson, Miami (Fla.)

Special Teams
K: Matt Gay, Utah
P: Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah
RET: Tony Pollard, Memphis