The start of summer heat and vacations is also the start of another tradition — preseason college football magazines.
One of the first to produce a magazine every year is Phil Steele, whose 2015 version includes about as many Ole Miss representatives as any other school on his preseason All-America and All-SEC teams.
Leading the way are a quartet of Rebel juniors — TE Evan Engram, OT Laremy Tunsil, WR Laquon Treadwell and DT Robert Nkemdiche — on Phil Steele’s All-America first or second teams.
A total of 11 Rebels dot Phil Steele’s four All-SEC squads, including those four All-Americans on the first team.
The other preseason prognostications that have been released are from CFB Matrix, which similarly has four Rebels on its All-America squads (with Tony Conner instead of Treadwell).
Phil Steele All-Americans
1st team: Evan Engram – TE
1st team: Laremy Tunsil – OT
2nd team: Laquon Treadwell – WR
2nd team: Robert Nkemdiche – DT
Phil Steele All-SEC
1st team: Laquon Treadwell – WR
1st team: Evan Engram – TE
1st team: Laremy Tunsil – OL
1st team: Robert Nkemdiche – DT
2nd team: Tony Conner – DB
3rd team: Aaron Morris – OL
3rd team: Denzel Nkemdiche – LB
3rd team: C.J. Johnson – LB
3rd team: Will Gleeson – P
4th team: Marquis Haynes – DE
4th team: Markell Pack – PR
CFB Matrix All-Americans
1st team: Evan Engram – TE
1st team: Laremy Tunsil – OT
1st team: Robert Nkemdiche – DT
2nd team: Tony Conner – DB
CFB Matrix All-SEC
1st team: Laquon Treadwell – WR
1st team: Evan Engram – TE
1st team: Laremy Tunsil – OL
1st team: Robert Nkemdiche – DT
1st team: Tony Conner – DB
3rd team: Javon Patterson – OL
3rd team: Marquis Haynes – DE
Nation’s No. 2 DL Unit (CFB Matrix)
Nation’s No. 5 WR Unit (CFB Matrix)
Nation’s No. 10 DB Unit (CFB Matrix)
