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Phil Steele's preseason All-MAC football teams released

Notable players to make Steele's First Team rosters: Blake Frohnapfel, Tajae Sharpe, Andrew Ness, Pat O'Connor, Jatavis Brown and Paris Logan.

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Phil Steele released his yearly preseason all-conference teams for his magazine today. Here's what he came up with for the MAC:

Offense

QB Blake Frohnapfel, UMass Zach Terrell, Western Michigan Drew Hare, Northern Illinois Matt Johnson, Bowling Green
RB Jarvion Franklin, Western Michigan Travis Greene, Bowling Green Joel Bouagnon, Northern Illinois Terry Swanson, Toledo
RB Kareem Hunt, Toledo Anthone Taylor, Buffalo AJ Ouellette, Ohio Shadrach Abrokwah, UMass
WR Tajae Sharpe, UMass Alonzo Russell, Toledo Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois Tommylee Lewis, Northern Illinois
WR Roger Lewis, Bowling Green Ron Willoughby, Buffalo Daniel Braverman, Western Michigan Ronnie Moore, Bowling Green
WR Corey Davis, Western Michigan Corey Jones, Toledo Jordan Williams, Ball St KeVonn Mabon, Ball St
TE Rodney Mills, UMass Ben McCord, Central Michigan Matt Weiser, Buffalo Dylan Curry, Ball St
C Andrew Ness, Northern Illinois Nick Beamish, Central Michigan Lucas Powell, Ohio Jacob Richard, Ball St
OL James Kristof, Western Michigan Jalen Schlachter, Ball St Mike Lucas, Ohio Tyrell Smith, UMass
OL Alex Huettel, Bowling Green Aidan Conlon, Northern Illinois Taylor Moton, Western Michigan Dylan Brumbaugh, Akron
OL Ramadan Ahmeti, Central Michigan Jacob Bennett, Bowling Green Steven Bell, Ball St John Kling, Buffalo
OL Willie Beavers, Western Michigan Logan Dietz, Bowling Green Mike McQueen, Ohio Drake Miller, Ball St

Defense

DL Blake Serpa, Central Michigan Treyvon Hester, Toledo Cody Grice, Akron Nate Terhune, Kent St
DL Joe Ostman, Central Michigan Tarell Basham, Ohio Nathan Braster, Western Michigan Darnell Smith, Ball St
DL Pat O’Connor, Eastern Michigan Orion Jones, Toledo Se’Von Pittman, Akron Jamal Marcus, Akron
DL Trent Voss, Toledo Perez Ford, Northern Illinois Bryson Albright, Miami Bryan Thomas, Bowling Green
LB Jatavis Brown, Akron Quentin Poling, Ohio Darryl Monroe, Akron Matt Dellinger, Kent St
LB Boomer Mays, Northern Illinois Anthony Zappone, Eastern Michigan Kent Kern, Miami Zack Ryan, Ball St
LB Jovan Santos-Knox,UMass Ben Ingle, Ball St Sean Folliard, Northern Illinois Kassan Messiah, UMass
LB Great Ibe, Eastern Michigan Rasheen Lemon, Northern Illinois (susp) Chase Murdock, Toledo Jovon Johnson, Ohio
DB Randall Jette, UMass Ronald Zamort, Western Michigan Brandon Greer, Central Michigan Larry Hope, Akron
DB Paris Logan, Northern Illinois Marlon Moore, Northern Illinois Trey Dudley-Giles, UMass Eilar Hardy, Bowling Green
DB Tony Annese, Central Michigan Kavon Frazier, Central Michigan DeJuan Rogers, Toledo Devin Bass, Ohio
DB Nate Holley, Kent St Jordan Italiano, Kent St Heath Harding, Miami Cheatam Norrils, Toledo

Special Teams

K Tyler Tate, Bowling Green Kaleb Patterson, Miami Andrew Haldeman, Western Michigan Dylan Mulder, Eastern Michigan
P Joe Davidson, Bowling Green Anthony Melchiori, Kent St Mitch Bonnstetter, Ohio J Schroeder, Western Michigan
KR Darius Phillips, Western Michigan Devin Campbell, Buffalo Khary Bailey-Smith, UMass Clint Stephens, Bowling Green
PR Ryan Burbrink, Bowling Green Chad Beebe, Northern Illinois Daz’mond Patterson, Ohio Fred McRae, Miami

Totals

Akron Zips- 7
Ball State Cardinals- 10
Bowling Green Falcons- 13
Buffalo Bulls- 5
Central Michigan Chippewas- 8
Eastern Michigan Eagles- 4
Kent State Golden Flashes- 5
Miami RedHawks- 5
Northern Illinois Huskies- 13
Ohio Bobcats- 10
Toledo Rockets- 10
UMass Minutemen- 10
Western Michigan Broncos- 12

How does Phil Steele's preseason rankings line up with who you think are the best players in the MAC?