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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?