University of Minnesota Athletics

2026 Gopher Football Preseason Honors

Baranowski

MAVERICK BARANOWSKI, LB

Second Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele | Athlon)

Watch List: Butkus Award

Watch List: Shriners Children's 1000
Beers

ASHTON BEERS, OL

Watch List: Rimington Trophy

Senior Bowl Top 300

Watch List: Shriners Children's 1000
Brown

KERRY BROWN, DB

Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)

Watch List: Shriners Children's 1000

Bush

TJ BUSH, DL

Watch List: Shriners Children's 1000
Johnson

GREG JOHNSON, OL

First Team All-American (Phil Steele)

Second Team All-American (ESPN | AP | CBS Sports)

First Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)

Second Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)

Third Team All-Big Ten (Pro Football Network)

Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (USA Today)

Watch List: Outland Trophy

Senior Bowl Top 300

Watch List: Shriners Children's 1000
Lindsey

DRAKE LINDSEY, QB

Watch List: Shriners Children's 1000

Nestor

JOHN NESTOR, DB

Third Team All-American (Pro Football Network)

First Team All-Big Ten (Pro Football Network)

Second Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele | Athlon)

Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (USA Today)

Watch List: Lott Trophy

Watch List: Shriners Children's 1000
Roy

NATHAN ROY, OT

Third Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)

Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Smith

ANTHONY SMITH, DL

First Team All-American (Phil Steele | Athlon)

Second Team All-American (Walter Camp | On3 | ESPN | AP | The Athletic | CBS Sports)

Big Ten Honors List

First Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele | Athlon | USA Today)

Watch List: Outland Trophy

Watch List: Bronko Nagurski Trophy

Watch List: Lombardi Award

Watch List: Walter Camp

Watch List: Bednarik Award

Senior Bowl Top 300

Watch List: Wuerffel Trophy

AFCA Good Works Team Nominee

Smith

JALEN SMITH, WR

Third Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)

Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)
Soukop

ALAN SOUKUP, LS

Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)

Watch List: Patrick Mannelly Award
Taylor

DARIUS TAYLOR, RB

Second Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)

Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)

Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (USA Today)

Watch List: Maxwell Award

Senior Bowl Top 300

Watch List: Shriners Children's 1000

Thomas

TJ THOMAS, PR

Third Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)
Tracy

JAVON TRACY, WR

Watch List: Shriners Children's 1000
Turner

AJ Turner, RB

Watch List (Comeback Player)

Weston

TOM WESTON, P

Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Athlon)
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