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Three Tigers were named 2026 preseason All-Americans by the Associated Press on Tuesday.
Junior tight end Trey’Dez Green of Zachary High in the Baton Rouge area was the only LSU player to receive first team honors. He holds the LSU record for most career touchdowns for a tight end with 11, and his seven scores last year were a season receiving record.
Green (6-foot-7, 237 pounds) finished 2025 with 33 catches for 433 yards and is poised to build on that success under new head coach Lane Kiffin’s offense with offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr.
Junior left tackle Jordan Seaton, a top transfer junior from Colorado, was named to the second team offense in his first season in Baton Rouge. Seaton was 247sports.com’s No. 3 portal player and top transfer offensive tackle this off-season. He was an All-Big 12 second team selection last year.
Senior safety Ty Benefield, a transfer from Boise State, was the Tigers’ only selection on defense. He was named to the second team after making headlines in the Tigers’ secondary all off-season. In three seasons as a Bronco, Benefield made 235 tackles and 18 tackles for loss while intercepting five passes in 33 starts. He was named an All-Mountain West first teamer last season.
The 2026 Pre-season Associated Press All-America Team
First Team Offense
Quarterback — Dante Moore, fourth year, Oregon.
Running backs — Kewan Lacy, third year, Mississippi; Ahmad Hardy, third year, Missouri.
Tackles — Carter Smith, fifth year, Indiana; Trevor Goosby, fourth year, Texas.
Guards — Evan Tengesdahl, fourth year, Cincinnati; Shadre Hurst, fifth year, Houston.
Center — Kade Pieper, fourth year, Iowa.
Tight end — Trey’Dez Green, third year, LSU.
Wide receivers — Jeremiah Smith, third year, Ohio State; Malachi Toney, second year, Miami; Cam Coleman, third year, Texas.
All-purpose player — Wayne Knight, fifth year, UCLA.
Kicker — Tate Sandell, fifth year, Oklahoma.
First Team Defense
Edge — Colin Simmons, third year, Texas; Dylan Stewart, third year, South Carolina.
Tackles — A’Mauri Washington, fourth year, Oregon; David Stone, third year, Oklahoma.
Linebackers — Rasheem Biles, fourth year, Texas; Xavier Atkins, third year, Auburn; Rolijah Hardy, third year, Indiana.
Cornerbacks — Leonard Moore, third year, Notre Dame; Ellis Robinson IV, third year, Georgia.
Safeties — KJ Bolden, third year, Georgia; Koi Perich, third year, Oregon.
Defensive back — Bray Hubbard, fourth year, Alabama.
Punter — Evan Crenshaw, fifth year, Troy.
Second Team Offense
Quarterback — Trinidad Chambliss, fifth year, Mississippi.
Running backs — Mark Fletcher Jr., fourth year, Miami; LJ Martin, fourth year, BYU.
Tackles — Cayden Green, fourth year, Missouri; Jordan Seaton, third year, LSU.
Guards — Greg Johnson, fourth year, Minnesota; Luke Montgomery, fourth year, Ohio State.
Center — Drew Bobo, fifth season, Georgia.
Tight end — Terrance Carter Jr., fifth year, Texas Tech.
Wide receivers — Duce Robinson, fourth year, Florida State; Charlie Becker, third year, Indiana; KJ Duff, third year, Rutgers.
All-purpose player — Cam Cook, fourth year, West Virginia.
Kicker — Lucas Carneiro, fifth year, Mississippi.
Second Team Defense
Edge — Anthony Smith, fifth season, Minnesota; John Henry Daley, fourth year, Michigan.
Tackles — Tyrique Tucker, fifth year, Indiana; Will Echoles, third year, Mississippi.
Linebackers — Sammy Brown, third year Clemson; Raylen Wilson, fourth year, Georgia; Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, third year, Notre Dame.
Cornerbacks — Brandon Finney Jr., second year, Oregon; Zabien Brown, third year, Alabama.
Safeties — Brauntae Johnson, third year, Notre Dame; Ty Benefield, fourth year, LSU.
Defensive back — Kelley Jones, fourth year, Mississippi State.
Punter — Palmer Williams, fourth year, Baylor.
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