Preseason 25
Best Centers 1. Alex
Mack, Jr. California
2. Steve Justice, Sr. Wake Forest
3. Adam Spieker, Sr. Missouri
4. Sete Aulai, Sr. BYU
5. Doug Legursky, Sr. Marshall
6. Jon Cooper, Jr. Oklahoma
7. Trevor Rees, Sr. Northwestern
8. Cody Wallace, Sr. Texas A&M
9. Kory Lichtensteiger, Sr. Bowling
Green
10. Eric Wood, Jr. Louisville
11. Antoine Caldwell, Jr. Alabama
12. Marcus Coleman, Sr. Wisconsin
13. Mike Pollak, Sr. Arizona State
14. Jonathan Luigs, Jr. Arkansas
15. Daniel Sanders, Jr. Colorado
16. Jeff Cavender, Sr., Boise State
17. Rafael Eubanks, Soph. Iowa
18. Drew Miller, Sr. Florida
19. Eddie Adamski, Soph. Northern Illinois
20. Antron Harper, Sr. Navy
21 A.Q. Shipley, Sr. Penn State
22 Robby Felix, Jr. UTEP
23 John Sullivan, Sr. Notre Dame
24 Tony Brinkhaus, Sr. Minnesota
25 Kyle DeVan, Sr. Oregon State
2007 CFN Preseason First Team All-American
Alex
Mack, Jr. California At 6-5 and 300 pounds,
Mack’s a whistle-to-whistle mauler that’s skilled in all phases of the
position and getting better. Mack’s versatility and the development of
the backup centers have the staff toying with the idea of moving him to
tackle in order to get the five best linemen on the field.
2007 CFN Preseason Second Team All-American
Steve Justice, Sr. Wake Forest The best player
on a great Demon Deacon line,
Justice is a 6-4, 294-pound technician
who'll be in the hunt for All-America honors as well as the Rimington
Award. The perfect quarterback for the veteran line, he'll start to get
the recognition Vallos earned last year.
2006 CFN Honorable Mention All-Americans
(in alphabetical order)
Sete Aulai, Sr. BYU The inside of
the Cougar line is rock-solid, led by Aulai, who earned second-team
Mountain West honors. He's a technician in the passing game and turned
into a pounding run blocker as the star the line revolved around.
Jon Cooper, Jr. Oklahoma The
6-2, 285-pound Cooper is a true anchor in the middle, starting all but
on game over the last two seasons. Versatile enough to move to guard in
a pinch, he's a tough run blocker who's a year removed from an ankle
injury that curtailed his freshman year. He's been a producer since the
moment he set foot on campus.
Doug Legursky, Sr. Marshall A perennial Rimington
Award candidate, Legursky's a sure-fire NFL starter next year. A team
leader with an infectious work ethic, he’s quick off the snap, powerful
as a run blocker and technically about as sound as any center in the
country
Kory Lichtensteiger, Sr. Bowling Green While it's
hard to call a center the star of an offense, the 6-3, 300-pound
Lichtensteiger is one. A tough guard in the first part of his career, he
made the move inside and earned first-team All-MAC honors as a great
leader and all-around blocker. His NFL future is likely at guard, but
he'll be one of the nation's best in the middle this year.
Trevor Rees, Sr. Northwestern While not a
huge steamroller at 6-2 and 280 pounds, he's tough, quick, and
experienced starting for two years, missing 2005 with academic problems,
and starting again all of last year. Back in the doghouse after a DUI,
he's a bit of a question mark for the opener.
Adam Spieker, Sr. Missouri The 6-3,
305-pound senior has been one of the stars of a good Tiger line for the
last few years. A tremendously strong anchor for the last three years,
he has become a true leader and a perfect quarterback for the line. A
dominant run blocker, he's also great at working with Chase Daniel to
sniff out mismatches.
Cody Wallace, Sr. Texas A&M The
Aggie line is loaded with experience, and it starts in the middle with
6-4, 294-pound Wallace, who earned First Team All-Big 12 honors. One of
the team's steadiest starters with 23 straight calls, he's a very smart,
very tough run blocker who doesn't make mistakes.
Eric Wood, Jr. Louisville Now entering his third
season as a starter, Wood is well on his way to becoming one of the
nation’s top linemen. He’s a rock in the middle, having started each of
Louisville’s last 25 games, with impeccable technique, speed and
footwork.
