BOULDER – Athlon Sports released its preseason All-Pac-12 teams Thursday and eight Colorado Buffaloes donned its lists.
Colorado, the reigning Pac-12 South Champions, ranked eighth in the league for the most players selected to Athlon's teams, which featured a first-, second-, third- and fourth-team for offense, defense and special teams.
Among Pac-12 South Division schools, Colorado ranked fourth out of six.
Most preseason All-Pac-12 Selections by school (2016 record in parentheses):
14 - Oregon (4-8)
13 - Washington (12-2)
12 - Stanford (10-3)
11 - USC (10-3)
11 - Washington State (8-5)
9 - Arizona State (5-7)
9 - UCLA (4-8)
8 - Colorado (10-4)
7 - Utah (9-4)
6 - Cal (5-7)
5 - Oregon State (4-8)
3 - Arizona (3-9)
Here's a look at CU's eight selections to Athlon's All-Pac-12 Preseason Teams:
RB Phillip Lindsay – First-Team All-Purpose Selection
Wise choice here as Lindsay ranks second in the league and ninth in the FBS among all returning players in career all-purpose yardage with 4,029.