The Clemson Insider · Jun 26, 2020
It’s an honor Clemson has 4 preseason All-Americans
What does preseason All-American status really mean? Well, I guess it means as much as a team being ranked No. 1 in the preseason polls.
“It just doesn’t matter,” as Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has said so eloquently over the years.
However, there is some honor in being a preseason All-American. It is a status given to a player who has earned that right based on what he has already done in his career and what potentially he could become in the future.
Clemson has two such first-team preseason All-Americans to this point. Street & Smith and Athlon have quarterback Trevor Lawrence and running back Travis Etienne listed as first-team All-Americans in their preseason magazines.