Buffalo junior running back Jaret Patterson and Kent State junior place kicker Matthew Trickett have been named preseason All-Americans by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Both Patterson & Trickett earned Second Team All-America honors. In all, 33 different schools from eight conferences are represented on the Preseason All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 50 players selected).
Entering his junior season, Patterson is coming off a record-breaking campaign for the Bulls. He rushed for a single-season school record 1,799 yards and scored 19 rushing touchdowns, also a school record in 2019. An All-MAC First Team selection, Patterson led the Mid-American and ranked fifth in the nation in rushing last season.