Editor's note: This article was adapted from Phil Steele's college football preview magazine, which is available here.
Putting together a preseason All-America team is never easy. I talk to NFL personnel people and get their input on which players they project as the top NFL prospects for next year. You must also consider the guys who are just great college football players. Maybe they don't have the size and speed to be first-round draft picks, but they are highly productive college football players who play in the right system.
Here's my team -- starting with my five toughest choices when choosing my 2016 first-team preseason All-America team.