UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel and running back Otis Anderson were among the 14 Knights football players named to Phil Steele’s 2020 preseason American Athletic Conference team released Tuesday.
Defensive backs Richie Grant and Aaron Robinson along with defensive lineman Kenny Turnier, offensive lineman Cole Schneider and Anderson all earned first team honors.
Anderson was the only UCF player to make the list twice as a punt returner (1st) and running back (2nd). He led the conference in punt returns last season, averaging 13.19 yards per return on special teams.
Gabriel, who passed for 3,653 yards as a true freshman, was named the quarterback of the third team behind SMU’s Shane Buechele (1st) and Memphis’ Brady White (2nd).