Four Navy Football Players Named to the Preseason American Athletic All-Conference Team by Phil Steele

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Four Navy football players have been named to the preseason American Athletic All-Conference team by Phil Steele.

Junior nose guard Donald Berniard Jr. was named to the third team, while junior defensive tackle Clay Cromwell, senior kicker Bijan Nichols and sophomore punter Riley Riethman was named to the fourth team.

Cincinnati placed 18 players on the four teams, while UCF had 16 and Houston 13. East Carolina, Tulane, USF and Memphis all had 11 each, SMU placed 10, Tulsa nine and Temple two.

Navy kicks off the 2022 season on Sept. 3 against Delaware at 12 noon. Season and mini-plan tickets are on sale now at navysports.com: https://tinyurl.com/npabpbx7 or by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY.

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Players Mentioned

#90 Donald Berniard Jr.: NG; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#97 Clay Cromwell: NG; 6' 3"; Sophomore

#43 Bijan Nichols: K; 6' 1"; Junior

#90 Riley Riethman: P / K; 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#90 Donald Berniard Jr.
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: NG

#97 Clay Cromwell
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: NG

#43 Bijan Nichols
: 6' 1"; Junior
: K

#90 Riley Riethman
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: P / K