ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Phil Steele has released his preseason All-American Athletic Conference teams and Navy placed 13 players among the four teams, the second most in the conference.  Likely preseason favorite Memphis had 15 players named to the preseason list.

Navy had four first-team selections: senior offensive tackle Connor McMahon, senior linebacker Colin Ramos, senior safety Rayuan Lane III and senior punter Riley Riethman.  Ramos and Riethman were both First-Team All-AAC last fall, while Lane was named to the third team.

Senior defensive end Justin Reed, senior corner Dashaun Peele and senior punt returner Amin Hassan were named to the second team.  Peele was Honorable Mention All-AAC last year.

Junior fullback Alex Tecza, junior snipe Eli Heidenreich (as a wide receiver) and junior nose guard Landon Robinson were named to the third team.

Senior guard Javan Bouton, sophomore kick returner Tyler Bradley and sophomore long snapper Rayne Fry were named to the fourth team.

Navy kicks off the 2024 season on Saturday, August 31 at home against Bucknell at 12 noon.  Tickets are available at: https://navysports.evenue.net/list/NAVY or by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY.

Numbers of Players by Team Selected All-AAC by Phil Steele

Memphis: 15

Navy: 13

Rice: 12

Tulane: 11

East Carolina: 10

South Florida: 9

Texas-San Antonio: 8

North Texas: 8

Alabama-Birmingham: 8

Charlotte: 7

Army: 6

Florida Atlantic: 4

Tulsa: 3

Temple: 2