Moore and Johnson Named Preseason All-Americans by Sporting News

Boise State’s Kellen Moore and Jeron Johnson both received individual national accolades, Tuesday (June 22), as both Broncos were selected to the Sporting News Preseason All-American Teams for their projected impact heading into the 2010 college football season.

Moore, a junior quarterback from Prosser, Wash. (Prosser HS), was named second-team preseason All-American by Sporting News after an outstanding sophomore campaign for Boise State. Moore finished 2009 with the second highest pass efficiency rating (161.65) in the country having completed 277-of-431 passes for 3,536 yards, 39 touchdowns and just three interceptions. His incredible ratio of pass attempts to interceptions set an NCAA single season record at 0.69 percent.

For his role in helping guide the Broncos to a perfect 14-0 season and a win in the 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Moore was named Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He was voted first-team All-American by ESPN.com, SI.com and CBSSports.com, and third-team Associated Press All-American. Moore also finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting. This isn’t the first preseason honor for Moore by Sporting News, as he was also named a preseason Heisman candidate and ranked on the top-25 players in the country list by the magazine at the end of May.

Johnson, a senior safety from Compton, Calif. (Dominguez HS), earned the first preseason All-American honors of his career following another dominating season on the Boise State defense in 2009. He was selected third-team All-American by Sporting News. Johnson was voted second-team All-WAC for the second consecutive year as a junior after leading the Broncos in tackles (91). He also recorded four interceptions, which ranked second on the team.

Boise State will kick-off the 2010 season on Sept. 6 (Monday) when the Broncos travel to Landover, Md. to meet Virginia Tech at Fed Ex Field.

The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. (EST) and will air on ESPN.

SPORTING NEWS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas

RB Mark Ingram, Alabama

RB Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh

OL Mike Pouncey, Florida

OL Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh

OL Rodney Hudson, Florida State

OL Stefan Wisniewski, Penn State

OL Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU

TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame

WR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma

WR A.J. Green, Georgia

K Kai Forbath, UCLA

KR D.J. Monroe, Texas

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DL Jared Crick, Nebraska

DL Robert Quinn, North Carolina

DL Von Miller, Texas A&M

DL Adrian Clayborn, Iowa

LB Greg Jones, Michigan State

LB Vontaze Burfict, Arizona State

LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College

CB Patrick Peterson, LSU

CB Brandon Harris, Miami

S Rahim Moore, UCLA

S DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson

P Drew Butler, Georgia

PR Greg Reid, Florida State

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

QB Kellen Moore, Boise State

RB LaMichael James, Oregon

RB Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State

OL Matt Reynolds, BYU

OL Chase Beeler, Stanford

OL Kyle Hix, Texas

OL Dan Hoch, Missouri

OL Butch Lewis, USC

TE Ben Guidugli, Cincinnati

WR Julio Jones, Alabama

WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame

K Grant Ressel, Missouri

KR Chris Owusu, Stanford

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

DL Marcell Dareus, Alabama

DL Sam Acho, Texas

DL Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh

DL Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue

LB Akeem Ayers, UCLA

LB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma

LB Don’t’a Hightower, Alabama

CB Kendric Burney, North Carolina

CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska

S Mark Barron, Alabama

S Tyler Sash, Iowa

P Tress Way, Oklahoma

PR Jeremy Kerley, TCU

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

QB Case Keenum, Houston

RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech

RB John Clay, Wisconsin

OL Caleb Schlauderaff, Utah

OL Anthony Castonzo, Boston College

OL Barrett Jones, Alabama

OL Zach Hurd, Connecticut

OL Clint Boling, Georgia

TE D.J. Williams, Arkansas

WR James Cleveland, Houston

WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh

K Alex Henery, Nebraska

KR Tyron Carrier, Houston

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

DL Allen Bailey, Miami

DL Jurrell Casey, USC

DL Cameron Heyward, Ohio State

DL Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma

LB Tank Carder, TCU

LB Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut

LB Kelvin Sheppard, LSU

CB Trevin Wade, Arizona

CB Curtis Brown, Texas

S Jeron Johnson, Boise State

S Deunta Wiliams, North Carolina

P Derek Epperson, Baylor

PR LaVon Brazill, Ohio