Athlon projects the best in the American Athletic for 2014.
The 2014 college football season kicks off on Aug. 27 and concludes in Dallas with the first four-team playoff in the FBS ranks on January 12, 2015. Since it’s never too early to start thinking about the upcoming college football season, Athlon Sports has already released its projected rankings for 2014, as well as conference predictions.
With the predictions released, it’s time to take a look at the best players by conference.
Athlon Sports continues its release of preseason all-conference teams with a look at our first, second and third American Athletic All-Conference teams for 2014.
Related Content: American Athletic 2014 Conference Predictions
An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2014. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2014 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
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2014 American Athletic All-Conference Team
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense | |
| QB | Shane Carden East Carolina ________________ | John O'Korn Houston ________________ | P.J. Walker Temple ________________ |
| RB | William Stanback UCF | Ralph David Abernathy IV Cincinnati | Kenneth Farrow Houston |
| RB | Hosey Williams Cincinnati ________________ | Breon Allen East Carolina ________________ | Kenneth Harper Temple ________________ |
| WR | Deontay Greenberry Houston | Geremy Davis UConn | Andre Davis USF |
| WR | Justin Hardy East Carolina | J.J. Worton UCF | Chris Moore Cincinnati |
| TE | Sean McQuillan UConn ________________ | Mike McFarland USF ________________ | Darius Joseph SMU ________________ |
| C | Austin Reiter USF | Taylor Lasecki SMU | Bryce Redman Houston |
| G | Parker Ehinger Cincinnati | Quinterrius Eatmon USF | Thor Jozwiak USF |
| G | Torrian Wilson UCF | Rowdy Harper Houston | Deyshawn Bond (C) |
| T | Ike Harris East Carolina | Garrett Stafford Tulsa | Sean Donnelly Tulane |
| T | Eric Lefeld Cincinnati | Darrell Williams USF | Kris Weeks SMU |
| First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense | |
| DE | Martin Ifedi Memphis | Derrick Alexander Tulsa | Beau Barnes SMU |
| DE | Silverberry Mouhon | Royce LaFrance Tulane | Thomas Niles UCF |
| DT | Joey Mbu Houston | Julian Campenni UConn | Derrick Calloway USF |
| DT | Terry Williams East Carolina ________________ | Derrick Luetjen Tulsa ________________ | Matt Ioannidis Temple ________________ |
| LB | Tyler Matakevich Temple | Zeek Bigger East Carolina | Jeff Luc Cincinnati |
| LB | Derrick Mathews Houston | Efrem Oliphant Houston | Nico Marley Tulane |
| LB | Terrance Plummer UCF ________________ | Nick Temple Cincinnati ________________ | Stephon Sanders SMU ________________ |
| CB | Lorenzo Doss Tulane | Byron Jones UConn | Bobby McCain Memphis |
| CB | Jacoby Glenn UCF | Darion Monroe Tulane | Obi Melifonwu (S) UConn |
| S | Clayton Geathers UCF | Demarco Nelson Tulsa | Adrian McDonald Houston |
| S | Trevon Stewart Houston | Sam Scofield Tulane | Michael Mudoh Tulsa |
| First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists | |
| K | Marvin Kloss USF | Shawn Moffitt UCF | Jake Elliott Memphis |
| P | Mattias Ciabatti USF | Peter Picerelli Tulane | Caleb Houston UCF |
| KR | Demarcus Ayers Houston | Joe Craig Memphis | Chris Dunkley USF |
| PR | Justin Hardy East Carolina | Chris Dunkley USF | Keiwone Malone Memphis |
Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2014 American All-Conference Team
| First | Second | Third | |
| Cincinnati | Offense: 3 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Connecticut | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| East Carolina | Offense: 3 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Houston | Offense: 1 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Memphis | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 2 |
| SMU | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| South Florida | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 2 | Offense: 3 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 |
| Temple | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Tulane | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| Tulsa | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
| UCF | Offense: 2 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 |
