AUBURN, Ala. – Three Auburn football standouts have earned preseason All-America honors and seven other Tigers are receiving preseason All-SEC recognition, Athlon Sports announced Tuesday.
Receiver Cam Coleman and defensive lineman Keldric Faulk have been named to Athlon’s All-America third team while kick returner Rayshawn Pleasant made the fourth team as a specialist.
Coleman and Faulk were each named to Athlon’s All-SEC first team. Pleasant made the All-SEC second team as a return specialist.
Joining that trio on Athlon’s preseason All-SEC team are receiver Eric Singleton Jr. and center Connor Lew on the second team, offensive lineman Xavier Chaplin, cornerback Kayin Lee and safety Kaleb Harris on the third team, and offensive lineman Jeremiah Wright and linebacker Demarcus Riddick on the fourth team.
Coleman, Faulk and Pleasant are three of the SEC’s conference-best 43 selections on Athlon’s preseason All-America team.
A sophomore from Phenix City, Alabama, Coleman made 37 receptions for 598 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman in 2024.
Faulk, a junior from Highland Home, Alabama, earned a starting position as a true freshman in 2023 and continued to develop last season, totaling seven sacks, 11 tackles for loss and 45 tackles.
Pleasant, a redshirt junior transfer from Tulane, returned two kickoffs for touchdowns last season while also returning an interception for a TD.
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