UTC's Corey Levin (62) against Mercer and (70) Hunter Towson, (52) Jacob Revis
Blue team running back Derrick Craine breaks a tackle by white team defensive back C.J. Fritz during the UTC spring football game at Finley Stadium on Saturday, April 23, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn.The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team placed four players on the STATS preseason All-American team, released this morning.
Senior offensive lineman Corey Levin and defensive lineman Keionta Davis represented the Mocs on the first team, while running back Derrick Craine and linebacker Nakevion Leslie were each selected to the third team.
The 6-foot-4, 270-pound Davis set a school record with 13.5 sacks during the 2015 season, earning first-team all-Southern Conference honors and second-team All-American honors. Levin, the two-time SoCon Jacobs Blocking Award winner, is a two-time All-American.
Craine set a school record with 1,251 yards rushing and had 13 touchdowns, while Leslie had 86 tackles - including 14 for loss, which ranked second in the SoCon to Davis.
The Mocs were one of four teams to have four preseason All-Americans, the others being five-time defending national champion North Dakota State, Charleston Southern and Jacksonville State.
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