LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas football was represented by eight individuals on the Phil Steele Preseason All-America and All-Big 12 Teams, highlighted by Cobee Bryant and Devin Neal earning preseason All-America honors.
Bryant, a cornerback from Evergreen, Ala., was named Second Team Preseason All-America for the first time in his career, while also being named Preseason All-Big 12 First Team. Neal, a senior running back from Lawrence, Kan., was named fourth team Preseason All-America and Second Team All-Big 12.
Selections to the Phil Steele All-Big 12 Team include: Bryant (First Team, CB), Neal (Second Team, RB), Jereme Robinson (Second Team, DE), Mello Dotson (Second Team, CB), Quentin Skinner (Third Team, WR), Michael Ford (Third Team, OG), JB Brown (Fourth Team, LB) and Luke Hosford (Fourth Team, LS).
Bryant was recently named to the Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List for the second-consecutive season, awarded annually to the Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year, a player who has had the biggest impact on his team both on and off the field. Bryant enters his senior season as a First Team All-Big 12 selection in back-to-back seasons, becoming the first Kansas defensive back to earn first team honors in consecutive seasons since Aqib Talib in 2006-07. Bryant finished the 2023 season with 32 tackles, 4 interceptions and 9 pass breakups.