What would August be without arbitrary preseason all-conference or all-American teams? One of college football media’s longest-running traditions is the annual, intensely out-of-touch preseason projections stories, and Meet at Midfield wouldn’t be worth its salt as an outlet if we didn’t run some projections of our own.

But because this is Meet at Midfield, there’s a twist. You won’t find Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud on this list, nor will you find Alabama’s Eli Ricks opposite him. Those players…