Duck Feed: Duck Duo on Playboy All-America Team
Duck Duo on Playboy All-America Team
Thursday, June 2, 3:00 p.m. PT
Chalk up more preseason honors for LaMichael James and Cliff Harris with the latest being spots on the 55th annual Playboy Preseason All-America Team.
James was one of the two running backs and Harris was the all-purpose player on the 26-man team, which has been chosen by the iconic magazine since 1957.
The Ducks were one of four teams with two players chosen, joining Alabama, South Carolina and Stanford. The junior duo became the sixth and seventh players in school history to make the Playboy team and first since Onterrio Smith in 2002.
The full team and the magazine's annual 'Pigskin Preview' will be published in the September issue.
Oregon Ducks on Playboy All-America Team
2011 - Cliff Harris (all-purpose), LaMichael James (running back)
2002 - Onterrio Smith (running back)
Onterrio Smith (far right) was the second Oregon RB to make Playboy All-America.
2001 - Joey Harrington (quarterback)
Joey Harrington (bottom left) is pictured in what appears to be a Mad Max themed photo shoot for the magazine's 2001 squad.
1989 - Chris Oldham (kick returner)
1982 - Steve Brown (defensive back)
1971 - Bobby Moore aka Ahmad Rashad (running back)
Before he was Ahmad Rashad, he was Oregon's No. 23 - Bobby Moore.
THE 2011 PLAYBOY PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
COACH OF THE YEAR
STEVE SPURRIER – SOUTH CAROLINA
QUARTERBACK
ANDREW LUCK – STANFORD
6’3”, 235lb, junior
RUNNING BACKS
LAMICHAEL JAMES – OREGON
5’9”, 185lb, junior
TRENT RICHARDSON – ALABAMA
5’11”, 224lb, junior
WIDE RECEIVERS
RYAN BROYLES – OKLAHOMA
5’11”, 185lb, junior
JUSTIN BLACKMON – OKLAHOMA STATE
6’1”, 210lb, junior
ALSHON JEFFERY – SOUTH CAROLINA
6’4”, 233lb, junior
CENTER
MIKE BREWSTER – OHIO STATE
6’5”, 300lb, senior
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
SEANTREL HENDERSON – MIAMI
6’8”, 345lb, sophomore
RILEY REIFF – IOWA
6’6”, 300LB, junior
MATT KALIL – USC
6’7”, 295lb, junior
JONATHAN MARTIN – STANFORD
6’6”, 304lb, senior
KICK RETURNER
JAMES RODGERS – OREGON STATE
5’7”, 188lb, senior
PLACE KICKER
DAVID RUFFER – NOTRE DAME
6’1”, 176, grad student
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
QUINTON COPLES – NORTH CAROLINA
6’6”, 275, senior
JARED CRICK – NEBRASKA
6’6”, 285lb, senior
BRANDON JENKINS – FLORIDA STATE
6’3”, 258lb, junior
JEREL WORTHY – MICHIGAN STATE
6’3”, 305lb, junior
LINEBACKERS
TANK CARDER – TCU
6’3”, 237lb, senior
VONTAZE BURFICT – ARIZONA STATE
6’3”, 252lb, junior
LUKE KUECHLY – BOSTON COLLEGE
6’3”, 235lb, junior
DEFENSIVE BACKS
JAYRON HOSLEY – VIRGINIA TECH
5’11”, 170, junior
CHASE MINNIFIELD – VIRGINIA
6’0”, 185, senior
STEPHON GILMORE – SOUTH CAROLINA
6’1”, 194, junior
MARK BARRON – ALABAMA
6’2”, 218, senior
PUNTER
DREW BUTLER – GEORGIA
6’2”, 214, senior
ALL PURPOSE PLAYER
CLIFF HARRIS – OREGON
5’11”, 165, junior
ANSON MOUNT SCHOLAR/ATHLETE
KELLEN MOORE – BOISE STATE
Quarterback
6’0”, 191, Senior
