May 25, 2004

LAS VEGAS - UNLV defensive back Jamaal Brimmer has been named preseason first team All-America by Athlon Sports, one of the nation's leading preview magazines, which will hit newsstands early next month.

The two-time consensus Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year was named to Athlon's second team a year ago.

Brimmer, a 6-1, 215-pound Las Vegas native and Durango High School graduate, was a first team All-America selection by College Football News after the 2003 season and will be the first All-American to return to UNLV for another season since punter/quarterback Randall Cunningham in 1984.

Brimmer was a 2003 Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist after leading the MWC with six interceptions a year ago to go with 77 tackles, three sacks four forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. He also scored two touchdowns in leading the Rebels to road victories over bowl-bound Wisconsin and New Mexico.

ATHLON SPORTS 2004 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Jason White, OklahomaRB - Darren Sproles, Kansas StateRB - Justin Vincent, LSUWR - Mark Clayton, OklahomaWR - Braylon Edwards, MichiganTE - Heath Miller, VirginiaOL - David Baas, MichiganOL - Alex Barron, Florida StateOL - Jammal Brown, OklahomaOL - Ben Wilkerson, LSUOL - Eric Winston, Miami
DEFENSEDL - Dan Cody, OklahomaDL - Shaun Cody, USCDL - Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston CollegeDL - David Pollack, GeorgiaLB - Michael Boley, Southern MissLB - Derrick Johnson, TexasLB - Kirk Morrison, San Diego StateDB - Jamaal Brimmer, UNLVDB - Josh Bullocks, NebraskaDB - Antrel Rolle, MiamiDB    Corey Webster, LSU
SPECIALISTSK - Jonathan Nichols, Ole MissKR - Reggie Bush, USCP - Dustin Colquitt, TennesseePR - Skyler Green, LSU
SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Matt Leinart, USCRB - Cedric Benson, TexasRB - DeAngelo Williams, MemphisWR - Chris Henry, West VirginiaWR - Geoff McArthur, CaliforniaTE - Matt Herian, NebraskaOL - C.J. Brooks, MarylandOL - Vince Carter, OklahomaOL - Greg Eslinger, MinnesotaOL - Nick Kaczur, ToledoOL - Claude Terrell, New Mexico
DEFENSEDL - Dusty Dvoracek, OklahomaDL - Eric Henderson, Georgia TechDL - Matt Roth, IowaDL - Marcus Spears, LSULB - Will Derting, Washington StateLB - Leroy Hill, ClemsonLB - Odell Thurman, GeorgiaDB - Brandon Browner, Oregon StateDB - Thomas Davis, GeorgiaDB - Jim Leonhard, WisconsinDB - Darrent Williams, Oklahoma State
SPECIALISTSK - Trey DiCarlo, OklahomaKR - DeAndra Cobb, Michigan StateP - Tom Malone, USCPR - Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma
THIRD TEAMOFFENSEQB - Charlie Whitehurst, ClemsonRB - Walter Reyes, SyracuseRB - Carnell Williams, AuburnWR - Derek Hagan, Arizona StateWR - Ryan Moore, MiamiTE - Andrew Clarke, ToledoOL - Wesley Britt, AlabamaOL - Justin Geisinger, VanderbiltOL - Rob Petitti, PittsburghOL - Adam Snyder, OregonOL - Steve Subia, New Mexico State
DEFENSEDL - Jovan Haye, VanderbiltDL - Anttaj Hawthorne, WisconsinDL - Mike Patterson, USCDL - Justin Tuck, Notre DameLB - Channing Crowder, FloridaLB - Matt Grootegoed, USCLB - Rian Wallace, TempleDB - Darnell Bing, USCDB - James Butler, Georgia TechDB - Travis Daniels, LSUDB - Donnie McCleskey, California
SPECIALSTSK - Connor Hughes, VirginiaKR - Devin Hester, MiamiP - Brandon Fields, Michigan StatePR - Steve Breaston, Michigan