Four Gamecocks on Steele's All-America teams

South Carolina football is well-represented on Phil Steele’s 2011 preseason all-star squads, with four players earning All-America accolades and six others joining them on the All-SEC teams, the national football magazine announced Friday. The magazine will hit the newsstands on June 7.

Earning preseason first-team All-America honors are junior wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and junior defensive end Devin Taylor. Sophomore running back Marcus Lattimore and junior cornerback Stephon Gilmore earned second team All-America accolades. All four of those Gamecocks were also first-team All-SEC selections, according to Steele.

Senior defensive tackle Travian Robertson was a preseason second team All-SEC pick, while junior center T.J. Johnson, senior offensive tackle Rokevious Watkins and freshman defensive end Jadeveon Clowney were named to the preseason All-SEC third team. Senior defensive end Melvin Ingram and junior safety DeVonte Holloman earned spots on Steele’s fourth-team All-SEC squad.

The defending SEC Eastern Division champion Gamecocks finished the 2010 season with a 9-5 record and ranked 22nd in both national polls. They will report for fall camp on Tuesday, August 2, with the first full squad workout set for Wednesday, August 3.

This story was originally published May 27, 2011 at 12:41 PM with the headline "Four Gamecocks on Steele's All-America teams."