College Football America Yearbook American Athletic Conference Starting Lineup

Houston quarterback Clayton Tune and Cincinnati linebacker Deshawn Pace lead the 2022 College Football America Yearbook Preseason American Athletic Conference Starting Lineup.

Tune led the Cougars to a 12-win season and a trip to the American Athletic Championship Game against Cincinnati. He threw for 3,544 yards and 30 touchdowns last season. He’s on the cover of the 2022 College Football America Yearbook.

Pace played for the Bearcats last season, as they became the first ‘Group of 5’ team to make the College Football Playoff field. Pace, playing for a stacked Bearcats defense, had 94 tackles (nine for loss) and a team-high four interceptions. He was All-AAC Honorable Mention last season.

The 2022 College Football America Yearbook features eight pages of AAC content, including an overall preview of the conference race, a spotlight piece on a stadium, the AAC Starting Lineup, all team schedules and a half-page devoted to each program.

The 2022 College Football America Yearbookfeatures more than 900 college football teams from the United States and Canada in more than 250 striking, full-color pages. That includes every team from the NCAA (FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III), NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA and U Sports (Canada). It also includes dozens of action shots and stadium photos taken by the CFA staff.

The print edition is available online via Amazon.com and other major retailers such as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.

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2022 College Football America American Athletic Conference Preseason Starting Lineup

Offense

Pos. Player, School, Class

OFFENSE

QB Clayton Tune, Houston, Sr.

RB Keaton Mitchell, East Carolina, So.

RB Isaiah Bowser, UCF, Sr.

WR Nathaniel Dell, Houston, Jr.

WR Ryan O’Keefe, UCF, Sr.

TE Josh Whyle, Cincinnati, Sr.

OL Lorenz Metz, Cincinnati, Sr.

OL Dylan O’Quinn, Cincinnati, Sr.

OL Patrick Paul, Houston, So.

OL Austin Myers, Memphis, Sr.

C Jake Renfro, Cincinnati, Jr.

DEFENSE

DL Derek Parish, Houston, Sr.

DL Chidozie Nwankwo, Houston, So.

DL Elijah Chatman, SMU, Sr.

DL Ricky Barber, UCF, Jr.

LB Antonio Grier, USF, Sr.

LB Donavan Mutin, Houston, Sr.

LB Deshawn Pace, Cincinnati, Jr.

DB Davonte Brown, UCF, Jr.

DB Arquon Bush, Cincinnati, Sr.

DB Quindell Johnson, Memphis, Sr.

DB Jahari Rogers, SMU, So.

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK Owen Daffer, East Carolina, So.

P Joe Doyle, Memphis, Sr.

KR Bryan Massey, SMU, Jr.

PR Xavier Weaver, USF, Jr.

AP Brian Battie, USF, So.