DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Football had seven players named to the Phil Steele 2024 Preseason All-ACC Team, the publication announced on Tuesday.
 
The Mustangs' Justin Osborne (first team), RJ Maryland (third team), Kobe Wilson (third team), Roderick Daniels Jr. (fourth team), Isaiah Nwokobia (fourth team), Logan Parr (fourth team) and Elijah Roberts (fourth team) received the preseason honors.
 
On offense, SMU had four selected to the teams, highlighted by Osborne's first-team selection. The Mustangs return a lot of firepower from an offense that was one of the best in program history in 2023, resulting in the first conference championship since 1984.
 
The defense notched three selections with Wilson being the highest, making the third team. The Snellville, Ga. native led SMU in tackles last season with 80 and helped lead an SMU defense that was one of three FBS teams to rank in the top 12 in the country in sacks (third), scoring defense (11th) and total defense (12th).

The Mustangs Are Coming! On the heels of a school-record eight-championship season and set for its inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), SMU is riding a surge of momentum heading into 2024-25.

SMU has already set a new season-ticket sales record for Ford Stadium, with sales up more than 60%, and tickets for men's and women's basketball are also selling at record rates.

To continue the momentum, SMU Athletics invites you to become part of the Game Changer program, by selling season tickets within your network. As SMU moves to the ACC, we need you to introduce SMU to your friends and colleagues. Signing up is easy! You'll be paired with a ticket sales executive and you will be helping us fill Ford Stadium this fall.
 
Be a Game Changer and Think B.I.G.:
Buy a ticket!
Introduce someone new to SMU!
Give – to the Mustang Club, ACC Competitiveness Campaign, Weber EZC and Boulevard Collective!