Certain Notre Dame football players keep getting added to preseason All-American lists. This time it's Anthonie Knapp and Leonard Moore. Again.
Both are first-teamers on ESPN's 2026 preseason All-American list. Notre Dame is one of five teams with two players on the list -- Texas has five.
Moore was on ESPN's 2025 postseason All-American list, as well. And Fighting Irish quarterback CJ Carr is a second-teamer on this list, behind Ohio State's Julian Sayin.
Knapp is listed as a first-teamer at offensive guard. Here's what ESPN had to say: "Knapp was a Day 1 starter at left tackle for the Fighting Irish as a freshman in 2024 during their run to the national title game and already has 27 career starts under his belt. Now he's making the transition inside to left guard, a move that should highlight his toughness in the run game. The 6-5, 305-pound junior surrendered two sacks and had just four blown blocks in the run game for the Irish last season, according to ESPN Research."
And here's what ESPN said about Moore: "Moore, a former three-star recruit, is the definition of a lockdown cornerback. A unanimous All-American in 2025, Moore allowed 30 or more yards in a game just once last fall while playing the second-most snaps in press coverage (186) of any FBS defensive back. An even better illustration of his dominance: Fellow Irish starting cornerback Christian Gray was targeted 62 times last fall -- nearly double Moore's count of 33 -- after opposing teams simply stopped throwing in Moore's direction."
Knapp and Moore are becoming familiar names on these lists.
ESPN's 2026 preseason college football All-America team https://t.co/EpL79UOzbS
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) August 13, 2026
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