OGDEN, Utah-Monday, Weber State football achieved a No. 13 ranking in the FCS Athlon preseason poll.

The Wildcats are among five Big Sky Conference squads to be ranked in the poll.

Weber State will return head coach Jay Hill, who is in his ninth season at the helm of the Wildcats’ program.

Key returning starters from last season for Weber State include junior offensive lineman Noah Atagi, junior cornerback Eddie Heckard and senior tailback Josh Davis.

Davis, a former Alta High School star, is a two-time All-American for the Wildcats.

The Athlon Top 25 is as follows

1. North Dakota State
2. South Dakota State
3. Montana
4. Montana State
5. Missouri State
6. Sacramento State
7. Southern Illinois
8. Villanova
9. Kennesaw State
10. Stephen F. Austin
11. Holy Cross
12. Chattanooga
13. Weber State
14. Rhode Island
15. Eastern Washington
16. Incarnate Word
17. Mercer
18. East Tennessee State
19. Southeastern Louisiana
20. Delaware
21. Northern Iowa
22. Jackson State
23. William & Mary
24. Eastern Kentucky
25. Elon

The Wildcats commence the season September 1 by hosting NCAA Division II Western Oregon at Stewart Stadium.