LOGAN, Utah-Wednesday, three Utah State football standouts were named as preseason All-Americans by Athlon Sports.

They include senior kicker Dominik Eberle, junior receiver Savon Scarver and junior linebacker David Woodward.

The three preseason All-Americans are the most for any Group of 5 school.

Scarver, a 5-11 190-pound receiver/kick returner out of Las Vegas was named to the second team.

The 6-2, 230-pound Woodward, out of Olympia, Wash. was named to the third team and Eberle, a 6-2 195-pounder was named to the fourth team. He is a native of Nuremberg, Germany.

Scarver has three career kickoff returns for touchdowns (2nd all-time in school history) and averages 28.5 yards per return (third-best in school history).

Last season, the durable Woodward started all 13 games for the Aggies, netting 134 tackles, 5 sacks, 12.5 tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles, two interceptions, three pass breakups and four quarterback hurries.

Eberle is second in school history in field goals made (43) and third all-time in program history in field goal percentage (.754). His 251 career points are fourth all-time in school history and he is the only player in school history to have made four or more 50-yard field goals.

The Aggies commence their season August 30 at Wake Forest.