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Five TCU football players have received preseason All-America honors from NationalChamps.net.

Jeremy Kerley is a first-team selection at punt returner, while center Jake Kirkpatrick is a second-team choice on the offensive line. Offensive tackle Marcus Cannon, quarterback Andy Dalton and placekicker Ross Evans are honorable-mention picks.

Kerley was named to three All-America teams last season and was the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year. He led the MWC and ranked among the national leaders in punt return (14.4 yards) and kickoff return (26.6 yards) average.

A senior from Hutto, Texas, Kerley returned two punts for touchdowns. His 563 punt return yards broke Davey O'Brien's single-season TCU record.

Kirkpatrick was one of six finalists for the 2009 Rimington Trophy, honoring the nation's top center. He was also a SI.com first-team All-American. The Tyler, Texas, native sets the Horned Frogs' blocking scheme on each play.

Kirkpatrick and Cannon both appear on the 2010 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List.

Cannon had a dominant 2009 campaign for TCU in being a first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection. The senior from Odessa, Texas, did not allow a sack. He's ranked by ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. as the third-best offensive tackle available in the 2011 National Football League draft.

With 29 victories, Dalton is college football's active leader in wins by a quarterback. He is also tied with Slingin' Sammy Baugh for the most victories by a signal caller in TCU history.

Dalton, who received votes for last year's Heisman Trophy, was the 2009 Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He was one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award, presented to the nation's top quarterback.

A Katy, Texas native, Dalton ranked eighth in the nation in passing efficiency last season with a 151.8 rating. Among active quarterbacks, he ranks third in lowest career interception percentage (2.4, 24 picks in 1,001 attempts).

Evans was a first-team All-MWC selection in 2009 after making 15-of-18 field-goal attempts. The junior from Burnet, Texas, set a TCU single-season record with 61 extra-points made, including 38 in a row to close the year, en route to leading the MWC in scoring with 106 points.