The 2019 American Athletic All-Conference team is anchored by 13 selections from UCF and Cincinnati, followed by USF at 12 and Houston, Memphis and Temple with 11. SMU, Tulsa and Tulane headline the next tier with nine selections apiece on the 2019 All-AAC squad.

An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2019. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2019 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.

American Athletic Football 2019 All-Conference Team

First-Team Offense Second-Team Offense Third-Team Offense Fourth-Team Offense QB D'Eriq King Houston Desmond Ridder Cincinnati Brady White Memphis Shane Buechele SMU RB Greg McRae UCF Patrick Taylor Memphis Kevin Mensah UConn Shamari Brooks Tulsa RB Michael Warren Cincinnati Jordan Cronkrite USF Darius Bradwell Tulane Xavier Jones SMU AP Adrian Killins UCF Johnny Ford USF Keylon Stokes Tulsa Jalen McCleskey (WR) Tulane WR Damonte Coxie Memphis Gabriel Davis UCF Darnell Mooney Tulane Rashad Medaris Cincinnati WR James Proche SMU Marquez Stevenson Houston Reggie Roberson Jr. SMU Keith Corbin Houston TE Mitchell Wilcox USF Josiah Deguara Cincinnati Joey Magnifico Memphis Branden Mack (WR) Temple C Jordan Johnson UCF Matt Hennessy Temple Ford Higgins Navy Hayden Howerton SMU OL Jake Brown UCF Josh Jones Houston Corey Dublin Tulane Billy Atterbury USF OL Jovahn Fair Temple Marcus Norman USF Morgan James Cincinnati Chris Ivy Tulsa OL Dustin Woodard Memphis D'Ante Smith East Carolina Matt Peart UConn Braylon Jones Houston OL Cole Schneider UCF Jarrid Williams Houston Vincent Picozzi Temple Chris Ferguson Cincinnati

First-Team Defense Second-Team Defense Third-Team Defense Fourth-Team Defense DL Brendon Hayes UCF Isaiah Chambers Houston Trevis Gipson Tulsa Randy Charlton UCF DL Bryce Huff Memphis Greg Reaves USF Michael Pitts Cincinnati Travis Jones UConn DL Patrick Johnson Tulane Delontae Scott SMU Cameron Sample Tulane Jackson Pittman

Navy DL Quincy Roche Temple Jonathan Wilson Memphis Alex Turner East Carolina Kirk Livingstone USF LB Shaun Bradley Temple Cooper Edmiston Tulsa Austin Hall Memphis Zaven Collins Tulsa LB Nate Evans UCF Richard Moore SMU Chapelle Russell Temple Bruce Bivens East Carolina LB Perry Young Cincinnati Nico Sawtelle USF Bryan Wright Cincinnati Thakarius Keyes Tulane CB T.J. Carter Memphis Mike Hampton USF Coby Bryant Cincinnati Linwood Crump Temple CB Nevelle Clarke UCF Brandon Moore UCF Harrison Hand Temple Cam Jefferies Cincinnati S Richie Grant UCF Rodney Clemons SMU Deontay Anderson Houston Manny Bunch Tulsa S James Wiggins Cincinnati Gleson Sprewell Houston Davondre Robinson East Carolina P.J. Hall Tulane

First-Team Specialists Second-Team Specialists Third-Team Specialists Fourth-Team Specialists K Jake Verity East Carolina Riley Patterson Memphis Dalton Witherspoon Houston Coby Weiss USF P James Smith Cincinnati Thomas Bennett Tulsa Dane Roy Houston Trent Schneider USF KR Isaiah Wright Temple Amare Jones Tulane Terrence Horne Jr. USF Keylon Stokes Tulsa PR Isaiah Wright Temple Pop Williams Memphis Otis Anderson UCF James Proche SMU

Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2019 All-AAC Team