Jay Bilas Oct 21, 2026, 08:30 AM ET

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College basketball analyst for ESPN and ESPN Insider

Played and coached at Duke

Practicing attorney

Do you remember the players who were honored with preseason All-America last season? And, please -- don't cheat and look at the walls of the arena for the elaborate preseason All-America plaques or the preseason All-America banners hanging from the rafters.

You can't, and neither can I -- and I named the team myself.

The last player selected in the NFL draft is called Mr. Irrelevant. (Of course, that is ridiculous. Those undrafted should be considered far more irrelevant, but I digress.) In that vein, perhaps preseason All-America picks should be rebranded as Irrelevant All-America. Ugh. That sounds like a tough sell.

Look, I get it. The naming of this team is part prognostication, part primer for an exciting upcoming season and part sales vehicle.…