CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard football landed 12 players on Phil Steele's 2021 All-Ivy League preseason team. The Crimson had five players on the all-conference first team, four on the second team and three selected to the third team.
 
Earning a spot on first team were senior offensive lineman Spencer Rolland (Burnsville, Minn.), junior defensive linemen Truman Jones (Atlanta, Ga.) and Anthony Nelson (Tampa, Fla.), senior linebacker Jordan Hill (Silver Spring, Md.) and junior punter Jon Sot (Clark, N.J.).
 
The second-team selections featured junior running back Aaron Shampklin (Paramount, Calif.), as well as three seniors including running back B.J. Watson (Baltimore, Md.), defensive lineman Nasir Darnell (Matawan, N.J.) and defensive back Max Jones (Delmar, N.Y.).
 
Harvard's third-team selections were senior linebacker Andrew Irwin (Altoona, Penn.), junior defensive lineman Chris Smith (Detroit, Mich.) and junior offensive lineman Hunt Sparks (Norman, Okla.).
 
Harvard opens the season this Saturday, Sept. 18, at 12:30 p.m. ET when it travels to Washington, D.C., for a matchup against Georgetown. The game will air on ESPN+.