AP All-American Team

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FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB -- Johnny Manziel , Texas A&M
RB -- Montee Ball, Wisconsin
RB -- Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona
WR -- Marqise Lee, USC
WR -- Terrance Williams, Baylor
TE -- Zach Ertz, Stanford
OT -- Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
OT -- Taylor Lewan, Michigan
OG -- Chance Warmack, Alabama
OG -- Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
C -- Barrett Jones, Alabama

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DE -- Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
DE -- Bjoern Werner, Florida State
DT -- Star Lotulelei, Utah
DT -- Will Sutton, Arizona State
LB -- Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
LB -- Jarvis Jones, Georgia
LB -- C.J. Mosley, Alabama
CB -- Dee Milliner, Alabama
CB -- Jordan Poyer, Oregon State
S -- Phillip Thomas, Fresno State
S -- Matt Elam, Florida

FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS

K -- Cairo Santos, Tulane
P -- Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech
All-Purpose -- Tavon Austin, West Virginia

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...l/21361908/ap-releases-2012-all-america-teams

 

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SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

QB -- Collin Klein, Kansas State
RB -- Kenjon Barner, Oregon
RB -- Johnathan Franklin, UCLA
WR -- Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
WR -- Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech
TE -- Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
OT -- D.J. Fluker, Alabama
OT -- David Yankey, Stanford
OG -- Spencer Long, Nebraska
OG -- Cyril Richardson, Baylor
C -- Dalton Freeman, Clemson

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

DE -- Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
DE -- Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame
DT -- Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
DT -- Kawann Short, Purdue
LB -- Kevin Minter, LSU
LB -- Anthony Barr, UCLA
LB -- Arthur Brown, Kansas State
CB -- Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
CB -- Bradley Roby, Ohio State
S -- Eric Reid, LSU
S -- Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma

SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS

K -- Dustin Hopkins, Florida State
P -- Riley Stephenson, BYU
All-Purpose -- Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois

 

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THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

QB -- A.J. McCarron, Alabama
RB -- Stefphon Jefferson, Nevada
RB -- Giovani Bernard, North Carolina
WR -- DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson
WR -- Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas
TE -- Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
OT -- Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
OT -- Eric Fisher, Central Michigan
OG -- Larry Warford, Kentucky
OG -- Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA
C -- Braxston Cave, Notre Dame

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

DE -- John Simon, Ohio State
DE -- Sam Montgomery, LSU
DT -- Shariff Floyd, Florida
DT -- Chris Jones, Bowling Green
LB -- Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
LB -- Trent Murphy, Stanford
LB -- Kyle Van Noy, BYU
CB -- Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon
CB -- Jason Verrett, TCU
S -- Ed Reynolds, Stanford
S -- Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State

THIRD TEAM SPECIALISTS

K -- Caleb Sturgis, Florida
P -- Kyle Christy, Florida
All-Purpose -- Dri Archer, Kent State

 

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All-Americans by conference

SEC: 22
Pac-12: 15
Big 12: 9
Big Ten: 7
ACC: 6
Independents: 6
MAC: 4
Mountain West: 2
WAC: 2
C-USA: 1
Big East: 1

Teams with multiple All-Americans

Alabama: 6
Florida: 4
Notre Dame: 4
Stanford: 4
Texas A&M: 4
Kansas State: 3
LSU: 3
Ohio State: 3
UCLA: 3
Baylor: 2
BYU: 2
Clemson: 2
Florida State: 2
Louisiana Tech: 2
North Carolina: 2
Oregon: 2
West Virginia: 2

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Freeman, an All American? They must have seen something I missed.

 

[Ballboy534]

Freeman, an All American? They must have seen something I missed.

He graded out over 85% in every game this year; probably going to be the second or third center taken in the draft!

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

He graded out over 85% in every game this year; probably going to be the second or third center taken in the draft!

Any time he had a NG line up over him, he got pushed around like a middle school girl. I'm not trying to say he isn't "good," but I would hesitate to call him All American material. just my opinion

 

[iowajerms]

I wonder how ISU's LB AJ Klein did not make any team. He was such a beast.

 

[Golden Spur]

Would you have guessed before the season - Lee shows up Woods at So Cal, Nuke over Sammy at TaterU?

 

[Ballboy534]

Would you have guessed before the season - Lee shows up Woods at So Cal, Nuke over Sammy at TaterU?

Considering Watkins being suspended and Hopkins took his first off-season to devote to football, I would've given it a 40/60 shot

Besides, it took awhile for the weed to exit Sammy's system which slowed him down

 

[olympicoscar]

AJ McCarron as 3rd team QB must be a joke. Try Geno Smith, Braxton Miller, or Taj Boyd.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

AJ McCarron as 3rd team QB must be a joke. Try Geno Smith, Braxton Miller, or Taj Boyd.

I like the way you think.

 

[Ballboy534]

AJ McCarron as 3rd team QB must be a joke. Try Geno Smith, Braxton Miller, or Taj Boyd.

He's on a team in the BCS NC game; he can't not be an All-American damnit!

But yes, Tajh would've been a much better choice.

 

[BigAppleBadger]

You know it's a down year for Wisconsin when we don't have a single O-lineman on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd team.

 

[BadMotoWeazal]

SEC!!!!

 

[7NationalChampionships]

I wonder how ISU's LB AJ Klein did not make any team. He was such a beast.

He got hurt with a season ending injury in October, had to have shoulder surgery or something along those lines, but you're right he was an animal.

 

[sooner78wakeboard]

Landry Jones didn't make it? This is a Bull Crap bias list.

 

[fordman84]

LOL, I was waiting for the OU crying.

 

[Brasky]

SEC bias at its best.

 

[olympicoscar]

He's on a team in the BCS NC game; he can't not be an All-American damnit!

But yes, Tajh would've been a much better choice.

Why not. Even Landry Jones had a better year.