AP All Americans

• King Curtis

  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4745029
• Speedofsand

  

  First team Offense
  
  Quarterback - Colt McCoy, senior, 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Texas.
  
  Running backs - Toby Gerhart, senior, 6-1, 235, Stanford; Mark Ingram, sophomore, 5-10, 212, Alabama.
  
  Tackles - Russell Okung, senior, 6-5, 301, Oklahoma State; Trent Williams, senior, 6-5, 318, Oklahoma.
  
  Guards - Michael Johnson, senior, 6-6, 305, Alabama; Mike Iupati, senior, 6-6, 330, Idaho.
  
  Center - J.D. Walton, senior, 6-3, 305, Baylor.
  
  Tight end - Aaron Hernandez, junior, 6-2, 250, Florida.
  
  Wide receivers - Golden Tate, junior, 5-11, 195, Notre Dame; Jordan Shipley, senior, 6-0, 190, Texas.
  
  All-purpose player - C.J. Spiller, senior, 5-11, 195, Clemson.
  
  Kicker - Leigh Tiffin, senior, 6-2, 212, Alabama.
  
  Defense
  
  Ends - Jerry Hughes, senior, 6-3, 257, TCU; Derrick Morgan, junior, 6-4, 272, Georgia Tech.
  
  Tackles - Ndamukong Suh, senior, 6-4, 300, Nebraska; Terrence Cody, senior, 6-5, 365, Alabama.
  
  Linebackers - Rolando McClain, junior, 6-4, 258, Alabama; Greg Jones, junior, 6-1, 228, Michigan State; Eric Norwood, senior, 6-1, 252, South Carolina.
  
  Cornerbacks - Joe Haden, junior, 5-11, 190, Florida; Javier Arenas, senior, 5-9, 198, Alabama.
  
  Safeties - Eric Berry, junior, 5-11, 203, Tennessee; Earl Thomas, sophomore, 5-10, 197, Texas.
  
  Punter - Drew Butler, sophomore, 6-2, 201, Georgia.
  
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  Second team
  
  Quarterback - Tim Tebow, senior, Florida.
  
  Running backs - Ryan Mathews, junior, Fresno State; Dion Lewis, freshman, Pittsburgh.
  
  Tackles - Bryan Bulaga, junior, Iowa; Chris Marinelli, senior, Stanford.
  
  Guards - Rodney Hudson, junior, Florida State; Mike Pouncey, junior, Florida.
  
  Center - Maurkice Pouncey, junior, Florida.
  
  Tight end - Dennis Pitta, senior, BYU.
  
  Wide receivers - Mardy Gilyard, senior, Cincinnati; Danario Alexander, senior, Missouri.
  
  All-purpose player - James Rodgers, junior, Oregon State.
  
  Kicker - Kai Forbath, junior, UCLA.
  Defense
  
  Ends - Von Miller, junior, Texas A&M; Brandon Graham, senior, Michigan.
  
  Tackles - Gerald McCoy, junior, Oklahoma; Jared Odrick, senior, Penn State.
  
  Linebackers - Pat Angerer, senior, Iowa; Brandon Spikes, senior, Florida; Sean Weatherspoon, senior, Missouri.
  
  Cornerbacks - Perrish Cox, senior, Oklahoma State; Kyle Wilson, senior, Boise State.
  
  Safeties - Taylor Mays, senior, Southern California; Rahim Moore, sophomore, UCLA.
  
  Punter - Zoltan Mesko, senior, Michigan.
  
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  Third team
  
  Quarterback - Kellen Moore, sophomore, Boise State
  
  Running backs - LaMichael James, redshirt freshman, Oregon; Jacquizz Rodgers, sophomore, Oregon State.
  
  Tackles - Dennis Landolt, senior, Penn State; Ciron Black, senior, LSU.
  
  Guards - Brandon Carter, senior, Texas Tech; Jeff Byers, senior, Southern California.
  
  Center - Chris Hall, senior, Texas.
  
  Tight end - Dorin Dickerson, senior, Pittsburgh.
  
  Wide receivers - Freddie Barnes, senior, Bowling Green; Demaryius Thomas, junior, Georgia Tech.
  
  All-purpose player - Dexter McCluster, senior, Mississippi.
  
  Kicker - Hunter Lawrence, senior, Texas.
  Defense
  
  Ends - Jeremy Beal, junior, Oklahoma; Brandon Sharpe, senior, Texas Tech.
  
  Tackles - Brian Price, junior, UCLA; Dan Williams, senior, Tennessee.
  
  Linebackers - Sergio Kindle, senior, Texas; Cody Grimm, senior, Virginia Tech; Navorro Bowman, junior, Penn State.
  
  Cornerbacks - Brandon Harris, sophomore, Miami; Alterraun Verner, senior, UCLA.
  
  Safeties - Tyler Sash, sophomore, Iowa; Mark Barron, sophomore, Alabama.
  
  Punter - Matt Reagan, senior, Memphis.
• Speedofsand

  

  The SEC was the most represented conference on the first team, with 11 players, Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones was the only Big Ten player on the first team.
  
  NO BUCKEYES ?? Not even 3rd team ??
• vball10set

  Speedofsand wrote: The SEC was the most represented conference on the first team, with 11 players, Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones was the only Big Ten player on the first team.
  
  NO BUCKEYES ?? Not even 3rd team ??

  IMO,that's what made their defense special this year--no one real stud...now,next year's another story- we should have some serious representation--GO BUCKS!!!
• devil1197

  OSU's defensive players haven't really put up eye catching stats but if you look its pretty balanced production and that is what makes them good.
  
  The only guy who I thought had a chance was Coleman with 5 INT's, 3 FF, and some reasonable tackle numbers.
• darbypitcher22

  

  don't need the individual accolades... go win the Rose Bowl and those things will come along next year...
• devil1197

  ccrunner609 wrote: ^^^and a suspension

  And?
  
  There is a guy on the AA list that did something a lot worse than Colemand and got suspended for it.
• dsjfan

  Freddie Barnes 3rd team? Wow
• vball10set

  ccrunner609 wrote: ^^^and a suspension

  why don't you just leave--nobody likes you :@
• SQ_Crazies

  

  dsjfan wrote: Freddie Barnes 3rd team? Wow

  He plays in the MAC dude. Should he have been 2nd team? Gilyard was 2nd team--and I think he got snubbed. Barnes is no where near Gilyard.
• Hamp89

  Yeah 3rd team AA is nothing to hang your head over. It's a nice accomplishment for a MAC player.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Hell yes it is.
• ytownfootball

  

  Keenum out of Houston...I know it's tough to break into the top three QB's, but his numbers were flat out ill. Crappy conference doesn't help, nor does a "system" label, but still, tight numbers nonetheless.
• Rotinaj

  

  Hamp89 wrote: Yeah 3rd team AA is nothing to hang your head over. It's a nice accomplishment for a MAC player.

  Its a GREAT accomplishment for ANY player.
• sleeper

  

  ccrunner609 wrote: Why dont you just put ALabamas whole team on there and then fill out the rest with Texas and the rest of the SEC.

  I thought the same thing, what a joke.
• Soda Popinski

  Barnes may not have even been on the list if Bryant was there to bump someone out.
• ohiotiger33

  

  Good for you CJ.
• Soda Popinski

  It is great to see Spiller on there. He definitely deserves recognition.
• bamagirl

  sleeper wrote:

  ccrunner609 wrote: Why dont you just put ALabamas whole team on there and then fill out the rest with Texas and the rest of the SEC.

  I thought the same thing, what a joke.

  You have to admit the Alabama players that are on there...have earned the right to be on there.
• sleeper

  

  bamagirl wrote:

  sleeper wrote:

  ccrunner609 wrote: Why dont you just put ALabamas whole team on there and then fill out the rest with Texas and the rest of the SEC.

  I thought the same thing, what a joke.

  You have to admit the Alabama players that are on there...have earned the right to be on there.

  Besides Ingram, no.
  
  I wanted to expound upon this a little bit. There are many GREAT players in college football, and not all of them play for Alabama. It's simply lazy on the AP's part to pick players from teams that had good seasons, instead of actually scrounging up stats from across the country to determine who is most deserving. Are the Alabama players deserving? Maybe, but there are probably plenty of other players that deserve to be on this list besides Texas, Alabama, and the rest of the SEC. I mean their KICKER is on the 1st team? Seriously? Now, lucky for you and the AP, I am also lazy and don't give a hoot(largely because this means nothing as Ohio State would absolutely crush Alabama if they got the chance to play this year), so I won't go through and find players that are more deserving, and you can take that to the bank.
• slingshot4ever

  Tebow 2nd team QB is a joke.