2016 AP All-America College Football Team
Published 12:06 am Tuesday, December 13, 2016
The 2016 Associated Press All-America college football teams:
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback – Lamar Jackson, sophomore, 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Louisville
Running backs – D’Onta Foreman, junior, 6-2, 249, Texas; Dalvin Cook, junior, 5-11, 213, Florida State
Tackles – Cam Robinson, junior, 6-6, 310, Alabama; Ryan Ramczyk, junior, 6-6, 314, Wisconsin
Guards – Cody O’Connell, junior, 6-8, 354, Washington State; Dan Feeney, senior, 6-4, 305, Indiana.
Center – Pat Elflein, senior, 6-3, 300, Ohio State
Tight end – Evan Engram, senior, 6-3, 235, Mississippi
Wide receivers – Dede Westbrook, senior, 6-0, 176, Oklahoma; Corey Davis, senior, 6-3, 213, Western Michigan
All-purpose player – Curtis Samuel, junior, 5-11 197, Ohio State
Kicker – Zane Gonzalez, senior, 6-1, 195, Arizona State
DEFENSE
Ends – Myles Garrett, junior, 6-5, 270, Texas A&M; Derek Barnett, junior, 6-3, 265, Tennessee
Tackles – Jonathan Allen, junior, 6-3, 290, Alabama; Ed Oliver, freshman, 6-2, 290, Houston
Linebackers – Reuben Foster, senior, 6-1, 228, Alabama; Zach Cunningham, junior, 6-2, 230, Vanderbilt; Jabrill Peppers, junior, 6-1, 205, Michigan
Cornerbacks – Jourdan Lewis, senior, 5-11, 186, Michigan; Adoree’ Jackson, junior, 5-11, 185, Southern California
Safeties – Malik Hooker, sophomore, 6-2, 205, Ohio State; Minkah Fitzpatrick, sophomore, 6-1, 200, Alabama
Punter – Mitch Wishnowsky, sophomore, 6-2, 220, Utah
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SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback – Deshaun Watson, junior, Clemson
Running backs – Donnel Pumphrey, senior, San Diego State; Christian McCaffrey, junior, Stanford
Tackles – Connor Williams, sophomore, Texas; Orlando Brown, sophomore, Oklahoma
Guards – Billy Price, junior, Ohio State; Will Hernandez, junior, UTEP
Center – Tyler Orlosky, senior, West Virginia
Tight end – Jake Butt, senior, Michigan
Wide receivers – Zay Jones, senior, East Carolina; John Ross, junior, Washington
All-purpose player – Quadree Henderson, sophomore, Pitt
Kicker – Daniel Carlson, junior, Auburn
DEFENSE
Ends – DeMarcus Walker, senior, Florida State; Harold Landry, junior, Boston College
Tackles – Carlos Watkins, senior, Clemson; Montravius Adams, senior, Auburn
Linebackers – Raekwon McMillan, junior, Ohio State; T.J. Watt, junior, Wisconsin; Tim Williams, senior, Alabama
Cornerbacks – Rasul Douglas, senior, West Virginia; Desmond King, senior, Iowa
Safeties – Budda Baker, junior, Washington; Jamal Adams, junior, LSU
Punter – Cameron Johnston, senior, Ohio State
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THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback – Baker Mayfield, junior, Oklahoma
Running backs – Saquon Barkley, sophomore, Penn State; Aaron Jones, junior, UTEP
Tackles – Mike McGlinchey, senior, Notre Dame; Forrest Lamp, senior, Western Kentucky
Guards – Nico Siragusa, senior, San Diego State; Quenton Nelson, junior, Notre Dame
Center – Ethan Pocic, senior, LSU
Tight end – O.J. Howard, senior, Alabama
Wide receivers – Amba Etta-Tawo, senior, Syracuse; Austin Carr, senior, Northwestern
All-purpose player – Christian Kirk, sophomore, Texas A&M
Kicker – Gary Wunderlich, junior, Mississippi
DEFENSE
Ends – Hunter Dimick, senior, Utah; Jordan Willis, senior, Kansas State
Tackles – Christian Wilkins, sophomore, Clemson; Solomon Thomas, junior, Stanford
Linebackers – Kendell Beckwith, senior, LSU; Jimmie Gilbert, senior, Colorado; Ben Boulware, senior, Clemson
Cornerbacks – Teez Tabor, junior, Florida; Cordrea Tankersley, senior, Clemson
Safeties – Nathan Gerry, senior, Nebraska; Weston Steelhammer, senior, Air Force
Punter – Michael Dickson, sophomore, Texas
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AP All-America team panel: Bob Asmussen, Champaign News-Gazette; Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman; Chuck Carlton, Dallas Morning News; Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station Eagle; Matt Charboneau, Detroit News; Scott Hamilton, Winston-Salem Journal; Eric Hansen, The South Bend Tribune; Brian Howell, Buffzone.com/Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera; Bill Landis, Cleveland Plain Dealer; Rob Long, WJZ-FM The Fan (Baltimore); Tony Parks, KZNS-FM The Zone (Salt Lake City); Keith Sargeant, New Jersey Advance Media; Gary Smits, Florida Times-Union; Dana Sulonen, Opelika-Auburn News; Joe Walljasper, Columbia (Mo.) Tribune; Jon Wilner, San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News.