Official list of the best college football players of 2008
The2008 All-America college football team is composed of the following All-American first teams:American Football Coaches Association (AFCA),Associated Press (AP),Football Writers Association of America (FWAA),Walter Camp Football Foundation ,The Sporting News Sports Illustrated Pro Football Weekly ESPN ,CBS Sports ,College Football News Rivals.com , andScout.com .
Being selected to theAll-America college football team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original All-America team was the1889 All-America college football team selected byCaspar Whitney . TheNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the governing body of American intercollegiate sports, officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AFCA, AP, FWAA,Sporting News , and Walter Camp Foundation to determine consensus All-Americans (denotedbold ). At least three of these five major selector organizations must select a player in order for him to be recognized as a "consensus" All-American by the NCAA.
Sam Bradford Oklahoma (AP-1 ,TSN , CBS, ESPN, Rivals, WCFF-2) Colt McCoy Texas (FWAA ,WCFF , SI, AP-2) Graham Harrell ,Texas Tech (AFCA ) Matthew Stafford ,Georgia (PFW) Tim Tebow ,Florida (CFN) Shonn Greene Iowa (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI) Javon Ringer Michigan State (AP-1 ,WCFF ) Donald Brown ,Connecticut (TSN , CFN, ESPN, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2) Kendall Hunter ,Oklahoma State (FWAA , Rivals) Knowshon Moreno ,Georgia (AFCA , AP-2, WCFF-2) Jonathan Dwyer ,Georgia Tech (PFW) MiQuale Lewis ,Ball State (CBS) Michael Crabtree (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI) Dez Bryant (AFCA ,AP-1 ,TSN ,WCFF , CFN, PFW, SI) Jarett Dillard ,Rice (FWAA , CBS, ESPN, AP-2, WCFF) Austin Collie ,BYU (CBS, AP-2) Jeremy Maclin ,Missouri (Rivals) Percy Harvin , Florida(WCFF-2) Chase Coffman (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,WCFF , CBS) Jermaine Gresham , Oklahoma(TSN , CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2) Andre Smith Alabama (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI) Michael Oher Ole Miss (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals) Rylan Reed , Texas Tech(WCFF , SI) Jason Smith ,Baylor (FWAA ) Phil Loadholt , Oklahoma(CFN, SI) Russell Okung , Oklahoma State(PFW) Eugene Monroe , Virginia(AP-2, WCFF-2) Ryan Stanchek , West Virginia(WCFF-2) Duke Robinson (AP-1 ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI) Brandon Carter (AFCA ,TSN , AP-2) Andy Levitre ,Oregon State (AFCA , PFW, AP-2) Herman Johnson , LSU(AP-1 , WCFF-2) Mike Johnson , Alabama(PFW) Seth Olsen , Iowa(Rivals) Kraig Urbik , Wisconsin(ESPN) Trevor Canfield , Cincinnati(AP-2) Alex Boone , Ohio State(WCFF-2) Antoine Caldwell (AFCA ,AP-1 ,TSN , SI) A. Q. Shipley ,Penn State (FWAA ,WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, AP-2) Max Unger ,Oregon (CBS, PFW) Alex Mack ,California (Rivals, WCFF-2) Brian Orakpo (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,WCFF ,TSN , ESPN, PFW, SI, CBS, CFN, Rivals) Jerry Hughes TCU (FWAA ,WCFF ,TSN , ESPN, SI, CBS, CFN, Rivals, AP-2) Aaron Maybin (AP-1 ,FWAA ,WCFF , CBS, PFW) George Selvie ,South Florida (AFCA , WCFF-2) Michael Johnson , Georgia Tech(AFCA ) Nick Reed , Oregon(WCFF ) Everette Brown , Florida State(AP-2, WCFF-2) Terrence Cody (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,TSN , CBS, Rivals, SI, WCFF-2) Gerald McCoy , Oklahoma(TSN , CFN, PFW, Rivals, SI, AP-2) Peria Jerry , Ole Miss(AP-1 , PFW, CFN, ESPN) Mitch King , Iowa(ESPN, AP-2, WCFF-2) Rey Maualuga Southern California (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals) Brandon Spikes Florida (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI) James Laurinaitis Ohio State (AFCA ,AP-1 ,TSN ,WCFF , PFW) Aaron Curry ,Wake Forest (ESPN, PFW, SI, AP-2) Scott McKillop ,Pittsburgh (FWAA , CBS, AP-2, WCFF-2) Brian Cushing , Southern California(SI, AP-2) Mark Herzlich ,Boston College (CFN, PFW, Rivals) Michael Tauiliili , Duke(WCFF-2) Sean Weatherspoon , Missouri(WCFF-2) Malcolm Jenkins (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals) Alphonso Smith (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW) D. J. Moore ,Vanderbilt (TSN , CFN, Rivals, SI, AP-2) Victor Harris ,Virginia Tech (TSN , SI, AP-2) Eric Berry Tennessee (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI) Taylor Mays (AP-1 ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, SI) Rashad Johnson , Alabama(AFCA , Rivals, AP-2, WCFF-2) Morgan Burnett , Georgia Tech(PFW) Trimane Goddard, North Carolina(AP-2, WCFF-2) Mike Mickens , Cincinnati(WCFF-2) Trevard Lindley , Kentucky(WCFF-2) Louie Sakoda Utah (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , ESPN, PFW, SI) Graham Gano ,Florida State (CBS, CFN, Rivals, AP-2, WCFF-2) Kevin Huber Cincinnati (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA , Rivals, SI) T. J. Conley ,Idaho (TSN ,WCFF , CFN, ESPN, AP-2) Pat McAfee ,West Virginia (CBS, WCFF-2) [ edit ] Brandon James (FWAA -RS,TSN , CBS, Rivals-PR) Jeremy Maclin (AP-1 ,WCFF -KR, SI-AP) Percy Harvin , Florida(AFCA , Rivals-AP, AP-2) Joe Burnett ,UCF (ESPN, SI-KR/PR, WCFF-2) Michael Ray Garvin ,Florida State ,(TSN -KR) Antonio Brown ,Central Michigan (CFN) Perrish Cox , Oklahoma State(CBS-KR) Mardy Gilyard , Cincinnati(Rivals-KR) Travis Shelton ,Temple (CFN-KR) Derrick Williams , Penn State(PFW-RS, WCFF-2)
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Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans
