Official list of the best college football players of 2011
TheAll-America college football team is an honor given annually to the best players of American college football at their respective positions. The original All-America team was the1889 All-America college football team selected byCaspar Whitney . In 1950, the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is theNational Collegiate Athletic Association 's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide.[ 1] College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowedAcademic All-American recognition on male and female athletes inDivisions I ,II , andIII of the NCAA as well asNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, covering all NCAA championship sports.
The2011 All-America college football team is composed of the followingAll-America first teams:Associated Press (AP),Football Writers Association of America (FWAA),American Football Coaches Association (AFCA),Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF),The Sporting News TSN ),Sports Illustrated SI ),Pro Football Weekly PFW ),ESPN ,CBS Sports (CBS),College Football News CFN ),Scout.com , andYahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports ofDivision I-FBS football and Division I men’s basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA,TSN , and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.[ 2]
In 2011, there were 7unanimous All-Americans .
Robert Griffin III Baylor -- CONSENSUS -- (AP ,FWAA ,TSN , CBS, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!, WCFF-2) Andrew Luck ,Stanford (AFCA ,WCFF , ESPN, PFW, AP-2, Scout.com-2) Matt Barkley ,Southern California (AP-3) Trent Richardson Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Montee Ball Wisconsin -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,FWAA ,TSN , CBS, ESPN, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!, WCFF-2) LaMichael James ,Oregon (WCFF , AP-2, Scout.com-2) David Wilson ,Virginia Tech (AP-2, Scout.com-2) Bobby Rainey ,Western Kentucky (WCFF-2, AP-3) Ronnie Hillman ,San Diego State (AP-3) Robert Woods 2011 Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Ryan Broyles Oklahoma -- CONSENSUS -- (FWAA ,WCFF , AP-2) Sammy Watkins ,Clemson (PFW, Yahoo!) Jordan White ,Western Michigan (AFCA , WCFF-2, AP-3) Robert Woods Southern California -- CONSENSUS -- (AP ,TSN , ESPN, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!, WCFF-2) Kendall Wright ,Baylor (CBS, PFW, AP-2, Scout.com-2) Patrick Edwards ,Houston (Scout.com-2, AP-3) Dwayne Allen Clemson -- CONSENSUS -- (AP ,FWAA , ESPN, SI) Orson Charles ,Georgia (AFCA , WCFF-2) Tyler Eifert ,Notre Dame (WCFF , Scout.com, AP-2) Coby Fleener ,Stanford (TSN , CBS, PFW, Scout.com-2, AP-3) Levy Adcock Oklahoma State -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA ,FWAA , CBS, ESPN, WCFF-2, AP-3) Barrett Jones Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, Scout.com, SI) Matt Kalil ,Southern California (AP ,WCFF , PFW, SI, Yahoo!, Scout.com-2) Jonathan Martin ,Stanford (WCFF , Scout.com, AP-2) Kelechi Osemele ,Iowa State (SI) Nate Potter Boise State -- CONSENSUS -- (FWAA ,TSN , CBS, Yahoo!, AP-2, WCFF-2) Riley Reiff ,Iowa (PFW) Cordy Glenn ,Georgia (Scout.com-2, AP-3) Will Blackwell ,LSU (TSN , ESPN, Scout.com, Yahoo!, AP-2) David DeCastro Stanford -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Kevin Zeitler Wisconsin -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA ,AP , PFW, WCFF-2, Scout.com-2) Austin Pasztor ,LSU (AP-2) Ryan Miller ,Colorado (WCFF-2, AP-3) Lane Taylor ,Oklahoma State (Scout.com-2) Gabe Ikard ,Oklahoma (AP-3) Grant Garner,Oklahoma State (SI, AP-3) Ben Jones ,Georgia (ESPN, Yahoo!) Peter Konz ,Wisconsin (AFCA , CBS, PFW, AP-2) David Molk Michigan -- CONSENSUS --(AP ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , Scout.com) William Vlachos ,Alabama (WCFF-2, Scout.com-2) Vinny Curry ,Marshall (FWAA , AP-2, WCFF-2, Scout.com-2) Melvin Ingram South Carolina -- CONSENSUS --(AFCA ,AP ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW, SI, Yahoo!, Scout.com-2) Whitney Mercilus Illinois -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Sam Montgomery ,LSU (FWAA , PFW, Scout.com, AP-3) Alex Okafor ,Texas (AFCA ) Frank Alexander ,Oklahoma (AP-2, WCFF-2) Andre Branch ,Clemson (WCFF-2, AP-3) Fletcher Cox ,Mississippi State (PFW, AP-3) Brett Roy,Nevada (SI) Devon Still Penn State -- CONSENSUS -- (AP ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Jerel Worthy Michigan State -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, Scout.com, Yahoo!) Joe Vellano ,Maryland (AP-2, WCFF-2) Derek Wolfe ,Cincinnati (AP-2, Scout.com-2) Aaron Donald ,Pittsburgh (Scout.com-2) John Simon ,Ohio State (AP-3) Lavonte David ,Nebraska (AFCA , CBS, ESPN, Yahoo!, AP-2, WCFF-2) Dont'a Hightower Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,WCFF , PFW, Yahoo!, Scout.com-2) Jarvis Jones Georgia -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,FWAA ,WCFF , ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, SI) Luke Kuechly Boston College -- CONSENSUS -- (AP ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Chase Thomas ,Stanford (TSN ) Courtney Upshaw ,Alabama (FWAA ,TSN , CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2) Manti Te'o ,Notre Dame (AP-2, WCFF-2, Scout.com-2) Sean Spence ,Miami (Scout.com-2) Tank Carder ,TCU (AP-3) Sammy Brown ,Houston (AP-3) Emmanuel Acho ,Texas (AP-3) David Amerson ,North Carolina State (WCFF , ESPN, AP-2, Scout.com-2) Morris Claiborne LSU -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Dre Kirkpatrick ,Alabama (FWAA , CBS, PFW, AP-2, Scout.com-2) Tyrann Mathieu LSU -- CONSENSUS -- (AP ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) DeQuan Menzie ,Alabama (AFCA ) Nigel Malone,Kansas State (WCFF-2, AP-3) Casey Hayward ,Vanderbilt (WCFF-2) Brodrick Brown,Oklahoma State (AP-3) Mark Barron Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,FWAA ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Markelle Martin ,Oklahoma State (AFCA , SI, AP-2, Scout.com-2) T. J. McDonald ,Southern California (TSN , PFW, Scout.com-2) Bacarri Rambo ,Georgia (AP , Scout.com, Yahoo!, WCFF-2) Antonio Allen ,South Carolina (AP-2) Matt Daniels ,Duke (WCFF-2) Josh Bush ,Wake Forest (AP-3) George Iloka ,Boise State (AP-3) Randy Bullock Texas A&M -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA ,AP ,TSN ,WCFF , CBS, PFW, Scout.com, SI) Brett Maher ,Nebraska (Yahoo!) Quinn Sharp ,Oklahoma State (FWAA , AP-3) Caleb Sturgis ,Florida (ESPN, AP-2, WCFF-2, Scout.com-2) Ryan Allen ,Louisiana Tech (TSN , AP-2, WCFF-2) Steven Clark,Auburn (PFW) Bobby Cowan,Idaho (FWAA ) Shawn Powell Florida State -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA ,WCFF , ESPN, Yahoo!, Scout.com-2, AP-3) Brad Wing ,LSU (AP , CBS, Scout.com, SI) [ edit ] Joe Adams Arkansas -- CONSENSUS -- (FWAA ,TSN , ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, AP-2, WCFF-2) Tavon Austin ,West Virginia (CBS, AP-3) LaMichael James ,Oregon (AFCA ) Tyler Lockett ,Kansas State (TSN ,WCFF ) Tyrann Mathieu ,LSU (CBS, SI, Yahoo!, Scout.com-2) Greg McCoy ,TCU (CBS, Yahoo!) Sammy Watkins ,Clemson (AP , Scout.com, SI) De'Anthony Thomas ,Oregon (Scout.com-2)
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