Heisman Trophy finalists Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith were selected to The Associated Press All-America, leading a contingent of five Alabama players in the first offensive.
Najee Harris, Crimson Tide striker, striker Alex Leatherwood and center Landon Dickerson are also first team selections. Nr. 1 Alabama is the first team since 1980, when the AP All-America team began to contain two wide receivers and two backs, to place a quarterback, back and receiver on the first team.
Patrick Surtain II corner offers Crimson Tide six selections in the first team, most of them from the country. No. 4 Notre Dame, Alabama’s football opponent this weekend, has two first-team Americans on offensive guard Aaron Banks and defender Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah.
Florida’s Kyle Trask was named the second-team defender, and Heisman’s fellow finalist Trevor Lawrence of Clemson was the third-team defender of the AP teams launched Monday. Lawrence, probably the first pick in the next NFL draft, made AP All-America his first career career.
Clemson no. 2, which will face Ohio State no. 3 in the CFP semifinals on Friday night at the Sugar Bowl, had only one other player selected for the All-America teams: defender Travis Etienne made the first team as a total goal player. The senior was the All-American of the second team in the last two seasons.
Ohio State goalkeeper Wyatt Davis is the only player to repeat as an All-American first team after making it in 2020. Davis is one of two Buckeyes in the first team with defender Shaun Wade.
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AP All-America team from 2020:
FIRST TEAM
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Defender – Mac Jones, junior, Alabama.
Runners – Najee Harris, senior, Alabama; Breece Hall, sophomore, Iowa.
Tackles – Brady Christensen, junior, BYU; Alex Leatherwood, senior, Alabama.
Guardians – Aaron Banks, senior, Notre Dame; Wyatt Davis, junior, Ohio.
Center – Landon Dickerson, senior, Alabama.
Tight end – Kyle Pitts, junior, Florida.
Receivers – DeVonta Smith, senior, Alabama; Elijah Moore, junior, Mississippi.
Universal player – Travis Etienne, senior, Clemson.
Kicker – Jose Borregales, senior, Miami.
Defense
It ends – Rashad Weaver, senior, Pitt; Tarron Jackson, senior, Coastal Carolina.
Tackles – Daviyon Nixon, junior, Iowa; Darius Stills, senior, West Virginia.
Linebackers – Zaven Collins, junior, Tulsa; Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, senior, Notre Dame; Joseph Ossai, junior, Texas.
Cornerbacks – Patrick Surtain II, junior, Alabama; Shaun Wade, Senior, Ohio.
Safety – Talanoa Hufanga, junior, Southern California; Brandon Joseph, redhead, Northwestern.
Punter – Pressley Harvin III, senior, Georgia Tech.
SECOND TEAM
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Defender – Kyle Trask, Senior, Florida.
Runners – Jaret Patterson, junior, Buffalo; Javonte Williams, junior, North Carolina.
Tackles – Liam Eichenberg, senior, Notre Dame; Christian Darrisaw, junior, Virginia Tech.
Guardians – Cain Madden, junior, Marshall; Kenyon Green, second, Texas A&M.
Center – Tyler Linderbaum, sophomore, Iowa.
Tight end – Hunter Long, junior, Boston College.
Receivers – Jaelon Darden, senior, North Texas; Jonathan Adams Jr., senior, Arkansas.
Universal player – Kadarius Toney, senior, Florida.
Kicker – Cade York, sophomore, LSU.
Defense
It ends – Jaelen Phillips, senior, Miami; Patrick Jones, senior, Pitt.
Tackles – Alim McNeil, junior, North Carolina; Haskell Garrett, senior, Ohio state.
Linebackers – Mike Rose, junior, Iowa; Nik Bonitto, sophomore, Oklahoma; Nick Bolton, junior, Missouri.
Cornerbacks —Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, student, TCU; Ahmad Gardner, sophomore, Cincinnati.
Safety – Trevon Moehrig, junior, TCU; James Wiggins, senior, Cincinnati.
Punter – Lou Hedley, junior, Miami.
TEAM THREE
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Defender – Trevor Lawrence, junior, Clemson.
Runners – Michael Carter, senior, North Carolina; Mohammed Ibrahim, junior, Minnesota.
Tackles – Darian Kinnard, junior, Kentucky; Samuel Cosmi, junior, Texas.
Guards – Ben Cleveland, senior, Georgia; Tommy Kraemer, senior, Notre Dame.
Center – Creed Humphrey, junior, Oklahoma.
Tight end – Charlie Kolar, junior, Iowa.
Receivers – Dyami Brown, junior, North Carolina; Ty Fryfogle, senior, Indiana.
Universal player – Avery Williams, senior, Boise State.
Kicker – Jake Oldroyd, sophomore, BYU.
Defense
Ends – JaQuan Bailey, Senior, Iowa State; Kayvon Thibodeaux, sophomore, Oregon.
Tackles – Christian Barmore, sophomore, Alabama; CJ Brewer, Senior, Coastal Carolina.
Linebackers – Zion Tupuola-Fetui, junior, Washington; Micah McFadden, junior, Indiana; Dylan Moses, senior, Alabama.
Cornerbacks – Greg Newsome, junior, northwest; Eli Ricks, freshman, LSU.
Safety – Kyle Hamilton, sophomore, Notre Dame; Tykee Smith, sophomore, West Virginia.
Pointer – Jake Camarda, junior, Georgia.
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