2014 AP All-America Team, List

Posted December 18, 2014 10:00 pm

By The Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2014, file photo, Washington linebacker Shaq Thompson (7) runs for a 57-yard touchdown against Eastern Washington in the first half of an NCAA football game in Seattle. Shaq Thompson played both offense and defense this season and excelled both ways, making him the perfect guy to be the AP All-America first-team all-purpose player. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) The Associated Press

The Associated Press All-America team.

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback - Marcus Mariota, junior, 6-foot-4, 219 pounds, Oregon

Running backs - Melvin Gordon, junior, 6-1, 213, Wisconsin; Tevin Coleman, junior, 6-1, 210, Indiana.

Tackles - Brandon Scherff, senior, 6-5, 320, Iowa; Spencer Drango, junior, 6-6, 310, Baylor.

Guards - Tre Jackson, senior, 6-4, 330, Florida State; Laken Tomlinson, senior, 6-3, 320, Duke.

Center - Reese Dismukes, senior, 6-3, 296, Auburn.

Tight End - Nick O'Leary, senior, 6-3, 247, Florida State.

Wide receivers - Amari Cooper, junior, 6-1, 210, Alabama; Rashard Higgins, sophomore, 6-2, 188, Colorado State.

Kicker - Roberto Aguayo, sophomore, 6-1, 203, Florida State.

All-purpose player - Shaq Thompson, junior, 6-1, 228, Washington.

DEFENSE

Ends - Joey Bosa, sophomore, 6-5, 278, Ohio State; Vic Beasley, senior, 6-3, 235, Clemson.

Tackles - Malcom Brown, junior, 6-2, 320, Texas; Danny Shelton, junior, 6-2, 339, Washington.

Linebackers - Scooby Wright III, sophomore, 6-1, 246, Arizona; Hau'oli Kikaha, senior, 6-3, 246, Washington; Paul Dawson, senior, 6-2, 230, TCU.

Cornerbacks - Senquez Golson, senior, 5-9, 176, Mississippi; Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, senior, 5-10, 195, Oregon.

Safeties - Landon Collins, junior, 6-0, 222, Alabama; Gerod Holliman, sophomore, 6-2, 213, Louisville.

Punter - Tom Hackett, junior, 5-11, 187, Utah.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback - Trevone Boykin, junior, TCU

Running backs - James Conner, sophomore, Pittsburgh; Ameer Abdullah, senior, Nebraska.

Tackles - La'el Collins, senior, LSU; Andrus Peat, junior, Stanford.

Guards - Arie Kouandjio, senior, Alabama; A.J. Cann, senior, South Carolina.

Center - Hroniss Grasu, senior, Oregon.

Tight End - Maxx Williams, sophomore, Minnesota.

Wide receivers - Kevin White, senior, West Virginia; Rashad Greene, senior, Florida State.

Kicker - Brad Craddock, junior, Maryland.

All-purpose player - Tyler Lockett, senior, Kansas State.

DEFENSE

Ends - Shane Ray, junior, Missouri; Nate Orchard, senior, Utah.

Tackles - Leonard Williams, junior, Southern California; Robert Nkemdiche, sophomore, Mississippi.

Linebackers - Eric Kendricks, senior, UCLA; Benardrick McKinney, junior, Mississippi State; Jaylon Smith, sophomore, Notre Dame.

Cornerbacks - Vernon Hargreaves III, sophomore, Florida; Jacoby Glenn, sophomore, Central Florida.

Safeties - Jalen Ramsey, sophomore, Florida State; Cody Prewitt, senior, Mississippi.

Punter - JK Scott, freshman, Alabama.

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback - J.T. Barrett, redshirt freshman, Ohio State.

Running backs - Jay Ajayi, junior, Boise State; Samaje Perine, freshman, Oklahoma.

Tackles - Cedric Ogbuehi, senior, Texas A&M; Jake Fisher, senior, Oregon.

Guards - Shaquille Mason, senior, Georgia Tech; Ben Beckwith, senior, Mississippi State.

Center - Jack Allen, junior, Michigan State.

Tight End - Clive Walford, senior, Miami.

Wide receivers - Justin Hardy, senior, East Carolina; Nelson Agholor, junior, Southern California.

Kicker - Josh Lambert, sophomore, West Virginia.

All-purpose player - J.J. Nelson, senior, UAB.

DEFENSE

Ends - Shawn Oakman, junior, Baylor; Randy Gregory, junior, Nebraska.

Tackles - Michael Bennett, senior, Ohio State; Eddie Goldman, junior, Florida State.

Linebackers - Denzel Perryman, senior, Miami; Mike Hull, senior, Penn State; Eric Striker, junior, Oklahoma.

Cornerbacks - Trae Waynes, junior, Michigan State; Kendall Fuller, sophomore, Virginia Tech.

Safeties - Kurtis Drummond, senior, Michigan State; Su'a Cravens, sophomore, Southern California.

Punter - Austin Rehkow, sophomore, Idaho.

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Voting panel: Bob Asmussen, Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette; Daniel Berk, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson; Seth Emerson, The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph/Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer; Tim Griffin, San Antonio Express-News; Eric Hansen, The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune; Mike Herndon, Alabama Media Group (al.com); Adam Jude, The Seattle Times; Iliana Limon, Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel and Sun Sentinel; Rob Long, WJFK-105.7 Baltimore; Chuck McGill, Charleston (W.Va.) Daily Mail; Kyle Ringo, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colorado; Nate Sandell, 1500 ESPN Twin Cities/KSTP AM, St. Paul, Minnesota; Keith Sargeant, New Jersey Advance Media/ NJ.com; John Silver, The Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Connecticut; Gary Smits, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville; Sam Werner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2014, file photo, Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper catches the ball and runs in for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas A&M in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The College Football Playoff participants are well represented on The Associated Press All-America team. Amari Cooper, third in the Heisman voting, made the first team along with his teammate, safety Landon Collins. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2014, file photo, Alabama defensive back Landon Collins celebrates after Alabama sacked Florida's quarterback during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The College Football Playoff participants are well represented on The Associated Press All-America team. Amari Cooper, third in the Heisman voting, made the first team along with his teammate, safety Landon Collins. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) The Associated Press

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