The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Casper Whitney and Walter Camp .[1] [2] [3] National 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.[4] College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I , II , and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, covering all NCAA championship sports.
The 2011 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American 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 , and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division 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.[5]
Offense Quarterback Robert Griffin III , Baylor -- CONSENSUS -- (AP , FWAA , TSN , CBS, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Andrew Luck , Stanford (AFCA , WCFF , ESPN, PFW) Running back Montee Ball , Wisconsin -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , CBS, ESPN, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) LaMichael James , Oregon (WCFF ) Trent Richardson , Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Fullback Wide receiver Justin Blackmon , Oklahoma State -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, ESPN, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Ryan Broyles , Oklahoma -- CONSENSUS -- (FWAA , WCFF ) Sammy Watkins , Clemson (PFW, Yahoo!) Jordan White , Western Michigan (AFCA ) Robert Woods , Southern California -- CONSENSUS -- (AP , TSN , ESPN, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Kendall Wright , Baylor (CBS, PFW) Tight end Dwayne Allen , Clemson -- CONSENSUS -- (AP , FWAA , ESPN, SI) Orson Charles , Georgia (AFCA ) Tyler Eifert , Notre Dame (WCFF , Scout.com) Coby Fleener , Stanford (TSN , CBS, PFW) Tackle Levy Adcock , Oklahoma State -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA , FWAA , CBS, ESPN) Barrett Jones , Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, ESPN, Scout.com, SI) Matt Kalil , Southern California (AP , WCFF , PFW, SI, Yahoo!) Jonathan Martin , Stanford (WCFF , Scout.com) Kelechi Osemele , Iowa State (SI) Nate Potter , Boise State -- CONSENSUS -- (FWAA , TSN , CBS, Yahoo!) Riley Reiff , Iowa (PFW) Guard Will Blackwell , LSU (TSN , ESPN, Scout.com, Yahoo!) David DeCastro , Stanford -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Kevin Zeitler , Wisconsin -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA , AP , PFW) Center Grant Garner , Oklahoma State (SI) Ben Jones , Georgia (ESPN, Yahoo!) Peter Konz , Wisconsin (AFCA , CBS, PFW) David Molk , Michigan -- CONSENSUS --(AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , Scout.com) Defense End Vinny Curry , Marshall (FWAA ) Melvin Ingram , South Carolina -- CONSENSUS --(AFCA , AP , TSN , WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW, SI, Yahoo!) Whitney Mercilus , Illinois -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, ESPN, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Sam Montgomery , LSU (FWAA , PFW, Scout.com) Alex Okafor , Texas (AFCA ) Tackle Fletcher Cox , Mississippi State (PFW) 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!) Linebacker Lavonte David , Nebraska (AFCA , CBS, ESPN, Yahoo!) Dont'a Hightower , Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA , AP , WCFF , PFW, Yahoo!) 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) Cornerback David Amerson , NC State (WCFF , ESPN) Morris Claiborne , LSU -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Dre Kirkpatrick , Alabama (FWAA , CBS, PFW) Tyrann Mathieu , LSU -- CONSENSUS -- (AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, ESPN, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) DeQuan Menzie , Alabama (AFCA ) Safety Mark Barron , Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout.com, SI, Yahoo!) Markelle Martin , Oklahoma State (AFCA , SI) T. J. McDonald , Southern California (TSN , PFW) Bacarri Rambo , Georgia (AP , Scout.com, Yahoo!) Special teams Kicker Randy Bullock , Texas A&M -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA , AP , TSN , WCFF , CBS, PFW, Scout.com, SI) Brett Maher , Nebraska (Yahoo!) Quinn Sharp , Oklahoma State (FWAA ) Caleb Sturgis , Florida (ESPN) Punter Ryan Allen , Louisiana Tech (TSN ) Steven Clark , Auburn (PFW) Bobby Cowan , Idaho (FWAA ) Shawn Powell , Florida State -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA , WCFF , ESPN, Yahoo!) Brad Wing , LSU (AP , CBS, Scout.com, SI) All-purpose/Return specialist Joe Adams , Arkansas -- CONSENSUS -- (FWAA , TSN , ESPN, PFW, Scout.com) Tavon Austin , West Virginia (CBS) LaMichael James , Oregon (AFCA ) Tyler Lockett , Kansas State -- CONSENSUS -- (TSN , WCFF ) Tyrann Mathieu , LSU (CBS, SI, Yahoo!) Greg McCoy , TCU (CBS, Yahoo!) Sammy Watkins , Clemson (AP , Scout.com, SI) Notes References v · d · e 2011 College Football All-America Team consensus selectionsOffense Defense Special teams
