The Associated Press has been selecting it's All-America football team since 1925. They announced their 2016 team a few weeks ago. I'm just looking at it now. I've been busy trying to get the Minnesota Vikings into the playoffs. It didn't work.
The 2016 AP All-America Football Team
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Lamar Jackson, sophomore, 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Louisville
Running backs — D'Onta Foreman, junior, 6-2, 249, Texas; Dalvin Cook, junior, 5-11, 213, Florida State
Tackles — Cam Robinson, junior, 6-6, 310, Alabama; Ryan Ramczyk, junior, 6-6, 314, Wisconsin
Guards — Cody O'Connell, junior, 6-8, 354, Washington State; Dan Feeney, senior, 6-4, 305, Indiana.
Center — Pat Elflein, senior, 6-3, 300, Ohio State
Tight end — Evan Engram, senior, 6-3, 235, Mississippi
Wide receivers — Dede Westbrook, senior, 6-0, 176, Oklahoma; Corey Davis, senior, 6-3, 213, Western Michigan
All-purpose player — Curtis Samuel, junior, 5-11 197, Ohio State
Kicker — Zane Gonzalez, senior, 6-1, 195, Arizona State
Defense
Ends — Myles Garrett, junior, 6-5, 270, Texas A&M; Derek Barnett, junior, 6-3, 265, Tennessee
Tackles — Jonathan Allen, junior, 6-3, 290, Alabama; Ed Oliver, freshman, 6-2, 290, Houston
Linebackers — Reuben Foster, senior, 6-1, 228, Alabama; Zach Cunningham, junior, 6-2, 230, Vanderbilt; Jabrill Peppers, junior, 6-1, 205, Michigan
Cornerbacks — Jourdan Lewis, senior, 5-11, 186, Michigan; Adoree' Jackson, junior, 5-11, 185, Southern California
Safeties — Malik Hooker, sophomore, 6-2, 205, Ohio State; Minkah Fitzpatrick, sophomore, 6-1, 200, Alabama
Punter — Mitch Wishnowsky, sophomore, 6-2, 220, Utah
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Deshaun Watson, junior, Clemson
Running backs — Donnel Pumphrey, senior, San Diego State; Christian McCaffrey, junior, Stanford
Tackles — Connor Williams, sophomore, Texas; Orlando Brown, sophomore, Oklahoma
Guards — Billy Price, junior, Ohio State; Will Hernandez, junior, UTEP
Center — Tyler Orlovsky, senior, West Virginia
Tight end — Jake Butt, senior, Michigan
Wide receivers — Zay Jones, senior, East Carolina; John Ross, junior, Washington
All-purpose player — Quadree Henderson, sophomore, Pitt
Kicker — Daniel Carlson, junior, Auburn
Defense
Ends — DeMarcus Walker, senior, Florida State; Harold Landry, junior, Boston College
Tackles — Carlos Watkins, senior, Clemson; Montravius Adams, senior, Auburn
Linebackers — Raekwon McMillan, junior, Ohio State; T.J. Watt, junior, Wisconsin; Tim Williams, senior, Alabama
Cornerbacks — Rasul Douglas, senior, West Virginia; Desmond King, senior, Iowa
Safeties — Budda Baker, junior, Washington; Jamal Adams, junior, LSU
Punter — Cameron Johnston, senior, Ohio State
THIRD TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Baker Mayfield, junior, Oklahoma
Running backs — Saquon Barkley, sophomore, Penn State; Aaron Jones, junior, UTEP
Tackles — Mike McGlinchey, senior, Notre Dame; Forrest Lamp, senior, Western Kentucky
Guards — Nico Siragusa, senior, San Diego State; Quenton Nelson, junior, Notre Dame
Center — Ethan Pocic, senior, LSU
Tight end — O.J. Howard, senior, Alabama
Wide receivers — Amba Etta-Tawo, senior, Syracuse; Austin Carr, senior, Northwestern
All-purpose player — Christian Kirk, sophomore, Texas A&M
Kicker — Gary Wunderlich, junior, Mississippi
Defense
Ends — Hunter Dimick, senior, Utah; Jordan Willis, senior, Kansas State
Tackles — Christian Wilkins, sophomore, Clemson; Solomon Thomas, junior, Stanford
Linebackers — Kendell Beckwith, senior, LSU; Jimmie Gilbert, senior, Colorado; Ben Boulware, senior, Clemson
Cornerbacks — Teez Tabor, junior, Florida; Cordrea Tankersley, senior, Clemson
Safeties — Nathan Gerry, senior, Nebraska; Weston Steelhammer, senior, Air Force
Punter — Michael Dickson, sophomore, Texas
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There may be no better football name in college football than that of Air Force safety Weston Steelhammer.Also, I can't wait to see how Mississippi kicker Gary Wunderlich does on the NFL's silly Wonderlic test. When and if he ever has to take it at the Scouting Combine.
2016 AP All-America Team by the numbers:
Conferences:
SEC: 19 (8 first team, 5 second team, 6 third team)
Big Ten: 16 (7,6,3)
ACC: 11 (2,5,4)
Pac-12: 10 (4,3,3)
Big 12: 8 (2,3,3)
Conference USA: 3 (0,1,2)
Mountain West: 3 (0,1,2)
American Athletic: 2 (1,1,0)
Schools:
Alabama: 6 (4,1,1)
Ohio State: 6 (3,3,0)
Clemson: 5 (2,2,3)
LSU: 3 (0,1,2)
Michigan: 3 (2,2,0)
Oklahoma: 3 (1,1,1)
Texas: 3 (1,1,1)
Auburn: 2 (0,2,0)
Florida State: 2 (1,1,0)
Notre Dame: 2 (0,0,2)
Mississippi: 2 (1,0,1)
San Diego State: 2 (0,1,1)
Stanford: 2 (0,1,1)
Texas A&M: 2 (1,0,1)
UTEP: 2 (0,1,1)
Utah: 2 (1,0,1)
Washington: 2 (0,2,0)
West Virginia: 2 (0,2,0)
Wisconsin: 2 (1,1,0)
As a Vikings fan, I'm especially curious about the draft intentions and upcoming hip surgery of Wisconsin tackle Ryan Ramczyk. There's a lot to like about Wisconsin linemen. Ohio State center Pat Elflein would look good in Vikings purple as well. Actually, I'm curious about every All-America offensive lineman as well as every offensive lineman in the draft. The Vikings need a bunch of them. A bunch of good ones. Effective six years ago.
There are some tremendous underclassmen on the 2016 AP All-America team. Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver (a freshman!) looks like he's ready for the NFL now. Ohio State safety Malik Hooker and Penn State running back Saquon Barkley are only sophomores. And there's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Lamar Jackson. He's a sophomore too. They, and several others, should be fun to watch in however many years that they have left in college football.
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