2015 Associated Press All-American Football Teams Released
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
The end of season college football awards are being handed out right and left with one of the long-time staples of postseason honors being the Associated Press All-American teams. On Sunday, the AP released their three teams with Alabama and Baylor topping all schools with three first-team selections each.
No surprise to see Heisman Trophy Award winner Derrick Henry as a first-team running back but instead of fellow Heisman contender Christian McCaffrey being a first-team selection at running back he was name first-team all-purpose with LSU sophomore tailback Leonard Fournette taking the honors.
A few surprises not selected:
Illinois safety/linebacker Clayton Fejedelem. Fejedelem had 140 tackles, second best in FBS.
Iowa cornerback Desmond King. King was second in FBS in interceptions with eight, one behind Lurry, and had 20 passes defended and 12 passes broken up.
There can only be one quarterback listed and a couple of worthy guys were excluded; Washington State’s Luke Falk, Bowling Green’s Matt Johnson, Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott, and Western Kentucky’s Brandon Doughty.
At wide receiver, Tulsa’s Keyarris Garrett had as good of a season as anyone pullind in 88 passes for 1,451 yards with seven touchdowns.
The 2015 Associated Press All-America team
First Team Offense
QB Deshaun Watson, sophomore – Clemson
RB Derrick Henry, junior – Alabama
RB Leonard Fournette, sophomore – LSU
OT Taylor Decker, senior – Ohio State
OT Spencer Drango, senior – Baylor
OG Joshua Garnett, senior – Stanford
OG Landon Turner, senior – North Carolina
OC Jack Allen, senior – Michigan State
WR Corey Coleman, junior – Baylor
WR Josh Doctson, senior – TCU
TE Hunter Henry, junior – Arkansas
AP Chrstian McCaffrey, sophomore – Stanford
K Ka’imi Fairbairn, senior – UCLA
First Team Defense
DE Shaq Lawson, junior – Clemson
DE Carl Bassib, senior – Penn State
DT A’Shawn Robinson, junior – Alabama
DT Andrew Billings, junior – Baylor
LB Reggie Ragland, senior – Alabama
LB Tyler Matakevich, senior – Temple
LB Jaylon Smith, junior – Notre Dame
SS Jeremy Cash, senior – Duke
SS Vonn Bell, junior – Ohio State
P Tom Hackett, senior – Utah
Second Team Offense
QB Baker Mayfield, junior – Oklahoma
RB Dalvin Cook, sophomore – Florida State
RB Ezekiel Elliot, junior – Ohio State
OT Jack Conklin, junior – Michigan State
OT Ronnie Stanley, senior – Notre Dame
OG Sebastian Tretola, senior – Arkansas
OG Pat Elflein, junior – Ohio State
OC Ryan Kelly, senior – Alabama
WR Will Fuller, junior – Notre Dame
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, sophomore – USC
TE Jake Butt, junior – Michigan
AP Morgan Burns, senior – Kansas State
K Jake Elliot, junior – Memphis
Second Team Defense
DE Joey Bosa, junior – Ohio State
DE DeForest Buckner, senior – Oregon
DT Robert Nkemdiche, junior – Ole Miss
DT Sheldon Day, senior – Notre Dame
LB Joe Schobert, senior – Wisconsin
LB Kentrell Brothers, senior – Missouri
Eric Striker, senior – Oklahoma
CB Jourdan Lewis, junior – Michigan
CB Jalen Ramsey, junior – Florida State
SS Trae Elston, senior – Ole Miss
SS Jayron Kearse, junior – Clemson
P Drew Kaser, senior – Texas A&M
Third Team Offense
QB Keenan Reynolds, senior – Navy
RB Royce Freeman, sophomore – Oregon
RB Larry Rose III, sophomore – New Mexico State
OT Jason Spriggs, senior – Indiana
OT Vadal Alexander, senior – LSU
OG Dan Feeney, junior – Indiana
OG Joey Thuney, senior – North Carolina State
OC Austin Blythe, senior – Iowa
WR Laquon Treadwell, junior – Ole Miss
WR Roger Lewis, sophomore – Bowling Green
TE Austin Hooper, junior – Stanford
AP Jakeen Grant, senior – Texas Tech
K Adam Schneider, sophomore – Oregon
Second Team Defense
DE Shilique Calhoun, senior – Michigan State
DE Myles Garrett, sophomore – Texas A&M
DT Jonathan Bullard, senior – Florida
DT Kenny Clark, junior – UCLA
LB Su’a Cravens, junior – USC
LB Blake Martinez, senior – Stanford
LB Anthony Walker, sophomore – Northwestern
CB Mackensie Alexander, sophomore – Clemson
CB Shawun Lurry, sophomore – Northern Illinois
SS Eddie Jackson, junior – Alabama
SS Darian Thompson, senior – Boise State
P Hayden Hunt, junior – Colorado State
Photo credit: usatoday.com; No. 7 Leonard Fournette drags Florida defenders for more yards.