AP ALL-AMERICANS FIRST TEAM Offense Quarterback — Johnny Manziel, redshirt freshman, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, Texas A&M. Running backs — Montee Ball, senior, 5-11, 215, Wisconsin; Ka'Deem Carey, sophomore, 5-10, 197, Arizona. Tackles — Luke Joeckel, junior, 6-6, 310, Texas A&M; Taylor Lewan, junior, 6-8, 309, Michigan. Guards — Chance Warmack, senior, 6-3, 320, Alabama; Jonathan Cooper, senior, 6-3, 295, North Carolina. Center — Barrett Jones, senior, 6-5, 302, Alabama. Tight end — Zach Ertz, senior, 6-6, 252, Stanford. Receivers — Marqise Lee, sophomore, 6-0, 195, Southern California; Terrance Williams, senior, 6-2, 205, Baylor. All-purpose player — Tavon Austin, senior, 5-9, 171, West Virginia. Kicker — Cairo Santos, junior, 5-8, 160, Tulane. Defense Ends — Jadeveon Clowney, sophomore, 6-6, 256, South Carolina; Bjoern Werner, junior, 6-4, 255, Florida State. Tackles — Star Lotulelei, senior, 6-4, 320, Utah; Will Sutton, junior, 6-1, 267, Arizona State. Linebackers — Manti Te'o, senior, 6-2, 255, Notre Dame; Jarvis Jones, junior, 6-3, 241, Georgia; C.J. Mosley, junior, 6-2, 232, Alabama. Cornerbacks — Dee Milliner, junior, 6-1, 199, Alabama; Jordan Poyer, sophomore, 6-0, 172, Oregon State. Safeties — Phillip Thomas, senior, 6-1, 215, Fresno State; Matt Elam, junior, 5-10, 202, Florida. Punter — Ryan Allen, senior, 6-2, 215, Louisiana Tech. ___ SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback — Collin Klein, senior, Kansas State. Running backs — Kenjon Barner, senior, Oregon; Johnathan Franklin, senior, UCLA. Tackles — D.J. Fluker, junior, Alabama; David Yankey, junior, Stanford. Guards — Spencer Long, junior, Nebraska; Cyril Richardson, junior, Baylor. Center — Dalton Freeman, senior, Clemson. Tight end — Tyler Eifert, senior, Notre Dame. Receivers — Stedman Bailey, junior, West Virginia; Quinton Patton, senior, Louisiana Tech. All-purpose player — Jordan Lynch, junior, Northern Illinois. Kicker — Dustin Hopkins, senior, Florida State. DEFENSE Ends — Damontre Moore, junior, Texas A&M; Stephon Tuitt, sophomore, Notre Dame. Tackles — Johnathan Hankins, junior, Ohio State; Kawann Short, senior, Purdue. Linebackers — Kevin Minter, junior, LSU; Anthony Barr, junior, UCLA; Arthur Brown, senior, Kansas State. Cornerbacks — Johnthan Banks, senior, Mississippi State; Bradley Roby, sophomore, Ohio State. Safeties — Eric Reid, junior, LSU; Tony Jefferson, junior, Oklahoma. Punter — Riley Stephenson, senior, BYU. ___ THIRD TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback — AJ McCarron, junior, Alabama. Running backs — Stefphon Jefferson, junior, Nevada; Giovani Bernard, sophomore, North Carolina. Tackles — Jake Matthews, junior, Texas A&M; Eric Fisher, senior, Central Michigan. Guards — Larry Warford, senior, Kentucky; Xavier Su'a-Filo, sophomore, UCLA. Center — Braxston Cave, senior, Notre Dame. Tight end — Austin Seferian-Jenkins, sophomore, Washington. Receivers — DeAndre Hopkins, junior, Clemson; Cobi Hamilton, senior, Arkansas. All-purpose player — Dri Archer, junior, Kent State. Kicker — Caleb Sturgis, senior, Florida. Ends — John Simon, senior, Ohio State; Sam Montgomery, junior, LSU. Tackles — Shariff Floyd, junior, Florida; Chris Jones, senior, Bowling Green. Linebackers — Khaseem Greene, senior, Rutgers; Trent Murphy, senior, Stanford; Kyle Van Noy, junior, BYU. Cornerbacks — Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, sophomore, Oregon; Jason Verrett, junior, TCU. Safeties — Ed Reynolds, junior, Stanford; Ty Zimmerman, junior, Kansas State. Punter — Kyle Christy, sophomore, Florida. ____ AP All-America team voters Greg Auman, Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times; Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station (Texas) Eagle; Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times; Doug Doughty, The Roanoke (Va.) Times; Seth Emerson, The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph and Columbus Ledger Enquirer; Erik Gee, KNML-AM, New Mexico; Garland Gillen, WWL-TV Channel 4, New Orleans; Anthony Gimino, TucsonCitizen.com; Eric Hansen, The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune; Rob Long, CBS Radio 105.7, Baltimore; Austin Meek, The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal; Keith Pompey, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Kyle Ringo, Daily Camera, Boulder Colo.; Keith Sargeant, Home News Tribune, New Jersey; Mitch Vingle, The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette; Adam Zucker, CBS Sports Network.
2012 AP All-America Team, List
— Dec. 11 6:10 PM EST

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