2018 AP All-Americans

[greenminer]

Lots of familiar names, but I'd like to point out that two G5 players made it on the 1st team.  LaTech's Ferguson made the 3T.

 

OFFENSE

Quarterback: Kyler Murray, junior, Oklahoma

Running backs: Jonathan Taylor, sophomore, Wisconsin; Darrell Henderson, junior, Memphis

Tackles: Jonah Williams, junior, Alabama; Mitch Hyatt, senior, Clemson

Guards: Beau Benzschawel, senior, Wisconsin; Bunchy Stallings, senior, Kentucky

Center: Garrett Bradbury, senior, North Carolina State

Tight end: Jace Sternberger, junior, Texas A&M

Wide receivers: Jerry Jeudy, sophomore, Alabama; Marquise Brown, junior, Oklahoma

All-purpose player: Rondale Moore, freshman, Purdue

Kicker: Andre Szmyt, freshman, Syracuse

DEFENSE

Ends: Clelin Ferrell, junior, Clemson; Sutton Smith, junior, Northern Illinois

Tackles: Quinnen Williams, junior, Alabama; Christian Wilkins, senior, Clemson

Linebackers: Josh Allen, senior, Kentucky; Devin White, junior, LSU; Ben Burr-Kirven, senior, Washington

Cornerbacks: Deandre Baker, senior, Georgia; Julian Love, junior, Notre Dame

Safeties: Grant Delpit, sophomore, LSU; Deionte Thompson, junior, Alabama

Punter: Braden Mann, junior, Texas A&M

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback: Tua Tagovailoa, sophomore, Alabama

Running backs: Travis Etienne, sophomore, Clemson; Trayveon Williams, junior, Texas A&M

Tackles: Dalton Risner, senior, Kansas State; Andrew Thomas, sophomore, Georgia

Guards: Dru Samia, senior, Oklahoma; Michael Deiter, senior, Wisconsin

Center: Ross Pierschbacher, senior, Alabama

Tight end: T.J. Hockenson, sophomore, Iowa

Wide receivers: Tylan Wallace, sophomore, Oklahoma State; Andy Isabella, senior, Massachusetts

All-purpose player: Greg Dortch, sophomore, Wake Forest

Kicker: Cole Tracy, senior, LSU

DEFENSE

Ends: Montez Sweat, senior, Mississippi State; Jachai Polite, junior, Florida

Tackles: Jerry Tillery, senior, Notre Dame; Gerald Willis III, senior, Miami

Linebackers: Devin Bush, junior, Michigan; David Long Jr., junior, West Virginia; Joe Dineen, senior, Kansas

Cornerbacks: Greedy Williams, sophomore, LSU; Byron Murphy, sophomore, Washington

Safeties: Taylor Rapp, junior, Washington; Amani Hooker, junior, Iowa

Punter: Mitch Wishnowsky, senior, Utah

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterbacks: Dwayne Haskins, sophomore, Ohio State

Running backs: Benny Snell, junior, Kentucky; Eno Benjamin, sophomore, Arizona State

Tackles: Andre Dillard, senior, Washington State; Cody Ford, junior, Oklahoma

Guards: Terronne Prescod, senior, North Carolina State; Chris Lindstrom, senior, Boston College

Center: Michael Jordan, junior, Ohio State

Tight end: Noah Fant, junior, Iowa

Wide Receivers: A.J. Brown, junior, Mississippi; David Sills, senior, West Virginia

All-purpose player: J.J. Taylor, sophomore, Arizona

Kicker: Matt Gay, senior, Utah

DEFENSE

Ends: Chase Winovich, senior, Michigan; Jaylon Ferguson, senior, Louisiana Tech

Tackles: Jeffery Simmons, junior, Mississippi State; Ed Oliver, junior, Houston

Linebackers: Paddy Fisher, sophomore, Northwestern; David Woodward, sophomore, Utah State; Te'von Coney, senior, Notre Dame

Cornerbacks: Hamp Cheevers, junior, Boston College; Lavert Hill, junior, Michigan

Safeties: Andre Cisco, freshman, Syracuse; Johnathan Abram, senior, Mississippi State

Punter: James Smith, sophomore, Cincinnati

[MeanGreenTexan]

A dude we'll see this weekend is 3rd team as well.

[FirefightnRick]

A&M’s punter Braden Mann(1st)  out punted Rice’s Jack Fox(8th) by 5.4 more yards averaged per punt.  But Fox played on one of the worst teams in the country and thus attempted 33 more punts,...nearly 4 more games worth of punting and a much greater risk for error.  He also finished 2 yards less than Smith and a half a yard more than Wishnowski but had 26 more punts than both.

No idea how Wishnowski got awarded over him, but it just seems like having such a larger number of attempts should count for more than it does?  

It’s a shame Fox isn’t even on the list.  Best punter I’ve seen in  20+ years.  I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t get signed next spring.

 

Rick

Edited December 11, 2018 by FirefightnRick