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The Associated Press All-America team.
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Marcus Mariota, junior, 6-foot-4, 219 pounds, Oregon
Running backs - Melvin Gordon, junior, 6-1, 213, Wisconsin; Tevin Coleman, junior, 6-1, 210, Indiana.
Tackles - Brandon Scherff, senior, 6-5, 320, Iowa; Spencer Drango, junior, 6-6, 310, Baylor.
Guards - Tre Jackson, senior, 6-4, 330, Florida State; Laken Tomlinson, senior, 6-3, 320, Duke.
Center - Reese Dismukes, senior, 6-3, 296, Auburn.
Tight End - Nick O'Leary, senior, 6-3, 247, Florida State.
Wide receivers - Amari Cooper, junior, 6-1, 210, Alabama; Rashard Higgins, sophomore, 6-2, 188, Colorado State.
Kicker - Roberto Aguayo, sophomore, 6-1, 203, Florida State.
All-purpose player - Shaq Thompson, junior, 6-1, 228, Washington.
DEFENSE
Ends - Joey Bosa, sophomore, 6-5, 278, Ohio State; Vic Beasley, senior, 6-3, 235, Clemson.
Tackles - Malcom Brown, junior, 6-2, 320, Texas; Danny Shelton, junior, 6-2, 339, Washington.
Linebackers - Scooby Wright III, sophomore, 6-1, 246, Arizona; Hau'oli Kikaha, senior, 6-3, 246, Washington; Paul Dawson, senior, 6-2, 230, TCU.
Cornerbacks - Senquez Golson, senior, 5-9, 176, Mississippi; Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, senior, 5-10, 195, Oregon.
Safeties - Landon Collins, junior, 6-0, 222, Alabama; Gerod Holliman, sophomore, 6-2, 213, Louisville.
Punter - Tom Hackett, junior, 5-11, 187, Utah.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Trevone Boykin, junior, TCU
Running backs - James Conner, sophomore, Pittsburgh; Ameer Abdullah, senior, Nebraska.
Tackles - La'el Collins, senior, LSU; Andrus Peat, junior, Stanford.
Guards - Arie Kouandjio, senior, Alabama; A.J. Cann, senior, South Carolina.
Center - Hroniss Grasu, senior, Oregon.
Tight End - Maxx Williams, sophomore, Minnesota.
Wide receivers - Kevin White, senior, West Virginia; Rashad Greene, senior, Florida State.
Kicker - Brad Craddock, junior, Maryland.
All-purpose player - Tyler Lockett, senior, Kansas State.
DEFENSE
Ends - Shane Ray, junior, Missouri; Nate Orchard, senior, Utah.
Tackles - Leonard Williams, junior, Southern California; Robert Nkemdiche, sophomore, Mississippi.
Linebackers - Eric Kendricks, senior, UCLA; Benardrick McKinney, junior, Mississippi State; Jaylon Smith, sophomore, Notre Dame.
Cornerbacks - Vernon Hargreaves III, sophomore, Florida; Jacoby Glenn, sophomore, Central Florida.
Safeties - Jalen Ramsey, sophomore, Florida State; Cody Prewitt, senior, Mississippi.
Punter - JK Scott, freshman, Alabama.
THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - J.T. Barrett, redshirt freshman, Ohio State.
Running backs - Jay Ajayi, junior, Boise State; Samaje Perine, freshman, Oklahoma.
Tackles - Cedric Ogbuehi, senior, Texas A&M; Jake Fisher, senior, Oregon.
Guards - Shaquille Mason, senior, Georgia Tech; Ben Beckwith, senior, Mississippi State.
Center - Jack Allen, junior, Michigan State.
Tight End - Clive Walford, senior, Miami.
Wide receivers - Justin Hardy, senior, East Carolina; Nelson Agholor, junior, Southern California.
Kicker - Josh Lambert, sophomore, West Virginia.
All-purpose player - J.J. Nelson, senior, UAB.
DEFENSE
Ends - Shawn Oakman, junior, Baylor; Randy Gregory, junior, Nebraska.
Tackles - Michael Bennett, senior, Ohio State; Eddie Goldman, junior, Florida State.
Linebackers - Denzel Perryman, senior, Miami; Mike Hull, senior, Penn State; Eric Striker, junior, Oklahoma.
Cornerbacks - Trae Waynes, junior, Michigan State; Kendall Fuller, sophomore, Virginia Tech.
Safeties - Kurtis Drummond, senior, Michigan State; Su'a Cravens, sophomore, Southern California.
Punter - Austin Rehkow, sophomore, Idaho.
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Voting panel: Bob Asmussen, Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette; Daniel Berk, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson; Seth Emerson, The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph/Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer; Tim Griffin, San Antonio Express-News; Eric Hansen, The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune; Mike Herndon, Alabama Media Group (al.com); Adam Jude, The Seattle Times; Iliana Limon, Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel and Sun Sentinel; Rob Long, WJFK-105.7 Baltimore; Chuck McGill, Charleston (W.Va.) Daily Mail; Kyle Ringo, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colorado; Nate Sandell, 1500 ESPN Twin Cities/KSTP AM, St. Paul, Minnesota; Keith Sargeant, New Jersey Advance Media/ NJ.com; John Silver, The Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Connecticut; Gary Smits, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville; Sam Werner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
