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The top-ranked Alabama team has more players on the first team than any other school, thanks to the selection of two players, Will Anderson Jr. and Jameson Williams, as All-Americans by The Associated Press.
The AP All-America team presented by Regions Bank was selected by a panel of Top 25 college football poll voters.
Young became the first Tide quarterback to win the award. Anderson, who leads the nation in sacks, was fifth in the voting.
Alabama will face Cincinnati in the College Football Playoff semifinals.
The five players who received AP All-American honors will be in the playoff game. Jordan Battle was a third-team selection and Evan Neal was a second-team selection.
Cornerback Ahmad Gardner of Cincinnati was a second-team All-American last season. Bryant made the second team.
Four more first-team All-Americans will be in the Michigan-Georgia game on New Year's Eve.
The All-Americans for the UM are the defensive end and kicker. Georgia's top-ranked defense is represented by defensive tackle Jordan Davis.
The second team included David Ojabo, while the third team included Hassan Haskins.
Georgia matched Alabama with five players. Two players made the second team and one made the third team.
The second and third-team quarterbacks were both from Ohio State.
Iowa State running back Breece Hall is the only player to repeat as a first-team AP All-American.
The Iowa center and Texas A&M guard were both first-team selections this season.
Kentucky tackle Darian Kinnard and Oregon edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux went from third-team to first-team in 2020.
The All-America structure has not changed since 2006 and this year the AP added two players, one on each side of the ball. The offenses now feature three receivers and the defenses have an extra defensive back to reflect a game that features more passing than ever before.
Ohio State became the first school to have three wideouts earn All-America honors in the same season, with more receiver spots to fill. The second and third teams had Chris and Garrett Wilson on it.
Williams, an Ohio State transfer, and four receiver who played for the Buckeyes in 2020 made the AP All-America teams.
Seven players were placed on the three teams by the Buckeyes. The three receivers and Stroud were joined by the offensive linemen and defensive lineman, who made the second team.
The break down.
The first-teamers are at school.
Alabama: 3
Georgia, Michigan, Oregon, Texas A&M, and Michigan all have 2.
Boston College, Cincinnati, Colorado State, Houston, Iowa, Kansas State, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, San Diego State, Utah: 1
The first-teamers are from the conference.
SEC: 9
The Big Ten has 5.
The Pac-12 has 3.
The conference has 3.
The Big 12 has 3.
American: 2
The Mountain West has 2.
The first team.
The offense is off.
The quarterback is a sophomore from Alabama.
Kenneth Walker III is a junior at Michigan State.
Ikem Ekwonu is a junior at North Carolina State and Darian Kinnard is a senior at Kentucky.
Zion Johnson is a senior at Boston College.
Tyler Linderbaum is a junior in Iowa.
The tight end is a senior at Colorado State.
David Bell, junior, Purdue, is one of the receivers.
The sophomore at Kansas State is an all-purpose player.
Jake Moody is from Michigan.
DEFENSE
The edge rushers were Kayvon Thibodeaux of Oregon and Aidan Hutchinson of Michigan.
Jordan Davis is a senior at Georgia and DeMarvin Leal is a junior at Texas A&M.
Linebackers -- Will Anderson, Jr., sophomore, Alabama; Nakobe Dean, junior, Georgia.
Cornerbacks are Ahmad Gardner, junior, Cincinnati, and Roger McCreary, senior, auburn.
Verone McKinley III is a sophomore at Oregon.
Marcus Jones is a defensive back in Houston.
Matt Araiza is a junior at San Diego State.
The second team.
The offense is off.
Kenny Pickett is a quarterback for Pittsburgh.
Sean Tucker is a sophomore at Syracuse and Tyler Badie is a senior at Missouri.
Evan Neal is a junior at Alabama and Nicholas Petit-Frere is a junior at Ohio State.
Guards -- William Dunkle, junior, San Diego State.
Alec Lindstrom is a senior at Boston College.
Brock is a freshman at Georgia.
Chris Olave, senior, Ohio State; Jerreth Sterns, junior, Western Kentucky; and Garrett Wilson, junior, Ohio State.
The all-purpose player is a sophomore at Georgia Tech.
Noah Ruggles is a kicker for Ohio State.
DEFENSE
Senior, Florida State, and junior, San Diego State, are edge rushers.
Linemen -- Haskell Garrett, senior, Ohio State.
Linebackers -- Malcolm Rodriguez, senior, Oklahoma State; David Ojabo, junior, Michigan.
Cornerbacks are Coby Bryant, senior, Cincinnati, and Ja'Quan McMillian, junior, East Carolina.
Kyle Hamilton is a junior at Notre Dame.
JoJo Domann is a defensive back for Nebraska.
Adam Korsak is a senior at Rutgers.
The third team.
The offense is off.
C.J. Stroud is a quarterback for Ohio State.
The running backs are Hassan Haskins, senior, Michigan, and Sincere McCormick, junior, UTSA.
Max Mitchell is a senior at Louisiana-Lafayette.
Guards are Andrew Vorhees, senior, Southern California, and Josh Seltzner, senior, Wisconsin.
Michael Maietti is a senior in Missouri.
Michael Mayer is a sophomore at Notre Dame.
Drake London is a junior at Southern California, and he is one of the players on the team.
Deven is an all-purpose player for Utah State.
The kicker is a senior from Iowa.
DEFENSE
Will McDonald IV is a junior at Iowa State.
Linemen are Calijah Kancey, sophomore, Pittsburgh, and George Karlaftis, junior, Purdue.
Linebackers -- Chad Muma, senior, Wyoming; Nik Bonitto, junior, Oklahoma; and Andre Carter II, junior, Army.
Trent McDuffie is a junior at Washington.
Jordan Battle, junior, Alabama; Lewis Cine, junior, Georgia.
The defensive back is a senior at Oklahoma State.
Jordan Stout is a senior at Penn State.
