The bulk of the college football award season may be behind us, but the key All-American teams continue to be released in the coming days before the NCAA assembles this year’s list of consensus All-Americans. The Associated Press released its All-American list on Sunday. On Monday it was time for the Football Writers Association of American to release its annual list of All-Americans. Heisman Trophy winning running back from Alabama Derrick Henry was an easy pick for first team honors, as were fellow finalists Deshaun Watson of Clemson and Christian McCaffrey of Stanford. McCaffrey did not make the cut at running back, but was given first team honors as a kick returner.
Joining Henrey as first team All-American running backs are Dalvin Cook of Florida State and Leonard Fournette of LSU. Fournette and Henry each earned first-team honors from the AP as well, while Cook made the second team cut.
First Team Offense
- QB Deshaun Watson, Clemson
- RB Dalvin Cook, Florida State
- RB Leonard Fournette, LSU
- RB Derrick Henry, Alabama
- WR Corey Coleman, Baylor
- WR Josh Doctson, TCU
- OL Spencer Drango, Baylor
- OL Joshua Garnett, Stanford
- OL Jason Springs, Indiana
- OL Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame
- C Ryan Kelly, Alabama
First Team Defense
- DL Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
- DL Shaq Lawson, Clemson
- DL Carl Nassib, Penn State
- DL A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama
- LB Tyler Matakevich, Temple
- LB Reggie Ragland, Alabama
- LB Joe Schobert, Wisconsin
- DB Jeremy Cash, Duke
- DB Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida
- DB Desmond King, Iowa
- DB Shawun Lurry, Northern Illinois
First Team Special Teams
- K Ka’imi Fairbairn, UCLA
- P Tom Hackett, Utah
- KR Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
- PR William Likely, Maryland
Second Team All-America Team
Offense: QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma; RB Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State; RB Royce Freeman, Oregon; WR Will Fuller, Notre Dame; WR Roger Lewis, Bowling Green; WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC; OL Jack Conklin, Michigan State; OL Taylor Decker, Ohio State; OL Tyler Johnstone, Oregon; OL Landon Turner, North Carolina; C Jack Allen, Michigan State. Defense: DL Andrew Billings, Baylor; DL DeForest Buckner, Oregon; DL Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State; DL; Sheldon Day, Notre Dame; LB Kentrell Brothers, Missouri; LB Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame; LB Eric Striker, Oklahoma; DB Eddie Jackson, Alabama; DB Jourdan Lewis, Michigan; DB Jalen Ramsey, Florida State; DB Darian Thompson, Boise State. Specialists: K Jaden Oberkrom, TCU; P Michael Carrizosa, San José State; KR Evan Berry, Tennessee; PR Cameron Sutton, Tennessee.