Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry and runner-up Christan McCaffrey were named First Team All-Americans by Sporting News on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide and Cardinal running backs nudged out Florida State’s Dalvin Cook and LSU’s Leonard Fournette for the first-team honors, while both Cook and Fournette filled the running back slots on the second team. Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, landed on the second team from Sporting News, with Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield winning first team honors.
The full Sporting News All-American teams are listed below. The Sporting News All-American team is the fourth All-American team to be revealed that is used to make up the NCAA’s consensus All-American team. The previous three are the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Associated Press and the Football Writers Association of America. Tomorrow, the American Football Coaches Association will release the fifth and final All-American list recognized by the NCAA for its consensus list.
FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB - Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
RB - Derrick Henry, Alabama; Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
WR - Corey Coleman, Baylor; Josh Doctson, TCU
TE - Hunter Henry, Arkansas
OL - Joshua Garnett, Stanford; Spencer Drango Baylor; Ryan Kelly, Alabama; Jack Conklin, Michigan State; Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame
K - Roberto Aguayo, Florida State
KR - Evan Berry, Tennessee
Defense
DE - Carl Nassib, Penn State; Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State
DT - A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama; Adolphus Washington, Ohio State
LB - Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame; Reggie Ragland, Alabama; Eric Striker, Oklahoma
CB - Desmond King, Iowa; Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida
S - Jeremy Cash, Duke; Vonn Bell, Ohio State
P - Tom Hackett, Utah
PR - Cam Sutton, Tennessee
SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB - Deshaun Watson, Clemson
RB - Dalvin Cook, Florida State; Leonard Fournette, LSU
WR - Will Fuller, Notre Dame; JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC
TE - Jake Butt, Michigan
OL - Vadal Alexander, LSU; Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas; Taylor Decker, Ohio State; Jason Spriggs, Indiana; Roderick Johnson, Florida State
K - Ka’lmi Fairbairn, UCLA
KR - Morgan Burns, Kansas State
Defense
DE - Joey Bosa, Ohio State; Shaq Lawson, Clemson
DT- Jonathan Bullard, Florida; Andrew Billings, Baylor
LB - Kentrell Brothers, Missouri;Tyler Matakevich, Temple; Joe Schobert, Wisconsin
CB - Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma; Jalen Tabor, Florida
S - Jabrill Peppers, Michigan; Jalen Ramsey, Florida State
P - Drew Kasar, Texas A&M
PR - Dante Pettis, Washington