The Oklahoma Sooners will bring three AP First Team All-Americans into the College Football Playoff this year, including Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield. Mayfield was named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press on Monday, and he is joined by fellow Sooners offensive tackle Orlando Brown and tight end Mark Andrews.
Alabama safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, Georgia linebacker Roquan Smith, and Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell were also named to the AP’s First Team to combine to match Oklahoma’s First Team total. Other First Team All-Americans included Heisman finalist and Doak Walker Award winner Bryce Love of Stanford, Biletnikoff Award winner James Washington. Lombardi Award winner Saquon Barkley of Penn State was named to the First Team as an all-purpose player, and the nation’s leading rusher, Rashaad Penny of San Diego State joined Love as a First Team running back.
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Baker Mayfield, senior, Oklahoma.
Running backs — Bryce Love, junior, Stanford; Rashaad Penny, senior, San Diego State.
Tackles — Orlando Brown, junior, Oklahoma; Mike McGlinchey, senior, Notre Dame.
Guards — Quenton Nelson, senior, Notre Dame; Braden Smith, senior, Auburn.
Center — Billy Price, senior, Ohio State.
Tight end — Mark Andrews, junior, Oklahoma.
Receivers — James Washington, senior, Oklahoma State; Anthony Miller, senior, Memphis.
All-purpose player — Saquon Barkley, junior, Penn State.
Kicker — Matt Gay, junior, Utah.
DEFENSE
Ends — Bradley Chubb, senior, North Carolina State; Clelin Ferrell, sophomore, Clemson.
Tackles — Hercules Mata’afa, junior, Washington State; Maurice Hurst, senior, Michigan.
Linebackers — Roquan Smith, junior, Georgia; Josey Jewell, senior, Iowa; T.J. Edwards, junior, Wisconsin.
Cornerbacks — Josh Jackson, junior, Iowa; Denzel Ward, junior, Ohio State.
Safeties — Minkah Fitzpatrick, junior, Alabama; DeShon Elliott, junior, Texas.
Punter — Michael Dickson, junior, Texas.
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SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Lamar Jackson, junior, Louisville.
Running backs — Jonathan Taylor, freshman, Wisconsin; Kerryon Johnson, junior, Auburn.
Tackles — Mitch Hyatt, junior, Clemson; Isaiah Wynn, senior, Georgia.
Guards — Cody O’Connell, senior, Washington State; Will Hernandez, senior, UTEP.
Center — Bradley Bozeman, senior, Alabama.
Tight end — Troy Fumagalli, senior, Wisconsin.
Receivers — David Sills V, junior, West Virginia; Michael Gallup, senior, Colorado State.
All-purpose player — Dante Pettis, senior, Washington.
Kicker — Daniel Carlson, senior, Auburn.
DEFENSE
Ends — Sutton Smith, sophomore, Northern Illinois; Nick Bosa, sophomore, Ohio State.
Tackles — Ed Oliver, sophomore, Houston; Christian Wilkins, junior, Clemson.
Linebackers — Malik Jefferson, junior, Texas; Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, senior, Oklahoma; Dorian O’Daniel, senior, Clemson.
Cornerbacks — Jalen Davis, senior, Utah State; Carlton Davis, junior, Auburn.
Safeties — Derwin James, junior, Florida State; Justin Reid, junior, Stanford.
Punter — Johnny Townsend, senior, Florida.
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THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Mason Rudolph, senior, Oklahoma State.
Running backs — Ronald Jones II, junior, Southern California; Devin Singletary, sophomore, Florida Atlantic.
Tackles — David Edwards, sophomore, Wisconsin; Jonah Williams, sophomore, Alabama.
Guards — Beau Benzschawel, junior, Wisconsin; Tyrone Crowder, senior, Clemson.
Center — Frank Ragnow, senior, Arkansas.
Tight end — Jaylen Samuels, senior, North Carolina State.
Receivers — Steve Ishmael, senior, Syracuse; A.J. Brown, sophomore, Mississippi.
All-purpose player — D.J. Reed, junior, Kansas State.
Kicker — Eddy Piniero, junior, Florida.
DEFENSE
Ends — Austin Bryant, junior, Clemson; Mat Boesen, senior, TCU.
Tackles — Vita Vea, junior, Washington; Harrison Phillips, senior, Stanford.
Linebackers — Micah Kiser, senior, Virginia; Tremaine Edmunds, junior, Virginia Tech; Devin Bush, sophomore, Michigan.
Cornerbacks — Andraez Williams, redshirt freshman, LSU; Jack Jones, sophomore, Southern California.
Safeties — Armani Watts, senior, Texas A&M; Quin Blanding, senior, Virginia.
Punter — Mitch Wisnowsky, junior, Utah.