College Football's 2014 Postseason All-America Team

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With the conclusion of the regular season, it’s time to reflect on the college football season and honor the best of the best from 2014. There were plenty of outstanding individual and team performances this year, and of course, we can’t forget about the new four-team playoff, which added a new element of intrigue to the season.

As the college football world prepares for the bowl season, Athlon Sports handing out hardware to the nation’s best players from this year.

As usual, it’s never easy assembling three All-America teams. There are plenty of standout performers that won’t make the cut, but we tried to blend talent, production and consistency to form the top four teams.

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Athlon Sports 2014 All-America Team


First-Team Offense	Second-Team Offense	Third-Team Offense	Fourth-Team Offense
QB Marcus Mariota Oregon	QB Trevone Boykin TCU	QB Dak Prescott Mississippi State	QB J.T. Barrett Ohio State
RB Tevin Coleman Indiana	RB James Conner Pittsburgh	RB Jay Ajayi Boise State	RB David Cobb Minnesota
RB Melvin Gordon Wisconsin	RB Ameer Abdullah Nebraska	RB Duke Johnson Miami	RB Samaje Perine Oklahoma
WR Amari Cooper Alabama	WR Tyler Lockett Kansas State	WR Nelson Agholor USC	WR Tyler Boyd Pittsburgh
WR Kevin White West Virginia	WR Rashad Greene Florida State	WR Jaelen Strong Arizona State	WR Justin Hardy East Carolina
WR Rashard Higgins Colorado State	AP Tyreek Hill Oklahoma State	AP D.J. Foster Arizona State	AP Marcus Murphy Missouri
TE Nick O'Leary Florida State	TE Clive Walford Miami	TE Maxx Williams Minnesota	TE Evan Engram Ole Miss
C Reese Dismukes Auburn	C Hroniss Grasu Oregon	C B.J. Finney Kansas State	C Jack Allen Michigan State
G Tre Jackson Florida State	G Arie Kouandjio Alabama	G Shaquille Mason Georgia Tech	G Ben Beckwith Mississippi State
G A.J. Cann South Carolina	G Laken Tomlinson Duke	T Daryl Williams Oklahoma	T/C Cameron Erving Florida State
T Brandon Scherff Iowa	T Rob Havenstein Wisconsin	T Jake Fisher Oregon	T Andrus Peat Stanford
T Spencer Drango Baylor	T La'el Collins LSU	T Laremy Tunsil Ole Miss	T Jack Conklin Michigan State

First-Team Defense	Second-Team Defense	Third-TeamDefense	Fourth-Team Defense
DE Joey Bosa Ohio State	DE Shane Ray Missouri	DE Markus Golden Missouri	DE MarioEdwards Jr. Florida State
DE Nate Orchard Utah	DE Leonard Williams USC	DE Henry Anderson Stanford	DE Shilique Calhoun Michigan State
DT Malcom Brown Texas	DE Vic Beasley Clemson	DT Eddie Goldman Florida State	DT Anthony Zettel Penn State
DT Danny Shelton Washington	DT Michael Bennett Ohio State	DT Grady Jarrett Clemson	DT Robert Nkemdiche Ole Miss
LB Scooby Wright Arizona	LB Paul Dawson TCU	LB Benardrick McKinney Mississippi State	LB Zach Vigil Utah State
LB Hau'oli Kikaha Washington	LB Denzel Perryman Miami	LB Mike Hull Penn State	LB Jake Ryan Michigan
LB Eric Kendricks UCLA	LB Shaq Thompson Washington	LB Jaylon Smith Notre Dame	LB Eric Striker Oklahoma
CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu Oregon	CB Trae Waynes Michigan State	CB Kendall Fuller Virginia Tech	CB William Likely Maryland
CB Senquez Golson Ole Miss	CB VernonHargreaves III Florida	CB Zack Sanchez Oklahoma	CB Doran Grant Ohio State
S Landon Collins Alabama	S Jalen Ramsey Florida State	S Kurtis Drummond Michigan State	S Chris Hackett TCU
S Gerod Holliman Louisville	S Cody Prewitt Ole Miss	S Su'a Cravens USC	S Darian Thompson Boise State

First-TeamSpecialists	Second-TeamSpecialists	Third-TeamSpecialists	Fourth-TeamSpecialists
K Roberto Aguayo Florida State	K Brad Craddock Maryland	K Andy Phillips Utah	K Josh Lambert West Virginia
P Tom Hackett Utah	P JK Scott Alabama	P Austin Rehkow Idaho	P Peter Mortell Minnesota
KR J.J. Nelson UAB	KR Alex Ross Oklahoma	KR Marcus Murphy Missouri	KR Ty Montgomery Stanford
PR Tyler Lockett Kansas State	PR Kaelin Clay Utah	PR De'Mornay Pierson-El Nebraska	PR Quan Bray Auburn