Athlon makes its picks for All-America honors.
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.
2014 Conference Awards: ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SEC
Athlon Sports 2014 All-America Team
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense | Fourth-Team Offense |
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QB Marcus Mariota Oregon 
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QB Trevone Boykin TCU 
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QB Dak Prescott Mississippi State 
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QB J.T. Barrett Ohio State 
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RB Tevin Coleman Indiana 
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RB James Conner Pittsburgh 
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RB Jay Ajayi Boise State 
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RB David Cobb Minnesota 
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RB Melvin Gordon Wisconsin 
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RB Ameer Abdullah Nebraska 
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RB Duke Johnson Miami 
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RB Samaje Perine Oklahoma 
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WR Amari Cooper Alabama 
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WR Tyler Lockett Kansas State 
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WR Nelson Agholor USC 
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WR Tyler Boyd Pittsburgh
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WR Kevin White West Virginia 
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WR Rashad Greene Florida State 
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WR Jaelen Strong Arizona State 
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WR Justin Hardy East Carolina 
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WR Rashard Higgins Colorado State 
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AP Tyreek Hill Oklahoma State 
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AP D.J. Foster Arizona State
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AP Marcus Murphy Missouri 
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TE Nick O'Leary Florida State
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TE Clive Walford Miami
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TE Maxx Williams Minnesota
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TE Evan Engram Ole Miss 
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C Reese Dismukes |
C Hroniss Grasu Oregon
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C B.J. Finney Kansas State
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C Jack Allen Michigan State 
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G Tre Jackson Florida State
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G Arie Kouandjio Alabama
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G Shaquille Mason Georgia Tech 
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G Ben Beckwith Mississippi State
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G A.J. Cann South Carolina 
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G Laken Tomlinson Duke 
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T Daryl Williams Oklahoma
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T/C Cameron Erving Florida State
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T Brandon Scherff Iowa 
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T Rob Havenstein Wisconsin
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T Jake Fisher Oregon
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T Andrus Peat Stanford 
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T Spencer Drango Baylor 
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T La'el Collins LSU 
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T Laremy Tunsil Ole Miss
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T Jack Conklin Michigan State
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| First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense |
Fourth-Team Defense |
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DE Joey Bosa Ohio State
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DE Shane Ray Missouri
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DE Markus Golden Missouri
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DE Mario Edwards Jr. Florida State
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DE Nate Orchard Utah 
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DE Leonard Williams USC
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DE Henry Anderson |
DE Shilique Calhoun Michigan State
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DT Malcom Brown Texas 
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DE Vic Beasley Clemson 
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DT Eddie Goldman Florida State
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DT Anthony Zettel Penn State 
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DT Danny Shelton Washington 
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DT Michael Bennett Ohio State
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DT Grady Jarrett Clemson
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DT Robert Nkemdiche Ole Miss
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LB Scooby Wright Arizona 
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LB Paul Dawson TCU
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LB Benardrick McKinney Mississippi State
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LB Zach Vigil Utah State 
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LB Hau'oli Kikaha Washington
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LB Denzel Perryman Miami
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LB Mike Hull Penn State
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LB Jake Ryan Michigan 
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LB Eric Kendricks UCLA 
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LB Shaq Thompson Washington
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LB Jaylon Smith Notre Dame 
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LB Eric Striker Oklahoma
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CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu Oregon
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CB Trae Waynes Michigan State
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CB Kendall Fuller Virginia Tech 
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CB William Likely Maryland 
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CB Senquez Golson Ole Miss
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CB Vernon Hargreaves III Florida 
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CB Zack Sanchez Oklahoma
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CB Doran Grant Ohio State
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S Landon Collins Alabama
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S Jalen Ramsey Florida State
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S Kurtis Drummond Michigan State
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S Chris Hackett TCU
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S Gerod Holliman Louisville 
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S Cody Prewitt Ole Miss
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S Su'a Cravens USC
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S Darian Thompson Boise State 
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| First-Team Specialists |
Second-Team Specialists |
Third-Team Specialists |
Fourth-Team Specialists |
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K Roberto Aguayo Florida State
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K Brad Craddock Maryland
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K Andy Phillips Utah
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K Josh Lambert West Virginia
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P Tom Hackett Utah
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P JK Scott Alabama
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P Austin Rehkow |
P Peter Mortell Minnesota
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KR J.J. Nelson UAB 
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KR Alex Ross Oklahoma
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KR Marcus Murphy Missouri
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KR Ty Montgomery Stanford
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PR Tyler Lockett Kansas State
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PR Kaelin Clay Utah
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PR De'Mornay Pierson-El Nebraska 
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PR Quan Bray Auburn 
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