Athlon makes its picks for All-America honors.
With the completion of college football’s regular season, it’s time to take a look back and honor the best of the best and top performers from 2015. Whether it was on offense, defense or special teams, there was no shortage of clutch performances by players at every position.
The bowl season kicks off on Dec. 19 and continues until the national championship on Jan. 11 in Glendale, Ariz. While the teams are preparing for their final contests of the season, it’s time to unveil Athlon Sports’ first-, second- and third-team All-Americans.
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 three teams.
2015 Conference Awards
ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SEC
Athlon Sports 2015 All-America Team
|
First Team |
Second Team |
Third Team |
|
| QB |
Deshaun Watson Clemson |
QB Baker Mayfield Oklahoma |
QB Brandon Doughty WKU |
| RB |
Derrick Henry Alabama |
RB Leonard Fournette LSU |
RB Royce Freeman Oregon |
| RB |
Dalvin Cook Florida State |
RB Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State |
RB Alex Collins Arkansas |
| AP |
Christian McCaffrey Stanford |
AP Tyler Ervin San Jose State |
AP Jaylen Samuels NC State |
| WR |
Corey Coleman Baylor |
WR Will Fuller Notre Dame |
WR Laquon Treadwell Ole Miss |
| WR |
Josh Doctson TCU |
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster USC |
WR Sterling Shepard Oklahoma |
| TE |
Hunter Henry Arkansas |
TE Jake Butt Michigan |
TE Jordan Leggett Clemson |
| C |
Ryan Kelly Alabama 
|
C Jack Allen Michigan State |
C Austin Blythe Iowa |
| OG |
Joshua Garnett Stanford |
OG Sebastian Tretola Arkansas |
OG Jordan Walsh Iowa |
| OG |
Landon Turner North Carolina |
OG Dan Feeney Indiana |
OG Pat Elflein Ohio State |
| OT |
Spencer Drango Baylor |
OT Ronnie Stanley Notre Dame |
OT Vadal Alexander LSU |
| OT |
Jack Conklin Michigan State |
OT Taylor Decker Ohio State |
OT Kyle Murphy Stanford |
| DE |
Joey Bosa Ohio State |
DE Shaq Lawson Clemson |
DE Emmanuel Ogbah Oklahoma State |
| DE |
Carl Nassib Penn State |
DE DeForest Buckner Oregon |
DE Myles Garrett Texas A&M |
| DT |
A'Shawn Robinson Alabama |
DT Sheldon Day Notre Dame |
DT Robert Nkemdiche Ole Miss |
| DT |
Andrew Billings Baylor |
DT Kenny Clark UCLA |
DT Jon Bullard Florida |
| LB |
Jaylon Smith Notre Dame |
LB Tyler Matakevich Temple |
LB Gionni Paul Utah |
| LB |
Kentrell Brothers Missouri |
LB Joe Schobert Wisconsin |
LB Eric Striker Oklahoma |
| LB |
Reggie Ragland Alabama |
LB Su'a Cravens USC |
LB Anthony Walker Northwestern |
| CB |
Jalen Ramsey Florida State |
CB Jourdan Lewis Michigan |
CB Vernon Hargreaves III Florida |
| CB |
Desmond King Iowa |
CB Mackensie Alexander Clemson |
CB Zack Sanchez Oklahoma |
| S |
Jeremy Cash Duke |
S Quin Blanding Virginia |
CB Shawun Lurry Northern Illinois |
| S |
Vonn Bell Ohio State |
S Jayron Kearse Clemson |
S Trae Elston Ole Miss |
| K |
Ka'imi Fairbairn UCLA |
K Jake Elliott Memphis |
K Daniel Carlson Auburn |
| P |
Tom Hackett Utah |
P Drew Kaser Texas A&M |
P Hayden Hunt Colorado State |
| KR |
Morgan Burns Kansas State |
KR Evan Berry Tennessee |
KR Jakeem Grant Texas Tech |
| PR |
Christian Kirk Texas A&M |
PR William Likely Maryland |
PR Cameron Sutton Tennessee |
