Saquon Barkley, Penn State Nittany Lions Football
With college football’s 2017 regular season in the books and bowl season already underway, it’s time to take a look back and honor the best of the best and top performers for the All-America team. Whether it was on offense, defense or special teams, there were no shortage of clutch performances by players at every position. Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield claimed first-team All-America honors at quarterback, with last season's winner (Lamar Jackson) taking honors on the second team.
As usual, it’s never easy assembling fourth 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.
Recommended Articles
2017 Conference Awards
ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SEC
College Football's 2017 Postseason All-America Team
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense | Fourth-Team Offense |
QB | Baker Mayfield Oklahoma | Lamar Jackson Louisville | Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State | McKenzie Milton UCF |
RB | Bryce Love Stanford | Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin | Devin Singletary FAU | Josh Adams Notre Dame |
RB | Rashaad Penny San Diego State | Kerryon Johnson Auburn | Ronald Jones USC | Nick Chubb Georgia |
AP | Saquon Barkley Penn State | Jaylen Samuels NC State | Joel Lanning Iowa State | Royce Freeman (RB) Oregon |
WR | James Washington Oklahoma State | Trey Quinn SMU | David Sills West Virginia | DJ Moore Maryland |
WR | Anthony Miller Memphis | Steve Ishmael Syracuse | Calvin Ridley Alabama | Cedrick Wilson Boise State |
WR | Michael Gallup Colorado State | A.J. Brown Ole Miss | Anthony Johnson Buffalo | Christian Kirk (AP) Texas A&M |
TE | Mark Andrews Oklahoma | Adam Breneman UMass | Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin | Mike Gesicki Penn State |
C | Billy Price Ohio State | Will Clapp LSU | Frank Ragnow Arkansas | Will Richardson (OL) NC State |
OL | Quenton Nelson Notre Dame | Jonah Williams Alabama | Tyrell Crosby Oregon | Bradley Bozeman Alabama |
OL | Orlando Brown Oklahoma | Mitch Hyatt Clemson | Jamarco Jones Ohio State | Dalton Risner Kansas State |
OL | Braden Smith Auburn | Isaiah Wynn Georgia | David Edwards Wisconsin | Tony Adams NC State |
OL | Mike McGlinchey Notre Dame | Will Hernandez UTEP | Wyatt Teller Virginia Tech | Cody O'Connell Washington State |
| First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense | Fourth-Team Defense |
DL | Bradley Chubb NC State | Ed Oliver Houston | Vita Vea Washington | Austin Bryant Clemson |
DL | Maurice Hurst Michigan | Sutton Smith Northern Illinois | Harrison Phillips Stanford | Dexter Lawrence Clemson |
DL | Hercules Mata'afa Washington State | Christian Wilkins Clemson | Jeff Holland Auburn | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones Arkansas State |
DL | Clelin Ferrell Clemson | Nick Bosa Ohio State | Rasheem Green USC | Duke Ejiofor Wake Forest |
LB | Josey Jewell Iowa | Devin White LSU | Dorian O'Daniel Clemson | Devin Bush Michigan |
LB | Roquan Smith Georgia | Tremaine Edmunds Virginia Tech | Malik Jefferson Texas | Tegray Scales Indiana |
LB | T.J. Edwards Wisconsin | Ogbonnia Okoronkwo Oklahoma | Micah Kiser Virginia | Rashaan Evans Alabama |
CB | Joshua Jackson Iowa | Nick Nelson Wisconsin | Greg Stroman Virginia Tech | Uchenna Nwosu (LB) USC |
CB | Denzel Ward Ohio State | Isaiah Oliver Colorado | Andraez Williams LSU | Parry Nickerson Tulane |
S | Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama | Quin Blanding Virginia | Marcus Allen Penn State | Mark Gilbert (CB) Duke |
S | DeShon Elliott Texas | Derwin James Florida State | Justin Reid Stanford | Jaquan Johnson Miami |
| First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists | Fourth-Team Specialists |
K | Matt Gay Utah | Daniel Carlson Auburn | Eddy Piniero Florida | Dominik Eberle Utah State |
P | Michael Dickson Texas | JK Scott Alabama | Mitch Wishnowsky Utah | Johnny Townsend Florida |
KR | Tony Pollard Memphis | Marcus Jones Troy | Mike Hughes UCF | D.J. Reed Kansas State |
PR | Dante Pettis Washington | Greg Stroman Virginia Tech | D.J. Reed Kansas State | DJ Chark LSU |
