Athlon makes its picks for All-America honors
With college football’s 2018 regular season in the books and bowl season upcoming, 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. As expected, the toughest debate on offense came at quarterback. Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa and Oklahoma's Kyler Murray are both deserving of first-team honors this year, but we gave a slight edge to Tagovailoa. On defense, sorting out the linemen for the four teams was the toughest call on that side of the ball.
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.
2018 Conference Awards
ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SEC
College Football's 2018 Postseason All-America Team
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First-Team Offense |
Second-Team Offense |
Third-Team Offense |
Fourth-Team Offense |
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| QB |
Tua Tagovailoa Alabama |
Kyler Murray Oklahoma |
Dwayne Haskins Ohio State |
Will Grier West Virginia |
| RB |
Darrell Henderson Memphis |
Travis Etienne Clemson |
Eno Benjamin Arizona State |
Devin Singletary FAU |
| RB |
Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin |
Trayveon Williams Texas A&M |
Benny Snell Kentucky |
Alexander Mattison Boise State |
| AP |
Rondale Moore Purdue |
Greg Dortch Wake Forest |
Deebo Samuel South Carolina |
J.J. Taylor Arizona |
| WR |
Tylan Wallace Oklahoma State |
Marquise Brown Oklahoma |
David Sills West Virginia |
Preston Williams Colorado State |
| WR |
Jerry Jeudy Alabama |
Laviska Shenault Colorado |
Antoine Wesley Texas Tech |
N'Keal Harry Arizona State |
| WR |
Andy Isabella UMass |
A.J. Brown Ole Miss |
Hakeem Butler Iowa State |
John Ursua Hawaii |
| TE |
Jace Sternberger Texas A&M |
T.J. Hockenson Iowa |
Caleb Wilson UCLA |
Irv Smith Alabama |
| C |
Garrett Bradbury NC State |
Lamont Gaillard Georgia |
Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin |
Sam Mustipher Notre Dame |
| OL |
Jonah Williams Alabama |
Terrone Prescod NC State |
Greg Little Ole Miss |
Yodny Cajuste West Virginia |
| OL |
Dalton Risner Kansas State |
Bunchy Stallings Kentucky |
Ben Powers Oklahoma |
Calvin Throckmorton Oregon |
| OL |
Mitch Hyatt Clemson |
Andrew Thomas Georgia |
Michael Deiter Wisconsin |
Andre Dillard Washington State |
| OL |
Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin |
Dru Samia Oklahoma |
Chris Lindstrom Boston College |
Ross Pierschbacher (C) Alabama |
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First-Team Defense |
Second-Team Defense |
Third-Team Defense |
Fourth-Team Defense |
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| DL |
Quinnen Williams Alabama |
Ed Oliver Houston |
Jaylon Ferguson La. Tech |
Brian Burns Florida State |
| DL |
Christian Wilkins Clemson |
Jeffery Simmons Miss. State |
Jachai Polite Florida |
Zach Allen Boston College |
| DL |
Clelin Ferrell Clemson |
Chase Winovich Michigan |
Montez Sweat Miss. State |
Kenny Willekes Michigan State |
| DL |
Sutton Smith Northern Illinois |
Jerry Tillery Notre Dame |
Dexter Lawrence Clemson |
Dre'Mont Jones Ohio State |
| LB |
Josh Allen Kentucky |
Devin Bush Michigan |
Chase Hansen Utah |
Gerald Willis (DL) Miami |
| LB |
Ben Burr-Kirven Washington |
Te'von Coney Notre Dame |
David Woodward Utah State |
Jeff Allison Fresno State |
| LB |
Devin White LSU |
David Long West Virginia |
Joe Dineen Kansas |
Khalil Hodge Buffalo |
| CB |
Byron Murphy Washington |
Julian Love Notre Dame |
Bryce Hall Virginia |
Hamp Cheevers Boston College |
| CB |
Deandre Baker Georgia |
Greedy Williams LSU |
Brian Peavy Iowa State |
David Long Michigan |
| S |
Deionte Thompson Alabama |
Taylor Rapp Washington |
Amani Hooker Iowa |
J.R. Reed Georgia |
| S |
Grant Delpit LSU |
Johnathan Abram Miss. State |
Richie Grant UCF |
Andre Cisco Syracuse |
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First-Team Specialists |
Second-Team Specialists |
Third-Team Specialists |
Fourth-Team Specialists |
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| K |
Cole Tracy LSU |
Andre Szymt Syracuse |
Matt Gay Utah |
Rodrigo Blankenship Georgia |
| P |
Braden Mann Texas A&M |
Mitch Wishnowsky Utah |
James Smith Cincinnati |
Drue Chrisman Ohio State |
| KR |
Savon Scarver Utah State |
Maurice Ffrench Pitt |
Ihmir Smith-Marsette Iowa |
Jason Huntley New Mexico State |
| PR |
Mecole Hardman Georgia |
Greg Dortch Wake Forest |
Isaiah Wright Temple |
Michael Walker Boston College |
