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Official list of the best college football players of 2008
The 2008 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American first teams:
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA),
Associated Press (AP),
Football Writers Association of America (FWAA),
Walter Camp Football Foundation ,
The Sporting News ,
Sports Illustrated ,
Pro Football Weekly ,
ESPN ,
CBS Sports ,
College Football News ,
Rivals.com , and
Scout.com .
Being selected to the
College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original All-America team was the
1889 College Football All-America Team selected by
Caspar Whitney with assistance from football pioneer
Walter Camp . The
National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), the governing body of American intercollegiate sports, officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News , and Walter Camp Foundation to determine consensus All-Americans (denoted bold ). At least three of these five major selector organizations must select a player in order for him to be recognized as a "consensus" All-American by the NCAA.
Offense
Quarterback
Sam Bradford ,
Oklahoma (AP , TSN , CBS, ESPN, Rivals, WCFF-2)
Colt McCoy ,
Texas (FWAA , WCFF , SI, AP-2)
Graham Harrell ,
Texas Tech (AFCA )
Matthew Stafford ,
Georgia (PFW)
Tim Tebow ,
Florida (CFN)
Running back
Shonn Greene ,
Iowa (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI)
Javon Ringer ,
Michigan State (AP , WCFF )
Donald Brown ,
Connecticut (TSN , CFN, ESPN, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Kendall Hunter ,
Oklahoma State (FWAA , Rivals)
Knowshon Moreno ,
Georgia (AFCA , AP-2, WCFF-2)
Jonathan Dwyer ,
Georgia Tech (PFW)
MiQuale Lewis ,
Ball State (CBS)
Fullback
Wide receiver
Michael Crabtree , Texas Tech (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI)
Dez Bryant , Oklahoma State (AFCA , AP , TSN , WCFF , CFN, PFW, SI)
Jarett Dillard ,
Rice (FWAA , CBS, ESPN, AP-2, WCFF)
Austin Collie ,
BYU (CBS, AP-2)
Jeremy Maclin ,
Missouri (Rivals)
Percy Harvin , Florida (WCFF-2)
Tight end
Chase Coffman , Missouri (AFCA , AP , FWAA , WCFF , CBS)
Jermaine Gresham , Oklahoma (TSN , CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Tackles
Andre Smith ,
Alabama (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI)
Michael Oher ,
Ole Miss (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals)
Rylan Reed , Texas Tech (WCFF , SI)
Jason Smith ,
Baylor (FWAA )
Phil Loadholt , Oklahoma (CFN, SI)
Russell Okung , Oklahoma State (PFW)
Eugene Monroe , Virginia (AP-2, WCFF-2)
Ryan Stanchek , West Virginia (WCFF-2)
Guards
Duke Robinson , Oklahoma (AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI)
Brandon Carter , Texas Tech (AFCA , TSN , AP-2)
Andy Levitre ,
Oregon State (AFCA , PFW, AP-2)
Herman Johnson , LSU (AP , WCFF-2)
Mike Johnson , Alabama (PFW)
Seth Olsen , Iowa (Rivals)
Kraig Urbik , Wisconsin (ESPN)
Trevor Canfield , Cincinnati (AP-2)
Alex Boone , Ohio State (WCFF-2)
Center
Antoine Caldwell , Alabama (AFCA , AP , TSN , SI)
A. Q. Shipley ,
Penn State (FWAA , WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, AP-2)
Max Unger ,
Oregon (CBS, PFW)
Alex Mack ,
California (Rivals, WCFF-2)
Defense
Ends
Brian Orakpo , Texas (AFCA , AP , FWAA , WCFF , TSN , ESPN, PFW, SI, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
Jerry Hughes ,
TCU (FWAA , WCFF , TSN , ESPN, SI, CBS, CFN, Rivals, AP-2)
Aaron Maybin , Penn State (AP , FWAA , WCFF , CBS, PFW)
George Selvie ,
South Florida (AFCA , WCFF-2)
Michael Johnson , Georgia Tech (AFCA )
Nick Reed , Oregon (WCFF )
Everette Brown , Florida State (AP-2, WCFF-2)
Tackle
Terrence Cody , Alabama (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , CBS, Rivals, SI, WCFF-2)
Gerald McCoy , Oklahoma (TSN , CFN, PFW, Rivals, SI, AP-2)
Peria Jerry , Ole Miss (AP , PFW, CFN, ESPN)
Mitch King , Iowa (ESPN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Linebacker
Rey Maualuga ,
Southern California (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals)
Brandon Spikes ,
Florida (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI)
James Laurinaitis ,
Ohio State (AFCA , AP , TSN , WCFF , PFW)
Aaron Curry ,
Wake Forest (ESPN, PFW, SI, AP-2)
Scott McKillop ,
Pittsburgh (FWAA , CBS, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Brian Cushing , Southern California (SI, AP-2)
Mark Herzlich ,
Boston College (CFN, PFW, Rivals)
Michael Tauiliili , Duke (WCFF-2)
Sean Weatherspoon , Missouri (WCFF-2)
Cornerback
Malcolm Jenkins , Ohio State (AFCA , AP , FWAA , WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals)
Alphonso Smith , Wake Forest (AFCA , AP , FWAA , WCFF , CBS, ESPN, PFW)
D. J. Moore ,
Vanderbilt (TSN , CFN, Rivals, SI, AP-2)
Victor Harris ,
Virginia Tech (TSN , SI, AP-2)
Safety
Eric Berry ,
Tennessee (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI)
Taylor Mays , Southern California (AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, SI)
Rashad Johnson , Alabama (AFCA , Rivals, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Morgan Burnett , Georgia Tech (PFW)
Trimane Goddard, North Carolina (AP-2, WCFF-2)
Mike Mickens , Cincinnati (WCFF-2)
Trevard Lindley , Kentucky (WCFF-2)
Special teams
Kicker
Louie Sakoda ,
Utah (AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , ESPN, PFW, SI)
Graham Gano ,
Florida State (CBS, CFN, Rivals, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Punter
Kevin Huber ,
Cincinnati (AFCA , AP , FWAA , Rivals, SI)
T. J. Conley ,
Idaho (TSN , WCFF , CFN, ESPN, AP-2)
Pat McAfee ,
West Virginia (CBS, WCFF-2)
All-purpose player / return specialist
Brandon James , Florida (FWAA -RS, TSN , CBS, Rivals-PR)
Jeremy Maclin , Missouri (AP , WCFF -KR, SI-AP)
Percy Harvin , Florida (AFCA , Rivals-AP, AP-2)
Joe Burnett ,
UCF (ESPN, SI-KR/PR, WCFF-2)
Michael Ray Garvin ,
Florida State , (TSN -KR)
Antonio Brown ,
Central Michigan (CFN)
Perrish Cox , Oklahoma State (CBS-KR)
Mardy Gilyard , Cincinnati (Rivals-KR)
Travis Shelton ,
Temple (CFN-KR)
Derrick Williams , Penn State (PFW-RS, WCFF-2)
See also
References
Offense Defense Special teams
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans