Mariota, Cooper, Gordon Highlight The AP All-America Team

The Associated Press All-America Team was announced Tuesday and it contains some familiar names, just as you would suspect.

Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota became the first Oregon quarterback to garner All-America honors. Teammate and defensive back Ifo Ekpre-Olomu was also named to the first team.

Heisman finalists Amari Cooper, the record-setting Alabama wide receiver, and Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon, who leads the nation in rushing, were also first-team selections.

Florida State led the way with 6 players making the team, including 3 first-teamers: tight end Nick O’Leary, guard Tre Jackson and kicker Roberto Aguayo.

Washington also had 3 players on the first team: all-purpose player Shaq Thompson, defensive tackle Danny Shelton and linebacker Hau’oli Kikaha, whose 18 sacks are tops in the nation.

Here is the entire AP All-America Team:

First Team

Offense

Quarterback — Marcus Mariota, junior, 6-foot-4, 219 pounds, Oregon

Running backs — Melvin Gordon, junior, 6-1, 213, Wisconsin; Tevin Coleman, junior, 6-1, 210, Indiana (highlights below)

Tackles — Brandon Scherff, senior, 6-5, 320, Iowa; Spencer Drango, junior, 6-6, 310, Baylor

Guards — Tre Jackson, senior, 6-4, 330, Florida State; Laken Tomlinson, senior, 6-3, 320, Duke

Center — Reese Dismukes, senior, 6-3, 296, Auburn

Tight End — Nick O’Leary, senior, 6-3, 247, Florida State

Wide receivers — Amari Cooper, junior, 6-1, 210, Alabama; Rashard Higgins, sophomore, 6-2, 188, Colorado State

Kicker — Roberto Aguayo, sophomore, 6-1, 203, Florida State

All-purpose player — Shaq Thompson, junior, 6-1, 228, Washington

Defense

Ends — Joey Bosa, sophomore, 6-5, 278, Ohio State; Vic Beasley, senior, 6-3, 235, Clemson

Tackles — Malcolm Brown, junior, 6-2, 320, Texas; Danny Shelton, junior, 6-2, 339, Washington

Linebackers — Scooby Wright III, sophomore, 6-1, 246, Arizona (highlights below); Hau’oli Kikaha, senior, 6-3, 246, Washington; Paul Dawson, senior, 6-2, 230, TCU

Cornerbacks — Senquez Golson, senior, 5-9, 176, Mississippi; Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, senior, 5-10, 195, Oregon

Safeties — Landon Collins, junior, 6-0, 222, Alabama; Gerod Holliman, sophomore, 6-2, 213, Louisville

Punter — Tom Hackett, junior, 5-11, 187, Utah

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Second Team

Offense

Quarterback — Trevone Boykin, junior, TCU (higlights below)

Running backs — James Conner, sophomore, Pittsburgh; Ameer Abdullah, senior, Nebraska

Tackles — La’el Collins, senior, LSU; Andrus Peat, junior, Stanford

Guards — Arie Kouandjio, senior, Alabama; A.J. Cann, senior, South Carolina

Center — Hroniss Grasu, senior, Oregon

Tight End — Maxx Williams, sophomore, Minnesota

Wide receivers — Kevin White, senior, West Virginia; Rashad Greene, senior, Florida State

Kicker — Brad Craddock, junior, Maryland

All-purpose player — Tyler Lockett, senior, Kansas State

Defense

Ends — Shane Ray, junior, Missouri (highlights below); Nate Orchard, senior, Utah

Tackles — Leonard Williams, junior, Southern California; Robert Nkemdiche, sophomore, Mississippi

Linebackers — Eric Kendricks, senior, UCLA; Benardrick McKinney, junior, Mississippi State; Jaylon Smith, sophomore, Notre Dame

Cornerbacks — Vernon Hargreaves III, sophomore, Florida; Jacoby Glenn, sophomore, Central Florida

Safeties — Jalen Ramsey, sophomore, Florida State; Cody Prewitt, senior, Mississippi

Punter — JK Scott, freshman, Alabama

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Third Team

Offense

Quarterback — J.T. Barrett, redshirt freshman, Ohio State

Running backs — Jay Ajayi, junior, Boise State; Samaje Perine, freshman, Oklahoma (highlights below)

Tackles — Cedric Ogbuehi, senior, Texas A&M; Jake Fisher, senior, Oregon

Guards — Shaquille Mason, senior, Georgia Tech; Ben Beckwith, senior, Mississippi State

Center — Jack Allen, junior, Michigan State

Tight End — Clive Walford, senior, Miami

Wide receivers — Justin Hardy, senior, East Carolina; Nelson Agholor, junior, Southern Cal

Kicker — Josh Lambert, sophomore, West Virginia

All-purpose player — J.J. Nelson, senior, UAB

Defense

Ends — Shawn Oakman, junior, Baylor; Randy Gregory, junior, Nebraska (highlights below)

Tackles — Michael Bennett, senior, Ohio State; Eddie Goldman, junior, Florida State

Linebackers — Denzel Perryman, senior, Miami; Mike Hull, senior, Penn State; Eric Striker, junior, Oklahoma

Cornerbacks — Trae Waynes, junior, Michigan State; Kendall Fuller, sophomore, Virginia Tech

Safeties — Kurtis Drummond, senior, Michigan State; Su’a Cravens, sophomore, Southern Cal

Punter — Austin Rehkow, sophomore, Idaho

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