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AP ALL-AMERICA FOOTBALL TEAM

OffenseQuarterback — Colt McCoy, senior, 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Texas.Running backs — Toby Gerhart, senior, 6-1, 235, Stanford; Mark Ingram, sophomore, 5-10, 212, Alabama.Tackles — Russell Okung, senior, 6-5, 301, Oklahoma State; Trent Williams, senior, 6-5, 318, Oklahoma.Guards — Michael Johnson, senior, 6-6, 305, Alabama; Mike Iupati, senior, 6-6, 330, Idaho.Center — J.D. Walton, senior, 6-3, 305, Baylor.Tight end — Aaron Hernandez, junior, 6-2, 250, Florida.Wide receivers — Golden Tate, junior, 5-11, 195, Notre Dame; Jordan Shipley, senior, 6-0, 190, Texas.All-purpose player — C.J. Spiller, senior, 5-11, 195, Clemson.Kicker — Leigh Tiffin, senior, 6-2, 212, Alabama.

DefenseEnds — Jerry Hughes, senior, 6-3, 257, TCU; Derrick Morgan, junior, 6-4, 272, Georgia Tech.Tackles — Ndamukong Suh, senior, 6-4, 300, Nebraska; Terrence Cody, senior, 6-5, 365, Alabama.Linebackers — Rolando McClain, junior, 6-4, 258, Alabama; Greg Jones, junior, 6-1, 228, Michigan State; Eric Norwood, senior, 6-1, 252, South Carolina.Cornerbacks — Joe Haden, junior, 5-11, 190, Florida; Javier Arenas, senior, 5-9, 198, Alabama.Safeties — Eric Berry, junior, 5-11, 203, Tennessee; Earl Thomas, sophomore, 5-10, 197, Texas.Punter — Drew Butler, sophomore, 6-2, 201, Georgia.

Second teamQuarterback — Tim Tebow, senior, Florida.Running backs — Ryan Mathews, junior, Fresno State;

Dion Lewis, freshman, Pittsburgh.Tackles — Bryan Bulaga, junior, Iowa; Chris Marinelli, senior, Stanford.Guards — Rodney Hudson, junior, Florida State; Mike Pouncey, junior, Florida.Center — Maurkice Pouncey, junior, Florida.Tight end — Dennis Pitta, senior, BYU.Wide receivers — Mardy Gilyard, senior, Cincinnati; Danario Alexander, senior, Missouri.All-purpose player — James Rodgers, junior, Oregon State.Kicker — Kai Forbath, junior, UCLA.

DefenseEnds — Von Miller, junior, Texas A&M; Brandon Graham, senior, Michigan.Tackles — Gerald McCoy, junior, Oklahoma;

Jared Odrick, senior, Penn State.Linebackers — Pat Angerer, senior, Iowa; Brandon Spikes, senior, Florida; Sean Weatherspoon, senior, Missouri.Cornerbacks — Perrish Cox, senior, Oklahoma State; Kyle Wilson, senior, Boise State.Safeties — Taylor Mays, senior, Southern California; Rahim Moore, sophomore, UCLA.Punter — Zoltan Mesko, senior, Michigan.

Third teamOffenseQuarterback — Kellen Moore, sophomore, Boise StateRunning backs — LaMichael James, redshirt freshman, Oregon; Jacquizz Rodgers, sophomore, Oregon State.Tackles —

Dennis Landolt, senior, Penn State; Ciron Black, senior, LSU.Guards — Brandon Carter, senior, Texas Tech; Jeff Byers, senior, Southern California.Center — Chris Hall, senior, Texas.Tight end —

Dorin Dickerson, senior, Pittsburgh.Wide receivers — Freddie Barnes, senior, Bowling Green; Demaryius Thomas, junior, Georgia Tech.All-purpose player — Dexter McCluster, senior, Mississippi.Kicker — Hunter Lawrence, senior, Texas.

DefenseEnds — Jeremy Beal, junior, Oklahoma; Brandon Sharpe, senior, Texas Tech.Tackles — Brian Price, junior, UCLA; Dan Williams, senior, Tennessee.Linebackers — Sergio Kindle, senior, Texas; Cody Grimm, senior, Virginia Tech;

Navorro Bowman, junior, Penn State.Cornerbacks — Brandon Harris, sophomore, Miami; Alterraun Verner, senior, UCLA.Safeties — Tyler Sash, sophomore, Iowa; Mark Barron, sophomore, Alabama.Punter — Matt Reagan, senior, Memphis.

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