Dec. 13, 2011
Sports Illustrated writers and editors have come together to select their annual College Football All-America teams. University of South Carolina senior defensive end Melvin Ingram was named to the first-team unit, while freshman defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was an honorable mention selection.
Ingram had previously been named to the American Football Coaches Association and the Walter Camp Foundation first-team All-America squads.
Twenty-seven different programs are represented on the 1st and 2nd team. Below is a list of the entire first team, as well as a link to all the selections.
First Team Offense
QB – Robert Griffin III, Jr., Baylor
RB – Montee Ball, Jr., Wisconsin
RB – Trent Richardson, Jr., Alabama
WR – Justin Blackmon, Jr., Oklahoma State
WR – Robert Woods, So., Southern California
TE – Dwayne Allen, Jr., Clemson
OL – Matt Kalil, Jr., USC
OL – David DeCastro, Sr., Stanford
OL – Grant Garner, Sr., Oklahoma State
OL – Kelechi Osemele, Sr., Iowa State
OL – Barrett Jones, Jr., Alabama
First Team Defense
DE – Whitney Mercilus, Jr., Illinois
DT – Devon Still, Sr., Penn State
DT – Brett Roy, Sr., Nevada
DE – Melvin Ingram, Sr., South Carolina
LB – Jarvis Jones, So., Georgia
LB – Luke Kuechly, Jr., Boston College
LB – Courtney Upshaw, Jr., Alabama
CB – Morris Claiborne, Jr., LSU
S – Mark Barron, Sr., Alabama
S – Markelle Martin, Sr., Oklahoma State
CB – Tyrann Mathieu, So., LSU
Special Teams
K – Randy Bullock, Sr., Texas A&M
P – Brad Wing, Fr., LSU
PR – Tyrann Mathieu, So., LSU
KR – Sammy Watkins, Fr., Clemson
