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