File-This Nov. 11, 2017, file photo shows Penn State's Saquon Barkley (26) hurdling Rutgers' Kiy Hester (2) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa. Barkley was selected to the AP All-America team announced Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Knight, File)No. 2 Oklahoma will bring three All-Americans to the College Football Playoff.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield, offensive tackle Orlando Brown and tight end Mark Andrews of Oklahoma were selected to the Associated Press All-America team, giving the Sooners more players on the first team than any school. The All-America team, which dates to 1925 and was selected this season by a panel of 17 Top 25 voters, was released Monday.
Four of the top five vote-getters for the Heisman Trophy made the first team, including the runaway winner Mayfield. Stanford's Bryce Love, the Heisman runner-up, and San Diego State's Rashaad Penny, the nation's leading rusher and fifth-place finisher for the Heisman, were the first-team running backs. Penn State's Saquon Barkley, who finished fourth in the Heisman voting, made the team as an all-purpose player.
Louisville's Lamar Jackson, last year's Heisman winner and All-America quarterback, was selected to the second team.
ALL-AMERICA POINTS
» The other three playoff teams each have one player on the first team, all on the defensive side. No. 3 Georgia, which faces Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl semifinal on Jan. 1, is represented by linebacker Roquan Smith. No. 1 Clemson placed defensive end Clelin Ferrell on the first team. Alabama safety Minkah Fitzpatrick is the only player to make first-team All-America for the second straight season. The Tigers face the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide in the Sugar Bowl semifinal on Jan. 1.
File-This Nov. 25, 2017, file photo shows Memphis wide receiver Anthony Miller (3) carrying the ball head of East Carolina defensive back Devon Sutton (42) as Miller scores a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Memphis, Tenn. Miller was selected to the AP All-America team announced Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)» Notre Dame (offensive linemen Mike McGlinchey and Quenton Nelson), Ohio State (center Billy Price and cornerback Denzel Ward), Iowa (linebacker Josey Jewell and cornerback Josh Jackson) and Texas (safety DeShon Elliott and punter Michael Dickson) each has two players on the first team.
» Clemson had the most players selected to all three teams with six. Defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, linebacker Dorian O'Daniel and offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt made the second team. Defensive end Austin Bryant and guard Tyrone Crowder were third-team picks.
» Wisconsin placed five players on the three teams, led by linebacker T.J. Edwards on the first team. Running back Jonathan Taylor and tight Troy Fumagalli made the second team and offensive linemen David Edwards and Beau Benzschawel made the third team.
» Oklahoma had four picks overall with linebacker Ogbonnia Okoronkwo making the second team.
MOVING UP
» Four of the five All-America offensive linemen made either second- or third-team last year. Brown and Price moved up from second to first. McGlinchey and Nelson went from third to first.
» Mayfield also jumped from third team to first team. He was selected to the second team in 2015.
» Dickson and Barkley also made the third team last year and moved up to first this season, though Barkley was a third-team running back last year.
MOVING DOWN
» Jackson was not the only 2016 All-American to slide this season. Washington State guard Cody O'Connell went from first team to second team. Utah punter Mitch Wishnowsky went from first to third.
2017 AP All-America Teams
The Associated Press All-America teams.
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Baker Mayfield, senior, Oklahoma.
Running backs - Bryce Love, junior, Stanford; Rashaad Penny, senior, San Diego State.
Tackles - Orlando Brown, junior, Oklahoma; Mike McGlinchey, senior, Notre Dame.
Guards - Quenton Nelson, senior, Notre Dame; Braden Smith, senior, Auburn.
Center - Billy Price, senior, Ohio State.
Tight end - Mark Andrews, junior, Oklahoma.
Receivers - James Washington, senior, Oklahoma State; Anthony Miller, senior, Memphis.
All-purpose player - Saquon Barkley, junior, Penn State.
Kicker - Matt Gay, junior, Utah.
DEFENSE
Ends - Bradley Chubb, senior, North Carolina State; Clelin Ferrell, sophomore, Clemson.
Tackles - Hercules Mata'afa, junior, Washington State; Maurice Hurst, senior, Michigan.
Linebackers - Roquan Smith, junior, Georgia; Josey Jewell, senior, Iowa; T.J. Edwards, junior, Wisconsin.
Cornerbacks - Josh Jackson, junior, Iowa; Denzel Ward, junior, Ohio State.
Safeties - Minkah Fitzpatrick, junior, Alabama; DeShon Elliott, junior, Texas.
Punter - Michael Dickson, junior, Texas.
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SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Lamar Jackson, junior, Louisville.
Running backs - Jonathan Taylor, freshman, Wisconsin; Kerryon Johnson, junior, Auburn.
Tackles - Mitch Hyatt, junior, Clemson; Isaiah Wynn, senior, Georgia.
Guards - Cody O'Connell, senior, Washington State; Will Hernandez, senior, UTEP.
Center - Bradley Bozeman, senior, Alabama.
Tight end - Troy Fumagalli, senior, Wisconsin.
Receivers - David Sills V, junior, West Virginia; Michael Gallup, senior, Colorado State.
All-purpose player - Dante Pettis, senior, Washington.
Kicker - Daniel Carlson, senior, Auburn.
DEFENSE
Ends - Sutton Smith, sophomore, Northern Illinois; Nick Bosa, sophomore, Ohio State.
Tackles - Ed Oliver, sophomore, Houston; Christian Wilkins, junior, Clemson.
Linebackers - Malik Jefferson, junior, Texas; Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, senior, Oklahoma; Dorian O'Daniel, senior, Clemson.
Cornerbacks - Jalen Davis, senior, Utah State; Carlton Davis, junior, Auburn.
Safeties - Derwin James, junior, Florida State; Justin Reid, junior, Stanford.
Punter - Johnny Townsend, senior, Florida.
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THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Mason Rudolph, senior, Oklahoma State.
Running backs - Ronald Jones II, junior, Southern California; Devin Singletary, sophomore, Florida Atlantic.
Tackles - David Edwards, sophomore, Wisconsin; Jonah Williams, sophomore, Alabama.
Guards - Beau Benzschawel, junior, Wisconsin; Tyrone Crowder, senior, Clemson.
Center - Frank Ragnow, senior, Arkansas.
Tight end - Jaylen Samuels, senior, North Carolina State.
Receivers - Steve Ishmael, senior, Syracuse; A.J. Brown, sophomore, Mississippi.
All-purpose player - D.J. Reed, junior, Kansas State.
Kicker - Eddy Piniero, junior, Florida.
DEFENSE
Ends - Austin Bryant, junior, Clemson; Mat Boesen, senior, TCU.
Tackles - Vita Vea, junior, Washington; Harrison Phillips, senior, Stanford.
Linebackers - Micah Kiser, senior, Virginia; Tremaine Edmunds, junior, Virginia Tech; Devin Bush, sophomore, Michigan.
Cornerbacks - Andraez Williams, redshirt freshman, LSU; Jack Jones, sophomore, Southern California.
Safeties - Armani Watts, senior, Texas A&M Quin Blanding, senior, Virginia.
Punter - Mitch Wisnowsky, junior, Utah.
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Voters: Bob Asmussen, Champaign (Illinois) News-Gazette; Kirk Bohls, Austin (Texas) American-Statesman; Matt Brown, Sports on Earth; Pat Caputo, The Oakland (Michigan) Press; Chuck Carlton, Dallas Morning News; Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station (Texas) Eagle; Rece Davis, ESPN; Pat Dooley, Gainesville (Florida) Sun; Dave Foster, Fox 17 WZTV, Nashville, Tennessee; Scott Hamilton, WCOG-AM, Greensboro, North Carolina; Eric Hansen, The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune; Brian Howell, Buffszone.com, Boulder, Colorado; Rob Long, WJZ-FM The Fan, Baltimore; Tony Parks, 1280 AM/97.5 FM KZNS, Salt Lake City; Soren Petro, 810 WHB, Kansas City, Missouri; Keith Sargeant, NJ.com/Star Ledger, Newark, New Jersey; Jon Wilner, San Jose (California) Mercury News.