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.
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