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" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the

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selected by

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and

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. The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the

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's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled, in the 1950, the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide. Since 1957,

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(CoSIDA) has bestowed

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recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as

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athletes, including all NCAA championship sports. The 2018 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following

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first teams chosen by the following selector organizations:

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(AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA),

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(AFCA),

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(WCFF), '' Sporting News'' (''TSN'', from its historic name of ''The Sporting News''), ''

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'' (USAT)

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(CBS), ''

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'' (''CFN''),

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, and

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(FOX). Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of

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football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least two of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed

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s. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, ''TSN'', and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans. Twenty-seven players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2018, eight of them being unanimous. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*).

Offense

Quarterback

Kyler Murray Kyler Cole Murray (born August 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint at Texas A&M, Murray played college football at Oklahoma, where he won the Heisman Trop ...

, Oklahoma (AP, FWAA, SI, USAT, CFN, ESPN, CBS) *

Tua Tagovailoa Tuanigamanuolepola Tagovailoa ( ; born March 2, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he was the Offensive MVP of the 2018 College Foo ...

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

(AFCA, TSN, WCFF, Athlon)

Running back

Darrell Henderson Darrell Henderson Jr. (born August 19, 1997) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Memphis, and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Early years Hend ...

Memphis Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memp ...

(AFCA, AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, USAT, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon) * Jonathan Taylor,

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

(AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, USAT, CFN, CBS, Athlon) *

Travis Etienne Travis Etienne Jr. (born January 26, 1999) is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was selected by the Jaguars in the first round of the ...

, Clemson (TSN, ESPN)

Wide receiver

Marquise Brown Marquise "Hollywood" Brown (born June 4, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at College of the Canyons and Oklahoma and was drafted by the Balt ...

, Oklahoma (AP, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS) *

Andy Isabella Andy Isabella (born November 18, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UMass Minutemen, and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sec ...

, UMass (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, USAT, CFN, Athlon) * Jerry Jeudy,

(AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, Athlon) *

Rondale Moore Rondale DaSean Moore (born June 9, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue, and was drafted by the Cardinals in the second round of the ...

, Purdue (CFN) *

Tylan Wallace Tylan Michael Wallace (born May 13, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State. Early years Wallace attended South Hills High School ...

Oklahoma State Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

(TSN, ESPN, Athlon) *

Antoine Wesley Antoine Wesley (born October 22, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech. Early years Wesley attended Cibolo Steele in Cibolo, Texas. ...

Texas Tech Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on , and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University Sys ...

(FWAA)

Tight end

Jace Sternberger Jace Evan Sternberger (born June 26, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Kansas, and Texas A& ...

Texas A&M Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

(AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, CFN, CBS, Athlon) *

T. J. Hockenson Thomas James Hockenson (born July 3, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round (eighth selection overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lio ...

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

(AFCA, USAT)

Offensive line

Beau Benzschawel Beau Benzschawel (born September 10, 1995) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Wisconsin and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He has also played for the Houston Texa ...

(AFCA, AP, WCFF, SI, USAT, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon) *

Garrett Bradbury Garrett Bradbury (born June 20, 1995) is an American football center for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State and was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2019 NFL Dra ...

North Carolina State North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The unive ...

(AFCA, AP, FWAA, WCFF, USAT, Athlon) *

Michael Deiter Michael Deiter (born September 3, 1996) is an American football center for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the Dolphins in the third round of the 2019 NFL Dr ...

(FWAA) * Lamont Gaillard,

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(CFN) *

Mitch Hyatt Mitch Hyatt (born February 6, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Clemson. Early years A native of Sugar Hill, Georgia, Hyatt attended North Gwinnett High School, where ...

, Clemson (AFCA, AP, FWAA, WCFF, CFN, Athlon) * Michael Jordan,

Ohio State The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...

(SI, CBS) * Sam Mustipher, Notre Dame (ESPN) *

Ross Pierschbacher Ross Pierschbacher (born June 5, 1995) is an American football offensive guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. College career Orig ...

(TSN) *

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, Oklahoma (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, USAT, CFN) * Terrone Prescod,

(TSN, ESPN) * Dalton Risner,

Kansas State Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...

(TSN, USAT, ESPN, CBS, Athlon) *

Dru Samia Dru Samia III (born August 22, 1997) is an American football offensive guard for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. College career A four-star offensive tackle recruit, Samia chose O ...

, Oklahoma (SI) * Bunchy Stallings,

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(AP) * Andrew Thomas,

(SI, CBS) * Jonah Williams,

(AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, USAT, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon)

Defense

Defensive line

* Clelin Ferrell, Clemson (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, SI, USAT, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon) * Dre'mont Jones,

(CFN) *

Dexter Lawrence Dexter Lawrence II (born November 12, 1997), nicknamed "Sexy Dexy", is an American football nose tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. In 2015, he concluded his high schoo ...

, Clemson (AFCA) * Ed Oliver,

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...

(FWAA, WCFF, CBS) * Sutton Smith,

Northern Illinois Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois. The region is by far the most populous of Illinois with nearly 9.7 million residents as of 2010. Economics Northern Illinois is dominated by t ...

(AP, SI, USAT, CFN, ESPN, Athlon) * Montez Sweat,

Mississippi State Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univer ...

(FWAA, TSN) *

Jerry Tillery Jerry Dewayne Tillery Jr. (born October 8, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Notre Dame. High school ...

, Notre Dame (SI, CBS) *

Christian Wilkins Christian Wilkins (born December 20, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2019 NF ...

, Clemson (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, USAT, ESPN, Athlon) *

Quinnen Williams Quinnen Williams (born December 5, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Jets with the 3rd overall pick in the 201 ...

(AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, USAT, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon)

Linebacker

Josh Allen Josh or Joshua Allen may refer to: * Josh Allen (offensive lineman) (born 1991), former American football player * Josh Allen (quarterback) (born 1996), American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills since 2018 * Josh Allen (defensi ...

(AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, USAT, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon) * Devin Bush,

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

(AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, USAT, CFN, CBS) *

Devin White Devin Marcel White (born February 17, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, and was drafted by the Buccaneers fifth overall in the 2019 N ...

LSU Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near ...

(AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, SI, USAT, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon) * Ben Burr-Kirven,

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

(AP, FWAA, ESPN, Athlon)

Defensive back

Deandre Baker Deandre Lamar Baker (born September 4, 1997) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Baker only played a sin ...

(AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, SI, USAT, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon) * Hamp Cheevers, Boston College (FWAA) *

Grant Delpit Grant Jacobs Delpit (born September 20, 1998) is an American football strong safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, where he was a two-time consensus All-America selection and w ...

(AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, CFN, CBS, Athlon) *

Julian Love Julian Love (born March 19, 1998) is an American football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame. Early years Love attended Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park, Illino ...

, Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, USAT, ESPN) * Byron Murphy,

(Athlon) *

Taylor Rapp Taylor Rapp (born December 22, 1997) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington, and was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Early years Rapp was born in Atlanta, G ...

(USAT, ESPN) * Deionte Thompson,

(AFCA, AP, TSN, SI, USAT, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon) *

Greedy Williams Andraez Montrell "Greedy" Williams (born December 3, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and was drafted by the Browns in the second round of ...

(AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, CFN, CBS)

Special teams

Kicker

* Andre Szmyt, Syracuse (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS) *

Cole Tracy Cole Tracy (born May 2, 1996) is a former American football placekicker. He played college football for Assumption and LSU, and was named second-team All-American in 2018. Early life and education Tracy was born on May 2, 1996, in Camarillo, Ca ...

(CFN, Athlon)

Punter

Braden Mann Braden Mann (born on November 24, 1997) is an American football punter and kickoff specialist for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M. During his junior season, he received unanimo ...

(AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, USAT, ESPN, CFN, CBS, Athlon)

All-purpose / return specialist

Greg Dortch Greg Dortch (born May 29, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wake Forest. Early years Dortch attended Highland Springs High School in Hig ...

, Wake Forest (FWAA, SI, CBS) * Mecole Hardman,

(ESPN, Athlon) *

(TSN) *

, Purdue (AP, FWAA, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, Athlon) *

Deebo Samuel Tyshun Raequan "Deebo" Samuel (born January 15, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was selected by the 49ers in the se ...

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

(AFCA) * Savon Scarver,

Utah State Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...

(FWAA, WCFF, CFN, CBS, Athlon) *

Isaiah Wright Isaiah Wright (born January 13, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Temple and w ...

Temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...

(TSN)

Footnotes

References

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