2012 College Football All-America Team

The 2012 College Football All-America Team includes those American players of All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp.^[1][2][3] In 1950 the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled 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.^[4] Since 1952, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, covering all NCAA championship sports.

The 2012 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), Pro Football Weekly (PFW), ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.^[5]

Offense

Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M

Marqise Lee of USC

Chance Warmack of Alabama

Quarterback

• Tajh Boyd, Clemson (AFCA)
• Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, Scout, SI, CFN)
• Ryan Nassib, Syracuse (PFW)

Running back

• Montee Ball, Wisconsin -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, WCFF, ESPN, PFW)
• Kenjon Barner, Oregon -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, Scout, SI)
• Le'Veon Bell, Michigan State (CFN)
• Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, Scout, SI, CFN)
• Johnathan Franklin, UCLA (FWAA, CBS)

Fullback

• J. C. Copeland, LSU (PFW)

Wide receiver

• Stedman Bailey, West Virginia (FWAA, CBS, CFN)
• Marqise Lee, USC -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)
• Sammy Watkins, Clemson (PFW)
• Terrance Williams, Baylor -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, Scout, SI)

Tight end

• Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame (PFW, CFN)
• Zach Ertz, Stanford -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, Scout, SI)

Offensive line

• Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)
• Eric Fisher, Central Michigan (PFW)
• D. J. Fluker, Alabama (CBS, Scout)
• Travis Frederick, Wisconsin (PFW)
• Dalton Freeman, Clemson (AFCA)
• Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma (CFN)
• Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)
• Barrett Jones, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, Scout, SI)
• Taylor Lewan, Michigan (AP, WCFF, ESPN, SI, CFN)
• Jake Matthews, Texas A&M (FWAA)
• Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin (CFN)
• Chance Warmack, Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI)
• David Yankey, Stanford -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, TSN)

Defense

Defensive line

• Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)
• Sharrif Floyd, Florida (TSN)
• Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State (Scout)
• Chris Jones, Bowling Green (FWAA)
• Bennie Logan, LSU (PFW)
• Star Lotulelei, Utah (AP, WCFF, Scout)
• Damontre Moore, Texas A&M -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, ESPN, CFN)
• Will Sutton, Arizona State -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, TSN, CBS, SI, CFN)
• Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame (CBS, ESPN, SI)
• Björn Werner, Florida State -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, PFW, Scout)
• Jesse Williams, Alabama (CFN)
• Sylvester Williams, North Carolina (PFW)

Linebacker

• Arthur Brown, Kansas State (FWAA)
• Khaseem Greene, Rutgers (ESPN, CFN)
• Georgia -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)
• Dion Jordan, Oregon (PFW)
• Michael Mauti, Penn State (ESPN)
• Kevin Minter, LSU (SI)
• C. J. Mosley, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, Scout, SI)
• Manti Te'o, Notre Dame -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)