3 on Tide defense earn top honors

Jackson voted AP’s All-America QB after winning Heisman.

No. 1 Alabama placed four players on The Associated Press All-America team, most of any school, and Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson of Louisville and fellow finalists Jabrill Peppers of Michigan and Dede Westbrook of Oklahoma were also first-team selections.

The Crimson Tide’s topranked defense placed three players on the first team: tackle Jonathan Allen, linebacker Reuben Foster and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Offensive tackle Cam Robinson was the fourth Tide All-American.

First-team offense: Quarterback Lamar Jackson, Louisville; running backs D’Onta Foreman, Texas, and Dalvin Cook, Florida State; tackles Cam Robinson, Alabama; and Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin; guards Cody O’Connell, Washington State, and Dan Feeney, Indiana; center Pat Elflein, Ohio State; tight end Evan Engram, Mississippi; wide receivers Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma, and Corey Davis, Western Michigan; all-purpose player Curtis Samuel, Ohio State; kicker Zane Gonzalez, Arizona State

First-team defense: Ends Myles Garrett, Texas A&M, and Derek Barnett, Tennessee; tackles Jonathan Allen, Alabama, and Ed Oliver, Houston; linebackers Reuben Foster, Alabama, Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt, and Jabrill Peppers, Michigan; cornerbacks Jourdan Lewis, Michigan, and Adoree’ Jackson, Southern California; safeties Malik Hooker, Ohio State and Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama; punter Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah

Second-team offense: Quarterback Deshaun Watson, Clemson; running backs Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State, and Christian McCaffrey, Stanford; tackles Connor Williams, Texas, and Orlando Brown, Oklahoma; guards Billy Price, Ohio State, and Will Hernandez, UTEP; center Tyler Orlosky, West Virginia; tight end Jake Butt, Michigan; wide receivers Zay Jones, East Carolina, and John Ross, Washington; all-purpose player Quadree Henderson, Pitt; kicker Daniel Carlson, Auburn

Second-team defense: Ends DeMarcus Walker, Florida State, and Harold Landry, Boston College; tackles Carlos Watkins, Clemson, and Montravius Adams, Auburn; linebackers Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State, T.J. Watt, Wisconsin, and Tim Williams, Alabama; cornerbacks Rasul Douglas, West Virginia, and Desmond King, Iowa; safeties Budda Baker, Washington, and Jamal Adams, LSU; punter Cameron Johnston, Ohio State

Third-team offense: Quarterback Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma; running backs Saquon Barkley, Penn State, and Aaron Jones, UTEP; tackles Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame, and Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky; guards Nico Siragusa, San Diego State, and Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame; center Ethan Pocic, LSU; tight end O.J. Howard, Alabama; wide receivers Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse, and Austin Carr, Northwestern; all-purpose player Christian Kirk, Texas A&M; kicker Gary Wunderlich, Mississippi

Third-team defense: Ends Hunter Dimick, Utah, and Jordan Willis, Kansas State; tackles Christian Wilkins, Clemson, and Solomon Thomas, Stanford; linebackers Kendell Beckwith, LSU, Jimmie Gilbert, Colorado, and Ben Boulware, Clemson; cornerbacks Teez Tabor, Florida, and Cordrea Tankersley, Clemson; safeties Nathan Gerry, Nebraska, and Weston Steelhammer, Air Force; punter Michael Dickson, Texas