Clemson places four on All-Bowl Team

From the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 17 through Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship game, 80 teams across the Football Bowl Subdivision participated in bowl play this season.

Let’s look back at the top individual performances of the postseason in naming the USA TODAY Sports All-Bowl Team, which includes five players who participated in the national title game, a 35-31 win by Clemson against Alabama.

In total, 14 players on the All-Bowl Team participated in New Year’s Six games.

There’s even a split at quarterback. Between Clemson’s Deshaun Watson and Southern California’s Sam Darnold, who had an outstanding Rose Bowl, it was impossible to pick just one.

OFFENSE

QB Deshaun Watson, Clemson, Jr.; Sam Darnold, Southern California, Fr.

RB Justin Jackson, Northwestern, So.

RB Anthony Wales, Western Kentucky, Sr.

WR Chris Godwin, Penn State, Jr.

WR Deontay Burnett, Southern California, So.

TE Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin, Jr.

OL Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky, Sr.

OL Scott Frantz, Kansas State, Fr.

OL Jay Guillermo, Clemson, Sr.

OL Zach Banner, Southern California, Sr.

OL Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin, Jr.

DEFENSE

DL Derek Barnett, Tennessee, Jr.

DL Solomon Thomas, Stanford, Jr.

DL Trenton Thompson, Georgia, So.

DL Jonathan Allen, Alabama, Sr.

LB Tashawn Bower, LSU, Sr.

LB Ben Boulware, Clemson, Sr.

LB Matthew Thomas, Florida State, Jr.

CB Cordrea Tankersley, Clemson, Sr.

CB Chauncey Gardner, Florida, Fr. S Jamal Adams, LSU, Jr. S Dallas Lloyd, Stanford, Sr.

SPECIALISTS

K Harrison Butker, Georgia Tech, Sr.

P Kenny Allen, Michigan, Sr.

APB Saquon Barkley, Penn State, So.