AP AllAmerica teams dominated by LSU, Ohio St.
No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Ohio State each placed three players on The Associated Press AllAmerica first team released Monday.
Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow of LSU highlights the firstteam offense and Heisman finalist Chase Young of Ohio State leads the defense on the team presented by Regions Bank that was chosen by a panel of 15 college football poll voters.
The topranked Tigers also placed receiver Ja’Marr Chase and cornerback Derek Stingley on the first team. Young was joined on the first team by Ohio State by teammates Wyatt Davis, a guard, and Jeff Okudah, a cornerback. No. 3 Clemson’s only firstteam AllAmerican was linebacker Isaiah Simmons. No. 4 Oklahoma was represented on the first team by receiver CeeDee Lamb.
No. 5 Georgia, Kentucky and No. 11 Wisconsin were the other teams with multiple firstteam selections. Georgia placed tackle Andrew Thomas and safety J.R. Reed on the AllAmerica team.
Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor is the only player to repeat as a firstteam AllAmerican this season. Badgers center Tyler Biadasz also made the firstteam.
Kentucky had punter Max Duffy, and Lynn Bowden Jr., the receiverturned quarterback, who made the first team as an allpurpose player. Bowden leads the Wildcats in rushing and receiving this season.
Ohio State led all teams with seven players selected to the three AllAmerica teams, including quarterback Justin Fields, who made the second team.
No. 9 Alabama had no players selected to the first team for the first time since 2010, but had five players combined on the second and third teams. Oklahoma, Utah also had five selections on the three teams and LSU and Clemson each had four.