Tis the football season
College bowl schedule
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Kyler Murray, Oklahoma
Murray draws the nod over Tagovailoa for his overall impact in Oklahoma’s push to the College Football Playoff and his play during the homestretch of the regular season, in the Big 12 Conference championship game in particular. RB: Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
RB: Darrell Henderson, Memphis
Taylor continues his assault on the Football Bowl Subdivision record book as he nears a 2,000-yard season. Henderson had one of the most prolific per-carry seasons in recent history. WR: Marquise Brown, Oklahoma
WR: Andy Isabella, Massachusetts TE: T.J. Hockenson, Iowa
Brown was Murray’s favorite target and one of the most dangerous players in the country when in the open field. Isabella put up crooked numbers every week despite being the primary focus of attention from opposing defenses. Hockenson won the John Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end.
OL: Jonah Williams, Alabama
OL: Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin OL: Garrett Bradbury, North Carolina State
OL: Ben Powers, Oklahoma
OL: Dalton Risner, Kansas State
Williams and Risner graded out as the nation’s top tackles. Benzschawel was the most impressive piece of what was another strong Wisconsin offensive front. Powers anchors an offensive line that paced Oklahoma’s offense to at least 40 touchdowns on the ground and through the air. Bradbury was outstanding from the middle of the N.C. State line.
DEFENSE
DL: Clelin Ferrell, Clemson
DL: Quinnen Williams, Alabama
DL: Christian Wilkins, Clemson
DL: Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois
Ferrell was ferocious as a pass rusher while Wilkins did a little of everything to key Clemson’s unstoppable defensive line. Smith was again a menace coming out of the Mid-American Conference. Williams came out of relative nowhere to dominate the SEC.
LB: Josh Allen, Kentucky
LB: Devin Bush, Michigan
LB: Devin White, LSU
A star-studded crop of linebackers. Allen might have been the top defender in the country regardless of position. Bush was the leader of Michigan’s topnotch defense. White finished second in the SEC in tackles and was at his most productive in games against ranked competition.
CB: Deandre Baker, Georgia
CB: Julian Love, Notre Dame
S: Deionte Thompson, Alabama
S: Taylor Rapp, Washington
Baker and Love shut down one side of the field for two of the best teams in college football. Thompson was another Alabama standout who stepped into the starting lineup and played at an obscenely high level for the top-ranked Crimson Tide. Rapp continues to make his case for being considered among the top defensive backs to come through Washington.
SPECIALISTS
K: Andre Szmyt, Syracuse
P: Braden Mann, Texas A&M ALL-PURPOSE: Rondale Moore, Purdue
Szmyt led the nation with 28 made field goals out of 32 attempts. Mann currently holds the single-season NCAA record in yards per punt. As a freshman, Moore tore threw the Big Ten Conference, averaging 170.7 yards of total offense per game.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB: Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
RB: Travis Etienne, Clemson
RB: Benny Snell Jr., Kentucky
WR: Jerry Jeudy, Alabama
WR: Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State TE: Jace Sternberger, Texas A&M OL: Andrew Thomas, Georgia
OL: Terronne Prescod, North Carolina State
OL: Dru Samia, Oklahoma
OL: Bunchy Stallings, Kentucky OL: Mitch Hyatt, Clemson
DEFENSE
DL: Ed Oliver, Houston
DL: Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame
DL: Gerald Willis, Miami (Fla.)
DL: Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech LB: Ben Burr-Kirven, Washington LB: Te’Von Coney, Notre Dame LB: Dylan Moses, Alabama
CB: Byron Murphy, Washington CB: Greedy Williams, LSU
S: Amani Hooker, Iowa
S: Grant Delpit, LSU
SPECIALISTS