BTN.com staff, December 12, 2016
The 2016 Associated Press All-America college football teams were announced Monday, and 16 Big Ten student-athletes made the cut, including seven first-team selections.
Here's the breakdown, by school: Ohio State, 6; Michigan, 3; Wisconsin, 2; Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern & Penn State, 1.
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View the full team below. (Big Ten names are listed in bold.)
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Lamar Jackson, sophomore, 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Louisville
Running backs - D'Onta Foreman, junior, 6-2, 249, Texas; Dalvin Cook, junior, 5-11, 213, Florida State
Tackles - Cam Robinson, junior, 6-6, 310, Alabama; Ryan Ramczyk, junior, 6-6, 314, Wisconsin
Guards - Cody O'Connell, junior, 6-8, 354, Washington State; Dan Feeney, senior, 6-4, 305, Indiana.
Center - Pat Elflein, senior, 6-3, 300, Ohio State
Tight end - Evan Engram, senior, 6-3, 235, Mississippi
Wide receivers - Dede Westbrook, senior, 6-0, 176, Oklahoma; Corey Davis, senior, 6-3, 213, Western Michigan
All-purpose player - Curtis Samuel, junior, 5-11 197, Ohio State
Kicker - Zane Gonzalez, senior, 6-1, 195, Arizona State
DEFENSE
Ends - Myles Garrett, junior, 6-5, 270, Texas A&M; Derek Barnett, junior, 6-3, 265, Tennessee
Tackles - Jonathan Allen, junior, 6-3, 290, Alabama; Ed Oliver, freshman, 6-2, 290, Houston
Linebackers - Reuben Foster, senior, 6-1, 228, Alabama; Zach Cunningham, junior, 6-2, 230, Vanderbilt; Jabrill Peppers, junior, 6-1, 205, Michigan
Cornerbacks - Jourdan Lewis, senior, 5-11, 186, Michigan; Adoree' Jackson, junior, 5-11, 185, Southern California
Safeties - Malik Hooker, sophomore, 6-2, 205, Ohio State; Minkah Fitzpatrick, sophomore, 6-1, 200, Alabama
Punter - Mitch Wishnowsky, sophomore, 6-2, 220, Utah
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SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Deshaun Watson, junior, Clemson
Running backs - Donnel Pumphrey, senior, San Diego State; Christian McCaffrey, junior, Stanford
Tackles - Connor Williams, sophomore, Texas; Orlando Brown, sophomore, Oklahoma
Guards - Billy Price, junior, Ohio State; Will Hernandez, junior, UTEP
Center - Tyler Orlovsky, senior, West Virginia
Tight end - Jake Butt, senior, Michigan
Wide receivers - Zay Jones, senior, East Carolina; John Ross, junior, Washington
All-purpose player - Quadree Henderson, sophomore, Pitt
Kicker - Daniel Carlson, junior, Auburn
DEFENSE
Ends - DeMarcus Walker, senior, Florida State; Harold Landry, junior, Boston College
Tackles - Carlos Watkins, senior, Clemson; Montravius Adams, senior, Auburn
Linebackers - Raekwon McMillan, junior, Ohio State; T.J. Watt, junior, Wisconsin; Tim Williams, senior, Alabama
Cornerbacks - Rasul Douglas, senior, West Virginia; Desmond King, senior, Iowa
Safeties - Budda Baker, junior, Washington; Jamal Adams, junior, LSU
Punter - Cameron Johnston, senior, Ohio State
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THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Baker Mayfield, junior, Oklahoma
Running backs - Saquon Barkley, sophomore, Penn State; Aaron Jones, junior, UTEP
Tackles - Mike McGlinchey, senior, Notre Dame; Forrest Lamp, senior, Western Kentucky
Guards - Nico Siragusa, senior, San Diego State; Quenton Nelson, junior, Notre Dame
Center - Ethan Pocic, senior, LSU
Tight end - O.J. Howard, senior, Alabama
Wide receivers - Amba Etta-Tawo, senior, Syracuse; Austin Carr, senior, Northwestern
All-purpose player - Christian Kirk, sophomore, Texas A&M
Kicker - Gary Wunderlich, junior, Mississippi
DEFENSE
Ends - Hunter Dimick, senior, Utah; Jordan Willis, senior, Kansas State
Tackles - Christian Wilkins, sophomore, Clemson; Solomon Thomas, junior, Stanford
Linebackers - Kendell Beckwith, senior, LSU; Jimmie Gilbert, senior, Colorado; Ben Boulware, senior, Clemson
Cornerbacks - Teez Tabor, junior, Florida; Cordrea Tankersley, senior, Clemson
Safeties - Nathan Gerry, senior, Nebraska; Weston Steelhammer, senior, Air Force
Punter - Michael Dickson, sophomore, Texas