No. 2 Oklahoma leads with three 1st-team AP All-Americans

No. 2 Oklahoma will bring three All-Americans to the College Football Playoff.

Quarterback Baker Mayfield, offensive tackle Orlando Brown and tight end Mark Andrews of Oklahoma were selected to the Associated Press All-America team, giving the Sooners more players on the first team than any school. The All-America team, which dates to 1925 and was selected this season by a panel of 17 Top 25 voters, was released Monday.

Four of the top five vote-getters for the Heisman Trophy made the first team, including the runaway winner Mayfield. Stanford's Bryce Love, the Heisman runner-up, and San Diego State's Rashaad Penny, the nation's leading rusher and fifth-place finisher for the Heisman, were the first-team running backs. Penn State's Saquon Barkley, who finished fourth in the Heisman voting, made the team as an all-purpose player.

.@baker_mayfield6, @ZEUS__78 and @Mandrews_81 named to @AP All-America team. #Sooners lead the nation with 3 first-team All-Americans. #OUDNA #BuiltDifferent

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— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) December 11, 2017

Louisville's Lamar Jackson, last year's Heisman winner and All-America quarterback, was selected to the second team.

ALL-AMERICA POINTS

The other three playoff teams each have one player on the first team, all on the defensive side. No. 3 Georgia, which faces Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl semifinal on Jan. 1, is represented by linebacker Roquan Smith. No. 1 Clemson placed defensive end Clelin Ferrell on the first team. Alabama safety Minkah Fitzpatrick is the only player to make first-team All-America for the second straight season. The Tigers face the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide in the Sugar Bowl semifinal on Jan. 1.

Notre Dame (offensive linemen Mike McGlinchey and Quenton Nelson), Ohio State (center Billy Price and cornerback Denzel Ward), Iowa (linebacker Josey Jewell and cornerback Josh Jackson) and Texas (safety DeShon Elliott and punter Michael Dickson) each have two players on the first team.

Congrats to @mmcglinch68 and @BigQ56 who have been named First Team All-Americans by the @AP_Top25!#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/0q8UYXXVrT

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) December 11, 2017

Clemson had the most players selected to all three teams with six. Defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, linebacker Dorian O'Daniel and offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt made the second team. Defensive end Austin Bryant and guard Tyrone Crowder were third-team picks.

Wisconsin placed five players on the three teams, led by linebacker T.J. Edwards on the first team. Running back Jonathan Taylor and tight Troy Fumagalli made the second team and offensive linemen David Edwards and Beau Benzschawel made the third team.

Oklahoma had four picks overall with linebacker Ogbonnia Okoronkwo making the second team.

MOVING UP

Four of the five All-America offensive linemen made either second- or third-team last year. Brown and Price moved up from second to first. McGlinchey and Nelson went from third to first.

Mayfield also jumped from third team to first team. He was selected to the second team in 2015.

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Dickson and Barkley also made the third team last year and moved up to first this season, though Barkley was a third-team running back last year.

The Associated Press All-America team has been released & @saquonb21 is named a first-team all-purpose selection! Congrats, Saquon! #WeAre pic.twitter.com/xzLlOM0V3o

— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) December 11, 2017

MOVING DOWN

Jackson was not the only 2016 All-American to slide this season. Washington State guard Cody O'Connell went from first team to second team. Utah punter Mitch Wishnowsky went from first to third.

CONFERENCE CALL

First-team All-Americans by conference:

Big Ten — 7

Big 12 — 6

Pac-12 — 3

SEC — 3

ACC — 2

Independent — 2

American — 1

Mountain West — 1

All-Americans, all three teams, by conference:

SEC — 15

ACC — 14

Big Ten — 13

Big 12 — 12

Pac-12 — 11

Mountain West — 3

American — 2

C-USA — 2

Independent — 2

MAC — 1

FIRST TEAM:

OFFENSE

Position	Name	Class	School
Quarterback	Baker Mayfield	Senior	Oklahoma
Running back	Bryce Love	Junior	Stanford
	Rashaad Penny	Senior	San Diego State
Tackles	Orlando Brown	Junior	Oklahoma
	Mike McGlinchey	Senior	Notre Dame
Center	Billy Price	Senior	Ohio State
Tight end	Mark Andrews	Junior	Oklahoma
Receivers	James Washington	Senior	Oklahoma State
	Anthony Miller	Senior	Memphis
All-purpose player	Saquon Barkley	Junior	Penn State
Kicker	Matt Gay	Junior	Utah

DEFENSE 

Position	Name	Class	School
Ends	Bradley Chubb	Senior	North Carolina State
	Clelin Ferrell	Sophomore	Clemson
Tackles	Hercules Mata'afa	Junior	Washington State
	Maurice Hurst	Senior	Michigan
Linebackers	Roquan Smith	Junior	Georgia
	Josey Jewell	Senior	Iowa
	T.J. Edwards	Junior	Wisconsin
Cornerbacks	Josh Jackson	Junior	Iowa
	Denzel Ward	Junior	Ohio State
Safeties	Minkah Fitzpatrick	Junior	Alabama
	DeShon Elliott	Junior	Texas
Punter	Michael Dickson	Junior	Texas

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Position	Name	Class	School
Quarterback	Lamar Jackson	Junior	Louisville
Running backs	Jonathan Taylor	Freshman	Wisconsin
	Kerryon Johnson	Junior	Auburn
Tackles	Miych Hyatt	Junior	Clemson
	Isaiah Wynn	Senior	Georgia
Guards	Cody O'Connell	Senior	Washington State
	Will Hernandez	Senior	UTEP
Center	Bradley Bozeman	Senior	Alabama
Tight end	Troy Fumagalli	Senior	Wisconsin
Receivers	David Sills V	Junior	West Virginia
	Michael Gallup	Senior	Colorado State
All-purpose player	Dante Pettis	Senior	Washington
Kicker	Daniel Carlson	Senior	Auburn

DEFENSE

Position	Name	Class	School
Ends	Sutton Smith	Sophomore	Northern Illinois
	Nick Bosa	Sophomore	Ohio State
Tackles	Ed Oliver	Sophomore	Houston
	Christian Wilkins	Junior	Clemson
Linebackers	Malik Jefferson	Junior	Texas
	Ogbonnia Okoronkwo	Senior	Oklahoma
	Dorian O'Daniel	Senior	Clemson
Cornerbacks	Jalen Davis	Senior	Utah State
	Carlton Davis	Junior	Auburn
Safeties	Derwin James	Junior	Florida State
Punter	Johnny Townsend	Senior	Florida

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

Position	Name	Class	School
Quarterback	Mason Rudolph	Senior	Oklahoma State
Running backs	Ronald Jones II	Junior	Southern California
	Devin Singletary	Sophomore	Florida Atlantic
Tackles	David Edwards	Sophomore	Wisconsin
	Jonah Williams	Sophomore	Alabama
Guards	Beau Benzschawel	Junior	Wisconsin
	Tyrone Crowder	Senior	Clemson
Center	Frank Ragnow	Senior	Arkansas
Tight end	Jaylen Samuels	Senior	North Carolina State
Receivers	Steve Ishmael	Senior	Syracuse
	A.J. Brown	Sophomore	Mississippi
All-purpose player	D.J. Reed	Junior	Kansas State
Kicker	Eddy Piniero	Junior	Florida

DEFENSE

Position	Name	Class	School
Ends	Austin Bryant	Junior	Clemson
	Mat Boesen	Senior	TCU
Tackles	Vita Vea	Junior	Washington
	Harrison Phillips	Senior	Stanford
Linebackers	Micah Kiser	Senior	Virginia
	Tremaine Edmunds	Junior	Virginia Tech
	Devin Bush	Sophomore	Michigan
Cornerbacks	Andraez Williams	RS Freshman	LSU
	Jack Jones	Sophomore	Southern California
Safeties	Armani Watts	Senior	Texas A&M
	Quin Blanding	Senior	Virginia
Punter	Mitch Wisnowsky	Junior	Utah

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