Baker Mayfield, Orlando Brown and Mark Andrews of Oklahoma were selected to the AP All-America team.
No. 2 Oklahoma will bring three All-Americans to the College Football Playoff.
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
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) December 11, 2017
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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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