The Color & Pageantry 2017 All America Team

The Color & Pageantry 2017 All America Team

The Color & Pageantry 

2017 Post Season All America Team

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Baker Mayfield
QB, Oklahoma
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OFFENSE

QB        Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
              6'1", 220, SR, Austin,TX (Lake Travis)

RB         Bryce Love, Stanford
              5'10", 196, JR, Wake Forest, NC (Wake Forest)

RB         Saquon Barkely, Penn State
              5'11", 230, SR, Coplay, PA (Whitehall)

RB         Rashaad Penny, San Diego State
              5'11, 220, SR, Norwalk, CA (Norwalk)

WR        James Washington, Oklahoma State
              6'0", 205, SR, Stamford, TX (Stamford)

WR        Anthony Miller, Memphis
              5'11", 190, SR, Memphis, TN (Christian Brothers)

WR        Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
               5'11", 200, JR, Scottsdale, AZ (Saguro)

TE          Jaylen Samuels, North Carolina State
               5'11", 233, SR, Charlotte, NC (Mallard Creek)

OT         Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
               6'8", 345, JR, Duluth, GA (Peachtree Ridge)

OG         Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
               6'5", 330, SR, Holmdel, NJ, Red Bank Catholic)

OC          Billy Price, Ohio State
                6'4", 312, SR, Austintown, OH (Fitch)

OG          Braden Smith, Auburn
                6'6", 303, SR, Olathe, KS, (Olathe South)

OT           Mitch Hyatt, Clemson
                6'5", 305, JR, Suwanee, GA North Gwinnett)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Roquan Smith
LB, Georgia
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DEFENSE

OLB       Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma
               6'1", 240, SR, Houston, TX (Alief Taylor)

DE          Bradley Chubb, North Carolina State
               6'4", 275, SR, Marietta, GA (Hillgrove)

DT          Maurice Hurst, Michigan
               6'2", 292, SR, Westwood, MA (Xaverian Brothers)

DT          Christian Wilkins, Clemson
               6'4", 300, JR, Springfield, MA (Suffeild Academy)

DT           Ed Oliver, Houston
                6'3", 290, SO, Houston, TX, (Westfield)

DE           Nick Bosa, Ohio State
                6'4", 270, SO, Fort Lauderdale, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas)

OLB        Roquan Smith, Georgia
                6'1", 225, JR, Montezuma, GA (Macon County)

LB           T. J. Edwards, Wisconsin
                6'1", 244, JR, Lake Villa, IL (Lakes Community)

LB           Josey Jewell, Iowa
                6'2", 220, JR, Decorah, IA (Decorah)

LB           Malik Jefferson, Texas
                6'3", 240, JR, Mesquite, TX (Poteet)

CB           Josh Jackson, Iowa
                6'1", 192, JR, Corinth, TX, (Lake Dallas)

S              Minkah Fitzpatrick
                6'1", 202, JR, Jersey City, NJ (St. Peters Prep)

S              DeShon Elliott, Texas
                6'1", 202, SO, Rockwall, TX (Rockwall-Heath)

RV           Derwin James, Florida State
                6'3", 215, SO, Haines City, FL (Haines City)

CB           Denzel Ward, Ohio State
                5'10", 191, JR, Macedonia, OH (Nordonia)

P              Johnny Townsend, Florida
                6'1", 202, SR, Orlando, FL (Boone)

K             Matt Gay, Utah
                6'1", 220, JR, Orem, UT (Orem)

PR           Dante Pettis, Washington
                6'1", 195, SR, San Clemente, CA (JSerra Catholic)

KR          D. J. Reed, Kansas State
                5'9", 188, JR, Bakersfield, CA (Independnce)

QUARTERBACKS

Lamar Jackson, Louisville; McKenzie Milton, UCF; Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State; Trace McSorely, Penn State; Jalen Hurts, Alabama; Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State; Luke Falk, Washington State; Khalil Tate, Arizona; Quintin Flowers, South Florida; Riley Ferguson, Memphis; Sam Darnold, Southern Cal; Josh Rosen, UCLA; Josh Allen, Wyoming; Jarrett Stidham, Auburn; Will Grier, West Virginia; Ryan Finley, North Carolina State; JT Barrett, Ohio State; Drew Lock, Missouri; Jake Browning, Washington; John Wolford, Wake Forest, Ahmad Bradshaw, Army and Jake Fromm, Georgia.

RUNNING BACKS

Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin; A. J. Dillon, Boston College; Ronald Jones II, Southern Cal; Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic; Cam Akers, Florida State; Royce Freeman, Oregon; Kerryon Johnson, Auburn; Josh Adams, Notre Dame; Justice Hill, Oklahoma State; Phillip Lindsay, Colorado; Derrius Guice, Louisiana State; Justin Jackson, Northwestern; Nick Chubb, Georgia; Nyheim Hines, North Carolina State; Benny Snell, Kentucky; J. K. Dobbins, Ohio State; Myles Gaskin, Washington; Sony Michel, Georgia; Travis Etienne, Clemson; Adrian Killins, Jr, UCF; David Montgomery, Iowa State, Travis Homer, Miami; Damien Harris, Alabama; Akrum Wadley, Iowa; LJ Scott, Michigan State; Ito Smith, Southern Mississippi and KirVonte Benson, Georgia Tech.

WIDE RECEIVERS

David Sills V, West Virginia; Calvin Ridley, Alabama; Dante Pettis, Washington; Tra'Quan Smith, Central Florida; A. J. Brown, Ole Miss; Steve Ishmael, Syracuse; Courtland Sutton, SMU; Stanley Morgan, Jr. Nebraska; Barxton Berrios, Miami; Dez Fitzpatrick, Louisville; Emanuel Hall, Missouri; Tavares Martin, Jr. Washington State; DJ Moore, Maryland; Simmie Cobbs Jr., Indiana; Cam Phillips, Virginia Tech; Jaylen Smith, Louisville, Hunter Renfrow, Clemson; Allen Lazard, Iowa State, Deontay Burnett, USC, Darren Carrington II, Oregon; Michael Gallup, Colorado State; Keke Coutee, Texas Tech; N'Keal Harry, Arizona State; JD Spielman, Nebraska; JJ Arcega-Whiteside, Stanford and Jason Lasley, UCLA.

TIGHT ENDS

Mark Andrews, Oklahoma; Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin; Mike Geiseki, Penn State; Noah Fant, Iowa; Cam Serigne, Wake Forest; Christopher Herndon IV, Miami; Dalton Schultz, Stanford, Hayden Hurst, South Carolina; Ryan Izzo, Florida State and Albert Okwuegbunam, Missouri.

OFFENSIVE LINE

Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame; Cody O'Connell, Washington State; Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin; Frank Ragnow, Arkansas; Connor Williams, Texas; Mason Cole, Michigan; Brian O'Neill, Pittsburgh; Brian Allen, Michigan State; Michael Dieter, Wisconsin; Aaron Evans, UCF; Gabe Kuhn, Memphis; Zach Crabtree, Oklahoma State, Dalton Riser, Kansas State; Tyrell Crosby, Oregon; Coleman Shelton, Washington; Bradley Bozeman, Alabama; Isaiah Wynn, Georgia, Tyronne Crowder, Clemson; David Edwards, Wisconsin; Jonah Williams, Alabama; Cole Madison, Washington State; Jamarco Jones, Ohio State; Will Hernandez, UTEP, Chukwuma Okorafor, Western Michigan; Greg Little, Ole Miss; Mason Cole, Michigan; Sean Welsh, Iowa; Will Clapp, LSU, Martinas Rankin, Mississippi State and David Bright, Stanford.

DEFENSIVE LINE

Dexter Lawrence, Clemson; Hercules Mata'Afa, Washington State; Clelin Ferrell, Clemson; Vita Vea, Washington; Harrison Phillips, Stanford; Derrick Nnadi, Florida State; Rashan Gary, Michigan; Sam Hubbard, Ohio State; Harold Landry, Boston College; Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State; Duke Ejiofor, Wake Forest; Jeff Holland, Auburn; Matt Boeson, Texas Christian, Justin Lawler, SMU; Rasheem Green, USC; Arden Key, LSU; Trenton Thompson, Georgia, Da'Ron Payne, Alabama, Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois; Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss; Brian Burns, Florida State; Ja'Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State; Montez Sweat, Mississippi State and D'Shaun Hand, Alabama.

LINEBACKERS

De'Jon Harris, Arkansas; Devin Bush, Michigan; ; Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech; Tegray Scales, Indiana, Micah Kiser, Virginia; Shaquille Quarterman, Miami; Shaquem Griffin, UCF; Nyles Morgan, Notre Dame; Courtney Love, Kentucky; Augie Sanchez, South Florida; D'Juan Hines, Houston; Travin Howard, Texas Christian, Jeff Holland, Auburn; Cameron Smith, USC; Dorian O'Daniel, Clemson; Lorenzo Carter, Georgia; Devin White, LSU, Joel Lanning, Iowa State, Rashaan Evans, Alabama; Kendall Joseph, Clemson; James Hearns, Louisville; Gerald Avery, Memphis; Skai Moore, South Carolina; Micah Kiser, Virginia; Dakota Allen, Texas Tech; Dorance Armstrong, Kansas; Matthew Adams, Houston; Ja'Whaun Bentley, Purdue, Jason Cabina, Penn State, Nick DeLuca, North Dakota St; Matthew Thomas, Florida State, Jacob Pugh, Florida State and Davin Bellamy, Georgia.

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Lukas Denis, Boston College; TJ Carter, Memphis; Rashard Fant, Indiana; Marcus Allen, Penn State; D'Cota Dixon, Wisconsin; Quinn Balding, Virginia; Carlton Davis, Auburn; Jaquan Johnson, Miami; Shawn Lurry, Northern Illinois; Tre Flowers, Oklahoma State, Justin Reid, Stanford; Nick Orr, Texas Christian; Isaiah Oliver, Colorado; Ronnie Harrison, Alabama;  Andraez Williams, LSU: Jack Jones, USC, Armani Watts, Texas A&M, TJ Carter, Memphis; Donte Jackson, LSU, Josiah Scott, Michigan State, Jaire Alexander, Louisville; Duke Dawson, Florida; Ranthony Texada, Texas Christian; Mike Hughes, UCF; Brian Peavy, Iowa State; Greg Stroman, Virginia Tech; Mark Gilbert, Duke; Ken Webster, Ole Miss; Jalen Young, Florida Atlantic; Lorenzo Burns, Arizona, Jawaun Johnson, Miami; Michael Jackson, Miami; Mark McLaurin, Mississippi State; DeCota Dixon, Wisconsin and Julian Love, Notre Dame.

PLACEKICKER

Michael Bagley, Miami; Daniel Carson, Auburn; Griffin Oakes, Indiana; Rafeal Gaglianone, Wisconsin; Rodrigo Blankenship, Georgia and Eddie Pineiro, Florida.

PUNTER

Michael Dickson, Texas; JK Scott, Alabama, Drue Chrisman, Ohio State, Trevor Daniel, Tennessee; Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah.

KICK RETURNER

Tony Pollard, Memphis; Saquon Barkely, Penn State; Mike Hughes, UCF, Bryan Pringle, Kansas State; Rashaad Penny, San Diego State; De'Vion Warren, Arkansas; JD Spielman, Nebraska; Cameron Scarlett, Stanford; Marcus Sims, West Virginia; Christian Kirk, Texas A&M and Joe Reed, Virginia.

PUNT RETURNER

DJ Reed, Kansas State; Ray-Ray McCloud, Clemson; DJ Matthews, Florida State, Deandre Thompkins, Penn State; Michael Walker, Boston College, Braxton Barrios, Miami; DJ Clark, LSU; Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh and Blaise Taylor, Arkansas State.

OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER

Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin

DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER

TJ Carter, CB, Memphis