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Sunday, December 22, 2013

2013 All America Team


The Color & Pageantry
2013 Post Season ALL AMERICA TEAM
Offensive Player of the Year
Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
OFFENSE

WR     Mike Evans, Texas A&M
           6'5, 225, SO, Galveston, TX (Ball)

WR     Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
           5'10", 186, JR, Stockton, CA (Lincoln)

WR     Amari Cooper, Alabama
           6'1", 202, SO, Miami, FL (Northwestern)

TE      Eric Ebron, North Carolina
           6'4", 245, JR, Greensboro, NC (Smith)

OL      Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
           6'5", 305, SR, Missouri City, TX (Elkins)

OL      David Yankey, Stanford
           6'5", 315, SR, Roswell, GA (Centennial)

OL      Bryan Stork, Florida State
           6'4", 300, SR, Vero Beach, FL (Vero Beach)

OL      Cyril Richardson, Baylor
           6'5", 340, SR, Fort Worth, TX, (North Crowley)

OL      Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
           6'6", 311, Hyattsville, MD (DeMatha)

QB      Jameis Winston, Florida State
           6'4", 228, FR, Bessemer, AL (Hueytown)

RB      Andre Williams, Boston College
           6'0" 227, SR, Schnecksville, PA (Parkland)

RB     Bishop Sankey, Washington
          5'10", 203, JR, Spokane, WA (Gonzaga Prep)

RB     Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona
          5'10", 207, JR, Tuscon, AZ, (Canyon del Oro)

Defensive Player of the Year
Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
Photo/CBSSports.com

DEFENSE

DE     Trent Murphy, Stanford
          6'6", 261 SR, Mesa, AZ (Brophy)

DT     Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
          6'0", 285, SR, Pittsburgh, PA (Penn Hills)

DT     Timmy Jernigan, Florida State
          6'2" 292, JR, Lake City, FL (Columbia)

DT     Ra'Shede Hageman, Minnesota
          6'6" 311, SR, Minneapolis, MN (Washburn)

DE     Michael Sam, Missouri
          6'2", 225, SR Hitchcock, TX (Hitchcock)

OLB   Anthony Barr, UCLA
           6'4", 245, SR San Pedro, CA (Loyola)

ILB    CJ Mosely, Alabama
           6'2", 238, SR, Mobile, AL (Theodore)

ILB     Telvin Smith, Florida State
            6'3", 220, SR, Valdosta, GA (Lowndes County)

OLB    Marcus Smith, Louisville
            6'3", 252, Columbus, GA, (Hardaway)

DB      Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
            5'11", 197, SR, Dry Branch, GA, (Twiggs County)

DB      LaMarcus Joyner, Florida State
           5'9", 190, SR, Fort Lauderdale, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas)

DB      Ha Ha Clinton Dix, Alabama
            6'1", 208, JR, Orlando, FL (Dr. Phillips)

DB      Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
            6'0", 200, SR, Huntsville, TX (Huntsville)

DB      Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon
            5'10", 185, JR, Chino Hills, CA (Chino Hills)

SPECIALISTS

K         Roberto Aguayo, Florida State
            6'1", 203, FR, Mascotte, FL (South Lake)

P          Austin Rehkow, Idaho
            6'3", 202 FR, Veradale, WA (Central Valley)

KR       Ty Montgomery, Stanford
             6'2", 215, JR, Dallas, TX (St. Marks)

NC       Myles Jack, UCLA
             6'1", 225, FR Belleview, WA (Belleview)

HONORABLE MENTION:

QUARTERBACKS:  Johnny Manzeil, Texas A&M, AJ McCarron, Alabama, Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois, Bryce Petty, Baylor, Braxton Miller, Ohio State, Derek Carr, Fresno State, Blake Bortles, UCF and Connor Shaw, South Carolina.

WIDE RECEIVERS: Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt, Jarvis Landry, LSU, Allen Robinson, Penn State, Sammy Watkins, Clemson, Kelvin Benjamin, Florida State, Willie Snead, Ball State, Jeremy Gallon, Michigan, Odell Beckham, Jr., LSU, Antwan Goodley, Baylor, Cody Latimer, Indiana, Allen Hurns, Miami and Davante Adams, Fresno State.

TIGHT ENDS: Jace Amaro, Texas Tech, Nick O'Leary, Florida State, Devin Funchess, Michigan, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington and C.J. Fiedorowicz, Iowa.

RUNNING BACKS: Tre Mason, Auburn, Kapri Bibbs, Colorado State, Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska, Todd Gurley, Georgia, Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin, Tyler Gaffney, Stanford, Jeremy Langford, Michigan State, Mike Davis, South Carolina, James White, Wisconsin, TJ Yeldon, Alabama, Henry Josey, Missouri and Carlos Hyde, Ohio State.

OFFENSIVE LINE: Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma, Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State, Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA, Antonio Richardson, Tennessee, Cameron Irving, Florida State, Tre Jackson, Florida State, Jack Mehwort, Ohio State, Ryan Groy, Wisconsin, Taylor Lewan, Michigan, Greg Robinson, Auburn, Hroniss Grasu, Oregon, James Hurst, North Carolina, Brandon Scherff, Iowa and Reese Dismukes, Auburn.

DEFENSIVE LINE:  Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina, Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State, Vic Beasley, Clemson, Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas, Will Sutton, Arizona State, Nikita Whitlock, Wake Forest, Leonard Williams, USC, Demarucs Lawrence Boise State, Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech, Kelcy Quarles, South Carolina, Randy Gregory, Nebraska, Kareem Martin, North Carolina,  and Dee Ford, Auburn.

LINEBACKERS: Shane Skov, Stanford, Khalil Mack, Buffalo, Denicos Allen, Michigan State, Max Bullough, Michigan State, Chris Borland, Wisconsin, Myles Jack, UCLA, Kyle Van Noy, BYU, Ryan Shazier, Ohio State, James Morris, Iowa and Anthony Hitchens, Iowa.

DEFENSIVE BACKS.  Jason Verrett, Texas Christian, EJ Gains, Missouri, Ahmad Dixon, Baylor, Terrance Brooks, Florida State, Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech, Anthony Harris, Virginia, Deone Bucannon, Washington State, Chris Davis, Auburn, Ed Reyonolds, Stanford, Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State, Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois, Calvin Pryor, Louisville, Kurtis Drummond, Michigan State, Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss, Bradley Roby, Ohio State and Ross Cockrell, Duke.

KICKERS: Jeff Budzien, Northwestern, Shawn Moffitt, UCF, Nate Freese, Boston College, Michael Geiger, Michigan State, Marshall Morgan, Georgia and Marvin Kloss, USF.

PUNTERS: Tom Hornsey, Memphis, Drew Kaser, Texas A&M, and Cody Webster, Purdue

KICK RETURNERS: Chris Davis, Auburn, Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, Nelson Agholor, USC, Jamieson Crowder, Duke, Chrstion Jones, Alabama and Tyler Lockett, Kansas State.

NEWCOMERS: Jameis Winston, Florida State, Christian Hackenburg, Penn State, Austin Rehkow, Idaho, Roberto Aguayo, Florida State, Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh, Jaerd Goff, Cal, Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech, Brandon Facyson, Virginia Tech, Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida, Nate Andrews, Florida State, Zayne Gonzalez, Arizona State and Randy Gregory, Nebraska.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

House of Heisman

Jameis Winston
Davey O'Brien Trohpy
CFPA Player of the Year
After a brilliant season on the gridiron, Florida State redshirt quarterback Jameis Winston is the overwhelming favorite to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday at The Marriott Marquis in Times Square in Manhattan.

Winston has overcome some legal issues in the weeks leading up to the voting, with the district attorney in Tallahassee announcing that charges will not be files against Winston in the aftermath of a complaint of sexual assault.

Had Winston not allowed a self proclaimed lapse in maturity to cloud the picture, this young man could well have won the Heisman by the largest margin in history.

Due to the lack of a stellar season from other contenders, he still might.

Winston will be the third Heisman winner from Florida State, joining fellow winners Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke.

I do not have a Heisman vote, but if I had one, the ballot would read as follows:

1.     Jameis Winston, Florida State
2.     Andre Williams, Boston College
3.     Johnny Manzeil, Texas A&M

For some background, I have personally seen live in person the following eleven Heisman winners play at some point during their college careers:

Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, 1972*
Billy Sims, Oklahoma, 1978*
Mike Rozier, Nebraska, 1983*
Doug Flutie, Boston College, 1984
Bo Jackson, Auburn, 1985*
Vinny Testeverde, Miami, 1986*
Gino Torretta, Miami, 1992*
Charlie Ward, Florida State, 1993*
Danny Wuerffel, Florida, 1996*
Chris Weinke, Florida State, 2000*
Eric Crouch, Nebraska, 2001

*Saw the player play during the year they won the award

In fact, two played in one game, Bo Jackson and Doug Flutie, in the 1982 Tangerine Bowl in beautiful downtown Orlando with Auburn beating Boston College 33-26.  Please see the following highlight:



Having seen Jameis Winston play live on several occasions, as advertised to be sure, I can report that he fits very well among this very talented collection of players. 

The presentation can be seen on ESPN Saturday evening at 8PM.