AP releases 2021 All-America team

The Associated Press (AP) on Monday released its 2021 All-America team, which features first-team players from seven conferences and 21 schools.

The All-America team came just days after Alabama quarterback Bryce Young was named the AP’s college football player of the year, giving the Crimson Tide their second straight winner, after DeVonta Smith took home the honor last year. Both Young and Smith also took home the Heisman Trophy.

Unsurprisingly, Young was also named in the AP’s All-America team on Monday. He was one of three Alabama players to be named a first-team All-American. Ohio State led all schools in the All-America count, placing eight players on the three teams combined.

The AP All-America team recognizes 27 players first-team honorees, 27 second-team honorees and 27 third-team honorees. The count increased year-over-year from 25, as the Associated Press recently announced it will increase its All-America team by one wide receiver and one defensive back to more effectively reflect the evolution of the game.

Here’s a look at all three AP All-American teams.

2021 AP All-American team

AP All-American First Team Offense

QB: Bryce Young, Alabama

RB: Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State

RB: Breece Hall, Iowa State

OT: Ikem Ekwonu, North Carolina State

OT: Darian Kinnard, Kentucky

OG: Kenyon Green, Texas A&M

OG: Zion Johnson, Boston College

C: Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa

TE: Trey McBride, Colorado State

WR: David Bell, Purdue

WR: Jordan Addison, Pitt

WR: Jameson Williams, Alabama

AP: Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State

K: Jake Moody, Michigan

AP All-American First Team Defense

DE: Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan

DE: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon

DT: Jordan Davis, Georgia

DT: DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M

LB: Will Anderson, Alabama

LB: Nakobe Dean, Georgia

LB: Devin Lloyd, Utah

CB: Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati

CB: Roger McCreary, Auburn

S: Jalen Pitre, Baylor

S: Verone McKinley, Oregon

DB: Marcus Jones, Houston

P: Matt Araiza, San Diego State

AP All-American Second Team Offense

QB: Kenny Pickett, Pitt

RB: Sean Tucker, Syracuse

RB: Tyler Badie, Missouri

OT: Evan Neal, Alabama

OT: Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State

OG: Thayer Munford, Ohio State

OG: William Dunkle, San Diego State

C: Alec Lindstrom, Boston College

TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia

WR: Chris Olave, Ohio State

WR: Garrett Wilson, Ohio State

WR: Jerreth Sterns, Western Kentucky

AP: Jahmyr Gibbs, Georgia Tech

K: Noah Ruggles, Ohio State

AP All-American Second Team Defense

DE: Jermaine Johnson, Florida State

DE: Cameron Thomas, San Diego State

DT: Devonte Wyatt, Georgia

DT: Haskell Garrett, Ohio State

LB: Malcolm Rodriguez, Oklahoma State

LB: Leo Chenal, Wisconsin

LB: David Ojabo, Michigan

CB: Coby Bryant, Cincinnati

CB: Ja’Quan McMillian, East Carolina

S: Jaquan Brisker, Penn State

S: Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame

DB: JoJo Domann, Nebraska

P: Adam Korsak, Rutgers

AP All-American Third Team Offense

QB: C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

RB: Hassan Haskins, Michigan

RB: Sincere McCormick, UTSA

OT: Connor Galvin, Baylor

OT: Max Mitchell, Louisiana-Lafayette

OG: Andrew Vorhees, USC

OG: Josh Seltzner, Wisconsin

C: Michael Maietti, Missouri

TE: Micael Mayer, Notre Dame

WR: Drake London, USC

WR: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State

WR: Jahan Dotson, Penn State

AP: Deven Thompkins, Utah State

K: Caleb Shudak, Iowa

AP All-American Third Team Defense

DE: Will McDonald IV, Iowa State

DE: Sam Williams, Ole Miss

DT: Calijah Kancey, Pitt

DT: George Karlaftis, Purdue

LB: Chad Muma, Wyoming

LB: Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma

LB: Andre Carter, Army

CB: Riley Moss, Iowa

CB: Trent McDuffie, Washington

S: Jordan Battle, Alabama

S: Lewis Cline, Georgia

DB: Kolby Harvell-Pell, Oklahoma State

P: Jordan Stout, Penn State