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