2012 College Football All-America Team

The 2012 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp.^[1]^[2]^[3] In 1950, the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide.^[4] Since 1952, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, covering all NCAA championship sports.

The 2012 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), Pro Football Weekly (PFW), ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.^[5]

In 2012, there were 13 unanimous All-Americans.

Name	Position	Year	University
Ryan Allen	Punter	Senior	Louisiana Tech
Jadeveon Clowney	Defensive Line	Sophomore	South Carolina
Jonathan Cooper	Offensive Line	Senior	North Carolina
Zach Ertz	Tight End	Junior	Stanford
Luke Joeckel	Offensive Line	Junior	Texas A&M
Jarvis Jones	Linebacker	Junior	Georgia
Marqise Lee	Wide Receiver	Sophomore	USC
Dee Milliner	Defensive Back	Junior	Alabama
Manti Te'o	Linebacker	Senior	Notre Dame
Phillip Thomas	Defensive Back	Senior	Fresno St.
Chance Warmack	Offensive Line	Senior	Alabama
Björn Werner	Defensive Line	Junior	Florida St.
Terrance Williams	Wide Receiver	Senior	Baylor

Offense

Quarterback

Tajh Boyd, Clemson (AFCA)
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, Scout, SI, CFN)
Ryan Nassib, Syracuse (PFW)
Collin Klein, Kansas State (AP-2, WCFF-2, Scout-2)
Braxton Miller, Ohio State (CFN-2)
A. J. McCarron, Alabama (AP-3)
Aaron Murray, Georgia (CFN-3)

Running back

Montee Ball, Wisconsin -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, WCFF, ESPN, PFW, Scout-2, CFN-2)
Kenjon Barner, Oregon -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, Scout, SI, AP-2, CFN-2)
Le'Veon Bell, Michigan State (CFN)
Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, Scout, SI, CFN)
Johnathan Franklin, UCLA (FWAA, CBS, AP-2, WCFF-2, Scout-2)
Stefphon Jefferson, Nevada (WCFF-2, AP-3, CFN-3)
Giovani Bernard, North Carolina (AP-3, CFN-3)

Fullback

J. C. Copeland, LSU (PFW)

Wide receiver

Stedman Bailey, West Virginia (FWAA, CBS, CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2, Scout-2)
Marqise Lee, Southern California -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)
Sammy Watkins, Clemson (PFW)
Terrance Williams, Baylor -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, Scout, SI, CFN-2)
Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech (AP-2)
Tavon Austin, West Virginia (WCFF-2, CFN-3)
DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson (CFN-2, Scout-2, AP-3)
Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas (AP-3)
Davante Adams, Fresno State (CFN-3)

Tight end

Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame (PFW, CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2, Scout-2)
Zach Ertz, Stanford -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, Scout, SI, CFN-2)
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington (AP-3, CFN-3)

Offensive line

Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)
Eric Fisher, Central Michigan (PFW, AP-3)
D. J. Fluker, Alabama (CBS, Scout, AP-2, WCFF-2, CFN-2)
Travis Frederick, Wisconsin (PFW)
Dalton Freeman, Clemson (AFCA, AP-2, WCFF-2, Scout-2, CFN-3)
Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma (CFN)
Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)
Barrett Jones, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, Scout, SI, CFN-2)
Taylor Lewan, Michigan (AP, WCFF, ESPN, SI, CFN, Scout-2)
Jake Matthews, Texas A&M (FWAA, WCFF-2, Scout-2, AP-3, CFN-3)
Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin (CFN)
Chance Warmack, Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI)
David Yankey, Stanford -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, TSN, AP-2)
Spencer Long, Nebraska (AP-2, WCFF-2)
Cyril Richardson, Baylor (AP-2, CFN-3)
Justin Pugh, Syracuse (CFN-2)
Lane Taylor, Oklahoma State (CFN-2)
Tyler Larsen, Utah State (CFN-2)
Zack Martin, Notre Dame (WCFF-2)
Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State (Scout-2)
Larry Warford, Kentucky (AP-3)
Xavier Suʻa-Filo, UCLA (Scout-2, AP-3)
Braxston Cave, Notre Dame (AP-3)
Khaled Holmes, USC (CFN-3)
Cyrus Kouandijo, Alabama (CFN-3)

Defense

Defensive line

Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)
Sharrif Floyd, Florida (TSN, AP-3)
Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State (Scout, AP-2)
Chris Jones, Bowling Green (FWAA, AP-3)
Bennie Logan, LSU (PFW)
Star Lotulelei, Utah (AP, WCFF, Scout)
Damontre Moore, Texas A&M -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, ESPN, CFN, AP-2, Scout-2)
Will Sutton, Arizona State -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, TSN, CBS, SI, CFN, WCFF-2, Scout-2)
Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame (CBS, ESPN, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2, CFN-2)
Björn Werner, Florida State -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, PFW, Scout)
Jesse Williams, Alabama (CFN)
Sylvester Williams, North Carolina (PFW)
Kawann Short, Purdue (AP-2)
John Simon, Ohio State (WCFF-2, Scout-2, CFN-2, AP-3)
Alex Okafor, Texas (CFN-2)
Jamie Collins, Southern Miss (CFN-2)
Sam Montgomery, LSU (WCFF-2, AP-3, CFN-3)
John Jenkins, Georgia (Scout-2, CFN-3)
Quanterus Smith, Western Kentucky (CFN-3)
Devonte Fields, TCU (CFN-3)

Linebacker

Arthur Brown, Kansas State (FWAA, AP-2, WCFF-2, Scout-2)
Khaseem Greene, Rutgers (ESPN, CFN, WCFF-2, AP-3)
Jarvis Jones, Georgia -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)
Dion Jordan, Oregon (PFW)
Michael Mauti, Penn State (ESPN)
Kevin Minter, LSU (SI, AP-2, WCFF-2, Scout-2, CFN-2)
C. J. Mosley, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, Scout, SI)
Manti Te'o, Notre Dame -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI, CFN)
Anthony Barr, UCLA (AP-2, Scout-2)
Khalil Mack, Buffalo (CFN-2)
Eric Kendricks, UCLA (CFN-2)
Trent Murphy, Stanford (AP-3)
Kyle Van Noy, BYU (AP-3, CFN-3)
Phillip Steward, Houston (CFN-3)
DeAundre Brown, Tulsa (CFN-3)

Defensive back

Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State (FWAA, WCFF, Scout, AP-2, CFN-3)
Matt Elam, Florida (AP, TSN, CBS, Scout, SI, CFN, WCFF-2)
Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma (PFW, AP-2, Scout-2, CFN-2)
Dee Milliner, Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, CFN)
Jordan Poyer, Oregon State -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, SI, CFN-3)
Eric Reid, LSU -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, ESPN, Scout, AP-2, WCFF-2, CFN-2)
Bradley Roby, Ohio State (ESPN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Logan Ryan, Rutgers (PFW, CFN-2)
Phillip Thomas, Fresno State -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, SI, CFN, Scout-2)
Kenny Vaccaro, Texas (PFW, CFN-2)
Jason Verrett, TCU (SI, CFN, WCFF-2, AP-3)
Xavier Rhodes, Florida State (Scout-2, CFN-3)
Desmond Trufant, Washington (Scout-2)
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon (AP-3)
Ed Reynolds, Stanford (AP-3)
Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State (AP-3)
Dexter McCoil, Tulsa (CFN-3)

Special teams

Kicker

Dustin Hopkins, Florida State (WCFF, CBS, Scout, ESPN, PFW, AP-2)
Cairo Santos, Tulane -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, SI, CFN, Scout-2)
Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State (AFCA, WCFF-2, CFN-2)
Caleb Sturgis, Florida (TSN, AP-3, CFN-3)

Punter

Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, SI, CFN)
Kyle Christy, Florida (Scout, WCFF-2, CFN-2, AP-3)
Riley Stephenson, BYU (AP-2)
Brad Wing, LSU (Scout-2)
Josh Hubner, Arizona State (CFN-3)

All-purpose / return specialist

Dri Archer, Kent State -- CONSENSUS -- (FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, Scout, AP-3)
Tavon Austin, West Virginia (AFCA, AP, CBS, PFW, Scout, SI)
Reggie Dunn, Utah (CBS, ESPN, Scout-2)
Duke Johnson, Miami (CFN, WCFF-2)
Venric Mark, Northwestern (FWAA, TSN, CBS)
Quincy McDuffie, UCF (SI, CFN-3)
Tramaine Thompson, Kansas State (CFN)
Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois (AP-2)
De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon (Scout-2)
Mike Edwards, Hawaii (CFN-2)
Ace Sanders, South Carolina (CFN-2)
Marcus Murphy, Missouri (CFN-3)

Notes

^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
^ Martin, John Stuart (October 1961). "Walter Camp and His Gridiron Game". American Heritage. 12 (6). Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
^ Newsome, Ron. "Amos Alonzo Stagg: Just Who Was This Guy, Anyway?". CBS Interactive/NCAA.org. Retrieved October 17, 2011.^{[dead link]}
^ "Football Award Winners". NCAA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
^ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

References

Consensus/unanimous announcement
2012 Associated Press All-American team
2012 AFCA All-America team
"FWAA NAMES 2012 ALL-AMERICA TEAM". Football Writers Association of America. December 14, 2012. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012.
2012 Sporting News' All-American team
2012 CBS All-America team
2012 ESPN All-America team
2012 Scout.com All-America team
Walter Camp All-America team
2012 Sports Illustrated All-American team
2012 Pro Football Weekly All-America team
2012 College Football News All-America Team

[1] The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.

[2] Martin, John Stuart (October 1961). "Walter Camp and His Gridiron Game". American Heritage. 12 (6). Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

[3] Newsome, Ron. "Amos Alonzo Stagg: Just Who Was This Guy, Anyway?". CBS Interactive/NCAA.org. Retrieved October 17, 2011.^{[dead link]}

[4] "Football Award Winners". NCAA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

[5] "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t e 2012 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Johnny Manziel RB Montee Ball RB Kenjon Barner RB Ka'Deem Carey WR Marqise Lee WR Terrance Williams OT Luke Joeckel G Jonathan Cooper G Chance Warmack G David Yankey C Barrett Jones TE Zach Ertz
Defense	DE Jadeveon Clowney DE Damontre Moore DT Will Sutton DT Björn Werner LB Jarvis Jones LB C. J. Mosley LB Manti Te'o CB Dee Milliner CB Jordan Poyer S Eric Reid S Phillip Thomas
Special teams	P Ryan Allen PK Cairo Santos KR Dri Archer

v t e 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season
Conference seasons	ACC Big 12 Big East Big Ten Conference USA Mid-American Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt WAC
Inter-conference	Bowl games Rankings
All-Americans	2012 College Football All-America Team