The 2019 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American

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who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "

All-America The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed on outstanding athletes in the United States who are considered to be among the best athletes in their respective sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an Al ...

" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the

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selected by

Caspar Whitney Caspar William Whitney (September 2, 1864 – January 18, 1929) was an American author, editor, explorer, outdoorsman, and war correspondent. He originated the concept of the All-American team in college football in 1889, when he worked for '' ...

and

Walter Camp Walter Chauncey Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was an American college football player and coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". Among a long list of inventions, he created the sport's line of scrimmage a ...

. The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the

National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ...

's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled, in the 1950, 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. Since 1957,

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(CoSIDA) has bestowed

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recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as

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athletes, including all NCAA championship sports. The 2019 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following

College Football All-American The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best college football players in the United States at their respective positions. The original use of the term ''All-America'' seems to have been to the 1889 College Football ...

first teams chosen by the following selector organizations:

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(AP),

Football Writers Association of America The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) is an organization of college football media members in the United States founded in 1941. It is composed of approximately 1,200 professional sports writers from both print and Internet media out ...

(FWAA),

American Football Coaches Association The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) is an association of over 11,000 American football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "mainta ...

(AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), ''

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'' (''TSN'', from its historic name of ''The Sporting News''), ''

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'' (''SI''), ''

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'' (Athletic), ''

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'' (USAT)

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(CBS), ''

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'' (''CFN''), Scout.com,

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, and

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(FOX). 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. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least two of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed

unanimous All-American The College Football All-America Team is an honorific college football all-star team compiled after each NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) season to recognize that season's most outstanding performers at their respective positions. ...

s. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, ''TSN'', and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans. Twenty-five players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2019, 16 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)

Offense

Quarterback

Joe Burrow Joseph Lee Burrow (born December 10, 1996) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes football, O ...

LSU Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louis ...

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF)

Running back

* J. K. Dobbins,

Ohio State The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one of the largest universities by enrollme ...

(Athletic, Athlon, CBS, Phil Steele, SI, USAT) *

Travis Etienne Travis Etienne Jr. (born January 26, 1999) is an American professional football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Jaguars in ...

, Clemson (USAT) * Chuba Hubbard,

Oklahoma State Oklahoma State University (informally Oklahoma State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The university was established in 1890 under the legislation of the Morrill Act. Originally known ...

(AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, WCFF) * Jonathan Taylor,

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, WCFF)

Wide receiver

* Ja'Marr Chase,

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF) * Jerry Jeudy,

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

(AFCA) * CeeDee Lamb,

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

(AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF) *

DeVonta Smith DeVonta Smith ( ; born November 14, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he recorded over 1,800 ...

(Athlon)

Tight end

Harrison Bryant Harrison Bryant (born April 23, 1998) is an American professional football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls, where he was a unanimous All-Ameri ...

FAU FAU or Fau may refer to: Education * Florida Atlantic University, in Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. * University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (German: ), in Bavaria, Germany People * Felix Anudike-Uzomah (born 2002), American football player * André F ...

(AFCA, AP, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF) * Hunter Bryant,

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

(Athletic)

Offensive line

* Tyler Biadasz,

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF) *

Wyatt Davis Wyatt Davis (born February 17, 1999) is an American professional football guard. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft. He has also played for ...

(AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, TSN, USAT) * Kevin Dotson,

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

(AP, SI, USAT) * Alex Leatherwood,

(AFCA) * Shane Lemieux,

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

(SI) * Damien Lewis,

(Athletic) * Penei Sewell,

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF) * John Simpson, Clemson (AFCA, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, WCFF, ESPN) * Andrew Thomas,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

(AFCA, AP, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, WCFF) * Jedrick Wills,

(Athletic, Athlon, CBS, USAT) * Tristan Wirfs,

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

(FWAA, Phil Steele, WCFF)

Defense

Defensive line

* Bradlee Anae,

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

(AFCA, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, USAT, TSN, WCFF) * Derrick Brown, Auburn (AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF) * A. J. Epenesa,

(Athletic) * Javon Kinlaw,

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

(AP) * James Lynch, Baylor (AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF) * Quincy Roche,

Temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. By convention, the specially built places of worship of some religions are commonly called "temples" in Engli ...

(SI) *

Curtis Weaver Curtis Weaver (born August 3, 1998) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at Boise State. Early life Weaver attended St. Anthony High School in Long Beach, California. He committed to Boise State Un ...

Boise State Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho, United States. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees It ...

(Athlon, CBS, WCFF) * Chase Young,

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF)

Linebacker

* Zack Baun,

(FWAA, Phil Steele, WCFF) * Jonathan Greenard,

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

(CBS) * Micah Parsons,

Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with ca ...

(AFCA, AP, Athlon, ESPN, SI, USAT) * Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State (Athletic, Phil Steele, SI) * Isaiah Simmons, Clemson (AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, USAT, TSN, WCFF) *

(TSN) * Evan Weaver,

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)

Defensive back

* Julian Blackmon,

(Athletic, SI) *

Grant Delpit Grant Jacobs Delpit (born September 20, 1998) is an American professional football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors twice ...

(AFCA, CBS, TSN, WCFF) * Xavier McKinney,

(Athlon, ESPN, USAT) * Jeff Okudah,

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF) * Amik Robertson,

Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – Hig ...

(FWAA, Phil Steele) * J. R. Reed,

(AP, FWAA, Phil Steele, WCFF) * Derek Stingley Jr.,

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, SI, TSN, USAT) * Antoine Winfield Jr.,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF)

Special teams

Kicker

Rodrigo Blankenship Rodrigo John Blankenship (born January 29, 1997), nicknamed "Hot Rod", is an American professional football placekicker for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, w ...

(AFCA, SI, USAT, WCFF) *Gabe Brkic,

(CBS) * Keith Duncan,

(AP, Athletic, Athlon, Phil Steele, TSN, FWAA) * Nick Sciba, Wake Forest (ESPN)

Punter

* Max Duffy,

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF) * Braden Mann,

Texas A&M Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

(CBS, SI)

All-purpose / return specialist

* Lynn Bowden,

(AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT) * J. K. Dobbins,

(FWAA) * Joe Reed,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

(Athlon, CBS, FWAA, Phil Steele, WCFF) * Jaylen Waddle,

(Athlon, CBS, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT) * Steven Wirtel,

Iowa State Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State be ...

(Phil Steele) * Joshua Youngblood,

Kansas State Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public inst ...

(ESPN)

Footnotes

References

AFCA All-America TeamAP All-America teamsAthlon Sports All-America TeamCBS Sports All-America TeamESPN All-America Team
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Sports Illustrated All-America TeamThe Athletic All-America TeamUSA Today All-America TeamWalter Camp All-America TeamSporting News All-America Team
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Offense

Quarterback

Running back

Wide receiver

Tight end

Offensive line

Defense

Defensive line

Linebacker

Defensive back

Special teams

Kicker

Punter

All-purpose / return specialist

See also

Footnotes

References