2008 A/P All-American Football Team

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2008 Associated Press All-America Team

CBSSports.com staff

 

Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis is an AP All-American for the third consecutive season, joining Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford and Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree on the first team.

 

2008 AP All-America Team

 

Offense

Pos Player Ht Wt Cl. School

QB Sam Bradford 6-4 215 Soph. Oklahoma

RB Shonn Greene 5-11 235 Jr. Iowa

RB Javon Ringer 5-9 202 Sr. Michigan State

WR Michael Crabtree 6-3 214 Soph. Texas Tech

WR Dez Bryant 6-2 210 Soph. Oklahoma State

TE Chase Coffman 6-6 245 Sr. Missouri

OT Andre Smith 6-5 330 Jr. Alabama

OT Michael Oher 6-5 318 Sr. Mississippi

OG Duke Robinson 6-5 330 Sr. Oklahoma

OG Herman Johnson 6-5 350 Sr. LSU

C Antoine Caldwell 6-3 305 Sr. Alabama

 

Defense

DE Aaron Maybin 6-4 236 Soph. Penn State

DE Brian Orakpo 6-4 260 Sr. Texas

DT Terrence Cody 6-5 365 Jr. Alabama

DT Peria Jerry 6-2 290 Sr. Mississippi

LB James Laurinaitis 6-3 240 Sr. Ohio State

LB Rey Maualuga 6-2 260 Sr. Southern California

LB Brandon Spikes 6-3 243 Jr. Florida

CB Alphonso Smith 5-9 190 Sr. Wake Forest

CB Malcolm Jenkins 6-1 201 Sr. Ohio State

S Taylor Mays 6-3 230 Jr. Southern California

S Eric Berry 5-11 195 Soph. Tennessee

 

Special Teams

K Louie Sakoda 5-9 178 Sr. Utah

P Kevin Huber 6-1 220 Sr. Cincinnati

AP Jeremy Maclin 6-1 200 Soph. Missouri

 

Second Team

 

Offense: QB: Colt McCoy, junior, Texas; RB: Knowshon Moreno, sophomore, Georgia; Donald Brown, junior, Connecticut; WR: Austin Collie, junior, BYU; Jarrett Dillard, senior, Rice; TE: Jermaine Gresham, junior, Oklahoma; OT: Eugene Monroe, senior, Virginia; Andy Levitre, senior, Oregon State; OG: Brandon Carter, junior, Texas Tech; Trevor Canfield, senior, Cincinnati; C: A.Q. Shipley, senior, Penn State.

 

Defense: DE: Everette Brown, junior, Florida State; Jerry Hughes, junior, TCU; DT: Gerald McCoy, sophomore, Oklahoma; Mitch King, senior, Iowa; LB: Scott McKillop, senior, Pittsburgh; Brian Cushing, senior, Southern California; Aaron Curry, senior, Wake Forest; CB: Victor "Macho" Harris, senior, Virginia Tech; D.J. Moore, junior, Vanderbilt; S: Rashad Johnson, senior, Alabama; Trimane Goddard, senior, North Carolina.

 

Special Teams: K: Graham Gano, senior, Florida State; P: T.J. Conley, senior, Idaho; All-purpose player -- Percy Harvin, junior, Florida.

 

Third Team

 

Offense: QB: Tim Tebow, junior, Florida; RB: Kendall Hunter, sophomore, Oklahoma State; Jacquizz Rodgers, freshman, Oregon State; WR: Kenny Britt, junior, Rutgers; Jordan Shipley, senior, Texas; TE: Rob Gronkowski, sophomore, Arizona; OT: Jason Smith, senior, Baylor; Phil Loadholt, senior, Oklahoma; OG: Louis Vasquez, senior, Texas Tech; Rich Ohrnberger, senior, Penn State; C: Alex Mack, senior, California.

 

Defense: DE: Nick Reed, senior, Oregon; George Selvie, junior, South Florida; DT: Fili Moala, senior, Southern California; B.J. Raji, senior, Boston College; LB: Mark Herzlich, junior, Boston College; Sean Witherspoon, junior, Missouri; Michael Tauiliili, senior, Duke (tie); Rolando McClain, sophomore, Alabama (tie); CB: Vontae Davis, junior, Illinois; Mike Mickens, senior, Cincinnati; S: Myron Rolle, junior, Florida State; Nic Harris, senior, Oklahoma.

 

Special Teams: K: Kai Forbath, sophomore, UCLA; P: Pat McAfee, senior, West Virginia; All-purpose player: Derrick Williams, senior, Penn State.

 

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Thanks for posting this! I'm glad to see Monroe and Harris on the 2nd team. Both quality young men who will be incredibly successful at the next level. I'd like to add that LB Clint Sintim was named for honorable mention from UVA. Very nice accomplisments.