2010 CollegeFootballPoll.com
All-America Team

CollegeFootballPoll.com 2010 All-America Team

Second Annual Edition Honors Nation's Top Players At Every Position

by CFP Staff
December 15, 2010

CollegeFootballPoll.com today announced its All-America selections for 2010. The website committee is headed by Dave Congrove, owner/operator of the website and a member of the Football Writers Association of America.

Mr. Congrove is also a:
- voting member of the Vince Lombardi Award
- voting member for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award
- nominating member for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- nominating member for the Outland Trophy
- nominating member for the 25-player FWAA All-America Team

Congrove is the creator of the Congrove Computer Rankings (CCR Top 120).

"I had my reservations about voting for Cam Newton due to the NCAA pay-for-play investigation," said Congrove. "But I became convinced that his performance on the field was deserving of acknowledging him as an All-American at quarterback.".

Auburn's Newton has also been presented with both the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Awards which go to the top player in college football, as well as the Davey O'Brien Award for top quarterback.

The CFP All-America offensive unit includes WR Justin Blackmon (Fred Biletnikoff Award) and RB Kendall Hunter from Oklahoma State. The pair were instrumental in putting the Cowboys in the thick of the Big 12 race. Head coach Mike Gundy's team finished the regular season with a 10-2 record for its best mark since 1988. The Cowboys have a chance to set a new school record for wins in a single season when they face Arizona in the Alamo Bowl.

The offense includes major award winners Chas Henry of Florida (Ray Guy Award), Gabe Carimi of Wisconsin (Outland Trophy) and LaMichael James of Oregon (Doak Walker Award).

Defensive All-Americans feature Clemson's Da'Quan Bowers (Bronko Nagurski Trophy) and Nick Fairley of Auburn (Vince Lombardi Award).

Specialist Cliff Harris of Oregon had 4 punt returns for touchdowns while averaging 19.46 yards per return. The defensive back also had 5 interceptions with 1 TD and led the country with 15 passes breakups.

Hawaii receiver Greg Salas has been largely overlooked by other award and All-America committees, disregarding his 128.8 yards in receptions per game and 106 total receptions for the season. Though it wasn't a consideration of his All-America status this year, Salas has caught 269 balls for 4,096 yards and 23 TD's over the last 3 seasons.

Mana Silva is another Hawaii player who posted phenomenal numbers, tying Virginia Tech's Jayron Hosley for the national lead with 8 interceptions.

This year's All-America team features the following number of players from each conference:
SEC - 7
ACC - 4
Big 12 - 4
Big Ten - 3
PAC-10 - 3
Mountain West - 2
WAC - 2
Big East - 0
CUSA - 0
Independents - 0
Sun Belt - 0