CollegeFootballPoll.com today announced its 11th annual College Football All-America team. 25 players are selected - one for each position on an 11-man offensive roster, an 11-man defensive roster, plus three special team members (kicker, punter, return specialist). The 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:
Member National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame
Member Maxwell Football Club
Member International Football Researchers Association
Voter FWAA-NFF Super 16 Football Poll
Voter College Football Hall Of Fame
Voter Fred Biletnikoff Award
Voter Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award
Voter Ray Guy Award
Voter Bednarik Award
Voter Maxwell Award
Voter George Munger Award
Voter NFL Bert Bell Player of the Year Award
Voter NFL Greasy Neale Coach of the Year Award
Nominating member Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Nominating member Outland Trophy
Nominating member FWAA All-America Team.
Congrove is the creator of the Congrove Computer Rankings (CCR Top 130).
The SEC dominates this year's team with 7 selections, highlighted by the 2019 Heisman winner and quarterback of the national champions, Joe Burrow. Another Tiger, safety Grant Delpit, joins him on the other side of the ball.
Three Georgia players make the list, led by a pair of offensive linemen, Andrew Thomas and Solomon Kindley. Both have declared early for the NFL draft. Placekicker Rodrigo Blankenship, the Lou Groza Award claimant, becomes Georgia's second CollegeFootballPoll.com All-America kicker, following Drew Butler in 2009.
Wisconsin Jonathan Taylor takes A-A honors at RB for the second straight year, joined by Chuba Hubbard of Oklahoma State.
Award-winners on this year's All-America team include Ohio State's Chase Young who captured both the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation's top defensive player. Also on the list are Outland Trophy-winning offensive lineman Penei Sewell of Oregon, Butkus winner Isaiah Simmons of Clemson, Rimington winner Tyle Biadasz, and Ray Guy winner Max Duffy of Kentucky.
CollegeFootballPoll.com is proud to present this roster of All-Americans for 2019.
Position | Player Name | School |
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OFFENSE | ||
Quarterback: | Joe Burrow | LSU |
Running Backs: | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin |
Chuba Hubbard | Oklahoma State | |
Wide Receivers: | Ceedee Lamb | Oklahoma |
Antonio Gandy-Golden | Liberty | |
Tight End: | Hunter Bryant | Washington |
Linemen: | Andrew Thomas | Georgia |
Penei Sewell | Oregon | |
Derrick Brown | Auburn | |
Solomon Kindley | Georgia | |
Tyler Biadasz | Wisconsin | |
DEFENSE | ||
Linemen: | Chase Young | Ohio State |
Gregory Rousseau | Miami (FL) | |
Hamilcar Rashed, Jr. | Oregon State | |
DeAngelo Malone | Western Kentucky | |
Linebackers: | Evan Weaver | California |
Rayshard Ashby | Virginia Tech | |
Isaiah Simmons | Clemson | |
Defensive Backs: | Grant Delpit | LSU |
Amik Robertson | Louisiana Tech | |
Douglas Coleman | Texas Tech | |
Antoine Winfield | Minnesota | |
SPECIAL TEAMS | ||
Punter: | Max Duffy | Kentucky |
Place-kicker: | Rodrigo Blankenship | Georgia |
Returner: | Jaylon Waddle | Alabama |
This year's All-America team features the following number of players from each conference:
SEC - 7
ACC - 4
Big Ten - 4
PAC-12 - 4
Big 12 - 3
CUSA - 2
Independents - 1
American - 0
MAC - 0
MWC - 0
Sun Belt - 0