Every year there are All-American teams announced by a host of organizations with the teams produced by the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Foundation, and The Sporting News being recognized by the NCAA for official record keeping. A player is an All-American if he makes one team, a consensus All-American if he makes three, but to be a unanimous All-American he has to make all five groups listing. With today’s release of The Sporting News’ All-Americans we now know who the 2010 unanimous All-Americans are. Here’s the list, led by Heisman finalist LaMichael James:
- LaMichael James, RB, Oregon
- Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
- Gabe Carimi, T, Wisconsin
- Rodney Hudson, G, Florida State
- Da’Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
- Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue
- Luke Kuechly, DE, Boston College
- Greg Jones, LB, Michigan State
- Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU
- Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska
See anyone missing? Here’s a hint: he won the Heisman Trophy. That’s right, Cam Newton did not make the list. The FWAA selected Kellen Moore of Boise State as their All-American QB instead of Cam. Newton joins of Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Matt Leinart, Carson Palmer, Eric Crouch and Chris Weinke as Heisman winners not honored with unanimous All-American status. Hard to say what that means about Newton’s future prospects and both Heisman winners and All-Americans run the gamut from superstar to bust when they get to the NFL.
Get a sense for whose company the ten impressive players not named Cam Newton who made it onto this years true All-American will be in with the complete list of unanimous All-Americans since 2000 after the jump.
2009
Colt McCoy, QB, texas
Toby Gerhart, RB, Stanford
Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
Golden Tate, WR, Notre Dame
Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State
Jerry Hughes, DE, Texas Christian
Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska
Rolando McCain, LB, Alabama
Joe Haden, CB, Forida
Eric Berry, S, Tennessee (two-time selection)
Drew Butler, P, Georgia
2008
Shonn Greene, RB, Iowa
Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech (two-time selection)
Andre Smith, T, Alabama
Michael Oher, T, Ole Miss
Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas
Ray Maualuga, LB, USC
Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida
Eric Berry, S, Tennessee
Louie Sakoda, K, Utah
2007
Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas (two-time selection)
Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
Jake Long, T, Michigan
Chris Long, DE, Virginia
Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC
James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State
Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas
2006
Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State
Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
Steve Slaton, RB, West Virginia
Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech
Joe Thomas, T, Wisconsin
Justin Blalock, T, Texas
Dan Mozes, C, West Virginia
Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson
Lamarr Woodley, DE, Michigan
Daniel Sepulveda, P, Baylor
2005
Reggie Bush, RB, USC
Dwayne Jarrett, WR, USC
Jonathan Scott, T, Texas
Greg Eslinger, C, Minnesota
Tamba Hali, DE, Penn State
Elvis Dumervil, DE, Louisville
A.J. Hawk, LB, Ohio State
DeMeco Ryans, LB, Alabama
Jimmy Williams, CB, Virginia Tech
Michael Huff, S, Texas
Ryan Plackemeier, P, Wake Forest
Maurice Jones-Drew, RB/KR, UCLA (Note – On all 5 teams but at different positions)
2004
Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma
Braylon Edwards, WR, Michigan
Heath Miller, TE, Virginia
Jammal Brown, T, Oklahoma
Alex Barron, T, Florida State
Derrick Johnson, LB, Texas
Antrel Rolle, S, Miami
Mike Nugent, K, Ohio State
2003
Jason White, QB, Oklahoma
Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Pittsburgh
Kellen Winslow Jr., TE, Miami
Shawn Andrews, T, Arkansas
Robert Gallery, T, Iowa
Jake Grove, C, Virginia
Dave Ball, DE, UCLA
Tommie Harris, T, Oklahoma
Teddy Lehman, LB, Oklahoma
Derrick Strait, CB, Oklahoma
Sean Taylor, S, Miami
2002
Larry Johnson, RB, Penn State
Charles Rogers, WR, Michigan State
Dallas Clark, TE, Iowa
Terrell Suggs, DE, Arizona State
Shane Walton, CB, Notre Dame
Terence Newman, CB, Kansas State
Mike Doss, S, Ohio State
2001
Luke Staley, RB, BYU
Daniel Graham, TE, Colorado
Bryant McKinnie, T, Miami
LeCharles Bentley, C, Ohio State
Dwight Freeney, DE, Syracuse
Julius Peppers, DE, North Carolina
John Henderson, T, Tennessee
Rocky Calmus, LB, Oklahoma (two-time selection)
Quentin Jammer, CB, Texas
Roy Williams, S, Oklahoma
Ed Reed, S, Miami
2000
LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, Texas Christian
Brian Natkin, TE, UTEP
Jamal Reynolds, DE, Florida State
Andre Carter, DE, California
Rocky Calmus, LB, Oklahoma
Dan Morgan, LB, Miami
Santana Moss, KR/WR, Miami (Note – On all 5 teams but at different positions)
