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| STAFF CASTS VOTES FOR FOOTBALL ALL-AMERICANS | |
| December 11, 2007 | |
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The SCS.com has taken advantage of the lull between the end of the regular season and the start of bowl play to put together a list of the country's top players from the past season. Each football staff member submitted a vote for this year's First and Second Team All-America squads, and what resulted was a list of twenty-six players who have been named First Team All-Americans. Among those honored was Darren McFadden, named the National Offensive Player of the Year, and Chris Long, who was chosen as the National Defensive Player of the Year. McFadden's teammate, Felix Jones, was named the Special Teams Player of the Year, while Ron Zook took home Coach of the Year honors and Texas Tech's Michael Crabtree was honored as the Freshman of the Year.
In addition to McFadden, Long, Jones, and Crabtree, six other players - QB Tim Tebow, RB Kevin Smith, DL Glenn Dorsey, DL Vernon Gholston, LB Dan Connor, DB Antoine Cason - were unanimous First Team selections.
FIRST TEAM POSTSEASON ALL-AMERICA
| OFFENSE | ||
| QB | Tim Tebow* | Florida |
| RB | Darren McFadden* | Arkansas |
| RB | Kevin Smith* | Central Florida |
| WR | Michael Crabtree* | Texas Tech |
| WR | Jordy Nelson | Kansas State |
| TE | Martin Rucker | Missouri |
| OL | Jake Long | Michigan |
| OL | Anthony Collins | Kansas |
| OL | Steve Justice | Wake Forest |
| OL | Ryan Clady | Boise State |
| OL | Sam Baker | Southern Cal |
| DEFENSE | ||
| DL | Chris Long* | Virginia |
| DL | Glenn Dorsey* | LSU |
| DL | Vernon Gholston* | Ohio State |
| DL | George Selvie | South Florida |
| LB | Dan Connor* | Penn State |
| LB | James Laurinaitis | Ohio State |
| LB | J Leman | Illinois |
| DB | Antoine Cason* | Arizona |
| DB | Craig Steltz | LSU |
| DB | Aqib Talib | Kansas |
| DB | Jamie Silva | Boston College |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||
| K | Thomas Weber | Arizona State |
| P | Kevin Huber | Cincinnati |
| KR | Felix Jones* | Arkansas |
| PR | Kevin Robinson | Utah State |
(*) Unanimous First Team Selections
POSTSEASON AWARDS
NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Darren McFadden, Arkansas
NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Chris Long, Virginia
NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Felix Jones, Arkansas
NATIONAL FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
NATIONAL COACH PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Ron Zook, Illinois
SECOND TEAM POSTSEASON ALL-AMERICA
| OFFENSE | ||
| QB | Colt Brennan | Hawaii |
| RB | Ray Rice | Rutgers |
| RB | Jonathan Stewart | Oregon |
| WR | James Hardy | Indiana |
| WR | Mario Manningham | Michigan |
| TE | Travis Beckum | Wisconsin |
| OL | Jonathan Luigs | Arkansas |
| OL | Duke Robinson | Oklahoma |
| OL | Tony Hills | Texas |
| OL | Kirk Barton | Ohio State |
| OL | Alex Boone | Ohio State |
| DEFENSE | ||
| DL | Greg Middleton | Indiana |
| DL | Sedrick Ellis | Southern Cal |
| DL | Maurice Evans | Penn State |
| DL | Greg Hardy | Mississippi |
| LB | Jordon Dizon | Colorado |
| LB | Xavier Adibi | Virginia Tech |
| LB | Erin Henderson | Maryland |
| DB | Malcolm Jenkins | Ohio State |
| DB | Alphonso Smith | Wake Forest |
| DB | Brandon Flowers | Virginia Tech |
| DB | Trey Brown | UCLA |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||
| K | John Sullivan | New Mexico |
| P | Durant Brooks | Georgia Tech |
| KR | Matt Slater | UCLA |
| PR | Jeremy Maclin | Missouri |
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