2009 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 2009 May 2019 25em 2009 All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid All-America college football team 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season border-top:1px #aaa solid ← 2008   2010 → thumb|C. J. Spiller was unanimous selection at kick returner.|alt=Football player in #28 white uniform with blue pants and red helmet runs with the football An All-American team is an honorary sports team for a specific season composed of the best amateur players at each position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in American team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. The All-America college football team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original All-America team was the 1889 All-America college football team selected by Caspar Whitney. In 1950, the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide.http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4844195/Awards-compiled-NCAA-2008-Record-Book-Division-1-Football Football Award Winners May 21, 2010 NCAA dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090714223946/http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4844195/Awards-compiled-NCAA-2008-Record-Book-Division-1-Football July 14, 2009 Since 1952, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, covering all NCAA championship sports.http://www.cosida.com/news/2009/11/24/1124092136_4925.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222800/http://www.cosida.com/news/2009/11/24/1124092136_4925.aspx dead November 18, 2017 Florida's Tim Tebow and Morningside's Beau Kildow top ESPN the Magazine's Academic All-America Football Team February 12, 2010 November 24, 2009 College Sports Information Directors of America The 2009 All-America college football team is composed of the following All-America teams: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), Pro Football Weekly (PFW), ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Rivals.com, and Scout.com. Currently, NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team.Football Award Winners 2010 NCAA 12 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf December 27, 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230404030344/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf April 4, 2023 Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is recognized as a consensus first-team all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus All-Americans.https://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/ncaa/sports+and+championship/general+information/stats/statistics+policies 2009–10 NCAA Statistics Policies (updated 9/2/2009) May 21, 2010 January 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100129010121/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=%2Fncaa%2Fncaa%2Fsports+and+championship%2Fgeneral+information%2Fstats%2Fstatistics+policies National Collegiate Athletic Association dead Statistics thumb|Academic All-American Zoltan Mesko was the first kicking specialist chosen in the 2010 NFL draft.|alt=Football player in #41 blue and yellow uniform kicks the football For the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the following players were unanimous first-team selections on the twelve nation-wide lists exhibited below: safety Eric Berry, punter Drew Butler, cornerback Joe Haden, offensive tackle Russell Okung, kickoff returner C. J. Spiller, defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and wide receiver Golden Tate. Of the unanimous selections, Spiller was the only player selected at multiple positions: running back by Pro Football Weekly and kickoff returner by all other selection committees. Additionally, running back Toby Gerhart, defensive end Jerry Hughes, running back Mark Ingram II, linebacker Rolando McClain and quarterback Colt McCoy were unanimous first-team selections by the five NCAA-sanctioned selectors. Mike Johnson, Mike Iupati and Earl Thomas were selected to the most (10 each) first team lists without being unanimously selected by all five of the NCAA-sanctioned first team lists. Danario Alexander was selected to the four lists without being chosen to any of the NCAA-sanctioned first team lists, while Kellen Moore and Brandon Graham were each selected to three unsanctioned first team lists. Colt McCoy has the distinction of being selected to the fewest lists (8) while being selected to all five sanctioned first teams. Zane Beadles, who was a 2009 second team Academic All-America selection, is the only player to make one of the 2009 All-America teams and the 2009 Academic All-America team. Tim Tebow, who was a 2007 and 2008 All-America college football team selection, was a first team 2009 Academic All-America team selection. Offense Quarterback Colt McCoy*, Texas (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, PFW, Rivals, Scout) Kellen Moore, Boise State (SI, ESPN, CBS, AP-3) Case Keenum, Houston (CFN) Tim Tebow, Florida (AP-2, TSN-2, WCFF-2) Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame (TSN-3) Running back Toby Gerhart*, Stanford (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout) Mark Ingram II*, Alabama (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout) C. J. Spiller, Clemson (PFW, WCFF-2) Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh (AP-2, TSN-2) Ryan Mathews, Fresno State (AP-2) Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State (TSN-2, WCFF-2, AP-3) LaMichael James, Oregon (AP-3, TSN-3) Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech (TSN-3) Fullback John Conner, Kentucky (PFW) Wide receiver Golden Tate*, Notre Dame (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout) Jordan Shipley, Texas (AP-1, TSN, WCFF, Rivals, Scout) Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati (AFCA, AP-2, TSN-2) Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green (FWAA, WCFF-2, AP-3, TSN-3) Danario Alexander, Missouri (SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, AP-2, TSN-2, WCFF-2) A. J. Green, Georgia (PFW) Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas (TSN-3) Demaryius Thomas, Georgia Tech (AP-3) Tight end Dennis Pitta, BYU (AFCA, WCFF, SI, PFW, AP-2, TSN-3) Aaron Hernandez, Florida (AP-1, TSN, ESPN, CFN, Rivals, Scout) Dorin Dickerson, Pittsburgh (FWAA, CBS, TSN-2, WCFF-2, AP-3) Offensive tackle Russell Okung*, Oklahoma State (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout) Trent Williams, Oklahoma (AP-1, AFCA, WCFF, PFW, CBS, CFN, Scout, TSN-2) Zane Beadles, Utah (FWAA, CFN, WCFF-2, TSN-3) Charles Brown, USC (TSN, ESPN) Bryan Bulaga, Iowa (TSN, AP-2, WCFF-2) Chris Marinelli, Stanford (Rivals, AP-2, TSN-2) Adam Ulatoski, Texas (TSN-2) Ciron Black, LSU (WCFF-2, AP-3) Anthony Davis, Rutgers (WCFF-2, TSN-3) Dennis Landolt, Penn State (AP-3) Guard Mike Johnson, Alabama (AP-1, AFCA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout) Mike Iupati, Idaho (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, Rivals, Scout, TSN-2) Jon Asamoah, Illinois (TSN-2) Rodney Hudson, Florida State (FWAA, SI, AP-2) Mike Pouncey, Florida (PFW, AP-2) Jeff Byers, USC (AP-3) Brandon Carter, Texas Tech (AP-3) John Jerry, Ole Miss (TSN-3) Eric Olsen, Notre Dame (TSN-3) Center Maurkice Pouncey, Florida (FWAA, TSN, WCFF, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout) J. D. Walton, Baylor (AP-1) Chris Hall, Texas (AFCA, AP-3) Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU (SI) Matt Tennant, Boston College (WCFF-2) Thomas Austin, Clemson (TSN-3) Defense Defensive end Jerry Hughes*, TCU (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals) Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech (AP-1, AFCA, PFW, Scout, TSN-2, WCFF-2) Brandon Graham, Michigan (ESPN, Rivals, Scout, AP-2, TSN-2, WCFF-2) Von Miller, Texas A&M (TSN, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2) Jason Pierre-Paul, South Florida (PFW) Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma (AP-3) Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh (TSN-3) Brandon Sharpe, Texas Tech (AP-3, TSN-3) Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh*, Nebraska (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout) Terrence Cody, Alabama (AP-1, FWAA, WCFF, CBS, CFN, Scout, TSN-2) Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma (FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, CFN, Rivals, AP-2) Brian Price, UCLA (AFCA, SI, ESPN, TSN-2, WCFF-2, AP-3) Jared Odrick, Penn State (AFCA, CBS, AP-2, TSN-3) Vince Oghobaase, Duke (TSN-3) Dan Williams, Tennessee (AP-3) Linebacker Rolando McClain*, Alabama (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, Rivals, Scout) Greg Jones, Michigan State (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout, WCFF-2, TSN-3) Brandon Spikes, Florida (TSN, WCFF, Scout, AP-2) Eric Norwood, South Carolina (AP-1, WCFF, TSN-3) Pat Angerer, Iowa (FWAA, SI, CFN, Rivals, AP-2, WCFF-2) Sergio Kindle, Texas (TSN, PFW, AP-3) Rennie Curran, Georgia (CBS) Luke Kuechly, Boston College (CFN) Daryl Washington, TCU (ESPN, TSN-2) Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri (PFW, AP-2, TSN-2, WCFF-2) NaVorro Bowman, Penn State (TSN-2, AP-3) Cody Grimm, Virginia Tech (AP-3) Andre Revels, Cincinnati (TSN-3) Cornerback Joe Haden*, Florida (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout) Javier Arenas, Alabama (AP-1, AFCA, SI, TSN-2, WCFF-2) Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State (TSN, CFN, AP-2) Patrick Peterson, LSU (PFW, ESPN, TSN-2) Alterraun Verner, UCLA (Rivals, AP-3) Kyle Wilson, Boise State (AP-2, WCFF-2) Brandon Harris, Miami (AP-3) Rafael Priest, TCU (TSN-3) Syd'Quan Thompson, California (TSN-3) Safety Eric Berry*, Tennessee (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout) Earl Thomas, Texas (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, Rivals, Scout, TSN-2) Taylor Mays, USC (WCFF, CFN, AP-2, TSN-2) Kurt Coleman, Ohio State (TSN) DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson (FWAA, WCFF-2, TSN-3) Tyler Sash, Iowa (CBS, AP-3) Rahim Moore, UCLA (Scout, AP-2, WCFF-2, TSN-3) Mark Barron, Alabama (AP-3) Special teams Kicker Kai Forbath, UCLA (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, PFW, ESPN, CFN, Rivals, AP-2) Leigh Tiffin, Alabama (AP-1, CBS, Scout, WCFF-2, TSN-3) Grant Ressel, Missouri (SI, TSN-2) Hunter Lawrence, Texas (AP-3) Punter Drew Butler*, Georgia (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout) Matt Dodge, East Carolina (TSN-2) Zoltán Meskó, Michigan (AP-2, WCFF-2) Matt Reagan, Memphis (AP-3) Tress Way, Oklahoma (TSN-3) All-purpose / Kick returner C. J. Spiller*, Clemson (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals, Scout) Brandon Banks, Kansas State (PFW, TSN-3) Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati (SI) Greg Reid, Florida State (CFN, TSN-3) Chris Owusu, Stanford (TSN-2, WCFF-2) James Rodgers, Oregon State (AP-2) Dexter McCluster, Georgia Tech (AP-3) Punt returner Antonio Brown, Central Michigan (TSN) Javier Arenas, Alabama (CBS, Rivals) LaVon Brazill, Ohio (TSN-2) Key Player name in bold — consensus All-American * — unanimous All-American Selector name in bold — official selector Official selectors: Associated Press (AP) American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) The Sporting News (TSN) Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) Other selectors: Sports Illustrated (SI) Pro Football Weekly (PFW) ESPN CBS Sports (CBS) College Football News (CFN) Rivals.com Scout.com Sources of the teams:http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-12-15/ingram-mcclain-lead-6-alabama-ap-all-americans Ingram, McClain lead 6 Alabama AP All-Americans June 7, 2010 December 15, 2009 SportingNews.com https://web.archive.org/web/20091218051320/http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-12-15/ingram-mcclain-lead-6-alabama-ap-all-americans December 18, 2009 deadhttp://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2009/allamerica091212.html FWAA Names 2009 All-America Team June 7, 2010 December 12, 2009 Football Writers Association of America January 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100120050312/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2009/allamerica091212.html livehttp://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=204843538 2009 AFCA FBS Coaches' All-America Team June 7, 2010 December 3, 2009 American Football Coaches Association dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091206043713/http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=204843538 December 6, 2009 http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/2009_walter_camp_all_america_team_announced/ 2009 Walter Camp All-America Team Announced June 7, 2010 December 10, 2009 Walter Camp Football Foundation dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091214181351/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/2009_walter_camp_all_america_team_announced December 14, 2009 http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-12-15/2009-sporting-news-college-football-all-america-first-team 2009 Sporting News college football All-America first team June 7, 2010 December 15, 2009 SportingNews.com https://web.archive.org/web/20091216160656/http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-12-15/2009-sporting-news-college-football-all-america-first-team December 16, 2009 deadhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/12/15/all-america/index.html SI.com's 2009 All-Americas June 7, 2010 December 15, 2009 Time Inc. Sports Illustrated January 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100108015810/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/12/15/all-america/index.html deadhttp://www.profootballweekly.com/2009/12/22/all-america-team All-America team June 7, 2010 December 22, 2009 Pro Football Weekly, LLC. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091225143947/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2009/12/22/all-america-team December 25, 2009 https://www.espn.com/chicago/ncf/news/story?id=4826109 Ingram, Gerhart lead All-Americans June 7, 2010 January 14, 2010 ESPN Internet Ventures January 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160129200523/http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/ncf/news/story?id=4826109 livehttp://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12633439 CBSSports.com 2009 All-America Team June 7, 2010 CBS Interactive dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121011135736/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12633439 October 11, 2012 http://cfn.scout.com/2/929577.html 2009 CFN All-America Teams June 7, 2010 December 16, 2009 CollegeFootballNews.com and Scout.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091219185912/http://cfn.scout.com/2/929577.html December 19, 2009http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1028724 Rivals.com 2009 All-America Teams June 7, 2010 December 15, 2009 Rivals.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100103093204/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1028724 January 3, 2010 http://www.scout.com/2/928745.html Scout.com All-America Team June 7, 2010 December 15, 2009 Scout.com Safrit, Miller July 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716022545/http://www.scout.com/2/928745.html live Academic All-America right horizontal left/right/center Tim Tebow and Tim Hiller were the first and second team Academic All-American quarterbacks left/right/center Tim Tebow 20071223.jpg 150 Headshot of caucasian male with dark hair in black buttoned shirt Tim Hiller holding a football.jpg 142 Football player in uniform appears to be getting ready to throw a football The following players were selected to the University Division Academic All-America first and second teams.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4685592 Tebow, Kildow top Academic team May 21, 2010 November 24, 2009 ESPN November 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091128021018/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4685592 livehttp://www.cosida.com/documents/2009/12/3/09-football-aaa.pdf 2009 Academic All-America Football Team June 27, 2010 College Sports Information Directors of America September 29, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110929215123/http://www.cosida.com/documents/2009/12/3/09-football-aaa.pdf live First-team Position Player Team QB Tim Tebow Florida RB Andre Anderson Tulane Kyle Minett South Dakota State WR Zeke Markshausen Northwestern Blair White Michigan State TE Colin Peek Alabama OL Andrew Jackson Fresno State Jim McKenzie Syracuse Andrew Pitz Penn State Adam Ulatoski Texas Stefen Wisniewski Penn State DL Sam Acho Texas Jacob Kragt Eastern Washington Adam Rundh Valparaiso Brandon Wingeier Dayton LB Josh Hull American football Penn State Josh Mahoney Northern Iowa Mike Nixon Arizona State DB Josh Cain Jacksonville State Beau Hadley Weber State Scott Johnson BYU Chris Rocco Liberty K Brandon Hellevang North Dakota P Zoltán Meskó Zoltán Meskó (American football) Michigan Second-team Position Player Team QB Tim Hiller Western Michigan RB Chris Ganious South Dakota Jacquise Terry Kent State WR Rocky Ross UCF Ryan Whalen Stanford TE Jeron Mastrud Kansas State OL Taylor Askew Tennessee Tech Zane Beadles Utah John Dowd Navy Mitch Enright SMU Paul Jasinowski Brown Barrett Jones Alabama DL Grant Hunter Butler Ryan Kerrigan Purdue Dan Millington Indiana State Nick Nolte North Dakota LB Matthew Bauman BYU Joe Pawelek Baylor Reed Williams West Virginia DB Mike Anello Notre Dame Conrad Kjerstad South Dakota State Mike McElroy Southern Illinois Chima Nwachukwu Washington State K Stefan Demos Northwestern P Robert Malone Robert Malone (American football) Fresno State See also 2009 All-ACC football team 2009 All-Big 12 Conference football team 2009 All-Big Ten Conference football team 2009 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team 2009 All-SEC football team Notes 30em All-American team Category:All-America college football teams