2015 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 2015 August 2023 25em 2015 All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid All-America college football team 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season border-top:1px #aaa solid ← 2014   2016 → The 2015 All-America college football team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 All-America college football team selected by Caspar Whitney.The Michigan alumnus University of Michigan Library 2010 B0037HO8MY 495http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1961/6/1961_6_50.shtml Walter Camp and His Gridiron Game October 17, 2011 October 1961 12 6 Martin, John Stuart American Heritage dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080723155909/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1961/6/1961_6_50.shtml July 23, 2008https://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-footbl/champpage/inc/div3/m-footbl-div3-stagg.html Amos Alonzo Stagg: Just Who Was This Guy, Anyway? October 17, 2011 Newsome, Ron CBS Interactive/NCAA.org June 2016 medicmedic 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 October 17, 2011 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 1957, 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. The 2015 All-America college football team is composed of the following All-America first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!). Currently, the 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. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least two of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team to all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/stats/statistics+policies 2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010) December 10, 2011 January 3, 2012 September 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120103181529/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Stats/Statistics+Policies National Collegiate Athletic Association dead In 2015, there were 26 consensus All-Americans, 12 of which were unanimous. Unanimous selections are listed with an asterisk.2015 Consensus All-America http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/15consensus.pdf Football Writers Association of America May 18, 2017 March 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160317020431/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/15consensus.pdf dead +2015 consensus All-Americans Name Position Year University Deshaun Watson Quarterback Sophomore Clemson Leonard Fournette Running back Sophomore LSU Derrick Henry* Running back Junior Alabama Corey Coleman* Wide receiver Junior Baylor Josh Doctson* Wide receiver Senior TCU Hunter Henry* Tight end Junior Arkansas Taylor Decker Offensive tackle Senior Ohio State Spencer Drango* Offensive tackle Senior Baylor Ronnie Stanley Offensive tackle Senior Notre Dame Joshua Garnett* Guard Senior Stanford Ryan Kelly Ryan Kelly (American football) Center Senior Alabama Joey Bosa Defensive end Junior Ohio State Shaq Lawson Defensive end Junior Clemson Carl Nassib* Defensive end Senior Penn St. A'Shawn Robinson Defensive tackle Junior Alabama Reggie Ragland* Linebacker Senior Alabama Tyler Matakevich Linebacker Senior Temple Jaylon Smith Linebacker Junior Notre Dame Jeremy Cash* Safety Senior Duke Jalen Ramsey Safety Junior Florida State Vernon Hargreaves* Cornerback Junior Florida Desmond King Desmond King (American football)* Cornerback Junior Iowa Kaʻimi Fairbairn Kicker Senior UCLA Tom Hackett* Punter Senior Utah Evan Berry All-purpose Sophomore Tennessee Christian McCaffrey All-purpose Sophomore Stanford Offense Quarterback Trevone Boykin, TCU (WCFF-2) Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (AP-2, WCFF-1, TSN-1, SI) Keenan Reynolds, Navy (AP-3) Deshaun Watson, Clemson -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-1, FWAA, AFCA, TSN-2, WCFF-2, USAT, CBS, ESPN, Athlon) Running back Dalvin Cook, Florida State (AP-2, FWAA, TSN-2, WCFF-2, SI, Athlon) Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State (AP-2) Leonard Fournette, LSU -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, TSN-2, CBS, ESPN) Royce Freeman, Oregon (AP-3) Derrick Henry, Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, AFCA, TSN-1, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon) Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (AFCA, TSN-1, WCFF-2, USAT) Larry Rose III, New Mexico State (AP-3) Wide receiver Corey Coleman, Baylor -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, TSN-1, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon) Josh Doctson, TCU -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, TSN-1, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, Athlon) Will Fuller, Notre Dame (AP-2, TSN-2) Roger Lewis, Bowling Green (AP-3) Tajae Sharpe, UMass (WCFF-2) Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma (ESPN) JuJu Smith-Schuster, Southern California (AP-2, TSN-2) Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss (AP-3, WCFF-2) Tight end Jake Butt, Michigan (AP-2, TSN-2, CBS, SI) Hunter Henry, Arkansas -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, TSN-1, AFCA, USAT, ESPN, Athlon) Austin Hooper, Stanford (AP-3) Jordan Leggett, Clemson (WCFF-2) Offensive line Vadal Alexander, LSU (AP-3, TSN-2, WCFF-2) Jack Allen, Michigan State (AP-1, WCFF-2, CBS, SI) Austin Blythe, Iowa (AP-3) Jack Conklin, Michigan State (AP-2, TSN-1, WCFF-2, USAT, Athlon) Taylor Decker, Ohio State -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, AFCA, TSN-2, CBS, SI) Spencer Drango, Baylor -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, TSN-1, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon) Pat Elflein, Ohio State (AP-2) Dan Feeney, Indiana (AP-3, ESPN) Joshua Garnett, Stanford -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, AFCA, TSN-1, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon) Roderick Johnson, Florida State (TSN-2) Ryan Kelly, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-2, WCFF-1, FWAA, AFCA, TSN-1, USAT, ESPN, Athlon) Jason Spriggs, Indiana (AP-3, FWAA, TSN-2, WCFF-2) Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-2, WCFF-1, FWAA, TSN-1, AFCA, CBS, ESPN) Joe Thuney, North Carolina State (AP-3, USAT) Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas (AP-2, TSN-2, SI) Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss (WCFF-2) Landon Turner, North Carolina (AP-1, Athlon) Defense Defensive line Andrew Billings, Baylor (AP-1, TSN-2, ESPN, Athlon) Joey Bosa, Ohio State -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-2, WCFF-1, AFCA, TSN-2, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon) DeForest Buckner, Oregon (AP-2, USAT) Jonathan Bullard, Florida (AP-3, TSN-2, CBS) Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State (AP-3, WCFF-2) Kenny Clark, UCLA (AP-3) Sheldon Day, Notre Dame (AP-2, USAT) Myles Garrett, Texas A&M (AP-3, WCFF-1, FWAA) Shaq Lawson, Clemson -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, AFCA, TSN-2, USAT, ESPN) Carl Nassib, Penn State -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, TSN-1, AFCA, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon) Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss (AP-3, WCFF-2) Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State (TSN-1, WCFF-2) A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-1, FWAA, AFCA, TSN-1, WCFF-2, CBS, SI, Athlon) Adolphus Washington, Ohio State (TSN-1) Linebacker Kentrell Brothers, Missouri (AP-2, TSN-2, WCFF-2, CBS, SI, Athlon) Su'a Cravens, Southern California (AP-3) Tyler Matakevich, Temple -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, AFCA, TSN-2, USAT, ESPN) Blake Martinez, Stanford (AP-3) Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State (WCFF-2) Reggie Ragland, Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, AFCA, TSN-1, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon) Joe Schobert, Wisconsin (AP-3, FWAA, TSN-2, WCFF-2, ESPN) Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, TSN-1, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, Athlon) Eric Striker, Oklahoma (AP-2, TSN-1, SI) Anthony Walker, Northwestern (AP-3) Defensive back Mackensie Alexander, Clemson (AP-3) Vonn Bell, Ohio State (AP-1, TSN-1, SI, Athlon) Jeremy Cash, Duke -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, TSN-1, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon) Trae Elston, Ole Miss (AP-2) Vernon Hargreaves, Florida -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, TSN-1, AFCA, CBS) Eddie Jackson, Alabama (AP-3, WCFF-2) Jayron Kearse, Clemson (AP-2, ESPN) Desmond King, Iowa -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, TSN-1, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon) Jourdan Lewis, Michigan (AP-2, WCFF-2, USAT, SI) Shawun Lurry, Northern Illinois (AP-3, FWAA, WCFF-2) Marcus Maye, Florida (USAT) Jalen Mills, LSU (CBS) Jabrill Peppers, Michigan (TSN-2) Jalen Ramsey, Florida State -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-2, WCFF-1, AFCA, TSN-2, ESPN, Athlon) Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma (TSN-2, WCFF-2) Teez Tabor, Florida (TSN-2) Darian Thompson, Boise State (AP-3) Special teams Kicker Roberto Aguayo, Florida State (TSN-1, CBS) Daniel Carlson, Auburn (WCFF-2) Jake Elliott, Memphis (AP-2, USAT, WCFF-2, ESPN) Kaʻimi Fairbairn, UCLA -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, AFCA, TSN-2, SI, Athlon) Aidan Schneider, Oregon (AP-3) Punter Michael Carrizosa, San Jose State (WCFF-2) Tom Hackett, Utah -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP-1, WCFF-1, FWAA, TSN-1, AFCA, USAT, SI, ESPN, Athlon) Drew Kaser, Texas A&M (AP-2, TSN-2, CBS) Hayden Hunt, Colorado State (AP-3) All-purpose / return specialist Evan Berry, Tennessee -- CONSENSUS -- (WCFF-1, TSN-1, SI) Morgan Burns, Kansas State (AP-2, TSN-2, USAT, CBS, Athlon) Antonio Callaway, Florida (CBS) Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech (AP-3) Christian Kirk, Texas A&M (Athlon) William Likely, Maryland (FWAA) Christian McCaffrey, Stanford -- CONSENSUS -- (AP-1, FWAA, WCFF-2, CBS, SI, ESPN) Dante Pettis, Washington (TSN-2) Cameron Sutton, Tennessee (TSN-1) Ryan Switzer, North Carolina (AFCA) See also 2015 All-SEC football team 2015 All-Big Ten Conference football team 2015 All-Big 12 Conference football team 2015 All-Pac-12 Conference football team Notes References Switzer Named AFCA All-America December 16, 2015 University of North Carolina Athletics https://goheels.com/news/2015/12/16/210589210 live January 2, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240102105358/https://goheels.com/news/2015/12/16/210589210 January 2, 2024 Sporting News All-America Team https://web.archive.org/web/20151216134637/http://www.sportingnews.com/list/4688069-sporting-news-all-american-team-derrick-henry-christian-mccaffrey-baker-mayfield-notre-dame-ohio-state-alabama-baylor 2015-12-16 2015 AUTONATION FWAA ALL-AMERICA TEAM UNVEILED December 14, 2015 Football Writers Association of America http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2015/allamerica151214.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151222101436/https://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2015/allamerica151214.html December 22, 2015 deviated Associated Press All-America team https://web.archive.org/web/20151222153905/http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/heisman-trophy-winner-henry-highlights-ap-all-america-team 2015-12-22 Walter Camp All-America team USA Today All-America team CBS Sports All-America team Sports Illustrated All-America team ESPN.com All-America Team Athlon Sports All-America Team All-America team Category:All-America college football teams