The best teams usually have the best players, so it shouldn't come as any surprise that the four teams involved in this year's College Football Playoff make up almost 16 percent of the College Football Focus 2020 All-America teams.
Top-ranked Alabama placed eight players on the four-deep units, Clemson and Notre Dame netted four each and Ohio State contributed three. Leading the way for Alabama is its dynamic offensive duo of quarterback Mac Jones, running back Najee Harris and receiver DeVonta Smith, all of whom made the first team. Smith was tabbed as CFB Focus' offensive player of the year for his exploits, which also include being a lethal return specialist. Offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood and center Landon Dickerson were the other offensive representatives for the Tide, which placed cornerback Patrick Surtain II, defensive tackle Christian Barmore on the defensive honor roll.
Clemson's own veteran terrific trio of quarterback Trevor Lawrence, running back Travis Etienne and receiver Amari Rodgers were tabbed to one of the reserve offensive units, while linbacker Mike Jones Jr was honored on defense.
Notre Dame has been physical up front all season, so it's no wonder that three members of its offensive line made All-America -- guards Aaron Banks and Tommy Kraemer and tackle Robert Hainsey. Butkus Award winning linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah made the defensive squad.
Ohio State likely would have had more standouts had it played a longer season, but as it is the Buckeyes placed guard Wyatt Davis and receiver Garrett Wilson on the offensive ledger and defensive tackle Haskell Garrett on the defensive side. Garrett's story is an amazing one, as he was shot in the face attempting to break up an altercation shortly before fall camp opened, and there were questions about whether he would even be able to play. Not only did he play, he helped the Buckeyes defensive front lead the nation in pressure percentage in 2020.
In what has to be a triumph for the little guy, Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins won our Defensive Player of the Year award, after winning the Bednarik Award earlier in December. Collins did it all for the Hurricane, which fell a field goal short to Cincinnati in the American Conference championship game.
There were a ton of worthy candidates for national coach of the year -- Cincinati's Luke Fickell, Indiana's Tom Allen and San Jose State's Brent Brennan to name just a few. But the guy taking home the hardward is Coastal Carolina's Jamey Chadwell, who led the Chanticleers to an 11-1 record in just their fourth season in the FBS ranks.
A breakdown by conference of the All-America selections is as follows:
ACC: 23
Big 10: 12
Big 12: 12
Pac-12: 8
SEC: 22
AAC: 5
CUSA: 5
MAC: 3
MWC: 4
Sun Belt: 9
Independent: 5
COLLEGE
FOOTBALL FOCUS 2020 ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
OFFENSE
1ST TEAM 2ND TEAM
QB Mac Jones/Alabama QB Kyle Trask/Florida
RB Najee Harris/Alabama RB Jaret Patterson/Buffalo
RB Breece Hall/Iowa State RB Javonte Williams/N Carolina
WR DeVonta Smith/Alabama WR Jonathan Adams Jr/Arkansas State
WR Elijah Moore/Ole Miss WR Dyami Brown/N Carolina
WR Jaelon Darden/North Texas WR Kadarius Toney/Florida
TE Kyle Pitts/Florida TE Hunter Long/Boston College
OT Brady Christiansen/BYU OT Sam Cosmi/Texas
OT Christian Darrisaw/Virginia Tech OT Robert Hainsey/Notre Dame
OG Aaron Banks/Notre Dame OG Cain Madden/Marshall
OG Trey Smith/Tennessee OG Wyatt Davis/Ohio State
C Tyler Linderbaum/Iowa C Drake Jackson/Kentucky
3RD TEAM 4TH TEAM
QB Zach Wilson/BYU QB Trevor Lawrence/Clemson
RB Travis Etienne/Clemson RB Michael Carter/N Carolina
RB Mo Ibrahim/Minnesota RB CJ Marable/Coastal Carolina
WR Marlon Williams/UCF WR Amari Rodgers/Clemson
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown/USC WR Garrett Wilson/Ohio State
WR Calvin Austin III/Memphis WR Dax Milne/BYU
TE Kenny Yeboah/Ole Miss TE Isaiah Likely/Coastal Carolina
OT Kayode Awosika/Buffalo OT Alex Leatherwood/Alabama
OT Darian Kinnard/Kentucky OT Parker Ferguson/Air Force
OG Kenyon Green/Texas A&M OG Tommy Kraemer/Notre Dame
OG Jack Anderson/Texas Tech OG Mike Johnson/Army
C Landon Dickerson/Alabama C Mike Novitsky/Buffalo
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DeVonta Smith
DEFENSE
1ST TEAM 2ND TEAM
DE Rashad Weaver/Pittsburgh DE Jaelen Phillips/Miami Fla
DT Daviyon Nixon/Iowa DT Christian Barmore/Alabama
DT Alim McNeil/NC State DT Haskell Garrett/Ohio State
DE Tarron Jackson/Coastal Carolina DE Kayvon Thibodeaux/Oregon
LB Zaven Collins/Tulsa LB Nik Bonitto/Oklahoma
LB Joseph Ossai/Texas LB Paddy Fisher/NorthwesternLB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah/Notre Dame LB Nick Bolton/Missouri
LB Grant Morgan/Arkansas LB Nate Landman/Colorado
CB Patrick Surtain II/Alabama CB Ahmad Gardner/Cincinnati
CB Shemar Jean-Charles/Appalachian State CB Rodarius Williams/Oklahoma State
S James Wiggins/Cincinnati S Keith Gallmon/S Alabama
S Talanoa Hufanga/USC S Brandon Joseph/Northwestern
3RD TEAM 4TH TEAM
DE Ronnie Perkins/Oklahoma DE Cade Hall/San Jose State
DT Dante Stills/West Virginia DT Jermayne Lole/Arizona St
DT Milton Williams/Louisiana Tech DT Bobby Brown III/Texas A&M
DE Quincy Roche/Miami Fla DE Patrick Jones II/Pittsburgh
LB Mike Rose/Iowa State LB Jon Rhattigan/Army
LB Devin Lloyd/Utah LB Jack Sanborn/Wisconsin
LB Justin Rice/Arkansas State LB Isaiah McDuffie/Boston College
LB Mike Jones Jr/Clemson LB Carlton Martial/Troy
CB Elijah Molden/Washington CB Shakur Brown/Michigan State
CB Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson/TCU CB Asante Samuel/Florida State
S Jaquan Brisker/Penn State S Rashad Wisdom/UTSA
S Tariq Thompson/San Diego State S Trevon Moehrig/TCU
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Zaven Collins
NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR: Jamey Chadwell/Coastal Carolina
SPECIALISTS
1ST TEAM 2ND TEAM
K Cade York/LSU
K Jose Borregales/Miami Fla
P Kirk Christodoulou/Pittsburgh P Jake Camarda/Georgia
RS Avery Wiliams/Boise State RS Jeremiah Haydel/Texas State
3RD TEAM 4TH TEAM
K Hunter Duplessis/UTSA K Will Reichard/Alabama
P Lou Hedley/Miami Fla P Adam Korsak/Rutgers
RS Trestan Ebner/Baylor RS Britain Covey/Utah
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