Mayfield leads the nation in passer efficiency rating (207.33) and completion percentage (72.7) for the ninth-ranked Sooners. He is joined on the first team by Oklahoma teammates Orlando Brown, Mayfield’s left tackle, and linebacker Ogbonnia Okoronkwo.
Love leads the nation in rushing and is averaging 10.27 yards per carry for No. 22 Stanford. Barkley is second behind Love in yards from scrimmage at 174 yards per game for the second-ranked Nittany Lions.
Alabama is represented on the first team by safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, who was an All-American in 2016, and cornerback Levi Wallace, a former walk-on who has emerged as a lock-down defender.
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Baker Mayfield, senior, Oklahoma.
Running backs — Bryce Love, junior, Stanford; Saquon Barkley, junior, Penn State.
Tackles — Orlando Brown, junior, Oklahoma; David Edwards, sophomore, Wisconsin.
Guards — Quenton Nelson, senior, Notre Dame; Cody O’Connell, senior, Washington State.
Center — Billy Price, senior, Ohio State.
Tight end — Jaylen Samuels, senior, North Carolina State.
Receivers — James Washington, senior, Oklahoma State; David Sills V, junior, West Virginia.
All-purpose player — Dante Pettis, junior, Washington.
Kicker — Matt Gay, junior, Utah.
DEFENSE
Ends — Bradley Chubb, senior, North Carolina State; Austin Bryant, junior, Clemson.
Tackles — Hercules Mata’Afa, junior, Washington State; Maurice Hurst, senior, Michigan.
Linebackers — Roquan Smith, junior, Georgia; Josey Jewell, senior, Iowa; Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, senior, Oklahoma.
Cornerbacks — Jalen Davis, senior, Utah State; Levi Wallace, senior, Alabama.
Safeties — Minkah Fitzpatrick, junior, Alabama; DeShon Elliott, junior, Texas.
Punter — Johnny Townsend, senior, Florida.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Mason Rudolph, senior, Oklahoma State.
Running backs — Rashaad Penny, senior, San Diego State; Jonathan Taylor, freshman, Wisconsin.
Tackles — Mike McGlinchey, senior, Notre Dame; Jonah Williams, sophomore, Alabama.
Guards — Will Hernandez, senior, UTEP; Braden Smith, senior, Auburn.
Center — Bradley Bozeman, senior, Alabama.
Tight end— Mark Andrews, junior, Oklahoma.
Receivers — Michael Gallup, senior, Colorado State; Steve Ishmael, senior, Syracuse.
All-purpose player — Nyheim Hines, junior, North Carolina State.
Kicker — Emilio Nadelman, senior, South Florida.
DEFENSE
Ends — Christian Rector, sophomore, Southern California; Sutton Smith, sophomore, Northern Illinois.
Tackles — Ed Oliver, sophomore, Houston; Da’Ron Payne, junior, Alabama.
Linebackers — Dorian O’Daniel, senior, Clemson; Josh Allen, junior, Kentucky; Micah Kiser, senior, Virginia.
Cornerbacks — Carlton Davis, junior, Auburn; Denzel Ward, junior, Ohio State.
Safeties — Derwin James, junior, Florida State; Justin Reid, junior, Stanford.
Punter — Michael Dickson, junior, Texas.
Sincere congrats to Townsend! But it -still- seems odd that the only position that gets the A.P.’s attention at the University of Florida is the punter.
Ddue has a monster leg but come on stop out kicking your coverage!!!
We are not very good, but that’s a position we don’t have to worry about. At least not for the rest of the season :/
I like the deep punts he gives us, but if we’re being honest, we’re either 4-2 or 5-1 (depending on if we beat LSU in OT) if Townsend doesn’t make 2 errors. Now, that doesn’t mean he was the only one who screwed up in those games, but an All-American can’t make those kind of mistakes, especially the punt to Christian Kirk. If you look at the rest of our schedule, that punt could cost us bowl eligibility. Again, other players should’ve played better vs aTm, no loss in a football game falls on one player, but as an All-American, you just can’t screw up in a spot like that.
CS…..townsend and Peniero are really the two most dependable and consistent players on the team. I don’t think there’s a player out there on every team who hasn’t made more than one mistake in EACH game. Cut him some slack, huh!!