Heisman candidates Smith, Peterson headline group

Offense	Defense
QB: Troy Smith Sr., Ohio State Completing 68 percent of his passes, with 15 TDs, 2 INTs. DE: Mkristo Bruce Sr., Washington State Leads the nation with 10 sacks, including five in one game. RB: Adrian Peterson Jr., Oklahoma Former Heisman runner-up averaging 150.4 yards a game. DT: Alan Branch Jr., Michigan The unquestioned centerpiece of nation's No. 1 rushing defense. RB: Garrett Wolfe Sr., N. Illinois With 1,181 yards in five games, on pace to break I-A record. DT: Glenn Dorsey Jr., LSU First-year starter constantly finds way into opposing backfields. WR: Calvin Johnson Jr., Georgia Tech Has four 100-yard games, eight TDs despite nursing injury. DE: Anthony Spencer Sr., Purdue Leads nation in tackles for loss (14.5), has forced three fumbles. WR: Mario Manningham Soph., Michigan Leads nation with nine TDs, averaging 22 yards per catch. LB: Buster Davis Sr., Florida State Relentless defender had 12 tackles (three for loss) vs. Miami. WR: Robert Meachem Jr., Tennessee Nation's leading receiver with 112.5 yards per game. LB: James Laurinaitis Soph., Ohio State Star of nation's top-ranked scoring defense has four picks. C: Eric Wood Soph., Louisville The driving force behind the Cards' No. 5 rushing offense. LB: Philip Wheeler Jr., Georgia Tech A ferocious blitzer, he's racked up 8.5 tackles for loss. OL: Ryan Clady Soph., Boise State Playing even better than predecessor Daryn Colledge. DB: Daymeion Hughes Sr., Cal Has five picks, helped contain Oregon star Jaison Williams. OL: Roman Fry Sr., Clemson RB James Davis often runs behind his powerful left guard. DB: Dwight Lowery Jr., San Jose State Juco transfer leads nation with seven interceptions in four games. OL: Arron Sears Sr., Tennessee NFL-ready tackle neutralized stud Georgia DE Quentin Moses. DB: Reggie Nelson Jr., Florida Star safety has four interceptions, leads No. 2 scoring defense. OL: Joe Thomas Sr., Wisconsin Hyped pro prospect wreaked havoc against Michigan. DB: Eric Weddle Sr., Utah Nation's premier cover corner has six interceptions, two TDs.
Special Teams
K: Justin Medlock Sr., UCLA Has hit 12 of 13 field-goal attempts, two from beyond 50. KR: Marcus Thigpen Soph., Indiana Has three returns for TDs; no one else has more than one. P: Kody Bliss Sr., Auburn Nation's No. 2 punter amassed 289 yards in a 7-3 win over LSU. PR: DeSean Jackson Soph., Cal Electrifying player had return TDs against Arizona St., Oregon.

Second Team

QB Erik Ainge, Jr., Tennessee DE Gaines Adams, Sr., Clemson RB Ray Rice, Soph., Rutgers DT Quinn Pitcock, Sr., Ohio State RB Steve Slaton, Soph., West Virginia DT Marcus Thomas, Sr., Florida WR DeSean Jackson, Soph., Cal DE Brian Smith, Sr., Missouri WR Jaison Williams, Soph., Oregon LB Alvin Brown, Jr., Iowa State TE Darius Hill, Soph., Ball State LB Dan Connor, Jr., Penn State C Samson Satele, Sr., Hawaii LB Rey Maualuga, Soph., USC OL Sam Baker, Jr., USC DB Leon Hall, Sr., Michigan OL Alex Boone, Soph., Ohio State DB Aaron Ross, Sr., Texas OL Jake Long, Jr., Michigan DB Marcus Watts, Jr., Kansas State OL Steve Vallos, Sr., Wake Forest DB Eric Wright, Jr., UNLV K Patrick Shadle, Soph., Syracuse KR Jeff Smith, Fr., Boston College P Joe Radigan, Sr., Rutgers PR Sammie Stroughter, Jr., Oregon State