| SI.com's 2009 All-Americas |
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| First Team |
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OFFENSE |
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| QB | Kellen Moore |
| So., Boise St. |
| The nation's top-rated passer threw 39 touchdowns and just three interceptions. |
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| DE | Jerry Hughes |
| Sr., TCU |
| The Lott winner led the Horned Frogs' top-rated defense with 11.5 sacks. |
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| RB | Toby Gerhart |
| Sr., Stanford |
| The Doak Walker winner led all rushers with 1,736 yards and 26 touchdowns. |
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| DT | Brian Price |
| Jr., UCLA |
| A menacing defender, Price ranked second nationally with 22.5 sacks. |
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| RB | Mark Ingram |
| So., Alabama |
| This year's Heisman winner notched 1,864 total yards and 18 touchdowns. |
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| DT | Ndamukong Suh |
| Sr., Nebraska |
| The Heisman finalist recorded 88 tackles (23 for loss), 12 sacks and 10 pass breakups. |
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| WR | Danario Alexander |
| Sr., Missouri |
| Alexander caught 107 passes and led the nation with 137 yards per game. |
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| DE | Von Miller |
| Sr., Texas A&M
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| This hybrid linebacker led the nation with 17 sacks and also forced four fumbles. |
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| WR | Golden Tate |
| Jr., Notre Dame |
| The Biletnikoff winner averaged 16 yards per catch and scored 15 touchdowns. |
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| LB | Pat Angerer |
| Sr., Iowa |
| Angerer's 135 tackles set the pace for the Hawkeyes' top 10 scoring defense. |
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| TE | Dennis Pitta |
| Sr., BYU |
| Pitta led all tight ends with 787 yards and seven touchdowns on 57 catches. |
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| LB | Greg Jones |
| Sr., Michigan St. |
| Jones ranked third nationally with 141 tackles, including 13.5 for loss. |
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| C | Jake Kirkpatrick |
| Jr., TCU |
| This Rimington finalist calls schemes for the nation's No. 4 offense. |
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| LB | Rolando McClain |
| Jr., Alabama |
| This year's Butkus winner was the MVP of the nation's No. 2 defense. |
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| OL | Rodney Hudson |
| Jr., Florida St. |
| Hudson did not allow a sack or quarterback pressure and graded out at 88 percent. |
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| CB | Javier Arenas |
| Sr., Alabama |
| 'Bama's shutdown corner snagged a key interception in the SEC title game. |
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| OL | Mike Iupati |
| Sr., Idaho |
| The Outland finalist did not allow a sack and notched 49 knockdowns. |
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| S | Eric Berry |
| Jr., Tennessee |
| The Thorpe Award winner notched 83 tackles and recovered four turnovers. |
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| OL | Mike Johnson |
| Sr., Alabama |
| Johnson served as the key-run blocker for eventual Heisman winner Ingram. |
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| S | Earl Thomas |
| So., Texas |
| The Longhorns' defensive star tied for second nationally with eight interceptions. |
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| OL | Russell Okung |
| Sr., Oklahoma St. |
| Okung, an Outland finalist and likely top 10 pick, allowed one sack all season. |
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| CB | Joe Haden |
| Jr., Florida |
| The Thorpe finalist notched four interceptions and nine pass breakups. |
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SPECIAL TEAMS |
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| K | Grant Ressel |
| So., Missouri |
| Ressel was 24-of-25, leading all kickers with a .960 field-goal percentage. |
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| RETURNS | C.J. Spiller |
| Sr., Clemson |
| The speedster returned four kickoffs and one punt for touchdowns. |
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| P | Drew Butler |
| So., Georgia |
| Butler's 48.8 yard average was three yards higher than any other player's. |
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| ALL-PURPOSE | Mardy Gilyard |
| Sr., Cincinnati |
| The receiver/returner ranked second nationally with 203.5 yards per game. |
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| Second Team |
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OFFENSE |
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DEFENSE |
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| DE | Brandon Graham, Sr., Michigan |
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| RB | Dion Lewis, Fr., Pittsburgh |
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| DT | Terrence Cody, Sr., Alabama |
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| RB | Ryan Mathews, Jr., Fresno St. |
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| DT | Gerald McCoy, Jr., Oklahoma |
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| WR | Freddie Barnes, Sr., Bowling Green |
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| DE | Derrick Morgan, Jr., Georgia Tech |
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| WR | Jordan Shipley, Sr., Texas |
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| LB | Navorro Bowman, Jr., Penn State |
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| TE | Aaron Hernandez, Jr., Florida |
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| LB | Luke Kuelchy, Fr., Boston College |
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| OL | Maurkice Pouncey, Jr., Florida |
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| LB | Eric Norwood, Sr., South Carolina |
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| CB | Brandon Harris, So., Miami |
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| OL | Zane Beadles, Sr., Utah |
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| S | DeAndre McDaniel, Jr., Clemson |
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| OL | Jason Pinkston, Jr., Pittsburgh |
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| OL | Trent Williams, Sr., Oklahoma |
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SPECIAL TEAMS |
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| K | Hunter Lawrence, Sr., Texas |
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| RETURNS | Brandon Banks, Sr., Kansas St. |
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| P | Matt Dodge, Sr., East Carolina |
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| ALL-PURPOSE | C.J. Spiller, Sr., Clemson |
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| Honorable Mention |
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Sean Canfield, Oregon State; Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame; Andy Dalton, TCU; Max Hall, BYU; Case Keenum, Houston; Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan; Ryan Mallett, Arkansas; Jeremiah Masoli, Oregon; Josh Nesbitt, Georgia Tech; Tim Tebow, Florida
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Donald Buckram, UTEP; John Clay, Wisconsin; Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State; Lance Dunbar, North Texas; Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech; Montel Harris, Boston College; LaMichael James, Oregon; Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State; Curtis Steele, Memphis; Vai Taua, Nevada; Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
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Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh; Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas; Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma; James Cleveland, Houston; A.J. Green, Georgia; Eric Page, Toledo; James Rodgers, Oregon State; Greg Salas, Hawaii; Emmanuel Sanders, SMU; Demaryius Thomas, Georgia Tech
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Dorin Dickerson, Pittsburgh; Ed Dickson, Oregon; Dennis Morris, Louisiana Tech; Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame; Cody Slate, Marshall
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| OL |
Bryan Bulaga, Iowa; Jeff Byers, USC; Anthony Castonzo, Boston College; Anthony Davis, Rutgers; Jason Fox, Miami; Cord Howard, Georgia Tech; Chris Marinelli, Stanford; Marshall Newhouse, TCU; Mike Tepper, Cal; Adam Ulatoski, Texas
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| DL |
Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma; Adrian Clayborn, Iowa; Lamarr Houston, Texas; Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue; Chris McCoy, Middle Tennessee; Josh McNary, Army; Bruce Miller, UCF; Robert Quinn, North Carolina; Adrian Robinson, Temple; Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh; O'Brien Schofield, Wisconsin; Brandon Sharpe, Texas Tech
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| LB |
Donald Butler, Washington; Rennie Curran, Georgia; Cody Grimm, Virginia Tech; Ross Homan, Ohio State; Noah Keller, Ohio; Sergio Kindle, Texas; Carmen Messina, New Mexico; Roddrick Muckelroy, Texas; Brandon Spikes, Florida; Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri; Lawrence Wilson, Jr., Connecticut
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| DB |
Mark Barron, Alabama; Kendrick Burney, North Carolina; Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State; Kurt Coleman, Ohio State; Van Eskridge, East Carolina; Brandon Hogan, West Virginia; Brian Logan, BYU; Sherrick McManis, Northwestern; Taylor Mays, USC; Patrick Peterson, LSU; Jamar Wall, Texas Tech
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Casey Barth, North Carolina; Kai Forbath, Jr., UCLA; Kevin Goessling, Fresno State; Justin Kahut, Oregon State; Craig Ratanamorn, Marshall; Brett Swenson, Michigan State; Leigh Tiffin, Alabama; Blair Walsh, Georgia
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Derek Epperson, Baylor; Trevor Hankins, Arizona State; Scott Kozlowski, West Virginia; Zoltan Mesko, Michigan; Matt Reagan, Memphis; Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State; Michael Such, Tulsa; Tress Way, Oklahoma
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| RETURNS |
Lavon Brazill, Ohio; Tyron Carrier, Houston; Ray Fisher, Indiana; Dwayne Harris, East Carolina; Warren Norman, Vanderbilt; Chris Owusu, Stanford; Greg Reid, Florida State; Damian Williams, USC; Titus Young, Boise State
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| ALL-PURPOSE |
Antonio Brown, Central Michigan; Damaris Johnson, Tulsa; Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss; James Rodgers, Oregon State; Jordan Shipley, Texas; Brandon West, Western Michigan
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