| SI.com's 2011 All-Americas |
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| QB | Robert Griffin III |
| Jr., Baylor |
| The Heisman winner completed 72.4 percent of his passes for 3,998 yards and 36 TDs. |
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| DE | Whitney Mercilus |
| Jr., Illinois |
| The Illini's breakout star led the nation with 14.5 sacks and forced nine fumbles. |
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| RB | Montee Ball |
| Jr., Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin's touchdown-scoring machine added four in the Big Ten title game to reach 38. |
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| DT | Devon Still |
| Sr., Penn State |
| Penn State's dominant defense started with Still, who notched 17 tackles for loss. |
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| RB | Trent Richardson |
| Jr., Alabama |
| The fast, physical runner scored 20 TDs and notched 169 total yards against No. 1 LSU. |
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| DT | Brett Roy |
| Sr., Nevada |
| An overlooked, relentless pass-rusher, Roy had 10 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss. |
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| WR | Justin Blackmon |
| Jr., Oklahoma State |
| Blackmon's 113 catches, 1,336 yards and 15 TDs earned him consecutive Biletnikoff awards. |
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| DE | Melvin Ingram |
| Sr., South Carolina |
| The Gamecocks' defensive playmaker notched 8.5 sacks and two touchdown returns. |
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| WR | Robert Woods |
| So., USC |
| With 111 catches, Woods broke former USC star Keyshawn Johnson's conference record. |
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| LB | Jarvis Jones |
| So., Georgia |
| The USC transfer exploded on the SEC scene, leading the league with 13.5 sacks. |
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| TE | Dwayne Allen |
| Jr., Clemson |
| Allen broke school records for receptions (48) and yards (577) by a tight end. |
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| LB | Luke Kuechly |
| Jr., Boston College |
| Kuechly led the nation with 191 total tackles, 44 more than any other player. |
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| OL | Matt Kalil |
| Jr., USC |
| The 6-foot-6, 295-pound left tackle was a dominant pass-blocker, allowing no sacks. |
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| LB | Courtney Upshaw |
| Jr., Alabama |
| Alabama's pass-rushing menace had 17 tackles for loss and 11 quarterback hurries. |
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| OL | David DeCastro |
| Sr., Stanford |
| Outland Trophy finalist keyed a balanced offense that averaged 480.9 yards per game. |
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| CB | Morris Claiborne |
| Jr., LSU |
| LSU's lockdown corner had six interceptions, including a pick-six in the SEC title game. |
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| OL | Grant Garner |
| Sr., Oklahoma State |
| The Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year was a cog of the nation's No. 3 offense. |
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| S | Mark Barron |
| Sr., Alabama |
| The Thorpe Award finalist anchors a superb secondary for the nation's top defense. |
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| OL | Kelechi Osemele |
| Sr., Iowa State |
| A starter for 43 consecutive games, Osemele helped lead an underrated rushing attack. |
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| S | Markelle Martin |
| Sr., Oklahoma State |
| The leader of the Cowboys' defense broke up 11 passes and forced two fumbles. |
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| OL | Barrett Jones |
| Jr., Alabama |
| This year's Outland Trophy winner seamlessly moved to tackle after two years at guard. |
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| CB | Tyrann Mathieu |
| So., LSU |
| The Honey Badger changed games, forcing six fumbles and recovering four. |
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SPECIAL TEAMS |
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| K | Randy Bullock |
| Sr., Texas A&M |
| Bullock made a nation's best 25 field goals, missing just four attempts. |
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| PR | Tyrann Mathieu |
| So., LSU |
| He helped wipe out early deficits with touchdowns against Arkansas and Georgia. |
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| P | Brad Wing |
| Fr., LSU |
| Wing's pinpoint placement limited LSU foes to just six return yards all season. |
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| KR | Sammy Watkins |
| Fr., Clemson |
| Clemson's electrifying freshman racked up at least 96 return yards in five games. |
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| Second Team |
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OFFENSE |
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DEFENSE |
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| QB | Andrew Luck, Jr., Stanford |
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| DE | Sam Montgomery, So., LSU |
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| RB | LaMichael James, Jr., Oregon |
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| DT | Jerel Worthy, Jr., Michigan State |
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| RB | Bobby Rainey, Sr., Western Kentucky |
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| DT | Derek Wolfe, Sr., Cincinnati |
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| WR | Jordan White, Sr., Western Michigan |
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| DE | Andre Branch, Sr., Clemson |
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| WR | Kendall Wright, Sr., Baylor |
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| LB | Lavonte David, Sr., Nebraska |
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| TE | Coby Fleener, Sr., Stanford |
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| LB | Manti Te'o, Jr., Notre Dame |
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| OL | Levy Adcock, Sr., Oklahoma State |
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| LB | Danny Trevathan, Sr., Kentucky |
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| OL | Will Blackwell, Sr., LSU |
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| CB | David Amerson, So., NC State |
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| OL | Peter Konz, Jr., Wisconsin |
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| S | Bacarri Rambo, Jr., Georgia |
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| OL | Omoregie Uzzi, Jr., Georgia Tech |
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| OL | Nate Potter, Sr., Boise State |
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| CB | Broderick Brown, Jr., Oklahoma State |
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SPECIAL TEAMS |
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| K | Caleb Sturgis, Jr., Florida |
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| PR | Joe Adams, Sr., Arkansas |
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| P | Ryan Allen, Jr., Louisiana Tech |
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| KR | Tyler Lockett, Fr., Kansas State |
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| Honorable Mention |
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Matt Barkley, USC; Tajh Boyd, Clemson; Kirk Cousins, Michigan State; Chandler Harnish, Northern Illinois; Case Keenum, Houston; Collin Klein, Kansas State; Kellen Moore, Boise State; Casey Pachall, TCU; Denard Robinson, Michigan; Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State; Russell Wilson, Wisconsin; Tyler Wilson, Arkansas
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Rex Burkhead, Nebraska; Marcus Coker, Iowa; Ronnie Hillman, San Diego State; Terrance Ganaway, Baylor; Henry Josey, Missouri; Zach Line, SMU; Lamar Miller, Miami; Bernard Pierce, Temple; Chris Polk, Washington; John White, Utah; David Wilson, Virginia Tech
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Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma; B.J. Cunningham, Michigan State; Patrick Edwards, Houston; Michael Floyd, Notre Dame; Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio); Marqise Lee, USC; Rishard Matthews, Nevada; Eric Page, Toledo; Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers; Sammy Watkins, Clemson; Marquess Wilson, Washington State
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Orson Charles, Georgia; Michael Egnew, Missouri; Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame; Gavin Escobar, San Diego State; Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn; Ryan Otten, San Jose State
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Blake DeChristopher, Virginia Tech; Joe Flading, Ohio; Joel Foreman, Michigan State; Dalton Freeman, Clemson; Cordy Glenn, Georgia; Jonathan Martin, Stanford; David Molk, Michigan; Riley Reiff, Iowa; William Vlachos, Alabama; A.J. Wallerstein, Air Force; Kevin Zeitler, Wisconsin
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Frank Alexander, Oklahoma; Jake Bequette, Arkansas; Jamie Blatnick, Oklahoma State; Nordly Capi, Colorado State; Jadevon Clowney, South Carolina; Tyrone Crawford, Boise State; Vinny Curry, Marshall; Brandon Joiner, Arkansas State; Dion Jordan, Oregon; Kawann Short, Purdue; Alex Okafor, Texas; Trevardo Williams, Connecticut |
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Emmannuel Acho, Texas; Dion Bailey, USC; Arthur Brown, Kansas State; Sammy Brown, Houston; Khaseem Greene, Rutgers; Dont'a Hightower, Alabama; Mychal Kendricks, Cal; Jake Knott, Iowa State; Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State; Khalil Mack, Buffalo; Sean Spence, Miami; Mike Taylor, Wisconsin; Chase Thomas, Stanford
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Ricardo Allen, Purdue; Isaiah Frey, Nevada; E.J. Gaines, Missouri; Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt; Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech; Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama; Robert Lester, Alabama; Nigel Malone, Kansas State; Bud Noel, Wake Forest; Larry Parker, San Diego State; Phillip Thomas, Syracuse
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Drew Alleman, LSU; Brett Baer, Louisiana-Lafayette; Kevin Fitzpatrick, Tulsa; Jack Griffin, FIU; Andre Heidari, USC; Dustin Hopkins, Florida State; Brett Maher, Nebraska; Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State; Justin Tucker, Texas
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Ian Campbell, UTEP; Steven Clark, Auburn; Bobby Cowan, Idaho; Brandon McManus, Temple; Shaun Powell, Florida State; Jackson Rice, Oregon; Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State
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Luther Ambrose, Louisiana-Monroe; George Atkinson III, Notre Dame; John Evans, Western Kentucky; T.Y. Hilton, Florida International; Greg McCoy, TCU; Taveon Rogers, New Mexico State; De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon
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Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin; Tavon Austin, West Virginia; Tracy Lampley, Southern Miss; Marquis Maze, Alabama; Eric Page, Toldeo; Devon Wylie, Fresno State
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