The Alabama Crimson Tide landed six players on the AP All-America team, including three of its stars on the defense being named first team All-Americans.
Kool-Aid McKinstry, Terrion Arnold, and Dallas Turner all made the first-team, giving Alabama a nation leading three first-team AP All-Americans.
Freshman defensive back Caleb Downs was also named to the second team along with offensive tackle JC Latham, while kicker Will Reichard was named to the third team.
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“Consensus” All-American status is determined by five outlets, the American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Walter Camp in addition to the AP.
While the AP had three Alabama players on the first team, Walter Camp did not have any, marking the first time since 2019 that Alabama did not have a unanimous All-American.
Walter Camp named Latham, McKinstry, and Turner to the second team, while the Football Writers Association of America had only Dallas Turner on the first team.
The SEC led the way on the AP first-team roster with nine representatives, while the Big-10 was second with six.
Here is the entire AP All-America first-team:
Offense:
- QB: Jayden Daniels, LSU
- RB: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
- RB: Cody Schrader, Missouri
- WR: Malik Nabers, LSU
- WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
- WR: Rome Odunze, Washington
- TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia
- Tackle: Joe Alt, Notre Dame
- Tackle: Olu Fashanu, Penn State
- Guard: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
- Guard: Zak Zinter, Michigan
- Center: Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
- All-Purpose: Travis Hunter, Colorado
- Kicker: Graham Nicholson, Miami (Ohio)
Defense:
- EDGE: Laiatu Latu, UCLA
- EDGE: Jalen Green, James Madison
- DL: T’Vondre Sweat, Texas
- DL: Jer’Zahn Newton, Illinois
- LB: Payton Wilson, NC State
- LB: Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
- LB: Dallas Turner, Alabama
- CB: Cooper DeJean, Iowa
- CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
- DB: Terrion Arnold, Alabama
- S: Malaki Starks, Georgia
- S: Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
- Punter: Tory Taylor, Iowa
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP
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