Watkins and Allen named AP All-Americans |
Clemson had two players named to the AP All-America first-team on Wednesday, with tight end
Dwayne Allen
Dwayne Allen RS Jr. Tight End #83 6-3, 255 Fayetteville, NC View Full Profile
and freshman
Sammy WatkinsSammy Watkins Fr. Wide Receiver #2 6-1, 200 Fort Myers, FL View Full Profile
, selected as an all-purpose player. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback — Robert Griffin III, junior, 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, Baylor. Running backs — Montee Ball, junior, 5-11, 210, Wisconsin; Trent Richardson, junior, 5-11, 224, Alabama. Tackles — Barrett Jones, senior, 6-5, 311, Alabama; Matt Kalil, junior, 6-7, 295, Southern California. Guards — David DeCastro, senior, 6-5, 310, Stanford; Kevin Zeitler, senior, 6-4, 318, Wisconsin. Center — David Molk, senior, 6-2, 286, Michigan. Wide receivers — Justin Blackmon, junior, 6-1, 215, Oklahoma State; Robert Woods, sophomore, 6-1, 180, Southern California. Tight end — Dwayne Allen, junior, 6-4, 255, Clemson. All-purpose player — Sammy Watkins, freshman, 6-1, 180, Clemson. Kicker — Randy Bullock, senior, 5-9, 212, Texas A&M. DEFENSE Ends — Melvin Ingram, senior, 6-2, 276, South Carolina; Whitney Mercilus, junior, 6-4, 265, Illinois. Tackles — Devon Still, senior, 6-5, 310, Penn State; Jerel Worthy, junior, 6-3, 310, Michigan State. Linebackers — Luke Kuechly, junior, 6-3, 237, Boston College; Jarvis Jones, sophomore, 6-3, 241, Georgia; Dont'a Hightower, junior, 6-4, 260, Alabama. Cornerbacks — Morris Claiborne, junior, 6-0, 185, LSU; Tyrann Mathieu, sophomore, 5-9, 175, LSU. Safeties — Mark Barron, senior, 6-2, 218, Alabama; Bacarri Rambo, junior, 6-0, 218, Georgia. Punter — Brad Wing, freshman, 6-3, 184, LSU. SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback — Andrew Luck, junior, Stanford. Running backs — LaMichael James, junior, Oregon; David Wilson, junior, Virginia Tech. Tackles — Jonathan Martin, senior, Stanford; Nate Potter, senior, Boise State. Guards —Will Blackwell, senior, LSU; Austin Pazstor, senior, Virginia. Center — Peter Konz, junior, Wisconsin. Wide receivers — Ryan Broyles, senior, Oklahoma; Kendall Wright, senior, Baylor. Tight end — Tyler Eifert, junior, Notre Dame. All-purpose player — Joe Adams, senior, Arkansas. Kicker — Caleb Sturgis, junior, Florida. DEFENSE Ends — Frank Alexander, senior, Oklahoma; Vinny Curry, senior, Marshall. Tackles — Joe Vellano, junior, Maryland; Derek Wolfe, senior, Cincinnati. Linebackers — Courtney Upshaw, senior, Alabama; Lavonte David, senior, Nebraska; Manti Teo, junior, Notre Dame. Cornerbacks — David Amerson, sophomore, North Carolina State; Dre Kirkpatrick, junior, Alabama. Safeties — Markelle Martin, senior, Oklahoma State; Antonio Allen, senior, South Carolina. Punter — Ryan Allen, junior, Louisiana Tech. THIRD TEAM Quarterback — Matt Barkley, junior, Southern California. Running backs — Ronnie Hillman, sophomore, San Diego State; Bobby Rainey, senior, Western Kentucky. Tackles — Levy Adcock, senior, Oklahoma State; Cordy Glenn, senior, Georgia. Guards — Ryan Miller, senior, Colorado; Gabe Ikard, sophomore, Oklahoma. Center — Grant Garner, senior, Oklahoma State. Wide receivers — Jordan White, senior, Western Michigan; Patrick Edwards, senior, Houston. Tight end — Coby Fleener, senior, Stanford. All-purpose player — Tavon Austin, junior, West Virginia. Kicker — Quinn Sharp, junior, Oklahoma State. DEFENSE Ends — Sam Montgomery, sophomore, LSU; Andre Branch, senior, Clemson. Tackles — John Simon, junior, Ohio State; Fletcher Cox, junior, Mississippi State. Linebackers — Tank Carder, senior, TCU; Sammy Brown, senior, Houston; Emmanuel Acho, senior, Texas. Cornerbacks — Nigel Malone, junior, Kansas State; Brodrick Brown, junior, Oklahoma State. Safeties — Josh Bush, senior, Wake Forest; George Iloka, senior, Boise State. Punter — Shawn Powell, senior, Florida State
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