2017 College Football All-America Team

The 2017 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp.^[1]^[2]^[3] The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled, in 1950, the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide.^[4] Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, including all NCAA championship sports.

The 2017 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, Athlon Sports, and Fox Sports (FOX).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least two of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.^[5]

Twenty-seven players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2017, 14 of them being unanimous. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*).^[6]

2017 Consensus All-Americans^[7]
Name	Position	Year	University
Baker Mayfield*	Quarterback	Senior	Oklahoma
Bryce Love*	Running back	Junior	Stanford
Rashaad Penny	Running back	Senior	San Diego State
Michael Gallup	Wide receiver	Senior	Colorado State
Anthony Miller	Wide receiver	Senior	Memphis
James Washington*	Wide receiver	Senior	Oklahoma State
Mark Andrews*	Tight end	Junior	Oklahoma
Orlando Brown Jr.*	Offensive line	Junior	Oklahoma
Mike McGlinchey		Senior	Notre Dame
Quenton Nelson*		Senior	Notre Dame
Cody O'Connell		Senior	Washington State
Billy Price*	Center	Senior	Ohio State
Bradley Chubb*	Defensive line	Senior	North Carolina State
Sutton Smith		Sophomore	Northern Illinois
Maurice Hurst Jr.		Senior	Michigan
Hercules Mata'afa		Junior	Washington State
Ed Oliver	Defensive tackle	Sophomore	Houston
Josey Jewell*	Linebacker	Senior	Iowa
Roquan Smith*	Linebacker	Junior	Georgia
Josh Jackson*	Defensive back	Junior	Iowa
Denzel Ward		Junior	Ohio State
DeShon Elliott*		Junior	Texas
Minkah Fitzpatrick*		Junior	Alabama
Michael Dickson*	Punter	Junior	Texas
Matt Gay	Kicker	Junior	Utah
Saquon Barkley	All-purpose	Junior	Penn State
Dante Pettis	All-purpose	Senior	Washington

Offense

Quarterback

Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)

Running back

Saquon Barkley, Penn State (AFCA, WCFF)
Bryce Love, Stanford (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)
Rashaad Penny, San Diego State (AP, FWAA, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)

Wide receiver

Michael Gallup, Colorado State (FWAA, WCFF, Athlon)
David Sills V, West Virginia (TSN, SI, CBS)
James Washington, Oklahoma State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)
Anthony Miller, Memphis (AP, AFCA, USAT, ESPN, CFN, Athlon)

Tight end

Mark Andrews, Oklahoma (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)

Offensive line

Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin (SI, CFN)
Orlando Brown Jr., Oklahoma (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)
David Edwards, Wisconsin (AFCA)
Will Hernandez, UTEP (USAT)
Mitch Hyatt, Clemson (TSN, ESPN)
Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, SI, USAT, CBS, CFN, Athlon)
Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)
Cody O'Connell, Washington State (WCFF, TSN)
Chukwuma Okorafor, Western Michigan (FWAA)
Billy Price, Ohio State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CFN, Athlon)
Frank Ragnow, Arkansas (CBS)
Braden Smith, Auburn (AP, ESPN, CBS, Athlon)

Defense

Defensive line

Mat Boesen, TCU (SI)
Nick Bosa, Ohio State (AFCA)
Austin Bryant, Clemson (FWAA)
Bradley Chubb, North Carolina State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)
Clelin Ferrell, Clemson (AP, Athlon)
Maurice Hurst Jr., Michigan (AP, TSN, USAT, ESPN, CBS, Athlon)
Hercules Mata'afa, Washington State (AP, WCFF, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)
Ed Oliver, Houston (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, USAT, ESPN, CBS)
Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois (FWAA, WCFF, USAT, CFN)
Christian Wilkins, Clemson (AFCA, TSN, CFN)

Linebacker

T. J. Edwards, Wisconsin (AP, USAT, ESPN, Athlon)
Rashaan Evans, Alabama, (AFCA)
Jeff Holland, Auburn (SI)
Josey Jewell, Iowa (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)
Micah Kiser, Virginia (TSN)
Joel Lanning, Iowa State (FWAA)
Dorian O'Daniel, Clemson (SI)
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma (WCFF, CBS)
Roquan Smith, Georgia (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)

Defensive back

Quin Blanding, Virginia (CFN)
Carlton Davis, Auburn (SI)
Jalen Davis, Utah State (WCFF)
DeShon Elliott, Texas (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, ESPN, Athlon)
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)
Josh Jackson, Iowa (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Athlon)
Derwin James, Florida State (FWAA, USAT, CBS)
Julian Love, Notre Dame (CFN)
Denzel Ward, Ohio State (AP, AFCA, TSN, USAT, ESPN, CBS, Athlon)

Special teams

Kicker

Daniel Carlson, Auburn (AFCA, WCFF, CBS)
Matt Gay, Utah (AP, FWAA, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CFN, Athlon)

Punter

Michael Dickson, Texas (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, USAT, ESPN, CBS, Athlon)
J. K. Scott, Alabama (CFN)
Johnny Townsend, Florida (SI)

All-purpose / return specialist

Saquon Barkley, Penn State (AP, FWAA, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS, Athlon)
Dante Pettis, Washington (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, CFN, Athlon)
Tony Pollard, Memphis (FWAA, WCFF, CFN, Athlon)

Footnotes

^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
^ Martin, John Stuart (October 1961). "Walter Camp and His Gridiron Game". American Heritage. 12 (6). Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
^ Newsome, Ron. "Amos Alonzo Stagg: Just Who Was This Guy, Anyway?". CBS Interactive/NCAA.org. Retrieved October 17, 2011.^{[dead link]}
^ "Football Award Winners". NCAA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
^ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
^ DeGroff, Tammy (December 14, 2017). "ANTHONY MILLER NAMED NCAA CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICAN". gotigersgo.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2023. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

References

Sports Illustrated All-America Team
Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team
College Football News All-America Team (Defense)
College Football News All-America Team (Offense)
Associated Press All-America Team. Archived from the original
USA Today All-America Team
"2017 FWAA ALL-AMERICA TEAM UNVEILED". Football Writers Association of America. December 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017.
2017 ESPN All-America team
Sporting News 2017 college football All-Americans
2017 CBS Sports All-America team
"OKLAHOMA'S BAKER MAYFIELD AND ALABAMA'S MINKAH FITZPATRICK HEADLINE THE 2017 AFCA FBS COACHES' ALL-AMERICA TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). American Football Coaches Association. December 13, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma lead college football consensus All-Americans
College Football's 2017 Postseason All-America Team (Athlon Sports)

[1] The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.

[2] Martin, John Stuart (October 1961). "Walter Camp and His Gridiron Game". American Heritage. 12 (6). Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

[3] Newsome, Ron. "Amos Alonzo Stagg: Just Who Was This Guy, Anyway?". CBS Interactive/NCAA.org. Retrieved October 17, 2011.^{[dead link]}

[4] "Football Award Winners". NCAA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

[5] "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

[6] DeGroff, Tammy (December 14, 2017). "ANTHONY MILLER NAMED NCAA CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICAN". gotigersgo.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.

[7] "Football Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2023. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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v t e 2017 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Baker Mayfield RB Bryce Love RB Rashaad Penny WR Michael Gallup WR Anthony Miller WR James Washington OT Orlando Brown Jr. OT Mike McGlinchey OG Quenton Nelson OG Cody O'Connell C Billy Price TE Mark Andrews
Defense	DE Bradley Chubb DE Sutton Smith DT Maurice Hurst Jr. DT Hercules Mata'afa DT Ed Oliver LB Josey Jewell LB Roquan Smith CB Josh Jackson CB Denzel Ward S DeShon Elliott S Minkah Fitzpatrick
Special teams	P Michael Dickson PK Matt Gay AP Saquon Barkley AP Dante Pettis

v t e 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season
Conference seasons	The American ACC Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt
Inter-conference	Bowl games Rankings
All-Americans	2017 College Football All-America Team