2020 College Football All-America Team

The 2020 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 the 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 2020 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), Sporting News (TSN, from its historic name of The Sporting News), Sports Illustrated (SI), The Athletic (Athletic), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, 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 half 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-eight players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2020, thirteen of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)^[6]

2020 Consensus All-Americans^[7]
Name	Position	Year	University
Mac Jones	Quarterback	Junior	Alabama
Breece Hall*	Running back	Sophomore	Iowa State
Najee Harris*	Running back	Senior	Alabama
Elijah Moore	Wide receiver	Junior	Ole Miss
DeVonta Smith*	Wide receiver	Senior	Alabama
Kyle Pitts*	Tight end	Junior	Florida
Landon Dickerson*	Center	Senior	Alabama
Aaron Banks	Offensive line	Senior	Notre Dame
Brady Christensen		Junior	BYU
Wyatt Davis*		Junior	Ohio State
Liam Eichenberg		Senior	Notre Dame
Kenyon Green		Sophomore	Texas A&M
Alex Leatherwood*		Senior	Alabama
Tarron Jackson	Defensive line	Senior	Coastal Carolina
Patrick Jones II		Senior	Pittsburgh
Daviyon Nixon*		Junior	Iowa
Darius Stills		Senior	West Virginia
Rashad Weaver		Senior	Pittsburgh
Zaven Collins*	Linebacker	Junior	Tulsa
Joseph Ossai		Junior	Texas
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah*		Senior	Notre Dame
Talanoa Hufanga	Defensive back	Junior	USC
Brandon Joseph		Freshman	Northwestern
Patrick Surtain II*		Junior	Alabama
Shaun Wade		Senior	Ohio State
José Borregales*	Kicker	Senior	Miami (FL)
Pressley Harvin III*	Punter	Senior	Georgia Tech
Travis Etienne	All-Purpose/Return Specialist	Senior	Clemson
Avery Williams	All-Purpose/Return Specialist	Senior	Boise State

Offense

Quarterback

Mac Jones, Alabama (AFCA, AP, Athletic, ESPN, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson (FWAA, Phil Steele)
Kyle Trask, Florida (CBS)

Running back

Breece Hall, Iowa State (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
Najee Harris, Alabama (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, WCFF)
Jaret Patterson, Buffalo (Athletic, USAT)

Wide receiver

Jaelon Darden, North Texas (ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, USAT)
Elijah Moore, Ole Miss (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, Phil Steele, TSN, WCFF)
DeVonta Smith, Alabama (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)

Tight end

Kyle Pitts, Florida (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)

Offensive line

Aaron Banks, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP, ESPN, USAT)
Brady Christensen, BYU (AP, CBS, ESPN, USAT, WCFF)
Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech (CBS)
Wyatt Davis, Ohio State (AFCA, AP, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, WCFF)
Liam Eichenberg, Notre Dame (AFCA, Athletic, CBS, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, WCFF)
Kenyon Green, Texas A&M (Athletic, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN)
Alex Leatherwood, Alabama (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa (Athletic, USAT)
Cain Madden, Marshall (Athletic, USAT)

Center

Landon Dickerson, Alabama (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, WCFF)

Defense

Defensive line

JaQuan Bailey, Iowa State (FWAA, Phil Steele)
Christian Barmore, Alabama (CBS)
Haskell Garrett, Ohio State (CBS)
Cade Hall, San Jose State (TSN)
Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina (AFCA, AP, Athletic, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, WCFF)
Patrick Jones II, Pittsburgh (TSN, WCFF)
Alim McNeill, North Carolina State (Athletic)
Daviyon Nixon, Iowa (AFCA, AP, Athletic, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
Jaelan Phillips, Miami (FL) (AFCA, Athletic, CBS, USAT)
Darius Stills, West Virginia (AP, ESPN, TSN, USAT)
Rashad Weaver, Pittsburgh (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, USAT, WCFF)

Linebacker

Zaven Collins, Tulsa (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
Dylan Moses, Alabama (AFCA)
Joseph Ossai, Texas (AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, WCFF)
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
Mike Rose, Iowa State (Athletic, Phil Steele, USAT)
Chazz Surratt, North Carolina (TSN)

Defensive back

Sauce Gardner, Cincinnati (FWAA, Phil Steele, USAT)
Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame (FWAA, Phil Steele)
Talanoa Hufanga, Southern California (AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
Shemar Jean-Charles, Appalachian State (WCFF)
Brandon Joseph, Northwestern (AFCA, AP, CBS, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
Tiawan Mullen, Indiana (FWAA, Phil Steele)
Greg Newsome II, Northwestern (Athletic)
Trevon Moehrig, TCU (ESPN)
Derek Stingley Jr., LSU (AFCA)
Eric Stokes, Georgia (CBS)
Patrick Surtain II, Alabama (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
Shaun Wade, Ohio State (AFCA, AP, ESPN, TSN)
James Wiggins, Cincinnati (Athletic)

Special teams

Kicker

José Borregales, Miami (FL) (AFCA, AP, Athletic, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, WCFF)
Will Reichard, Alabama (CBS)
Cade York, LSU (ESPN, USAT)

Punter

Pressley Harvin III, Georgia Tech (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
Zach Von Rosenberg, LSU (Athletic)

All-purpose / return specialist

Travis Etienne, Clemson (AP, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN)
Thomas Fletcher, Alabama (Phil Steele)
Jeremiah Haydel, Texas State (ESPN)
Marcus Jones, Houston (CBS, FWAA, Phil Steele)
Chris Smith, Louisiana (CBS)
DeVonta Smith, Alabama (CBS)
Kadarius Toney, Florida (Athletic)
Avery Williams, Boise State (AFCA, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)

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.
^ NCAA Announces Consensus All-America Team
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2023. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

References

CBS Sports All-America Team
ESPN All-America Team
The Athletic All-America Team
USA Today All-America Team
AP All-America Team
The Sporting News All-America Team
"2020 FWAA ALL-AMERICA TEAM UNVEILED". Football Writers Association of America. December 30, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021.
American Football Coaches Association All-America Team
2020 Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team
Phil Steele All-America Team

[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] NCAA Announces Consensus All-America Team

[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 2020 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Mac Jones RB Breece Hall RB Najee Harris WR Elijah Moore WR DeVonta Smith OT Brady Christensen OT Liam Eichenberg OT Alex Leatherwood OG Aaron Banks OG Wyatt Davis OG Kenyon Green C Landon Dickerson TE Kyle Pitts
Defense	DE Tarron Jackson DE Patrick Jones II DE Rashad Weaver DT Daviyon Nixon DT Darius Stills LB Zaven Collins LB Joseph Ossai LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah CB Talanoa Hufanga CB Patrick Surtain II S Shaun Wade S Brandon Joseph
Special teams	K José Borregales P Pressley Harvin III AP Travis Etienne AP Avery Williams

v t e 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season
Conference seasons	American ACC Big 12 Big Ten C-USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt
Inter-conference	Bowl games Rankings
All-Americans	2020 College Football All-America Team