Offense

QB    TIM TEBOW, FLORIDA
The first sophomore ever to win the Heisman Trophy, Tebow started all 13 games and accounted for 55 touchdowns — 32 through the air and 23 on the ground. He led the Gators in rushing with 895 yards, amassed 4,181 yards of total offense, and became the first player in NCAA history to run and throw for 20 or more touchdowns each in the same season.

RB    KNOWSHON MORENO, GEORGIA
The SEC’s reigning Freshman of the Year and a consensus 2007 all-conference selection, Moreno ran over, around and through opposing defenses to the tune of 1,334 yards. The New Jersey import averaged 103 rushing yards per game and 5.4 per carry, scored 14 touchdowns and added 20 pass receptions to the Bulldog cause.

RB    CHRIS WELLS, OHIO STATE
Wells was a bright spot in the BCS Championship game with 146 rushing yards and a 65-yard run in the contest. The 2007 Buckeyes’ Most Valuable Player, Wells ran for a school sophomore record 1,609 yards and 15 touchdowns for the year, averaging just under six yards per carry and eclipsing the century mark in nine separate games.

WR    MICHAEL CRABTREE, TEXAS TECH
Crabtree won the 2007 Biletnikoff Award after leading the nation and setting NCAA freshman records with 134 receptions, 1,962 receiving yards and 22 TD catches. He was the Big 12’s co-Freshman of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-American.

WR    PERCY HARVIN, FLORIDA
In his two years as a Gator, Harvin has rushed for 1,192 yards — not bad for a wide receiver. He sports a 9.6-yard career rushing average with nine TDs. He has caught 93 passes for 1,285 yards and six more scores. As a sophomore last season, the double-threat from Virginia Beach averaged 14.5 yards on 59 catches.

TE    TRAVIS BECKUM, WISCONSIN
After spending his freshman year as a backup on defense and on special teams, Beckum has made a splash at tight end over the last two seasons. As a 2007 All-American, Beckum caught 75 passes — 45 more than anybody else on the team. His 982 receiving yards last fall topped the nation’s tight ends.

OL    ANTHONY PARKER, TENNESSEE
A consensus first-team All-SEC honoree and second-team AP All-American in 2007, Parker returns for his final season as the spearhead of the Tennessee offensive line.  Last season, he started 13 games at left guard for the Big Orange O-Line that led the nation with just four sacks allowed.

OL    DUKE ROBINSON, OKLAHOMA
Over the course of his starting career, the 2007 AP and AFCA first-team All-American has registered more than 200 knockdown blocks, including highs of 13 against Miami last year. He graded out at 85 percent as a blocker for the season.

OL    ANDRE SMITH, ALABAMA
Smith is a 340-pound load who has been entrenched as the starter at the crucial left tackle position for the Tide since the day he first enrolled in school as a 2006 freshman. Last year, he landed on the All-SEC first team and captured the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the conference’s best offensive lineman.

OL    RYAN STANCHEK, WEST VIRGINIA
Stanchek enters his fourth season as a regular. He was a Freshman All-American in 2005, second-team All-Big East in ’06, and FWAA first-team All-America in ’07. He had 103 knockdown blocks on a 2007 line that paved the way for almost 300 rushing yards per game and facilitated 1,000-yard seasons for both Patrick White and Steve Slaton.

C    JONATHAN LUIGS, ARKANSAS
Luigs spearheaded the line that cleared the way for two 1,000-yard rushers — Darren McFadden and Felix Jones. He actually graded higher on passing plays (96.9 percent) than on running plays (86.1 percent), grading out at 90.4 percent overall. He has been a consensus first-team All-SEC choice the last two years, won the Rimington Award last season as a junior and now enters his fourth year as a starter.

Defense

DT    TERRILL BYRD, CINCINNATI
Two years ago, Byrd registered 8.5 tackles behind the line. Last season, he doubled that number, coming away with a team-high 17, including 15 solos, for minus-77 yards. He also posted eight sacks from his inside position, seven of the solo variety, for 56 yards in losses. Byrd is a two-time first-team All-Big East honoree, and last year he landed on the AP All-America second-team.

DT    GERALD McCOY, OKLAHOMA
That stubborn clog in the middle of the Oklahoma defensive front, McCoy racked up 6.5 tackles for a loss and a pair of sacks in 2007. He logged two tackles behind the line, a sack and a quarterback hurry in OU’s regular-season win over Missouri, and added two more tackles for a loss and a sack against Texas A&M.

DE    MAURICE EVANS, PENN STATE
Evans is a consensus first-team All-Big Ten returnee. Among his 54 total stops last fall were 21.5 for 117 yards in losses. He also registered 12.5 sacks for the year. In the win at Indiana, Evans racked up 4.5 tackles for a loss with 3.5 sacks and forced two fumbles, one of which he returned 55 yards to set up a field goal. He forced two fumbles in the Alamo Bowl win over Texas A&M.

DE    GEORGE SELVIE, USF
Selvie has accumulated eye-popping numbers: 46.5 tackles for a loss, 20 sacks, 22 quarterback hurries and seven forced fumbles over just the last two years. He led the nation last fall with 31.5 tackles behind the line, establishing a Big East record, and came in second nationally with 14.5 sacks. Selvie was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year and was a consensus first-team All-America.

LB    JAMES LAURINAITIS, OHIO STATE
In 2006, Laurinaitis won the Nagurski Award as the nation’s top defensive player. Last year, he added the Butkus Award as the nation’s best linebacker. He was also the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-American. Last year, he totaled 121 stops, with 8.5 of them for losses and five sacks. He also picked off two passes.

LB    REY MAUALUGA, USC
Maualuga drops into coverage better than the average 250-pounder, as his three career interceptions attest. He has 194 career tackles and has batted down eight pass attempts. He had 10.5 tackles behind the line, including six sacks, in 2007, and is a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection.

LB    SCOTT McKILLOP, PITTSBURGH
McKillop led the nation in total tackles with 12.6 per game and finished second in solos with 8.2. Of his 151 total stops, nine were for losses totaling 31 yards. Of all the plays McKillop made last fall, none was bigger than the stop he made on West Virginia’s Steve Slaton on 4th-and-3 late in the fourth quarter, blunting a Mountaineer drive and securing the Panthers’ memorable 13–9 victory to close the season. McKillop was on the All-Big East first team and AP All-America third team.

CB    MIKE MICKENS, CINCINNATI
Mickens was selected to the Football Writers Association of America All-America team as well as first-team All-Big East in 2007 after a season in which he collected 53 tackles and six interceptions from his cornerback post. He ran two of his picks back for touchdowns, including a 79-yard streak up the sideline at then No. 20 USF. He has been a starter all three years in Cincinnati.

CB    ALPHONSO SMITH, WAKE FOREST
Smith tied for first nationally in 2007 with eight interceptions, and he ran three back for touchdowns. In two separate games, he picked off passes on the opponents’ first play from scrimmage. On one of those occasions the opponent was Boston College’s Matt Ryan, and he scored on that one from 21 yards out. Smith snagged end zone interceptions against Florida State and NC State, and for good measure, he led the ACC in both passes defended with 18 and fumbles forced with four.

S    PATRICK CHUNG, OREGON
Chung finished his debut season of 2005 as the team’s second-leading tackler with 58 total stops and was chosen the Pac-10’s Freshman of the Year. He registered half of his eight career INTs in 2006, when he also ran a punt back for a touchdown. Last season, he made first-team All-Pac-10 and second-team AP All-America by leading the Ducks in tackles with 117, including 7.5 for a loss, and added two picks and seven pass breakups.

S    TAYLOR MAYS, USC
Mays moved into the lineup at free safety during the first game of his freshman season and has not relinquished the assignment. Mays’ 65 total stops in 2007 ranked third on the team, and he posted a career-best 12 in the Oregon game. He has registered 127 tackles, four interceptions and nine pass breakups his first two seasons, and he has received All-America mention both years.

Specialists

K    THOMAS WEBER, ARIZONA STATE
Weber, the 2007 Groza Award winner as the nation’s best kicker, set a school record by connecting on 17 straight field goals over the first nine games of the season. He missed only one of his 25 attempts all year and landed on the All-Pac 10 and AP All-America first teams.

P    KEVIN HUBER, CINCINNATI
Huber led the nation in 2007 with a 46.9-yard average on 57 punts. On 26 of his boots (34 percent) he nailed Bearcat opponents inside their own 20, and not one was blocked. Huber ended up on the All-Big East first team, and also was first-team AP All-America.

KR    A.J. JEFFERSON, FRESNO STATE
Jefferson holds Fresno State’s single-season and career records with two kickoff returns for touchdowns. He led the nation in with a 35.8-yard average on 26 runbacks and was named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week three times in 2007.

PR    JEREMY MACLIN, MISSOURI
Maclin was named first-team all-purpose back on both the All-Big 12 and AP All-America teams, leading the conference and finishing seventh nationally with 198 yards per game. He averaged 12.3 yards per punt return and brought two back all the way.

Second Team All-America

Offense

QB    Chase Daniel    Missouri
RB    Noel Devine  West Virginia
RB    Damion Fletcher    Southern Miss
WR    Aaron Kelly    Clemson
WR    Jeremy Maclin    Missouri
TE    Chase Coffman    Missouri
OL    Ciron Black    LSU
OL    Jeff Byers    USC
OL    Michael Oher    Ole Miss
OL    Louis Vasquez    Texas Tech
C    Alex Mack    California

Defense

DE    Tyson Jackson    LSU
DE    Greg Middleton    Indiana
DT    Mitch King    Iowa
DT    Vance Walker    Georgia Tech
LB    Darry Beckwith    LSU
LB    Joe Mortensen    Kansas
LB    Brandon Spikes    Florida
CB    Victor Harris    Virginia Tech
CB    Malcolm Jenkins    Ohio State
S    Eric Berry    Tennessee
S    William Moore    Missouri

Specialists

K    Austin Starr    Indiana
P    Louie Sakoda    Utah
KR    Marcus Herford    Kansas
PR    Brandon James    Florida

Third Team All-America

Offense

QB    Patrick White    West Virginia
RB    LeSean McCoy    Pittsburgh
RB    Javon Ringer    Michigan State
WR   Arrelious Benn    Illinois
WR   Brandon Gibson    Washington State
TE    Darius Hill    Ball State
OL    Alex Boone    Ohio State
OL    Ray Feinga    BYU
OL    Andrew Gardner    Georgia Tech
OL    Greg Isdaner    West Virginia
C    Max Unger    Oregon

Defense

DE    Greg Hardy    Ole Miss
DE    Nick Reed    Oregon
DT    Geno Atkins    Georgia
DT    George Hypolite    Colorado
LB    Brian Cushing    USC
LB    Adam Leonard    Hawaii
LB    Clayton Mullins    Miami (Ohio)
CB    Vontae Davis    Illinois
CB    D.J. Moore    Vanderbilt
S    Nic Harris    Oklahoma
S    Derek Pegues    Mississippi State

Specialists

K    Jeff Wolfert    Missouri
P    Chris Miller    Ball State
KR    David Gilreath    Wisconsin
PR    Joe Burnett    UCF