AP All-American Teams

Ohio State Players in Bold

 

First team

Quarterback - Troy Smith, 6-foot-1, 215 pounds, senior, Ohio State.
Running backs - Darren McFadden, 6-2, 212, sophomore, Arkansas; Steve Slaton, 5-10, 195, sophomore, West Virginia.
Wide receivers - Calvin Johnson, 6-5, 235, junior, Georgia, Tech; Dwayne Jarrett, 6-5, 210, junior, Southern California.
Tight end - Matt Spaeth, 6-7, 265, senior, Minnesota.
Tackles - Jake Long, 6-7, 313, senior, Michigan; Joe Thomas, 6-8, 313, senior, Wisconsin.
Guards - Josh Beekman, 6-2, 318, senior, Boston College; Justin Blalock, 6-4, 335, senior, Texas.
Center - Dan Mozes, 6-4, 290, senior, West Virginia.
Kicker - Justin Medlock, 6-0, 197, senior, UCLA.
All-purpose player - DeSean Jackson, 6-0, 178, sophomore, California.
Ends - LaMarr Woodley, 6-2, 269, senior, Michigan; Gaines Adams, 6-5, 265, senior, Clemson.
Tackles - Glenn Dorsey, 6-2, 299, junior, LSU; Quinn Pitcock, 6-3, 295, senior, Ohio State.
Linebackers - Paul Posluszny, 6-2, 238, senior, Penn State; Patrick Willis, 6-2, 240, senior, Mississippi; James Laurinaitis, 6-3, 244, sophomore, Ohio State.
Cornerbacks - Leon Hall, 5-11, 193, senior, Michigan; Daymeion Hughes, 6-0, 188, senior, California.
Safeties - LaRon Landry, 6-2, 202, senior, LSU; Reggie Nelson, 6-1, 175, junior, Florida.
Punter - Daniel Sepulveda, 6-3, 230, senior, Baylor.

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Second team

Quarterback - Brady Quinn, senior, Notre Dame.
Running backs - Ray Rice, sophomore, Rutgers; Mike Hart, junior, Michigan.
Wide receivers - Jarrett Dillard, sophomore, Rice; Jeff Samardzija, senior, Notre Dame.
Tight end - Zach Miller, junior, Arizona State.
Tackles - Sam Baker, junior, Southern California; Arron Sears, senior, Tennessee.
Guards - Ben Grubbs, senior, Auburn; T.J. Downing, senior, Ohio State.
Center - Ryan Kalil, senior, Southern California.
Kicker - Arthur Carmody, junior, Louisville.
All-purpose player - Ted Ginn. Jr., junior, Ohio State.
Ends - Justin Hickman, senior, UCLA; Mkristo Bruce, senior, Washington State.
Tackles - Alan Branch, junior, Michigan; Amobi Okoye, senior, Louisville.
Linebackers - Dan Connor, junior, Penn State; Ameer Ismail, senior, Western Michigan; David Harris, senior, Michigan.
Cornerbacks - Aaron Ross, senior, Texas; Ryan Smith, senior, Florida.
Safeties - Eric Weddle, senior, Utah; Michael Griffin, senior, Texas.
Punter - Durant Brooks, junior, Georgia Tech.

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Third team

Quarterback - Colt Brennan, junior, Hawaii.
Running backs - Ian Johnson, sophomore, Boise State; Garrett Wolfe, senior, Northern Illinois.
Wide receivers - Robert Meachem, junior, Tennessee; Johnnie Lee Higgins, senior, UTEP.
Tight end - Jonny Harline, senior, BYU.
Tackles - Levi Brown, senior, Penn State; Tony Igoh, senior, Arkansas.
Guards - Kurt Quarterman, senior, Louisville; Nathan Bennett, senior, Clemson.
Center - Jonathan Luigs, sophomore, Arkansas.
Kicker - Mason Crosby, senior, Colorado.
All-purpose player - Sammie Stroughter, junior, Oregon State.
Ends - Quentin Moses, senior, Georgia; Anthony Spencer, senior, Purdue.
Tackles - Jay Alford, senior, Penn State; Eric Foster, junior, Rutgers.
Linebackers - H.B. Blades, senior, Pittsburgh; Rufus Alexander, senior, Oklahoma; Brandon Siler, junior, Florida.
Cornerbacks - Dwight Lowery, junior, San Jose State; Brandon Flowers, sophomore, Virginia Tech.
Safeties - Tra Battle, senior, Georgia; Tom Zbikowski, senior, Notre Dame.
Punter - Jeremy Kapinos, senior, Penn State.