Paul Dawson and Trevone Boykin named AP All-Americans

Earlier today, Paul Dawson and Trevone Boykin were named AP All-Americans--with Dawson making the first time and Boykin making the second team. Dawson finished the regular season with 128 tackles, 5 sacks, and 4 interceptions. Boykin, who finished second to Heisman winner Marcus Mariota, racked up 4,356 yards of total offense and 39 total touchdowns. 3,714 of those yards came through the air, along with 30 passing touchdowns.

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Marcus Mariota, junior, 6-foot-4, 219 pounds, Oregon

Running backs — Melvin Gordon, junior, 6-1, 213, Wisconsin; Tevin Coleman, junior, 6-1, 210, Indiana.

Tackles — Brandon Scherff, senior, 6-5, 320, Iowa; Spencer Drango, junior, 6-6, 310, Baylor.

Guards — Tre Jackson, senior, 6-4, 330, Florida State; Laken Tomlinson, senior, 6-3, 320, Duke.

Center — Reese Dismukes, senior, 6-3, 296, Auburn.

Tight End — Nick O'Leary, senior, 6-3, 247, Florida State.

Wide receivers — Amari Cooper, junior, 6-1, 210, Alabama; Rashard Higgins, sophomore, 6-2, 188, Colorado State.

Kicker — Roberto Aguayo, sophomore, 6-1, 203, Florida State.

All-purpose player — Shaq Thompson, junior, 6-1, 228, Washington.

DEFENSE

Ends — Joey Bosa, sophomore, 6-5, 278, Ohio State; Vic Beasley, senior, 6-3, 235, Clemson.

Tackles — Malcolm Brown, junior, 6-2, 320, Texas; Danny Shelton, junior, 6-2, 339, Washington.

Linebackers — Scooby Wright III, sophomore, 6-1, 246, Arizona; Hau'oli Kikaha, senior, 6-3, 246, Washington; Paul Dawson, senior, 6-2, 230, TCU.

Cornerbacks — Senquez Golson, senior, 5-9, 176, Mississippi; Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, senior, 5-10, 195, Oregon.

Safeties — Landon Collins, junior, 6-0, 222, Alabama; Gerod Holliman, sophomore, 6-2, 213, Louisville.

Punter — Tom Hackett, junior, 5-11, 187, Utah.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Trevone Boykin, junior, TCU

Running backs — James Conner, sophomore, Pittsburgh; Ameer Abdullah, senior, Nebraska.

Tackles — La'el Collins, senior, LSU; Andrus Peat, junior, Stanford.

Guards — Arie Kouandjio, senior, Alabama; A.J. Cann, senior, South Carolina.

Center — Hroniss Grassu, senior, Oregon.

Tight End — Maxx Williams, sophomore, Minnesota.

Wide receivers — Kevin White, senior, West Virginia; Rashad Greene, senior, Florida State.

Kicker — Brad Craddock, junior, Maryland.

All-purpose player — Tyler Lockett, senior, Kansas State.

DEFENSE

Ends — Shane Ray, junior, Missouri; Nate Orchard, senior, Utah.

Tackles — Leonard Williams, junior, Southern California; Robert Nkemdiche, sophomore, Mississippi.

Linebackers — Eric Kendricks, senior, UCLA; Benardrick McKinney, junior, Mississippi State; Jaylon Smith, sophomore, Notre Dame.

Cornerbacks — Vernon Hargreaves III, sophomore, Florida; Jacoby Glenn, sophomore, Central Florida.

Safeties — Jalen Ramsey, sophomore, Florida State; Cody Prewitt, senior, Mississippi.

Punter — JK Scott, freshman, Alabama.