Jordy Nelson:All-American (KU 2, MU 2)

[kstater]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3150439

Tebow, McFadden, Smith on AP All-American first team



NEW YORK --
AP All-American First Team


OFFENSE
QB: Tim Tebow, sophomore, 6-foot-3, 235 pounds, Florida.
RB: Darren McFadden, junior, 6-2, 215, Arkansas; Kevin Smith, junior, 6-1, 211, Central Florida.
WR: Michael Crabtree, freshman, 6-3, 208, Texas Tech; Jordy Nelson, senior, 6-2, 213, Kansas State.
OT: Jake Long, senior, 6-7, 313, Michigan; Anthony Collins, junior, 6-5, 320, Kansas.
G: Duke Robinson, junior, 6-5, 330, Oklahoma; Martin O'Donnell, senior, 6-5, 305, Illinois.
C: Steve Justice, senior, 6-4, 284, Wake Forest.
TE: Martin Rucker, senior, 6-6, 255, Missouri.
All-purpose: Jeremy Maclin, freshman, 6-1, 185, Missouri.
K: Thomas Weber, freshman, 6-1, 202, Arizona State.

DEFENSE
DE: Chris Long, senior, 6-4, 280, Virginia; George Selvie, sophomore, 6-4, 242, South Florida.
DT: Glenn Dorsey, senior, 6-2, 303, LSU; Sedrick Ellis, senior, 6-2, 305, Southern California.
LB: Dan Connor, senior, 6-3, 233, Penn State; James Laurinaitis, junior, 6-3, 240, Ohio State; Jordan Dizon, senior, 6-0, 220, Colorado.
CB: Aqib Talib, junior, 6-2, 195, Kansas; Antoine Cason, senior, 6-0, 185, Arizona.
S: Craig Steltz, senior, 6-2, 209, LSU; Jamie Silva, senior, 5-11, 210, Boston College.
P: Kevin Huber, junior, 6-1, 210, Cincinnati.



When it comes to being an All-American, Darren McFadden doesn't have to settle for second.

The Arkansas running back and two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up was one of four players voted to The Associated Press All-American team for the second consecutive season.

Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long, LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey and Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis were the other two-time first-team AP All-Americans on the team released Tuesday.

Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow joins McFadden in the backfield along with Central Florida's Kevin Smith, who leads the nation with 2,448 yards and 30 touchdowns. Smith is the first All-American from UCF, which began playing major college football in 1996.

Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel, who finished fourth in the Heisman voting, was voted to the second team. Hawaii's Colt Brennan, third in the Heisman voting, was the third-team quarterback.

McFadden set school records with 1,725 yards rushing and 2,172 all-purpose yards, breaking the marks he set last year. He scored 16 touchdowns and threw four TD passes, working as a quarterback out of Arkansas' shotgun Wild Hog formation.

The junior has said he'll decide whether to return to school for his senior season after the AT&T Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1 against Daniel and Missouri, though he may have given a hint as to which was he was leaning after the Heisman ceremony when he said, "I think my quarterbacking days are about to come to a halt."

Kansas State receiver Jordy Nelson went from walk-on to All-American.

Nelson didn't get a scholarship after playing at Riley County High School, 20 miles from Kansas State's Manhattan campus. He redshirted in 2003 and was a defensive back in 2004, again not seeing any game time.

He moved to receiver in 2005 and started all 11 games, catching 45 passes for 669 yards. In 2006, he battled injuries and caught 39 passes for 547 yards.

This season, Nelson became a star. He ranked second in the country in both receptions (122) and receiving yards (1,606) behind fellow All-American Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech.

Crabtree set NCAA freshman records with 125 receptions for 1,861 yards and 21 touchdowns. Fellow redshirt freshmen Jeremy Maclin from Missouri (all-purpose player) and Arizona State kicker Thomas Weber also made the first team.

The last freshman to be an AP All-American was Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson in 2004.

Crabtree was also one of four players unanimously selected to the first team by a panel of 12 media members, along with McFadden, Dorsey and Southern California defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis.

Tebow became the first sophomore to win the Heisman on Saturday night. He was the second-rated passer in the country, led the Gators in rushing and became the first major college player with at least 20 rushing touchdowns and at least 20 TD passes in the same season.

Missouri's Martin Rucker, who led the nation's tight ends with 81 catches, gave the Tigers two All-Americans.

Long was joined on the offensive line by Kansas tackle Anthony Collins, guards Duke Robinson of Oklahoma and Martin O'Donnell of Illinois and Wake Forest center Steve Justice.

On the defensive line with Dorsey and Ellis were ends Chris Long from Virginia and George Selvie of South Florida.

Penn State's Dan Connor, Colorado's Jordan Dizon and Laurinaitis were the linebackers. They were also the three finalists for the Butkus Award, given to the nation's top linebacker. Laurinaitis won the award.

In the secondary, the cornerbacks were Aqib Talib from Kansas and Antoine Cason from Arizona. The safeties were Jamie Silva from Boston College and Craig Steltz from LSU, each with six interceptions.

Cincinnati's Kevin Huber was the punter. He led the nation with a 46.9-yard average.

The Big 12 had eight players selected to the first team, leading all conferences. The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference were second with four All-Americans each.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by Orange Cameltoe

My boy was the best offensive lineman in the finest football conference in the country. If that doesn't qualify as an All-American, I don't what does.

Yet he wasn't the best or the 2nd or the 3rd best offensive lineman in the country. Again, this isn't an SEC award, it's a NATIONAL award.

[Orange Cameltoe]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

Being on the list in the thread topic.

This shouldn't be that hard.

Give me a reason why so-and-so should be on the All-American list instead of Andre Smith? Tell me why Andre wasn't good enough to be an All-American.

Your smartass, convenient replies don't accomplish anything.

[Orange Cameltoe]

Originally Posted by kstater

Yet he wasn't the best or the 2nd or the 3rd best offensive lineman in the country. Again, this isn't an SEC award, it's a NATIONAL award.

I am telling you Andre's game-film and play speak for itself. He should be recognized nationally, but offensive line is the toughest place for an underclassman to garner attention. The offensive line All-Americans are predetermined during the preseason and it's hard for a young guy to break into a group of seniors and juniors that typically have 40 starts under their belt.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by Orange Cameltoe

Give me a reason why so-and-so should be on the All-American list instead of Andre Smith? Tell me why Andre wasn't good enough to be an All-American.

Your smartass, convenient replies don't accomplish anything.

Ooooh I can play this game too. Give me a reason why Andre Smith should be an All-American over the players selected. Tell me why these guys are not better than Andre Smith.

[Orange Cameltoe]

All-American

[AggressiveNapkin]

I was kinda surprised Collins made that list. Speaks volumes as to the kind of publicity KU had been getting because I figured most didn't know about him

Dude was a beast though..played the last few games injured and still rarely got beat

[WilliamTheIrish]

Stater is owning the 'Toe like plantation slave.

Continue 'Toe. It's rather funny to watch.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Orange Cameltoe

Give me a reason why so-and-so should be on the All-American list instead of Andre Smith? Tell me why Andre wasn't good enough to be an All-American.

Your smartass, convenient replies don't accomplish anything.

A reason why?

I would say it is because he isn't as good as Anthony Collins, Jake Long, Kirk Barton ,Ryan Stanchek, Ryan Clady, or Sam Baker.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Orange Cameltoe

I am not going to back down because a deserving player got snubbed. Andre Smith is an All-American. The flawed system doesn't reward underclassmen. It took 75 years for the voters to finally recognize a deserving sophomore for the Heisman.

Andre Smith shared the Jacobs Trophy with Jonathan Luigs, who just so happened to win the Rimington Award, which goes to the best center in the country. Luigs is a consensus All-American. You don't think a sophomore is deserving who shares the "Best offensive lineman honor" with a player of that caliber then you're just a closed minded fool.

EAT IT PUNK!

http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2007/12/...lineman_h.html

You mean the same flawed system that rewarded freshman Jeremy Maclin doesn't reward underclassmen?

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by AggressiveNapkin

I was kinda surprised Collins made that list. Speaks volumes as to the kind of publicity KU had been getting because I figured most didn't know about him

Dude was a beast though..played the last few games injured and still rarely got beat

Collins is very good and should be good at the next level. However, when he played hurt against MU, Sulak spent quite a bit of time in KU's backfield and Collins was often the responsible party.

[thebrad84]

Originally Posted by Orange Cameltoe

Give me a reason why so-and-so should be on the All-American list instead of Andre Smith? Tell me why Andre wasn't good enough to be an All-American.

Your smartass, convenient replies don't accomplish anything.

What I'm really having a tough time understanding is why you are so desperately trying to convince Planet members that your "boy" is so great and deserves to be All-American? What in the world compels you to join a CHIEFS message board and post nothing but post after post of blabble that is nothing more than a man crush you have on this Andre Smith guy. And at 6-4, 348, that's a BIG crush. NTTATWWT.

[Orange Cameltoe]

Originally Posted by kstater

Ooooh I can play this game too. Give me a reason why Andre Smith should be an All-American over the players selected. Tell me why these guys are not better than Andre Smith.

I have nothing against Long, Collins, Baker, Clady or Stanchek, but Smith should be there over Ryan Clady. Clady is a good techician and a fine run blocker, but he's not an exceptional pass blocker. He's average against speed rushers around the edge.

Andre Smith was a lot more impressive in all facets of blocking against tougher competition.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by Orange Cameltoe

I have nothing against Long, Collins, Baker, Clady or Stanchek, but Smith should be there over Ryan Clady. Clady is a good techician and a fine run blocker, but he's not an exceptional pass blocker. He's average against speed rushers around the edge.

Andre Smith was a lot more impressive in all facets of blocking against tougher competition.

Can I see some cherry-picked film of Clady that proves this?

[Orange Cameltoe]

Originally Posted by thebrad84

What I'm really having a tough time understanding is why you are so desperately trying to convince Planet members that your "boy" is so great and deserves to be All-American? What in the world compels you to join a CHIEFS message board and post nothing but post after post of blabble that is nothing more than a man crush you have on this Andre Smith guy. And at 6-4, 348, that's a BIG crush. NTTATWWT.

I just made a simple statement Andre Smith got snubbed and kskater took a smart ass jab at me. Blame him for this tirade.

[Ari ümlaüt]

örange cameltöe is an ALL AMERICAN speller.