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.

[Hermcock]

Originally Posted by kstater

Congratulations on being named a finalist?

I don't see how I got PWNED though. Unless they retroactively named him to last years all-American list.

Smith has been recognized as one of the top three interior linemen in the country (including the defensive side of the ball). It's pretty evident that you have been PWNED when you said he wasn't worthy of top 15 consideration last year (1st, 2nd and 3rd All-American)

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Hermcock

Smith has been recognized as one of the top three interior linemen in the country (including the defensive side of the ball). It's pretty evident that you have been PWNED when you said he wasn't worthy of top 15 consideration last year (1st, 2nd and 3rd All-American)

this year != last year.

fu.cktard

[Hermcock]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

this year != last year.

fu.cktard

I already told you Andre Smith played better than Kirk Barton last year.

Lets just take the media's word for it. Lets never question anything sportswriters do because they are always right.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Hermcock

I already told you Andre Smith played better than Kirk Barton last year.

Lets just take the media's word for it. Lets never question anything sportswriters do because they are always right.

ok, you're right, lets just take some random anonymous morons opinion off Chiefsplanet.

Bottom line, I don't give a **** either way. Couldn't care less about the kid.

[Hermcock]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

ok, you're right, lets just take some random anonymous morons opinion off Chiefsplanet.

It's not just fan opinion, there are endorsements out there of Smith's All-American caliber play as a sophomore.

In 2007, Smith was a co-winner of the SEC's Jacobs Blocking Trophy along with Arkansas' Jonathan Luigs. Luigs won the Rimington Award which goes to the best center in the country.

Smith should have been a third-team All-American in the very least. He was snubbed.

What do you have for me now, Mikey?

[|Zach|]

pwnd?

I think the only one in that situation is the sad sack who carried this grudge in the back of his head all year.

Aside from that. This thread is reserved for people named as All Americans. Thanks for your help in keeping it that way in the future.

[|Zach|]

Poor guy, I absolutely LIVE under his skin.

[Hermcock]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

This thread is reserved for people named as All Americans. Thanks for your help in keeping it that way in the future.

Andre Smith (pictured top left, #71) with the All-American team.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

we get it, you want to have Andre Smith's baby gravy in your mouth. suck away...don't forget to gargle

[|Zach|]

Cool picture, link to the All American team?

[Hermcock]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

Cool picture, link to the All American team?

http://www.playboy.com/on-campus/all...m/offense.html

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Hermcock

http://www.playboy.com/on-campus/all...m/offense.html

Ah, Playboy.

Thats fun.

You see, in the first post that started this thread. A YEAR AGO. The link is to ESPN.com

Just a note.

[Hermcock]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

Ah, Playboy.

Thats fun.

You see, in the first post that started this thread. A YEAR AGO. The link is to ESPN.com

Just a note.

Keep posting your smart ass remarks because Andre Smith is going to be a slam dunk consensus All-American and he's going to take home the Outland Trophy. Keep dogging a College Football Hall of Famer.

This is the eqivalent of somebody belittling Michigan's Dan Dierdorf in 1969, USC's Anthony Munoz in 1978, UCLA's Jonathan Ogden in 1994, Ohio State's Orlando Pace in 1995 or Alabama's Chris Samuels in 1998.

Keep trashing Andre Smith. In the long run, you are going to be the fool with the pie in your face.

[Hermcock]

Originally Posted by kcchiefsfanGoLJ

I believe he is orange cameltoe. He nailed the prediction.

kcchiefsfanGoLJ is the smartest poster in this thread. Yes, I nailed it

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Hermcock

Keep posting your smart ass remarks because Andre Smith is going to be a slam dunk consensus All-American and he's going to take home the Outland Trophy. Keep dogging a College Football Hall of Famer.

This is the eqivalent of somebody belittling Michigan's Dan Dierdorf in 1969, USC's Anthony Munoz in 1978, UCLA's Jonathan Ogden in 1994, Ohio State's Orlando Pace in 1995 or Alabama's Chris Samuels in 1998.

Keep trashing Andre Smith. In the long run, you are going to be the fool with the pie in your face.

Dude, you are defending things I am not saying.

Maybe he will be an All American...that is fine. I never said he wouldn't be.

But when this thread was started he wasn't...and even now he isn't.

This was a thread about All Americans and he didn't match that. I am sure the guy is a great player, nobody is trashing him...we were all just saying the facts. He wasn't an All American.

This really shouldn't be that difficult.