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.

[Orange Cameltoe]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

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

I already addressed that question.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showp...3&postcount=28

[Orange Cameltoe]

Originally Posted by kstater

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

I don't have any film.

I am surprised that someone who lives in a SEC state has no opinion of Andre Smith's play.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by ümlaüt

örange cameltöe is an ALL AMERICAN speller.

So are you switching from Ari Chiefs to this or whats up with the name?

[thebrad84]

Originally Posted by Orange Cameltoe

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

But that still doesn't explain why, of all message boards, you join a Chiefs message board to pimp "your boy." Or do you go around the internet searching for sports message boards that are currently talking about the All-American list and do the same thing, so you can sleep better at night knowing the word has gotten out that your super amazing 'greatest gift god has given this earth in the history of the world' that is this Andre Smith guy was snubbed? Just seems odd to me. Anyways, carry on..

[AggressiveNapkin]

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.

Yeah I remember hoping Mangino would take him out that game. He didn't look to be his normal self at all. Could hardly get off the field and was limping the whole game.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by Orange Cameltoe

I don't have any film.

I am surprised that someone who lives in a SEC state has no opinion of Andre Smith's play.

I know you're new here, but your first clue might be my namesake and avatar.

[Orange Cameltoe]

Originally Posted by kstater

I know you're new here, but your first clue might be my namesake and avatar.

then about a subject you have no knowledge about.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by Orange Cameltoe

then about a subject you have no knowledge about.

I admittedly have little knowledge of your boy. But are you saying that you personally have more knowledge of every offensive lineman in the country compared to the panel of voters? Your boy didn't make it. Hope he makes it next year, he is after all only a sophomore. It isn't the end of the world that he didn't make the 1st, 2nd or 3rd string All-American list because he's a sophomore.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by Orange Cameltoe

...against tougher competition.

And there it is. I was reading through the entire thread trying to figure out what brought on the Andre-Smith-gasm for OC. Its simply the old "SEC is teh best" syndrome.

[Braincase]

Originally Posted by kepp

And there it is. I was reading through the entire thread trying to figure out what brought on the Andre-Smith-gasm for OC. Its simply the old "SEC is teh best" syndrome.

You gotta remember all the old confederates are down there waiting for the South to rise again. Hell, they still think they won the Civil War and that Equal Rights were their idea.

[RNR]

I don't have a Big 12 team so this is not a slam JMO. I think Talib is overrated. The times I have seen him play he just has not impressed me.

[kstater]

Originally Posted by RedNeckRaider

I don't have a Big 12 team so this is not a slam JMO. I think Talib is overrated. The times I have seen him play he just has not impressed me.

He's a little overrated in that he gets burned every now and then relying on a safety. But he still is a damn good coverage corner.

[RNR]

Originally Posted by kstater

He's a little overrated in that he gets burned every now and then relying on a safety. But he still is a damn good coverage corner.

You being a Big 12 guy you have most likely seen more of him. I don't have a clue what he runs the 40 in but his football speed is not that impressive IMO.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

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.

Yeah, him playing hurt really made things difficult on Reesing as well as the running game. Still, I'm not sure if would have been better to use his backup. I saw his backup make a lot of mistakes in the game the previous week against ISU.

[Terribilis]

omg the SEC is clearly under rated!!! They never get any national attention. They never get considered for ANY national awards. The Big 12 is the media darlings. Andre Smith got screwed!!!