2008 College Football All-America Team

The 2008 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American first teams: American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, and Scout.com.

Being selected to the College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney with assistance from football pioneer Walter Camp. The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), the governing body of American intercollegiate sports, officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News, and Walter Camp Foundation to determine consensus All-Americans (denoted bold). At least three of these five major selector organizations must select a player in order for him to be recognized as a "consensus" All-American by the NCAA.

Offense

Wide receiver

Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI)
Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CFN, PFW, SI)
Jarett Dillard, Rice (FWAA, CBS, ESPN)
Austin Collie, BYU (CBS)
Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (Rivals)

Tight end

Chase Coffman, Missouri (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, CBS)
Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma (TSN, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI)

Tackles

Andre Smith, Alabama (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI)
Michael Oher, Ole Miss (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals)
Rylan Reed, Texas Tech (WCFF, SI)
Jason Smith, Baylor (FWAA)
Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma (CFN, SI)
Russell Okung, Oklahoma State (PFW)

Guards

Duke Robinson, Oklahoma (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI)
Brandon Carter, Texas Tech (AFCA, TSN)
Andy Levitre, Oregon State (AFCA, PFW)
Herman Johnson, Louisiana State (AP)
Mike Johnson, Alabama (PFW)
Seth Olsen, Iowa (Rivals)
Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin (ESPN)

Center

Antoine Caldwell, Alabama (AFCA, AP, TSN, SI)
A. Q. Shipley, Penn State (FWAA, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN)
Max Unger, Oregon (CBS, PFW)
Alex Mack, California (Rivals)

Defense

Ends

Brian Orakpo, Texas (AFCA, AP, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, ESPN, PFW, SI, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
Jerry Hughes, TCU (FWAA, WCFF, TSN, ESPN, SI, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
Aaron Maybin, Penn State (AP, FWAA, WCFF, CBS, PFW)
George Selvie, South Florida (AFCA)
Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech (AFCA)
Nick Reed, Oregon (WCFF)

Tackle

Terrence Cody, Alabama (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, CBS, Rivals, SI)
Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma (TSN, CFN, PFW, Rivals, SI)
Peria Jerry, Ole Miss (AP, PFW, CFN, ESPN)
Mitch King, Iowa (ESPN)

Linebacker

Rey Maualuga, Southern California (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals)
Brandon Spikes, Florida (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI)
James Laurinaitis, Ohio State (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, PFW)
Aaron Curry, Wake Forest (ESPN, PFW, SI)
Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh (FWAA, CBS)
Brian Cushing, Southern California (SI)
Mark Herzlich, Boston College (CFN, PFW, Rivals)

Cornerback

Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State (AFCA, AP, FWAA, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals)
Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest (AFCA, AP, FWAA, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW)
D. J. Moore, Vanderbilt (TSN, CFN, Rivals, SI)
Victor Harris, Virginia Tech (TSN, SI)

Safety

Eric Berry, Tennessee (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI)
Taylor Mays, Southern California (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, SI)
Rashad Johnson, Alabama (AFCA, Rivals)
Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech (PFW)

Special teams

Kicker

Louie Sakoda, Utah (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, PFW, SI)
Graham Gano, Florida State (CBS, CFN, Rivals)

Punter

Kevin Huber, Cincinnati (AFCA, AP, FWAA, Rivals, SI)
T. J. Conley, Idaho (TSN, WCFF, CFN, ESPN)
Pat McAfee, West Virginia (CBS)

All-purpose player / return specialist

Brandon James, Florida (FWAA-RS, TSN, CBS, Rivals-PR)
Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (AP, WCFF-KR, SI-AP)
Percy Harvin, Florida (AFCA, Rivals-AP)
Joe Burnett, Central Florida (ESPN, SI-KR/PR)
Michael Ray Garvin, Florida State, (TSN-KR)
Antonio Brown, Central Michigan (CFN)
Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State (CBS-KR)
Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati (Rivals-KR)
Travis Shelton, Temple (CFN-KR)
Derrick Williams, Penn State (PFW-RS)

References

2008 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Sam Bradford RB Shonn Greene RB Javon Ringer WR Michael Crabtree WR Dez Bryant TE Chase Coffman OT Andre Smith OT Michael Oher G Duke Robinson G Brandon Carter C Antoine Caldwell

Defense	DE Brian Orakpo DE Jerry Hughes DE Aaron Maybin DT Terrence Cody LB Rey Maualuga LB Brandon Spikes LB James Laurinaitis CB Malcolm Jenkins CB Alphonso Smith S Eric Berry S Taylor Mays

Special teams	P Kevin Huber PK Louie Sakoda KR/ST Brandon James & Jeremy Maclin

College Football All-America Teams

2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season

Conference seasons	ACC Big 12 Big East Big Ten Conference USA Mid-American Mountain West Pac-10 SEC Sun Belt WAC

Bowl season	2008–09 NCAA football bowl games

All-Americans	2008 College Football All-America Team

National champion	Florida Gators

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