2015 College Football All-America Team

The 2015 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp.^[1]^[2]^[3] In 1950 the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide.^[4] Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, covering all NCAA championship sports.

The 2015 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a Consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least two of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second and Third Team honors are used to break ties. Players named first team to all five selectors are deemed Unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans.^[5]

In 2015, there were 12 unanimous All-Americans.

Name	Position	Year	University
Henry, DerrickDerrick Henry	Running Back	Junior	Alabama
Coleman, CoreyCorey Coleman	Wide Receiver	Junior	Baylor
Doctson, JoshJosh Doctson	Wide Receiver	Senior	TCU
Henry, HunterHunter Henry	Tight End	Junior	Arkansas
Drango, SpencerSpencer Drango	Offensive Line	Senior	Baylor
Garnett, JoshuaJoshua Garnett	Offensive Line	Senior	Stanford
Nassib, CarlCarl Nassib	Defensive End	Senior	Penn St.
Ragland, ReggieReggie Ragland	Linebacker	Senior	Alabama
Cash, JeremyJeremy Cash	Cornerback	Senior	Duke
Hargreaves, VernonVernon Hargreaves	Cornerback	Junior	Florida
King, DesmondDesmond King	Cornerback	Junior	Iowa
Hackett, TomTom Hackett	Punter	Senior	Utah

Offense

Quarterback

Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (WCFF, TSN, SI)
Deshaun Watson, Clemson -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, AFCA, USAT, CBS, ESPN, FOX, Athlon)

Running back

Dalvin Cook, Florida State (FWAA, SI, Athlon)
Leonard Fournette, LSU -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, CBS, ESPN)
Derrick Henry, Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, AFCA, TSN, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, FOX, Athlon)
Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (AFCA, TSN, USAT, FOX)

Wide receiver

Corey Coleman, Baylor -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, TSN, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, FOX, Athlon)
Josh Doctson, TCU -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, TSN, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, FOX, Athlon)
Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma (ESPN)

Tight end

Jake Butt, Michigan (CBS, SI)
Hunter Henry, Arkansas -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, TSN, AFCA, USAT, ESPN, FOX, Athlon)

Offensive line

Jack Allen, Michigan State (AP, CBS, SI, FOX)
Jack Conklin, Michigan State (TSN, USAT, Athlon)
Taylor Decker, Ohio State -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, WCFF, AFCA, CBS, SI, FOX)
Spencer Drango, Baylor -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, TSN, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, FOX, Athlon)
Dan Feeney, Indiana (ESPN)
Joshua Garnett, Stanford -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, AFCA, TSN, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, FOX, Athlon)
Ryan Kelly, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (WCFF, FWAA, AFCA, TSN, USAT, ESPN, Athlon)
Jason Spriggs, Indiana (FWAA)
Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame -- CONSENSUS -- (WCFF, FWAA, TSN, AFCA, CBS, ESPN)
Joe Thuney, North Carolina State (USAT)
Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas (SI)
Landon Turner, North Carolina (AP, Athlon)
Jordan Walsh, Iowa (FOX)

Defense

Defensive line

Andrew Billings, Baylor (AP, ESPN, Athlon)
Joey Bosa, Ohio State -- CONSENSUS -- (WCFF, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon)
DeForest Buckner, Oregon (USAT)
Jonathan Bullard, Florida (CBS)
Sheldon Day, Notre Dame (USAT)
Myles Garrett, Texas A&M (WCFF, FWAA)
Shaq Lawson, Clemson -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, AFCA, USAT, ESPN, FOX)
Malik McDowell, Michigan State (FOX)
Carl Nassib, Penn State -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, TSN, AFCA, CBS, SI, ESPN, FOX, Athlon)
Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State (TSN)
A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, AFCA, TSN, CBS, SI, FOX, Athlon)
Adolphus Washington, Ohio State (TSN)

Linebacker

Kentrell Brothers, Missouri (CBS, SI, FOX, Athlon)
Tyler Matakevich, Temple -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, AFCA, USAT, ESPN, FOX)
Reggie Ragland, Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, AFCA, TSN, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon)
Joe Schobert, Wisconsin (FWAA, ESPN)
Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, WCFF, TSN, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, FOX, Athlon)
Eric Striker, Oklahoma (TSN, SI)

Defensive back

Vonn Bell, Ohio State (AP, TSN, SI, Athlon)
Jeremy Cash, Duke -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, TSN, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, FOX, Athlon)
Vernon Hargreaves, Florida -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, TSN, AFCA, CBS)
Jayron Kearse, Clemson (ESPN, FOX)
Desmond King, Iowa -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, TSN, AFCA, USAT, CBS, SI, ESPN, FOX, Athlon)
Jourdan Lewis, Michigan (USAT, SI)
Shawun Lurry, Northern Illinois (FWAA, FOX)
Marcus Maye, Florida (USAT)
Jalen Mills, LSU (CBS)
Jalen Ramsey, Florida State -- CONSENSUS -- (WCFF, AFCA, ESPN, Athlon)

Special teams

Kicker

Roberto Aguayo, Florida State (TSN, CBS)
Jake Elliott, Memphis (USAT, ESPN)
Ka'imi Fairbairn, UCLA -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, AFCA, SI, FOX, Athlon)

Punter

Tom Hackett, Utah -- UNANIMOUS -- (AP, WCFF, FWAA, TSN, AFCA, USAT, SI, ESPN, FOX, Athlon)
Drew Kaser, Texas A&M (CBS)

All-purpose / return specialist

Evan Berry, Tennessee -- CONSENSUS -- (WCFF, TSN, SI)
Morgan Burns, Kansas State (USAT, CBS, FOX, Athlon)
Antonio Callaway, Florida (CBS)
Adoree' Jackson, USC (FOX)
Christian Kirk, Texas A&M (Athlon)
William Likely, Maryland (FWAA)
Christian McCaffrey, Stanford -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, CBS, SI, ESPN)
Cameron Sutton, Tennessee (TSN)
Ryan Switzer, North Carolina (AFCA)

Notes

↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
↑ Martin, John Stuart (October 1961). "Walter Camp and His Gridiron Game". American Heritage 12 (6). Retrieved October 17, 2011.
↑ Newsome, Ron. "Amos Alonzo Stagg: Just Who Was This Guy, Anyway?". CBS Interactive/NCAA.org. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
↑ "Football Award Winners". NCAA. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
↑ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

References

2015 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Deshaun Watson RB Leonard Fournette RB Derrick Henry WR Corey Coleman WR Josh Doctson OT Taylor Decker OT Spencer Drango OT Ronnie Stanley G Joshua Garnett C Ryan Kelly TE Hunter Henry

Defense	DE Shaq Lawson DE Carl Nassib DE Joey Bosa DT A'Shawn Robinson LB Tyler Matakevich LB Reggie Ragland LB Jaylon Smith CB Vernon Hargreaves CB Desmond King S Jeremy Cash S Jalen Ramsey

Special teams	P Tom Hackett PK Ka'imi Fairbairn RET Evan Berry AP Christian McCaffrey

College Football All-America Teams

2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season

Conference seasons	The American ACC Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

Inter-conference	Bowl games Rankings

All-Americans	2015 College Football All-America Team

National champion	Alabama Crimson Tide

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