- 2006 College Football All-America Team
The 2006 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams:
Associated Press ,Football Writers Association of America ,American Football Coaches Association ,Walter Camp Foundation ,The Sporting News ,Sports Illustrated ,Pro Football Weekly ,CBS Sports ,ESPN ,College Football News ,Rivals.com , andScout.com .The
College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. TheNCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.Offense
*Quarterback --
Troy Smith , Ohio State (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com; Scout.com)
*Running backs --Darren McFadden , Arkansas (Associated Press, All-Purpose, AFCA-Coaches, All-Purpose, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, Rivals.com, Scout.com);Steve Slaton , West Virginia (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Scout.com) ;Marshawn Lynch , California (AFCA-Coaches); Ian Johnson, Boise State (Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports) ; Mike Hart, Michigan (College Football News, Rivals.com) ;Jonathan Stewart , Oregon,(Pro Football Weekly)
*Fullback --Brian Leonard , Rutgers (Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, Scout.com)
*Wide receivers -- Calvin Johnson, Georgia, Tech (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches,FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com,Scout.com);Dwayne Jarrett , Southern California (Associated Press, Walter Camp Foundation, Sports Illustrated, Scout.com) ; Johnny Lee Higgins Jr., UTEP (AFCA-Coaches);Robert Meachem , Tennessee (FWAA-Writers, Sporting News, ESPN, College Football News, Rivals.com) ;Jeff Samardzija , Notre Dame (FWAA-Writers);Jarett Dillard , Rice (ESPN); Steve Smith, Southern California (CBS Sports)
*Tight end:Matt Spaeth , Minnesota (Associated Press, Rivals.com) ;Zach Miller , Arizona State (AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp Foundation);Jonny Harline , BYU (Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Scout.com); Martellis Bennett, Texas A&M (Pro Football Weekly)
*Linemen --Jake Long , Michigan (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, Rivals.com, Scout.com);Joe Thomas , Wisconsin (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, Scout.com);Justin Blalock , Texas (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, Scout.com);Arron Sears , Tennessee (AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp Foundation, College Football News); Sam Baker, Southern California (FWAA-Writers, Sporting News, CBS Sports); Steve Vallos, Wake Forest (Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, College Football News); Josh Beekman, Boston College (Associated Press);Ben Grubbs , Auburn (Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, Rivals.com); Alex Boone, Ohio State (Sports Illustrated); Mike Jones, Iowa (Scout.com)
*Centers --Dan Mozes , West Virginia (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, Scout.com);Ryan Kalil , Southern California (Pro Football Weekly)Defense
*Ends --
LaMarr Woodley , Michigan (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, ESPN, CBS Sports, Rivals.com, Scout.com);Gaines Adams , Clemson (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com);Justin Hickman , UCLA (FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News) ;Bruce Davis , UCLA (Sports Illustrated, College Football News);Jarvis Moss , Florida (Pro Football Weekly);Anthony Spencer , Purdue (Scout.com)
*Tackles --Glenn Dorsey , LSU (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, CBS Sports, Rivals.com);Quinn Pitcock , Ohio State (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, Scout.com); Eric Foster, Rutgers (FWAA-Writers);Alan Branch , Michigan (Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, Scout.com);Sedrick Ellis , Southern California(College Football News)
*Linebackers --Paul Posluszny , Penn State (Associated Press, Walter Camp Foundation, ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com);Patrick Willis , Mississippi (Associated Press, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, Scout.com) ;James Laurinaitis , Ohio State (Associated Press, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, Rivals.com, Scout.com); Rufus Alexander, Okalahoma (AFCA-Coaches, CBS Sports); Buster Davis, Florida State (AFCA-Coaches);H.B. Blades , Pittsburgh (FWAA-Writers, Sports Illustrated); Dan Connor, Penn State (Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly); Vince Hall, Virginia Tech (College Football News); Ameer Ismail, Western Michigan (College Football News); Jon Beason, Miami-FL (Pro Football Weekly)
*Backs --Leon Hall , Michigan (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Pro Football Weekly, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, Scout.com);Daymeion Hughes , California (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, Rivals.com, Scout.com);Aaron Ross , Texas (FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, College Football News); John Talley, Duke (Sporting News);LaRon Landry , LSU (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN);Reggie Nelson , Florida (Associated Press, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, Scout.com);Eric Weddle , Utah (AFCA-Coaches, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com);Dwight Lowery , San Jose State (AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers); Michael Griffin, Texas (Pro Football Weekly, Rivals.com, Scout.com)pecial Teams
*Kicker --
Justin Medlock , UCLA (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Sporting News, CBS Sports, College Football News, Scout.com);Mason Crosby , Colorado (Walter Camp Foundation, Pro Football Weekly); Sam Swank, Wake Forrest (Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Rivals.com)
*Punter --Daniel Sepulveda , Baylor (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, Scout.com)
*KR --Marcus Thigpen , Indiana (Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, College Football News, Rivals.com)Ted Ginn, Jr. , Ohio State (Rivals.com- All-purpose player)
*PR --DeSean Jackson , California (Associated Press- All-purpose player, FWAA-Writers, Sporting News, Walter Camp Foundation-KR, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly-WR and PR, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, Scout.com)External links
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2695097 2006 AP All-American Team]
* [http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=1329519 2006 Coaches All-American Team]
* [http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2007/allamerica071208.html 2006 Writers All-American Team]
* [http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/walter_camp_football_foundation_announces_2007_all_america_team/ 2006 Walter Camp Foundation All-American Team]
* [http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=315722 2006 Sporting News All-American Team]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/12/07/all.americans/index.html 2006 Sports Illustrated All-American Team]
* [http://www.profootballweekly.com 2006 Pro Football Weekly All-American Team]
* [http://olemisssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=56305&SPID=737&DB_OEM_ID=2600&ATCLID=727102 2006 ESPN.com All-American team]
* [http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/9856839 2006 CBS Sportsline All-American Team]
* [http://cfn.scout.com/2/601016.html 2006 College Football News All-American Team]
* [http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=613635 2006 Rivals.com All-American Team]
* [http://recruiting.scout.com/2/597263.html 2006 Scout.com All-American Team]ee also
College Football All-America Team 1910 College Football All-America Team 1925 College Football All-America Team 1931 College Football All-America Team 1970 College Football All-America Team 2004 College Football All-America Team 2005 College Football All-America Team 2007 College Football All-America Team
[http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2007/2007_d1_football_records_book.pdf 2007 NCAA Record Book]
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