Young, Davis headline AP Midseason All-America Team
By The Associated Press - Oct. 19, 2021 01:19 PM EDT
FILE - Iowa offensive lineman Tyler Linderbaum (65) looks to make a block during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Indiana in Iowa City, Iowa, in this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, file photo. Lindenbaum was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
FILE - Iowa offensive lineman Tyler Linderbaum (65) looks to make a block during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Indiana in Iowa City, Iowa, in this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, file photo. Lindenbaum was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
FILE - Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Davis (99) is shown in action during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arkansas in Athens, Ga., in this Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, file photo. Davis was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
FILE - Texas running back Bijan Robinson (5) runs for a touchdown against Texas Tech during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, in this Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, file photo. Robinson was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
FILE - Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III (9) rushes against Rutgers during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Piscataway, N.J., in this Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, file photo. Walker was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
FILE - Kentucky guard Eli Cox (75) celebrates a touchdown during an NCAA college football game against Missouri in Lexington, Ky., in this Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, file photo. Cox was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb, File)
FILE - Alabama offensive lineman Evan Neal (73) is shown against Miami during an NCAA college football game in Atlanta, in this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, file photo. Neal was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
FILE - Boston College offensive lineman Zion Johnson (77) plays against Massachusetts during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Amherst, Mass., in this Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, file photo. Johnson was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
FILE - North Carolina State's Ikem Ekwonu (79) prepares to guard against Clemson during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C., in this Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, file photo. Ekwonu was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)
FILE - Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson (97) plays against Northern Illinois in the first half of a NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., in this Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, file photo. Hutchinson was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
FILE - Syracuse running back Sean Tucker (34) rushes during the second quarter of the team's NCAA football game against Clemson in Syracuse, N.Y., in this Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, file photo. Tucker was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)
FILE - Western Kentucky University wide receiver Jerreth Sterns lines up during an NCAA football game against Indiana University in Bowling Green, Ky., in this Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, file photo. Sterns was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/James Kenney, File)
FILE - Coastal Carolina tight end Isaiah Likely (4) runs for a touchdown against Arkansas State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Jonesboro, Ark., in this Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, file photo. Likely was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)
FILE - Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd (0) celebrates as he walks off the field following their NCAA college football game against Arizona State in Salt Lake City, in this Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, file photo. Lloyd was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
FILE - Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad Gardner (1) reacts after intercepting a ball thrown by Murray State quarterback Preston Rice during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Cincinnati, in this Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, file photo. Gardner was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
FILE - Iowa defensive back Matt Hankins (8) makes an interception in front of Iowa State wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson (8) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Ames, Iowa, in this Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, file photo. Hankins was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File)
FILE - Texas A&M defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal (8) reacts after sacking Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers (2) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in College Station, Texas, in this Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, file photo. Leal was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Sam Craft, File)
FILE - Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (31) lines up against Mercer during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Anderson was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
FILE - Wake Forest place kicker Nick Sciba kicks the game winning field goal against Louisville during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., in this Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, file photo. Sciba was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
FILE - Southern California wide receiver Drake London runs a route during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Washington State in Pullman, Wash., in this Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, file photo. London was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)
FILE - Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean (17) plays during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Athlens, Ga., in this Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, file photo. Dean was selected to The Associated Press Midseason All-America team, announced Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
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The Associated Press midseason All-America team is led by Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and Texas running back Bijan Robinson.

No. 1 Georgia’s ferocious defense is represented by defensive tackle Jordan Davis and linebacker Nakobe Dean on the team released Tuesday and presented by Regions Bank.

The team contains a handful of new names and adjustments from the preseason team released in late August. It was picked by a group of AP Top 25 poll voters.

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Bryce Young, sophomore, Alabama.

Running backs — Kenneth Walker III, junior, Michigan State; Bijan Robinson, sophomore, Texas.

Tackles — Evan Neal, junior, Alabama; Ikem Ekwonu, junior, North Carolina State.

Guards — Eli Cox, sophomore, Kentucky; Zion Johnson, senior, Boston College.

Center — Tyler Linderbaum, junior, Iowa.

Tight end — Isaiah Likely, senior, Coastal Carolina.

Wide receivers — Drake London, junior, Southern California; Jerreth Sterns, junior, Western Kentucky.

All-purpose player — Sean Tucker, freshman, Syracuse.

Kicker — Nick Sciba, senior, Wake Forest.

DEFENSE

Ends — Aidan Hutchinson, senior, Michigan; Cody Roscoe, senior, Syracuse.

Tackles — Jordan Davis, senior, Georgia; Demarvin Leal, junior, Texas A&M.

Linebackers — Will Anderson Jr., sophomore, Alabama; Devin Lloyd, junior, Utah; Nakobe Dean, junior, Georgia.

Cornerbacks — Ahmad Gardner, junior, Cincinnati; Matt Hankins, senior, Iowa.

Safeties — Kyle Hamilton, junior, Notre Dame; Jaquan Brisker, senior, Penn State.

Punter — Matt Araiza, junior, San Diego State.

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