2005 All-America college football team
Official list of the best college football players of 2005
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The 2005 All-America college football 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, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, and Rivals.com.
The All-America college football 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 was with lists selected by Caspar Whitney starting in 1889. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus All-Americans.
Eighteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2005, 12 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)
| Name | Position | Year | University |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Young | Quarterback | Junior | Texas |
| Reggie Bush* | Running back | Junior | USC |
| Jerome Harrison | Senior | Washington State | |
| Dwayne Jarrett* | Wide receiver | Sophomore | USC |
| Jeff Samardzija | Junior | Notre Dame | |
| Marcedes Lewis | Tight end | Senior | UCLA |
| Greg Eslinger* | Center | Senior | Minnesota |
| Max Jean-Gilles | Offensive line | Senior | Georgia |
| Marcus McNeill | Senior | Auburn | |
| Jonathan Scott* | Senior | Texas | |
| Deuce Lutui | Senior | USC | |
| Elvis Dumervil* | Defensive line | Senior | Louisville |
| Tamba Hali* | Senior | Penn State | |
| Haloti Ngata | Senior | Oregon | |
| Rodrique Wright | Senior | Texas | |
| A. J. Hawk* | Linebacker | Senior | Ohio State |
| Demeco Ryans* | Senior | Alabama | |
| Paul Posluszny | Senior | Penn State | |
| Jimmy Williams* | Defensive back | Senior | Virginia Tech |
| Michael Huff* | Senior | Texas | |
| Greg Blue | Senior | Georgia | |
| Tye Hill | Senior | Clemson | |
| Mason Crosby | Kicker | Junior | Colorado |
| Ryan Plackemeier* | Punter | Senior | Wake Forest |
| Maurice Drew* | Return specialist | Junior | UCLA |
Offense
Quarterback
- Vince Young, Texas (AP-1, FWAA, TSN, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com, WCFF-2)
- Matt Leinart, Southern California (AFCA, WCFF, AP-2)
- Brady Quinn, Notre Dame (AP-3)
Running backs
- Reggie Bush, Southern California (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com-All-purpose)
- Jerome Harrison, Washington State (AP-1, FWAA, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com, WCFF-2)
- DeAngelo Williams, Memphis (AFCA, WCFF, AP-2)
- Laurence Maroney, Minnesota (PFW, Rivals.com, AP-3, WCFF-2)
- Brian Calhoun, Wisconsin (AP-2)
- LenDale White, USC (AP-3)
Fullback
- Brian Leonard, Rutgers (PFW)
Wide receivers
- Dwayne Jarrett, Southern California (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, CBS, CFN)
- Jeff Samardzija, Notre Dame (FWAA, TSN, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com, AP-2, WCFF-2)
- Mike Hass, Oregon State (AP-1, WCFF, ESPN)
- Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech (AFCA, PFW, Rivals.com, AP-2, WCFF-2)
- Greg Jennings, Western Michigan (AP-3)
- Derek Hagan, Arizona State (AP-3)
Tight end
- Marcedes Lewis, UCLA (FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Rivals.com, AP-2)
- Vernon Davis, Maryland (AP-1, AFCA, PFW, CFN)
- Garrett Mills, Tulsa (SI, ESPN, CBS, AP-3, WCFF-2)
Linemen
- Jonathan Scott, Texas (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS)
- Marcus McNeill, Auburn (AP-1, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CFN, Rivals.com)
- Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia (AP-1, AFCA, TSN, WCFF, PFW, ESPN, CFN, Rivals.com)
- Taitusi Lutui, Southern California (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com, AP-2, WCFF-2)
- Eric Winston, Miami (FL) (AFCA, WCFF, SI, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com, AP-2)
- D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia (AP-1, WCFF-2, PFW)
- Zach Strief, Northwestern (FWAA)
- Sam Baker, Southern California (CBS, AP-3)
- Justin Blalock, Texas (CFN, AP-3)
- Davin Joseph, Oklahoma (PFW, CFN)
- Joe Thomas, Wisconsin (PFW, WCFF-2)
- Levi Brown, Penn State (AP-2)
- Mark Setterstrom, Minnesota (AP-2)
- Andrew Whitworth, LSU (AP-3, WCFF-2)
- Will Allen, Texas (AP-3)
Center
- Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com)
- Nick Mangold, Ohio State (PFW, WCFF-2)
- Dan Mozes, West Virginia (AP-2)
Defense
Ends
- Tamba Hali, Penn State (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com)
- Elvis Dumervil, Louisville (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN)
- Mario Williams, North Carolina State (SI, PFW, AP-3, WCFF-2)
- Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College (AFCA, CBS, Rivals.com, AP-2, WCFF-2)
- Darryl Tapp, Virginia Tech (AFCA, CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
- Kamerion Wimbley, Florida State (PFW)
- Willie Evans, Mississippi State (AP-3)
Tackles
- Haloti Ngata, Oregon (AP-1, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CFN, Rivals.com)
- Rodrique Wright, Texas (AP-1, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS);
- Brodrick Bunkley, Florida State (FWAA, SI, PFW, AP-3);
- Claude Wroten, LSU (CFN);
- Kyle Williams, LSU (PFW, Rivals.com, AP-2, WCFF-2)
- Orien Harris, Miami (AP-2)
- Jesse Mahelona, Tennessee (AP-3)
Linebackers
- A. J. Hawk, Ohio State (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
- Paul Posluszny, Penn State (AP-1, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com)
- DeMeco Ryans, Alabama (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com)
- D’Qwell Jackson, Maryland (AFCA, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2)
- Chad Greenway, Iowa (PFW, CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
- Patrick Willis, Ole Miss, (PFW, CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
- Aaron Harris, Texas (AP-3)
- Nick Reid, Kansas (AP-3)
- Bobby Carpenter, Ohio State (AP-3)
Backs
- Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
- Michael Huff, Texas (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
- Greg Blue, Georgia (AP-1, AFCA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CFN)
- Tye Hill, Clemson (TSN, WCFF, ESPN, Rivals.com, AP-2)
- Darnell Bing, Southern California (AP-1, Rivals.com, WCFF-2)
- Dion Byrum, Ohio (AFCA, AP-2)
- Ko Simpson, South Carolina (FWAA, CBS, CFN, AP-3)
- Brandon Meriweather, Miami-FL (FWAA, WCFF-2)
- Kelly Jennings, Miami-FL (SI, PFW, CBS, AP-2)
- Dwayne Slay, Texas Tech (SI)
- Alan Zemaitis, Penn State (PFW, AP-2, WCFF-2)
- Donte Whitner, Ohio State (PFW)
- Aaron Gipson, Oregon (AP-3, WCFF-2)
- LaRon Landry, LSU (AP-3)
- Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame (AP-3)
Special teams
Kicker
- Mason Crosby, Colorado (AP-1, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFNews, Rivals.com)
- Alexis Serna, Oregon State (AFCA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
- Brandon Coutu, Georgia (AP-3)
Punter
- Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
- Danny Baugher, Arizona (PFW, AP-3)
- Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor (AP-2)
- John Torp, Colorado (WCFF-2)
Returners
- Maurice Drew, UCLA (AP-1[All-Purpose], AFCA-Return Specialist, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI-PR, PFWeekly-PR, CBS, CFN-PR)
- Cory Rodgers, TCU (WCFF-2, SI-KR, PFW-KR, ESPN)
- Felix Jones, Arkansas (CFN-KR)
- Skyler Green, LSU (Rivals.com-PR, AP-3)
- Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio State (Rivals.com-KR)
- Brandon Williams, Wisconsin (AP-2)