The Associated Press released their 2011 All-American teams on Wednesday.
The lone Husker All-American was senior linebacker Lavonte David, who earned second team All-American honors. This is the second straight year David has been named to the second team.
David finished 2011 with 122 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 interceptions and 2 forced fumbles.
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB — Robert Griffin III, junior, 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, Baylor
RB — Montee Ball, junior, 5-11, 210, Wisconsin
RB — Trent Richardson, junior, 5-11, 224, Alabama
WR — Justin Blackmon, junior, 6-1, 215, Oklahoma State
WR — Robert Woods, sophomore, 6-1, 180, Southern California
TE — Dwayne Allen, junior, 6-4, 255, Clemson
OT — Barrett Jones, senior, 6-5, 311, Alabama
OT — Matt Kalil, junior, 6-7, 295, Southern California
OG — David DeCastro, senior, 6-5, 310, Stanford
OG — Kevin Zeitler, senior, 6-4, 318, Wisconsin
C — David Molk, senior, 6-2, 286, Michigan
All-Purpose — Sammy Watkins, freshman, 6-1, 180, Clemson
K — Randy Bullock, senior, 5-9, 212, Texas A&M
DEFENSE
DE — Melvin Ingram, senior, 6-2, 276, South Carolina
DE — Whitney Mercilus, junior, 6-4, 265, Illinois
DT — Devon Still, senior, 6-5, 310, Penn State
DT — Jerel Worthy, junior, 6-3, 310, Michigan State
LB — Luke Kuechly, junior, 6-3, 237, Boston College
LB — Jarvis Jones, sophomore, 6-3, 241, Georgia
LB — Dont’a Hightower, junior, 6-4, 260, Alabama
CB — Morris Claiborne, junior, 6-0, 185, LSU
CB — Tyrann Mathieu, sophomore, 5-9, 175, LSU
S — Mark Barron, senior, 6-2, 218, Alabama
S — Bacarri Rambo, junior, 6-0, 218, Georgia
P — Brad Wing, freshman, 6-3, 184, LSU
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SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB — Andrew Luck, junior, Stanford
RB — LaMichael James, junior, Oregon
RB — David Wilson, junior, Virginia Tech
WR — Ryan Broyles, senior, Oklahoma
WR — Kendall Wright, senior, Baylor
TE — Tyler Eifert, junior, Notre Dame
OT — Jonathan Martin, senior, Stanford
OT — Nate Potter, senior, Boise State
OG –Will Blackwell, senior, LSU
OG — Austin Pazstor, senior, Virginia
C — Peter Konz, junior, Wisconsin
All-Purpose — Joe Adams, senior, Arkansas
K — Caleb Sturgis, junior, Florida
DEFENSE
DE — Frank Alexander, senior, Oklahoma
DE — Vinny Curry, senior, Marshall
DT — Joe Vellano, junior, Maryland
DT — Derek Wolfe, senior, Cincinnati
LB — Courtney Upshaw, senior, Alabama
LB — Lavonte David, senior, Nebraska
LB — Manti Teo, junior, Notre Dame
CB — David Amerson, sophomore, North Carolina State
CB — Dre Kirkpatrick, junior, Alabama
S — Markelle Martin, senior, Oklahoma State
S — Antonio Allen, senior, South Carolina
P — Ryan Allen, junior, Louisiana Tech
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THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
QB — Matt Barkley, junior, Southern California
RB — Ronnie Hillman, sophomore, San Diego State
RB — Bobby Rainey, senior, Western Kentucky
WR — Jordan White, senior, Western Michigan
WR — Patrick Edwards, senior, Houston
TE — Coby Fleener, senior, Stanford
OT — Levy Adcock, senior, Oklahoma State
OT — Cordy Glenn, senior, Georgia
OG — Ryan Miller, senior, Colorado
OG — Gabe Ikard, sophomore, Oklahoma
C — Grant Garner, senior, Oklahoma State
All-Purpose player — Tavon Austin, junior, West Virginia
K — Quinn Sharp, junior, Oklahoma State
DEFENSE
DE — Sam Montgomery, sophomore, LSU
DE — Andre Branch, senior, Clemson
DT — John Simon, junior, Ohio State
DT — Fletcher Cox, junior, Mississippi State
LB — Tank Carder, senior, TCU
LB — Sammy Brown, senior, Houston
LB — Emmanuel Acho, senior, Texas
CB — Nigel Malone, junior, Kansas State
CB — Brodrick Brown, junior, Oklahoma State
S — Josh Bush, senior, Wake Forest
S — George Iloka, senior, Boise State
P — Shawn Powell, senior, Florida State
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