With the 2018 season now in the books and only bowl games remaining to be played, our panel of college football experts convened to select the 2018 CBS Sports All-America teams.
There are five unanimous selections this season, though none on the offensive side of the ball. Among those chosen as first-team picks by all of our experts include Alabama defensive lineman Quinnen Williams, Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen, LSU safety Grant Delpit, Texas A&M punter Braden Mann and Purdue all-purpose standout Rondale Moore.
In total, 28 programs are represented across the two teams of 54 selections. Alabama leads the way with four first-team selections, followed by LSU with three. There were five teams with two first-team picks, including Syracuse, which placed two special-teamers.
Selections by conference
| Conference | First team | Total selections |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 12 | 20 |
| Big Ten | 5 | 5 |
| ACC | 4 | 10 |
Big 12 | 3 | 6 |
| AAC | 2 | 2 |
| Independents | 1 | 4 |
Pac-12 | 0 | 6 |
MAC | 0 | 1 |
Seven SEC teams were represented among the league's stunning total of 20 selections; the SEC placed eight players on our All-America teams last year, third-most among conferences. Houston offensive lineman Ed Oliver was the lone repeat first-team All-America selection from 2017, though there were 14 players among our 2018 preseason All-America picks that found their way onto the postseason teams as well. CBS Sports will release our Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards on Wednesday afternoon.
2018 CBS Sports All-America First Team
* indicates a unanimous selection
| Offense | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
QB | Kyler Murray | Oklahoma | Redshirt junior |
RB | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | Junior |
RB | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin | Sophomore |
WR | Marquise Brown | Oklahoma | Junior |
WR | Jerry Jeudy | Alabama | Sophomore |
TE | Jace Sternberger | Texas A&M | Junior |
C | Michael Jordan | Ohio State | Junior |
OL | Jonah Williams | Alabama | Junior |
OL | Andrew Thomas | Georgia | Sophomore |
OL | Beau Benzschawel | Wisconsin | Redshirt senior |
OL | Dalton Risner | Kansas State | Redshirt senior |
| Defense | | | |
| DL | Quinnen Williams* | Alabama | Redshirt sophomore |
DL | Clelin Ferrell | Clemson | Redshirt junior |
DL | Jerry Tillery | Notre Dame | Senior |
DL | Ed Oliver | Houston | Junior |
LB | Josh Allen* | Kentucky | Senior |
LB | Devin White | LSU | Junior |
LB | Devin Bush | Michigan | Junior |
CB | Deandre Baker | Georgia | Senior |
CB | Greedy Williams | LSU | Sophomore |
S | Grant Delpit* | LSU | Sophomore |
S | Deionte Thompson | Alabama | Redshirt junior |
| Special teams | | | |
K | Andre Szmyt | Syracuse | Redshirt freshman |
P | Braden Mann* | Texas A&M | Junior |
KR | Savon Scarver | Utah State | Sophomore |
PR | Greg Dortch | Wake Forest | Redshirt sophomore |
AP | Rondale Moore* | Purdue | Freshman |
2018 CBS Sports All-America Second Team
| Offense | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
QB | Tua Tagovailoa | Alabama | Sophomore |
RB | Travis Etienne | Clemson | Sophomore |
| RB | Trayveon Williams | Texas A&M | Junior |
WR | Tylan Wallace | Oklahoma State | Sophomore |
| WR | Andy Isabella | UMass | Senior |
TE | Caleb Wilson | UCLA | Redshirt junior |
C | Ross Pierschbacher | Alabama | Redshirt senior |
OL | Mitch Hyatt | Clemson | Senior |
OL | Dru Samia | Oklahoma | Senior |
OL | Ben Powers | Oklahoma | Senior |
OL | Andre Dillard | Washington State | Redshirt senior |
| Defense | | | |
| DL | Montez Sweat | Mississippi State | Senior |
DL | Jachai Polite | Florida | Sophomore |
DL | Christian Wilkins | Clemson | Senior |
DL | Sutton Smith | Northern Illinois | Redshirt junior |
LB | Ben Burr-Kirven | Washington | Senior |
LB | Chase Hansen | Utah | Redshirt senior |
LB | Te'Von Coney | Notre Dame | Senior |
CB | Julian Love | Notre Dame | Junior |
CB | Hamp Cheevers | Boston College | Junior |
S | Taylor Rapp | Washington | Junior |
S | Johnathan Abram | Mississippi State | Senior |
| Special teams | | | |
K | Cole Tracy | LSU | Senior |
P | Mitch Wishnowski | Utah | Senior |
KR | Maurice Ffrench | Pittsburgh | Junior |
PR | Mecole Hardman | Georgia | Junior |
AP | Michael Walker | Boston College | Senior |
