2005 All-America college football team

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 (*)

2005 Consensus All-Americans ^[1]

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, 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, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com-All-purpose)
• Jerome Harrison , Washington State (AP, 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, 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, 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, AFCA, PFW, CFN)
• Garrett Mills, Tulsa (SI, ESPN, CBS, AP-3, WCFF-2)

Linemen

• Jonathan Scott , Texas (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS)
• Marcus McNeill , Auburn (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Max Jean-Gilles , Georgia (AP, 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, 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, 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, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com)
• Elvis Dumervil , Louisville (AP, 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, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Rodrique Wright , Texas (AP, 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, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Paul Posluszny , Penn State (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com)
• DeMeco Ryans , Alabama (AP, 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, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Michael Huff , Texas (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Greg Blue , Georgia (AP, AFCA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CFN)
• Tye Hill , Clemson (TSN, WCFF, ESPN, Rivals.com, AP-2)
• Darnell Bing, Southern California (AP, 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, 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, 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-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)

See also

• 2005 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
• 2005 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 2005 All-Big 12 Conference football team
• 2005 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 2005 All-SEC football team

References

1. "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Books" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2007. p. 224. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.

External links

2005 AP All-American Team 2005 Coaches All-American Team 2005 Writers All-American Team 2005 Walter Camp Foundation All-American Team 2005 The Sporting News All-American Team 2005 Sports Illustrated All-American Team

2005 Pro Football Weekly All-American Team 2005 ESPN All-American Team 2005 CBS Sportsline All-American Team 2005 College Football News All-American Team 2005 Rivals.com All-American Team "Football Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2007. pp. 4, 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.