2008 All-America college football team

The 2008 All-America college football team is composed of the following All-American first teams: American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Sporting News , Sports Illustrated , Pro Football Weekly , ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News , Rivals.com, and Scout.com.

Being selected to the All-America college football team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original All-America team was the 1889 All-America college football team selected by Caspar Whitney. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the governing body of American intercollegiate sports, officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News, and Walter Camp Foundation to determine consensus All-Americans (denoted bold). At least three of these five major selector organizations must select a player in order for him to be recognized as a "consensus" All-American by the NCAA.

Offense

Quarterback

• Sam Bradford , Oklahoma (AP, TSN, CBS, ESPN, Rivals, WCFF-2)
• Colt McCoy , Texas (FWAA, WCFF, SI, AP-2)
• Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (AFCA)
• Matthew Stafford, Georgia (PFW)
• Tim Tebow, Florida (CFN)

Running back

• Shonn Greene , Iowa (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI)
• Javon Ringer , Michigan State (AP, WCFF)
• Donald Brown, Connecticut (TSN, CFN, ESPN, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State (FWAA, Rivals)
• Knowshon Moreno, Georgia (AFCA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech (PFW)
• MiQuale Lewis, Ball State (CBS)

Fullback

• Tony Fiammetta, Syracuse (PFW)

Wide receiver

• Michael Crabtree , Texas Tech (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI)
• Dez Bryant , Oklahoma State (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CFN, PFW, SI)
• Jarett Dillard, Rice (FWAA, CBS, ESPN, AP-2, WCFF)
• Austin Collie, BYU (CBS, AP-2)
• Jeremy Maclin, Missouri (Rivals)
• Percy Harvin, Florida (WCFF-2)

Tight end

• Chase Coffman , Missouri (AFCA, AP, FWAA, WCFF, CBS)
• Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma (TSN, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2)

Tackles

• Andre Smith , Alabama (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals, SI)
• Michael Oher , Ole Miss (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals)
• Rylan Reed, Texas Tech (WCFF, SI)
• Jason Smith, Baylor (FWAA)
• Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma (CFN, SI)
• Russell Okung, Oklahoma State (PFW)
• Eugene Monroe, Virginia (AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia (WCFF-2)

Guards

• Duke Robinson , Oklahoma (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI)
• Brandon Carter , Texas Tech (AFCA, TSN, AP-2)
• Andy Levitre, Oregon State (AFCA, PFW, AP-2)
• Herman Johnson, LSU (AP, WCFF-2)
• Mike Johnson, Alabama (PFW)
• Seth Olsen, Iowa (Rivals)
• Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin (ESPN)
• Trevor Canfield, Cincinnati (AP-2)
• Alex Boone, Ohio State (WCFF-2)

Center

• Antoine Caldwell , Alabama (AFCA, AP, TSN, SI)
• A. Q. Shipley, Penn State (FWAA, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, AP-2)
• Max Unger, Oregon (CBS, PFW)
• Alex Mack, California (Rivals, WCFF-2)

Defense

Ends

• Brian Orakpo , Texas (AFCA, AP, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, ESPN, PFW, SI, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
• Jerry Hughes , TCU (FWAA, WCFF, TSN, ESPN, SI, CBS, CFN, Rivals, AP-2)
• Aaron Maybin , Penn State (AP, FWAA, WCFF, CBS, PFW)
• George Selvie, South Florida (AFCA, WCFF-2)
• Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech (AFCA)
• Nick Reed, Oregon (WCFF)
• Everette Brown, Florida State (AP-2, WCFF-2)

Tackle

• Terrence Cody , Alabama (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, CBS, Rivals, SI, WCFF-2)
• Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma (TSN, CFN, PFW, Rivals, SI, AP-2)
• Peria Jerry, Ole Miss (AP, PFW, CFN, ESPN)
• Mitch King, Iowa (ESPN, AP-2, WCFF-2)

Linebacker

• Rey Maualuga , Southern California (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals)
• Brandon Spikes , Florida (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI)
• James Laurinaitis , Ohio State (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, PFW)
• Aaron Curry, Wake Forest (ESPN, PFW, SI, AP-2)
• Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh (FWAA, CBS, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Brian Cushing, Southern California (SI, AP-2)
• Mark Herzlich, Boston College (CFN, PFW, Rivals)
• Michael Tauiliili, Duke (WCFF-2)
• Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri (WCFF-2)

Cornerback

• Malcolm Jenkins , Ohio State (AFCA, AP, FWAA, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals)
• Alphonso Smith , Wake Forest (AFCA, AP, FWAA, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW)
• D. J. Moore, Vanderbilt (TSN, CFN, Rivals, SI, AP-2)
• Victor Harris, Virginia Tech (TSN, SI, AP-2)

Safety

• Eric Berry , Tennessee (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals, SI)
• Taylor Mays , Southern California (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, SI)
• Rashad Johnson, Alabama (AFCA, Rivals, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech (PFW)
• Trimane Goddard, North Carolina (AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Mike Mickens, Cincinnati (WCFF-2)
• Trevard Lindley, Kentucky (WCFF-2)

Special teams

Kicker

• Louie Sakoda , Utah (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, PFW, SI)
• Graham Gano, Florida State (CBS, CFN, Rivals, AP-2, WCFF-2)

Punter

• Kevin Huber , Cincinnati (AFCA, AP, FWAA, Rivals, SI)
• T. J. Conley, Idaho (TSN, WCFF, CFN, ESPN, AP-2)
• Pat McAfee, West Virginia (CBS, WCFF-2)

All-purpose player / return specialist

• Brandon James , Florida (FWAA-RS, TSN, CBS, Rivals-PR)
• Jeremy Maclin , Missouri (AP, WCFF-KR, SI-AP)
• Percy Harvin, Florida (AFCA, Rivals-AP, AP-2)
• Joe Burnett, UCF (ESPN, SI-KR/PR, WCFF-2)
• Michael Ray Garvin, Florida State, (TSN-KR)
• Antonio Brown, Central Michigan (CFN)
• Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State (CBS-KR)
• Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati (Rivals-KR)
• Travis Shelton, Temple (CFN-KR)
• Derrick Williams, Penn State (PFW-RS, WCFF-2)

See also

• 2008 All-Big 12 Conference football team
• 2008 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 2008 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 2008 All-SEC football team

References

• "Football Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2023. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
• Associated Press
• AFCA
• FWAA
• WCFF
• TSN
• ESPN
• SI Archived 2009-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
• PFW ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• CFN ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• Rivals ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• CBS