AT&T ESPN All-America Player

AT&T ESPN All-America Player
Awarded for	college football's player of the week and player of the year
Country	United States
Presented by	AT&T and ESPN
History
First award	2004
Most recent	Jadeveon Clowney (yearly award)
Website	http://www.espnallamerica.com

Last updated July 22, 2025

The AT&T ESPN All-America Player is a joint marketing venture between AT&T and ESPN that allows fans to select college football's player of the week and player of the year respectively. Each "vote" counts as an entry into an AT&T sweepstakes, usually for a trip to the BCS National Championship game. According to a press release, AT&T does not "divulge or confirm the number of votes". AT&T and ESPN share the revenue generated from the promotion.^[1] The award was previously known as the Cingular All-America Player before AT&T acquired Cingular.^[2]

All-America Player of the Year winners

Season	Player	Position	Team
2004	Cedric Benson	RB	Texas
2005	Vince Young	QB	Texas
2006	Brady Quinn	QB	Notre Dame
2007	Michael Crabtree	WR	Texas Tech
2008	Graham Harrell	QB	Texas Tech
2009	Colt McCoy	QB	Texas
2010^[3]	LaMichael James	RB	Oregon
2011	Robert Griffin III	QB	Baylor
2012	Jadeveon Clowney	DE	South Carolina
2013	A. J. McCarron	QB	Alabama

All-America Player of the Week winners

2011

Week	Player	Position	College
Week 1	Robert Griffin III	QB	Baylor
Week 2	Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan
Week 3	Seth Doege	QB	Texas Tech
Week 4	Brandon Weeden	QB	Oklahoma State
Week 5	Tyler Wilson	QB	Arkansas
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8	Seth Doege	QB	Texas Tech

2010

Week	Player	Position	College	Source
Week 1	Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan	^[4]
Week 2	Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan
Week 3	Ryan Mallett	QB	Arkansas
Week 4	Mark Ingram II	RB	Alabama
Week 5	Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan
Week 6	Taylor Potts	QB	Texas Tech	^[5]

2009

Week	Player	Position	College	Source
Week 1	Jimmy Clausen	QB	Notre Dame
Week 2	Tate Forcier	QB	Michigan
Week 3	Landry Jones	QB	Oklahoma	^[6]
Week 4	Adrian Clayborn	DE	Iowa
Week 5	Golden Tate	WR	Notre Dame	^[7]
Week 6	Jonathan Crompton	QB	Tennessee
Week 7	Mark Ingram II	RB	Alabama
Week 8	Terrence Cody	G	Alabama
Week 9	Case Keenum	QB	Houston
Week 10	Jordan Shipley	WR	Texas	^[4]
Week 11	Dexter McCluster	RB/WR	Mississippi	^[4]
Week 12	Jeremiah Masoli	QB	Oregon	^[8]
Week 13	Colt McCoy	QB	Texas	^[4]

2008

Week	Player	Position	College	Source
Week 1	Graham Harrell	QB	Texas Tech	^[9]
Week 2	Patrick Pinkney	QB	East Carolina	^[10]
Week 3	Michael Crabtree	WR	Texas Tech	^[11]
Week 4	Jarrett Lee	QB	LSU	^[11]
Week 5	John Parker Wilson	QB	Alabama	^[12]
Week 6	Graham Harrell	QB	Texas Tech	^[13]
Week 7	Jordan Shipley	WR	Texas	^[14]
Week 8	Colt McCoy	QB	Texas
Week 9	Matt Williams	PK	Texas Tech	^[15]
Week 10	Graham Harrell	QB	Texas Tech	^[16]
Week 11	Graham Harrell	QB	Texas Tech	^[17]

2007

Week	Player	Position	College	Source
Week 4	Graham Harrell	QB	Texas Tech	^[9]
Week 6	Graham Harrell	QB	Texas Tech	^[9]
Week 11	Kevin Smith	RB	UCF	^[18]

2006

Week	Player	Position	College
September 2	Ray Rice	RB	Rutgers
September 9	Brady Quinn	QB	Notre Dame
September 16	Mario Manningham	WR	Michigan
September 23	Brady Quinn	QB	Notre Dame
September 30	Calvin Johnson	WR	Georgia Tech
October 7	Erik Ainge	QB	Tennessee
October 14	Colt McCoy	QB	Texas
October 21	John Beck	QB	Brigham Young
October 28	Colt McCoy	QB	Texas
November 4	Darren McFadden	RB	Arkansas
November 11	Josh Freeman	QB	Kansas State
November 18	Troy Smith	QB	Ohio State

2005

Week	Player	Position	College
September 3	D. J. Shockley	QB	Georgia
September 10	Vince Young	QB	Texas
September 17	Reggie McNeal	QB	Texas A&M
September 24	Laurence Maroney	RB	Minnesota
October 1	Brady Quinn	QB	Notre Dame
October 8	Maurice Drew	RB	UCLA
October 15	Vince Young	QB	Texas
October 22	Brady Quinn	QB	Notre Dame
October 29	Vince Young	QB	Texas
November 5	Tom Zbikowski	SS	Notre Dame
November 12	Kenny Irons	RB	Auburn
November 19	Reggie Bush	RB	USC
November 26	Adrian Peterson	RB	Oklahoma

2004

Week	Player	Position	College
September 12	Kyle Orton	QB	Purdue
September 19	Sonny Cumbie	QB	Texas Tech
September 26	Kyle Orton	QB	Purdue
October 3	David Greene	QB	Georgia
October 10	Adrian Peterson	RB	Oklahoma
October 17	Jason Campbell	QB	Auburn
October 24	Michael Hart	RB	Michigan
October 31	Adrian Peterson	RB	Oklahoma
November 6	Jason White	QB	Oklahoma
November 13	Carnell Williams	RB	Auburn
November 20	Adrian Peterson	RB	Oklahoma
November 27	Matt Leinart	QB	USC

References

↑ "All News Features".
↑ AT&T acquires BellSouth for $67 billion
↑ "Oregon's LaMichael James wins All-American player of the year honor".
1 2 3 4 "ESPN.com - College Football Index". www.espnallamerica.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
↑ "Potts wins AT&T All-America Player of the Week - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
↑ Hoover, John (2009-09-24). "OU's Landry Jones voted national player of the week". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
↑ "Golden Tate Selected AT&T; All-America Player of the Week - University of Notre Dame Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
↑ "College Football Fans Select Jeremiah Masoli as This Week's AT&T; All-America". Archived from the original on 2009-11-28.
1 2 3 "Texas Tech: Harrell Named AT&T All-America Player of the Week". NCAA. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-09-05.^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "East Carolina: Pinkney Named AT&T All-America Player of the Week". WITN. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
1 2 "Lee Named ESPN All-America Player of the Week". LSUsports.net. 2008-09-26. Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
↑ Rapoport (2008-10-03). "John Parker Wilson named AT&T player of the week". al.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
↑ "Harrell named AT&T Player of the Week". Sooners Illustrated. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
↑ Halliburton, Suzanne (2008-10-12). "Shipley named national player of week". Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
↑ Williams, Don; Walker, Jeff (2008-10-31). "Red Raiders Football Notebook 10-31-2008" . Retrieved 2008-10-31.
↑ "Harrell named AT&T Player of the Week". Scout.com. 2008-11-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
↑ "Harrell named AT&T Player of the Week". espn.com . 2008-11-13. Archived from the original on 2006-10-26.
↑ "Fans Nationwide Vote UCF's Kevin Smith The AT&T All-America Player Of The Week". UCF Athletics. 2007-11-15. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2008-11-13.

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[1] "All News Features".

[2] AT&T acquires BellSouth for $67 billion

[3] "Oregon's LaMichael James wins All-American player of the year honor".

[espnallamerica.com-4] 1 2 3 4 "ESPN.com - College Football Index". www.espnallamerica.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[5] "Potts wins AT&T All-America Player of the Week - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-10-15.

[OUTU_NatlPOW-6] Hoover, John (2009-09-24). "OU's Landry Jones voted national player of the week". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

[7] "Golden Tate Selected AT&T; All-America Player of the Week - University of Notre Dame Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2009-10-16.

[8] "College Football Fans Select Jeremiah Masoli as This Week's AT&T; All-America". Archived from the original on 2009-11-28.

[GH-9] 1 2 3 "Texas Tech: Harrell Named AT&T All-America Player of the Week". NCAA. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-09-05.^{[ dead link ]}

[10] "East Carolina: Pinkney Named AT&T All-America Player of the Week". WITN. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-09-14.

[Weeks3-4-11] 1 2 "Lee Named ESPN All-America Player of the Week". LSUsports.net. 2008-09-26. Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-09-27.

[12] Rapoport (2008-10-03). "John Parker Wilson named AT&T player of the week". al.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-04.

[13] "Harrell named AT&T Player of the Week". Sooners Illustrated. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

[14] Halliburton, Suzanne (2008-10-12). "Shipley named national player of week". Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-19.

[15] Williams, Don; Walker, Jeff (2008-10-31). "Red Raiders Football Notebook 10-31-2008" . Retrieved 2008-10-31.

[16] "Harrell named AT&T Player of the Week". Scout.com. 2008-11-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-11.

[17] "Harrell named AT&T Player of the Week". espn.com . 2008-11-13. Archived from the original on 2006-10-26.

[18] "Fans Nationwide Vote UCF's Kevin Smith The AT&T All-America Player Of The Week". UCF Athletics. 2007-11-15. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2008-11-13.

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