Paul Myerberg

USA TODAY Sports

Clarification: An earlier version of this story misstated the number of players on the team from the ACC and Big Ten.

From the stars of 128 Football Bowl Subdivision teams comes the cream of the crop: USA TODAY Sports' first- and second-team college football All-Americans.

Headlining the units are Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, the favorite for this year's Heisman Trophy; Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon, the nation's leading rusher; Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper, a finalist for the Heisman; and Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright, the winner of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation's most outstanding defensive player.

Each team consists of 25 players: 11 on offense, 11 on defense, a kicker, a punter and a return specialist. The offensive teams feature two running backs, two wide receivers and a tight end. The defensive teams include four linemen and three linebackers.

The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten have 11 selections, the most of any FBS leagues. The Pac-12 Conference has nine, the SEC eight and the Big 12 seven.

Florida State, the defending national champion, placed an FBS-high five players on the first and second teams. Alabama was second with four selections. Another six teams had two players: Michigan State, Mississippi, Oregon, TCU, Utah and Wisconsin.

USA TODAY Sports All-America college football team

FIRST TEAM

Offense

QB – Marcus Mariota, Oregon

RB – Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin

RB – Tevin Coleman, Indiana

WR – Amari Cooper, Alabama

WR – Rashard Higgins, Colorado State

TE – Nick O'Leary, Florida State

OL – Brandon Scherff, Iowa

OL – Shaquille Mason, Georgia Tech

OL – Jack Allen, Michigan State

OL – Arie Kouandjio, Alabama

OL – Spencer Drango, Baylor

Defense

DL – Joey Bosa, Ohio State

DL – Danny Shelton, Washington

DL – Malcom Brown, Texas

DL – Shane Ray, Missouri

LB – Scooby Wright, Arizona

LB – Paul Dawson, TCU

LB – Eric Kendricks, UCLA

CB – Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon

CB – Senquez Golson, Mississippi

S – Jalen Ramsey, Florida State

S – Gerod Holliman, Louisville

Specialists

K – Roberto Aguayo, Florida State

P – JK Scott, Alabama

RET – J.J. Nelson, UAB

SECOND TEAM

Offense

QB – Trevone Boykin, TCU

RB – Jay Ajayi, Boise State

RB – James Conner, Pittsburgh

WR – Tyler Lockett, Kansas State

WR – Kevin White, West Virginia

TE – Maxx Williams, Minnesota

OL – La'El Collins, LSU

OL – Tre' Jackson, Florida State

OL – B.J. Finney, Kansas State

OL – Laken Tomlinson, Duke

OL – Rob Havenstein, Wisconsin

Defense

DL – Vic Beasley, Clemson

DL – Leonard Williams, USC

DL – Robert Nkemdiche, Mississippi

DL – Nate Orchard, Utah

LB – Zach Vigil, Utah State

LB – Mike Hull, Penn State

LB – Hau'oli Kikaha, Washington

CB – Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech

CB – P.J. Williams, Florida State

S – Landon Collins, Alabama

S – Kurtis Drummond, Michigan State

Specialists

K – Brad Craddock, Maryland

P – Tom Hackett, Utah

RET – De'Mornay Pierson-El, Nebraska

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