Six Alabama players were named to the AP’s midseason All-America team on Tuesday, the most of any school in the nation.
Sophomore quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, junior left tackle Jonah Williams, center Ross Pierschbacher and sophomore wide receiver Jerry Jeudy were all first team picks on offense. Safety Deionte Thompson was a first team choice on defense. Defensive lineman Quinnen Williams was selected to the second team.
Tagovailoa has competed 88 of 123 passes for 1,760 yards with 21 touchdowns and no interceptions, also rushing for two touchdowns. Jeudy has been his top target, catching 26 passes for 705 yards and nine touchdowns. Williams and Pierschbacher have been key blockers for the offense, which leads the nation in scoring.
Thompson leads the team with 40 tackles and has two interceptions, five pass breakups, a fumble forced and a fumble recovery. Williams has 29 tackles to lead Alabama’s defensive lineman along with 1.5 sacks and eight quarterback hurries.
LSU had four players chosen across the two teams, including three first-team players on defense.
FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB — Tua Tagovailoa, sophomore, Alabama
RB — Jonathan Taylor, sophomore, Wisconsin
RB — Darrell Henderson, junior, Memphis
OT — Jonah Williams, junior, Alabama
OT — Mitch Hyatt, senior, Clemson
G — Beau Benzschawel, senior, Wisconsin
G — Shane Lemieux, junior, Oregon
C — Ross Pierschbacher, senior, Alabama
TE — Jace Sternberger, junior, Texas A&M
WR — Laviska Shenault Jr., sophomore, Colorado
WR — Jerry Jeudy, sophomore, Alabama
AP — Greg Dortch, sophomore, Wake Forest
K— Andre Szmyt, freshman, Syracuse
Defense
DE — Clelin Ferrell, junior, Clemson
DE — Chase Winovich, senior, Michigan
DT — Ed Oliver, junior, Houston
DT — Gerald Willis III, senior, Miami
LB — Josh Allen, senior, Kentucky
LB — Devin White, junior, LSU
LB — Ben Burr-Kirven, senior, Washington
CB — Julian Love, junior, Notre Dame
CB — Greedy Williams, sophomore, LSU
S — Deionte Thompson, junior, Alabama
S — Grant Delpit, sophomore, LSU
P — Braden Mann, junior, Texas A&M
SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB — Dwayne Haskins, sophomore, Ohio State
RB — Travis Etienne, sophomore, Clemson
RB — Benny Snell, junior, Kentucky
OT — David Edwards, junior, Wisconsin
OT — Greg Little, junior, Mississippi
G — Terronne Prescod, senior, North Carolina State
G — Ben Bredeson, junior, Michigan
C — Michael Jordan, junior, Ohio State
TE — Noah Fant, junior, Iowa
WR — Marquise Brown, junior, Oklahoma
WR — John Ursua, junior, Hawaii
AP — Rondale Moore, freshman, Purdue
K — Cole Tracy, senior, LSU
Defense
DE — Montez Sweat, junior, Mississippi State
DE — Brian Burns, junior, Florida State
DT — Jerry Tillery, senior, Notre Dame
DT — Quinnen Williams, sophomore, Alabama
LB — Devin Bush, junior, Michigan
LB — Porter Gustin, senior, Southern California
LB — Curtis Bolton, senior, Oklahoma
CB — Deandre Baker, senior, Georgia
CB — Adrian Frye, freshman, Texas Tech
S — Taylor Rapp, junior, Washington
S — Ugochukwu Amadi, senior, Oregon
P — Ryan Stonehouse, sophomore, Colorado State
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Voter panel: Bob Asmussen, Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette; Matt Baker, Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times; Michael Barber, Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch; Matt Brown , The Athletic; Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station (Texas) Eagle; Rece Davis, ESPN; Pat Dooley, Gainesville (Fla.) Sun; Scott Hamilton, WECT-TV Wilmington, North Carolina; Eric Hansen, The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune; Brian Howell, Buffzone.com; Rob Long, WJZ-FM 105.7 The Fan Baltimore; Sean Manning, The (Morgantown, W.Va.) Dominion Post; Conor O’Neill, Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal; Soren Petro, 810 WHB Kansas City, Missouri; Keith Sargeant, NJ.com/The Star Ledger; Jon Wilner, San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News.
