Alabama lands 5 players on AP All-America team

Alabama saw five of its players land on the 2021 Associated Press All-America team, which came out on Monday. Included in that group were three who made the first team, one on the second team and a fifth on the third team.

Quarterback Bryce Young and outside linebacker Will Anderson were both on the first team, which wasn’t surprising. However, that third player was wide receiver Jameson Williams, not offensive tackle Evan Neal.

Instead, Neal was on the second team with safety Jordan Battle rounding things out on the third team.

Young, Anderson and Williams were all worth first-team selections. It could surprise some, however, to see the team’s star left tackle, who will likely be the first Crimson Tide player taken in the 2022 NFL Draft, only make the second team.

In order to be considered a consensus All-American, at least three of the five outlets that select All-Americans must vote a player to their first team. Outside the AP, the other four outlets include the Football Writers Associate of America, Sporting News, American Football Coaches Association and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

So far, Young and Neal have only been voted to the first team by two outlets.

Anderson, on the other hand, has already reached consensus status after being selected by all three so far. If he gets first-team status by the AFCA and Sporting News, he’ll be considered a unanimous selection.

Below is the complete list for the 2021 AP All-America team.

First Team

Offense

QB: Bryce Young, Alabama

RB: Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State; Breece Hall, Iowa State

OT: Ikem Ekwonu, North Carolina State; Darian Kinnard, Kentucky

OG: Kenyon Green, Texas A&M; Zion Johnson, Boston College

OC: Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa

TE: Trey McBride, Colorado State

WR: Jameson Williams, Alabama; Jordan Addison, Pittsburgh; David Bell, Purdue

AP: Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State

K: Jake Moody, Michigan

Defense

EDR: Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan; Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon

DL: Jordan Davis, Georgia; DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M

LB: Will Anderson, Alabama; Nakobe Dean, Georgia; Devin Lloyd, Utah

CB: Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati; Roger McCreary, Auburn

S: Verone McKinley III, Oregon; Jalen Pitre, Baylor

DB: Marcus Jones, Houston

P: Matt Araiza, San Diego State

Second Team

Offense

QB: Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh

RB: Sean Tucker, Syracuse; Tyler Badie, Missouri

OT: Evan Neal, Alabama; Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State

OG: Thayer Munford, Ohio State; William Dunkle, San Diego State

OC: Alec Lindstrom, Boston College

TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia

WR: Chris Olave, Ohio State; Garrett Wilson, Ohio State; Jerreth Sterns, Western Kentucky

AP: Jahmyr Gibbs, Georgia Tech

K: Noah Ruggles, Ohio State

Defense

EDR: Jermaine Johnson, Florida State; Cameron Thomas, San Diego State

DL: Devonte Wyatt, Georgia; Haskell Garrett, Ohio State

LB: Malcolm Rodriguez, Oklahoma State; Leo Chenal, Wisconsin; David Ojabo, Michigan

CB: Coby Bryant, Cincinnati; Ja’Quan McMillian, East Carolina

S: Jaquan Brisker, Penn State; Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame

DB: JoJo Domann, Nebraska

P: Adam Korsak, Rutgers

Third Team

Offense

QB: C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

RB: Hassan Haskins, Michigan; Sincere McCormick, UTSA

OT: Connor Galvin, Baylor, Max Mitchell, Louisiana-Lafayette

OG: Andrew Vorhees, Southern California; Josh Seltzner, Wisconsin

OC: Michael Maietti, Missouri

TE: Michael Mayer, Notre Dame

WR: Drake London, Southern California; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State; Jahan Dotson, Penn State

AP: Deven Thompkins, Utah State

K: Caleb Shudak, Iowa

Defense

EDR: Will McDonald IV, Iowa State; Sam Williams, Mississippi

DL: Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh; George Karlaftis, Purdue

LB: Chad Muma, Wyoming; Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma; Andre Carter II, Army

CB: Riley Moss, Iowa; Trent McDuffie, Washington

S: Jordan Battle, Alabama; Lewis Cine, Georgia

DB: Kolby Harvell-Peel, Oklahoma State

P: Jordan Stout, Penn State