Four Alabama players named to AP All-America squad

Ten players from the four College Football Playoff semifinalists were named to The Associated Press All-America first team, which was announced Monday. Four of the first-team choices were from No. 1 Alabama, but quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was not one of them. Tagovailoa was relegated to the second team, and Oklahoma's Kyler Murray was named the first-team quarterback in the vote of a panel of media members. Murray also beat out Tagovailoa for the Hesiman Trophy, which was awarded on Saturday. Oklahoma and Alabama will meet in one of the CFP semifinal games. Alabama's first-team selections were offensive tackle Jonah Williams, wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, safety Deionte Thompson and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams. One other player from No. 4 Oklahoma -- wide receiver Marquise Brown -- was named to the first team, while No. 2 Clemson had three first-team selections -- offensive tackle Mitch Hyatt, defensive end Clelin Ferrell and defensive tackle Christian Wilkins. No. 3 Notre Dame had one first-team selection -- cornerback Julian Love. Jonathan Taylor of Wisconsin and Darrell Henderson of Memphis were the first-team running backs. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback: Kyler Murray, junior, Oklahoma Running backs: Jonathan Taylor, sophomore, Wisconsin; Darrell Henderson, junior, Memphis Tackles: Jonah Williams, junior, Alabama; Mitch Hyatt, senior, Clemson Guards: Beau Benzschawel, senior, Wisconsin; Bunchy Stallings, senior, Kentucky Center: Garrett Bradbury, senior, North Carolina State Tight end: Jace Sternberger, junior, Texas A&M Wide receivers: Jerry Jeudy, sophomore, Alabama; Marquise Brown, junior, Oklahoma All-purpose player: Rondale Moore, freshman, Purdue Kicker: Andre Szmyt, freshman, Syracuse DEFENSE Ends: Clelin Ferrell, junior, Clemson; Sutton Smith, junior, Northern Illinois Tackles: Quinnen Williams, junior, Alabama; Christian Wilkins, senior, Clemson Linebackers: Josh Allen, senior, Kentucky; Devin White, junior, LSU; Ben Burr-Kirven, senior, Washington Cornerbacks: Deandre Baker, senior, Georgia; Julian Love, junior, Notre Dame Safeties: Grant Delpit, sophomore, LSU; Deionte Thompson, junior, Alabama Punter: Braden Mann, junior, Texas A&M SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback: Tua Tagovailoa, sophomore, Alabama Running backs: Travis Etienne, sophomore, Clemson; Trayveon Williams, junior, Texas A&M Tackles: Dalton Risner, senior, Kansas State; Andrew Thomas, sophomore, Georgia Guards: Dru Samia, senior, Oklahoma; Michael Deiter, senior, Wisconsin Center: Ross Pierschbacher, senior, Alabama Tight end: T.J. Hockenson, sophomore, Iowa Wide receivers: Tylan Wallace, sophomore, Oklahoma State; Andy Isabella, senior, Massachusetts All-purpose player: Greg Dortch, sophomore, Wake Forest Kicker: Cole Tracy, senior, LSU DEFENSE Ends: Montez Sweat, senior, Mississippi State; Jachai Polite, junior, Florida Tackles: Jerry Tillery, senior, Notre Dame; Gerald Willis III, senior, Miami Linebackers: Devin Bush, junior, Michigan; David Long Jr., junior, West Virginia; Joe Dineen, senior, Kansas Cornerbacks: Greedy Williams, sophomore, LSU; Byron Murphy, sophomore, Washington Safeties: Taylor Rapp, junior, Washington; Amani Hooker, junior, Iowa Punter: Mitch Wishnowsky, senior, Utah THIRD TEAM OFFENSE Quarterbacks: Dwayne Haskins, sophomore, Ohio State Running backs: Benny Snell, junior, Kentucky; Eno Benjamin, sophomore, Arizona State Tackles: Andre Dillard, senior, Washington State; Cody Ford, junior, Oklahoma Guards: Terronne Prescod, senior, North Carolina State; Chris Lindstrom, senior, Boston College Center: Michael Jordan, junior, Ohio State Tight end: Noah Fant, junior, Iowa Wide Receivers: A.J. Brown, junior, Mississippi; David Sills, senior, West Virginia All-purpose player: J.J. Taylor, sophomore, Arizona Kicker: Matt Gay, senior, Utah DEFENSE Ends: Chase Winovich, senior, Michigan; Jaylon Ferguson, senior, Louisiana Tech Tackles: Jeffery Simmons, junior, Mississippi State; Ed Oliver, junior, Houston Linebackers: Paddy Fisher, sophomore, Northwestern; David Woodward, sophomore, Utah State; Te'von Coney, senior, Notre Dame Cornerbacks: Hamp Cheevers, junior, Boston College; Lavert Hill, junior, Michigan Safeties: Andre Cisco, freshman, Syracuse; Johnathan Abram, senior, Mississippi State Punter: James Smith, sophomore, Cincinnati