2005 College Football All-America Team

2005 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
2005 NCAA Division I-A football season
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The 2005 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, and Rivals.com.

The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.

Eighteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2005, 12 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)

2005 Consensus All-Americans

Name	Position	Year	University
Reggie Bush*	Running back	Junior	USC
Dwayne Jarrett*	Wide receiver	Sophomore	USC
Greg Eslinger*	Center	Senior	Minnesota
Max Jean-Gilles	Offensive line	Senior	Georgia
Marcus McNeill		Senior	Auburn
Jonathan Scott*		Senior	Texas
Elvis Dumervil*	Defensive end	Senior	Louisville
Tamba Hali*		Senior	Penn State
Haloti Ngata	Defensive tackle	Senior	Oregon
A. J. Hawk*	Linebacker	Senior	Ohio State
Paul Posluszny		Senior	Penn State
Demeco Ryans*		Senior	Alabama
Greg Blue	Defensive back	Senior	Georgia
Michael Huff*		Senior	Texas
Jimmy Williams*		Senior	Virginia Tech
Mason Crosby	Kicker	Junior	Colorado
Ryan Plackemeier*	Punter	Senior	Wake Forest
Maurice Drew*	Return specialist	Junior	UCLA

Offense[]

Quarterback[]

• Vince Young, Texas (AP, FWAA, TSN, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Matt Leinart, Southern California (AFCA, WCFF)

Running backs[]

• Reggie Bush, Southern California (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com-All-purpose)
• Jerome Harrison, Washington State (AP, FWAA, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
• DeAngelo Williams, Memphis (AFCA, Walter Camp)
• Laurence Maroney, Minnesota (PFW, Rivals.com )

Fullback[]

• Brian Leonard, Rutgers (PFW)

Wide receivers[]

• Dwayne Jarrett, Southern California (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, CBS, CFN)
• Jeff Samardzija, Notre Dame (FWAA, TSN, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Mike Hass, Oregon State (AP, WCFF, ESPN)
• Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech (AFCA, PFW, Rivals.com)

Tight end[]

• Vernon Davis, Maryland (AP, AFCA, PFW, CFN)
• Marcedes Lewis, UCLA (FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Rivals.com)
• Garrett Mills, Tulsa (SI, ESPN, CBS)

Linemen[]

• Jonathan Scott, Texas (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS)
• Marcus McNeill, Auburn (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia (AP, AFCA, TSN, WCFF, PFW, ESPN, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Eric Winston, Miami (FL) (AFCA, WCFF, SI, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Taitusi Lutui, Southern California (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com)
• D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia (AP, PFW)
• Zach Strief, Northwestern (FWAA)
• Sam Baker, Southern California (CBS)
• Justin Blalock, Texas (CFN)
• Davin Joseph, Oklahoma (PFW, CFN)
• Joe Thomas, Wisconsin (PFW)

Center[]

• Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com)
• Nick Mangold, Ohio State (PFW)

Defense[]

Ends[]

• Tamba Hali, Penn State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com)
• Elvis Dumervil, Louisville (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN)
• Mario Williams, North Carolina State (SI, PFW)
• Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College (AFCA, CBS, Rivals.com)
• Darryl Tapp, Virginia Tech (AFCA, CFN)
• Kamerion Wimbley, Florida State (PFW)

Tackles[]

• Haloti Ngata, Oregon (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Rodrique Wright, Texas (AP, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS);
• Brodrick Bunkley, Florida State (FWAA, SI, PFW);
• Claude Wroten, LSU (CFN);
• Kyle Williams, LSU (PFW, Rivals.com)

Linebackers[]

• A. J. Hawk, Ohio State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Paul Posluszny, Penn State (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com)
• DeMeco Ryans, Alabama (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, Rivals.com)
• D’Qwell Jackson, Maryland (AFCA, SI)
• Chad Greenway, Iowa (PFW, CFN)
• Patrick Willis, Ole Miss, (PFW, CFN)

Backs[]

• Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Michael Huff, Texas (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Greg Blue, Georgia (AP, AFCA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CFN)
• Darnell Bing, Southern California (AP, Rivals.com)
• Dion Byrum, Ohio (AFCA)
• Ko Simpson, South Carolina (FWAA, CBS, CFN)
• Brandon Meriweather, Miami-FL (FWAA)
• Tye Hill, Clemson (TSN, WCFF, ESPN, Rivals.com)
• Kelly Jennings, Miami-FL (SI, PFW, CBS)
• Dwayne Slay, Texas Tech (SI)
• Alan Zemaitis, Penn State (PFW)
• Donte Whitner, Ohio State (PFW)

Special teams[]

Kicker[]

• Mason Crosby, Colorado (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFNews, Rivals.com)
• Alexis Serna, Oregon State (AFCA)

Punter[]

• Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com)
• Danny Baugher, Arizona (PFW)

Returners[]

• Maurice Drew, UCLA (AP-All-Purpose, AFCA-Return Specialist, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI-PR, PFWeekly-PR, CBS, CFN-PR)
• Cory Rodgers, TCU (SI-KR, PFW-KR, ESPN)
• Felix Jones, Arkansas (CFN-KR)
• Skyler Green, LSU (Rivals.com-PR)
• Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio State (Rivals.com-KR)

See also[]

• 2005 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 2005 All-Big 12 Conference football team
• 2005 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 2005 All-SEC football team

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