Alabama lands three players on Associated Press All-America team
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — For a second straight year, Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick earned first-team All-American honors by the Associated Press. After winning the Jim Thorpe and Chuck Bednarik awards last week, Fitzpatrick headlines a list of three Alabama players who received All-American honors Monday as center Bradley Bozeman made the second team and left tackle Jonah Williams made the third.
Fitzpatrick is Alabama’s fifth-leading tackler with 52 stops, including six for a loss with 1.5 sacks. He also has an interception, seven pass breakups a forced fumble and a blocked kick. More importantly, he has played at every position across the secondary, allowing Alabama to rotate players around him.
Bozeman and Williams have started every game this season and have helped the Crimson Tide lead the nation in lowest negative play percentage, surrendering a negative play on just 4.3 percent of the Alabama’s rushing attempts. Alabama also leads the SEC in yards before contact with 4.17 yards per carry. This the first appearance on the AP All-American team by either player.
Bozeman and Fitzpatrick are both permanent team captains for Alabama.
Associated Press All-America teams:
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Baker Mayfield, senior, Oklahoma.
Running backs — Bryce Love, junior, Stanford; Rashaad Penny, senior, San Diego State.
Tackles — Orlando Brown, junior, Oklahoma; Mike McGlinchey, senior, Notre Dame.
Guards — Quenton Nelson, senior, Notre Dame; Braden Smith, senior, Auburn.
Center — Billy Price, senior, Ohio State.
Tight end — Mark Andrews, junior, Oklahoma.
Receivers — James Washington, senior, Oklahoma State; Anthony Miller, senior, Memphis.
All-purpose player — Saquon Barkley, junior, Penn State.
Kicker — Matt Gay, junior, Utah.
DEFENSE
Ends — Bradley Chubb, senior, North Carolina State; Clelin Ferrell, sophomore, Clemson.
Tackles — Hercules Mata'afa, junior, Washington State; Maurice Hurst, senior, Michigan.
Linebackers — Roquan Smith, junior, Georgia; Josey Jewell, senior, Iowa; T.J. Edwards, junior, Wisconsin.
Cornerbacks — Josh Jackson, junior, Iowa; Denzel Ward, junior, Ohio State.
Safeties — Minkah Fitzpatrick, junior, Alabama; DeShon Elliott, junior, Texas.
Punter — Michael Dickson, junior, Texas.
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SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Lamar Jackson, junior, Louisville.
Running backs — Jonathan Taylor, freshman, Wisconsin; Kerryon Johnson, junior, Auburn.
Tackles — Mitch Hyatt, junior, Clemson; Isaiah Wynn, senior, Georgia.
Guards — Cody O'Connell, senior, Washington State; Will Hernandez, senior, UTEP.
Center — Bradley Bozeman, senior, Alabama.
Tight end — Troy Fumagalli, senior, Wisconsin.
Receivers — David Sills V, junior, West Virginia; Michael Gallup, senior, Colorado State.
All-purpose player — Dante Pettis, senior, Washington.
Kicker — Daniel Carlson, senior, Auburn.
DEFENSE
Ends — Sutton Smith, sophomore, Northern Illinois; Nick Bosa, sophomore, Ohio State.
Tackles — Ed Oliver, sophomore, Houston; Christian Wilkins, junior, Clemson.
Linebackers — Malik Jefferson, junior, Texas; Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, senior, Oklahoma; Dorian O'Daniel, senior, Clemson.
Cornerbacks — Jalen Davis, senior, Utah State; Carlton Davis, junior, Auburn.
Safeties — Derwin James, junior, Florida State; Justin Reid, junior, Stanford.
Punter — Johnny Townsend, senior, Florida.
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THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Mason Rudolph, senior, Oklahoma State.
Running backs — Ronald Jones II, junior, Southern California; Devin Singletary, sophomore, Florida Atlantic.
Tackles — David Edwards, sophomore, Wisconsin; Jonah Williams, sophomore, Alabama.
Guards — Beau Benzschawel, junior, Wisconsin; Tyrone Crowder, senior, Clemson.
Center — Frank Ragnow, senior, Arkansas.
Tight end — Jaylen Samuels, senior, North Carolina State.
Receivers — Steve Ishmael, senior, Syracuse; A.J. Brown, sophomore, Mississippi.
All-purpose player — D.J. Reed, junior, Kansas State.
Kicker — Eddy Piniero, junior, Florida.
DEFENSE
Ends — Austin Bryant, junior, Clemson; Mat Boesen, senior, TCU.
Tackles — Vita Vea, junior, Washington; Harrison Phillips, senior, Stanford.
Linebackers — Micah Kiser, senior, Virginia; Tremaine Edmunds, junior, Virginia Tech; Devin Bush, sophomore, Michigan.
Cornerbacks — Andraez Williams, redshirt freshman, LSU; Jack Jones, sophomore, Southern California.
Safeties — Armani Watts, senior, Texas A&M; Quin Blanding, senior, Virginia.
Punter — Mitch Wisnowsky, junior, Utah.