FOOTBALL

Mayfield, Love, Penny lead All-America team

Associated Press
Stanford running back Bryce Love (20) missed on the Heisman Trophy but made the All-America first team. [AP File Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez]

Four of the top five vote-getters for the Heisman Trophy were selected to the first team of the Associated Press All-America team on Monday.

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield. Stanford's Bryce Love, the Heisman runner-up, and San Diego State's Rashaad Penny, the nation's leading rusher and fifth-place finisher for the Heisman, were the first-team running backs. Penn State's Saquon Barkley, who finished fourth in the Heisman voting, made the team as an all-purpose player.

The All-America team, which dates to 1925 and was selected this season by a panel of 17 Top 25 voters.

Louisville's Lamar Jackson, last year's Heisman winner and All-America quarterback, was selected to the second team.

Mayfield was also one of three Oklahoma players, along with offensive tackle Orlando Brown and tight end Mark Andrews, to make first team, giving the Sooners more players on the first team than any school.

Two University of Florida specialists, punter Johnny Townsend and kicker Eddy Piniero, were named. Townsend made second team and Piniero made third.

While Florida State placed safety Derwin James on second team and FAU running back Devin Singletary made third. 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. 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.:[--][--][--] 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.