AP All-Time All-America college football team

In 2025, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Associated Press' annual All-America college football team, a panel of AP sportswriters selected an all-time first and second team composed of the top players between 1925 and 2025.

Since 1925, nearly 2,000 men have earned AP first-team All-America honors. To be considered for the AP All-Time All-America list, a player must have received first-team recognition at least once. As a result, notable players like Anthony Muñoz were never eligible and punter Ray Guy was also excluded because the Associated Press did not select punters for its All-America team during his era.

Selected players

Position	Player	Team	Tenure	AP first-team All-America selections
First-team Offense
QB	Tim Tebow	Florida	2006–2009	2007
RB	Barry Sanders	Oklahoma State	1986–1988	1988
	Herschel Walker	Georgia	1980–1982	1980, 1981, 1982
WR	Larry Fitzgerald	Pittsburgh	2002–2003	2003
	Randy Moss	Marshall	1996–1997	1997
TE	Brock Bowers	Georgia	2021–2023	2023
OT	Bill Fralic	Pittsburgh	1981–1984	1982, 1983, 1984
	Orlando Pace	Ohio State	1994–1996	1995, 1996
G	John Hannah	Alabama	1970–1972	1972
	Jim Parker	Ohio State	1954–1956	1956
C	Chuck Bednarik	Penn	1945–1948	1947, 1948
First-team Defense
DE	Hugh Green	Pittsburgh	1977–1980	1978, 1979, 1980
	Randy White	Maryland	1972–1974	1973, 1974
DT	Bronko Nagurski	Minnesota	1927–1929	1929
	Ndamukong Suh	Nebraska	2005–2009	2009
LB	Dick Butkus	Illinois	1962–1964	1963, 1964
	Chris Spielman	Ohio State	1984–1987	1986, 1987
	Derrick Thomas	Alabama	1985–1988	1988
CB	Deion Sanders	Florida State	1985–1988	1987, 1988
	Charles Woodson	Michigan	1995–1997	1996, 1997
S	Ronnie Lott	USC	1977–1980	1980
	Ed Reed	Miami (FL)	1997–2001	2000, 2001
First-team Special Teams
K	Sebastian Janikowski	Florida State	1997–1999	1998, 1999
P	Tory Taylor	Iowa	2020–2023	2023
All-purpose	Johnny Rodgers	Nebraska	1970–1972	1972

Position	Player	Team	Tenure	AP first-team All-America selections
Second-team Offense
QB	Vince Young	Texas	2002–2005	2005
RB	Tony Dorsett	Pittsburgh	1973–1976	1973, 1976
	Archie Griffin	Ohio State	1972–1975	1974, 1975
WR	Desmond Howard	Michigan	1988–1991	1991
	DeVonta Smith	Alabama	2017–2020	2020
TE	Keith Jackson	Oklahoma	1984–1987	1986, 1987
OT	Bryant McKinnie	Miami (FL)	1999–2001	2001
	Jonathan Ogden	UCLA	1992–1995	1995
G	Brad Budde	USC	1976–1979	1979
	John Smith	Notre Dame	1925–1927	1927
C	Dave Rimington	Nebraska	1979–1982	1981, 1982
Second-team Defense
DE	Bruce Smith	Virginia Tech	1981–1984	1984
	Bubba Smith	Michigan State	1964–1966	1966
DT	Warren Sapp	Miami (FL)	1991–1994	1994
	Lee Roy Selmon	Oklahoma	1972–1975	1975
LB	Brian Bosworth	Oklahoma	1984–1986	1985, 1986
	Jerry Robinson	UCLA	1975–1978	1976, 1977, 1978
	Lawrence Taylor	North Carolina	1977–1980	1980
CB	Champ Bailey	Georgia	1996–1998	1998
	Tyrann Mathieu	LSU	2010–2011	2011
S	Bennie Blades	Miami (FL)	1984–1987	1986, 1987
	Al Brosky	Illinois	1950–1952	1951
Second-team Special Teams
K	Martin Gramatica	Kansas State	1994–1998	1997
P	Reggie Roby	Iowa	1979–1982	1981
All-purpose	Tim Brown	Notre Dame	1984–1987	1986, 1987

Notes and references

External links

• AP All-Time All-America college football team