[terry]

Andrew Luck and David DeCastro made the American Football Coaches Association All America team. This is one of the five most prestigious All America teams. Congrats to both of them!

2011 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Team
Offense
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR Justin Blackmon* 6-1 215 Jr. Oklahoma St. Mike Gundy Ardmore, Okla. (Plainview)
WR Jordan White 6-0 215 Sr. Western Michigan Bill Cubit Cleveland, Ohio (North Ridgeville)
TE Orson Charles 6-3 241 Jr. Georgia Mark Richt Tampa, Fla. (Plant)
OL Kevin Zeitler 6-4 315 Sr. Wisconsin Bret Bielema Waukesha, Wis. (Lutheran)
OL Barrett Jones 6-5 311 Jr. Alabama Nick Saban Memphis, Tenn. (Evangelical Christian)
C Peter Konz 6-5 315 Jr. Wisconsin Bret Bielema Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)
OL David DeCastro 6-5 310 Sr. Stanford David Shaw Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue)
OL Levy Adcock 6-6 322 Sr. Oklahoma St. Mike Gundy Claremore, Okla. (Sequoyah)
QB Andrew Luck 6-4 235 Sr. Stanford David Shaw Houston, Texas (Stratford)
RB Trent Richardson 5-11 224 Jr. Alabama Nick Saban Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia)
RB Montee Ball 5-11 210 Jr. Wisconsin Bret Bielema Wentzville, Mo. (Timberland)


Defense
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Jerel Worthy 6-3 310 Jr. Michigan St. Mark Dantonio Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne)
DL Alex Okafor 6-4 260 Jr. Texas Mack Brown Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville)
DL Whitney Mercilus 6-4 265 Jr. Illinois Ron Zook Akron, Ohio (Garfield)
DL Melvin Ingram 6-2 276 Sr. South Carolina Steve Spurrier Hamlet, N.C. (Richmond County)
LB Dont’a Hightower 6-4 260 Jr. Alabama Nick Saban Lewisburg, Tenn. (Marshall County)
LB Jarvis Jones 6-3 241 So. Georgia Mark Richt Columbus, Ga. (Carver)
LB Lavonte David 6-1 225 Sr. Nebraska Bo Pelini Miami, Fla. (Northwestern)
DB Mark Barron 6-2 218 Sr. Alabama Nick Saban Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s)
DB Morris Claiborne 6-0 185 Jr. LSU Les Miles Shreveport, La. (Fair Park)
DB Markelle Martin 6-1 198 Sr. Oklahoma St. Mike Gundy Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider)
DB DeQuan Menzie 6-0 198 Sr. Alabama Nick Saban Columbus, Ga. (Carver)


Specialists
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Shawn Powell 6-4 235 Sr. Florida St. Jimbo Fisher Rome, Ga. (Darlington Prep)
PK Randy Bullock 5-9 212 Sr. Texas A&M Mike Sherman Klein, Texas (Klein)
AP LaMichael James* 5-9 195 Jr. Oregon Chip Kelly Texarkana, Texas (Liberty-Eylau)

*-2010 All-American

http://www.afca.com/article/article.php?id=1201

[terry]

Andrew Luck and David DeCastro made the American Football Coaches Association All America team. This is one of the five most prestigious All America teams. Congrats to both of them!

2011 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Team
Offense
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR Justin Blackmon* 6-1 215 Jr. Oklahoma St. Mike Gundy Ardmore, Okla. (Plainview)
WR Jordan White 6-0 215 Sr. Western Michigan Bill Cubit Cleveland, Ohio (North Ridgeville)
TE Orson Charles 6-3 241 Jr. Georgia Mark Richt Tampa, Fla. (Plant)
OL Kevin Zeitler 6-4 315 Sr. Wisconsin Bret Bielema Waukesha, Wis. (Lutheran)
OL Barrett Jones 6-5 311 Jr. Alabama Nick Saban Memphis, Tenn. (Evangelical Christian)
C Peter Konz 6-5 315 Jr. Wisconsin Bret Bielema Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)
OL David DeCastro 6-5 310 Sr. Stanford David Shaw Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue)
OL Levy Adcock 6-6 322 Sr. Oklahoma St. Mike Gundy Claremore, Okla. (Sequoyah)
QB Andrew Luck 6-4 235 Sr. Stanford David Shaw Houston, Texas (Stratford)
RB Trent Richardson 5-11 224 Jr. Alabama Nick Saban Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia)
RB Montee Ball 5-11 210 Jr. Wisconsin Bret Bielema Wentzville, Mo. (Timberland)


Defense
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Jerel Worthy 6-3 310 Jr. Michigan St. Mark Dantonio Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne)
DL Alex Okafor 6-4 260 Jr. Texas Mack Brown Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville)
DL Whitney Mercilus 6-4 265 Jr. Illinois Ron Zook Akron, Ohio (Garfield)
DL Melvin Ingram 6-2 276 Sr. South Carolina Steve Spurrier Hamlet, N.C. (Richmond County)
LB Dont’a Hightower 6-4 260 Jr. Alabama Nick Saban Lewisburg, Tenn. (Marshall County)
LB Jarvis Jones 6-3 241 So. Georgia Mark Richt Columbus, Ga. (Carver)
LB Lavonte David 6-1 225 Sr. Nebraska Bo Pelini Miami, Fla. (Northwestern)
DB Mark Barron 6-2 218 Sr. Alabama Nick Saban Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s)
DB Morris Claiborne 6-0 185 Jr. LSU Les Miles Shreveport, La. (Fair Park)
DB Markelle Martin 6-1 198 Sr. Oklahoma St. Mike Gundy Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider)
DB DeQuan Menzie 6-0 198 Sr. Alabama Nick Saban Columbus, Ga. (Carver)


Specialists
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Shawn Powell 6-4 235 Sr. Florida St. Jimbo Fisher Rome, Ga. (Darlington Prep)
PK Randy Bullock 5-9 212 Sr. Texas A&M Mike Sherman Klein, Texas (Klein)
AP LaMichael James* 5-9 195 Jr. Oregon Chip Kelly Texarkana, Texas (Liberty-Eylau)

*-2010 All-American

http://www.afca.com/article/article.php?id=1201

[washingtonismoney]

As a testament to how hard it is to make these teams. There's no:

Jonathan Martin, Coby Fleener*, Matt Kalil, Robert Woods, Tyrann Mathieu, Devon Still...to pick a few names randomly off of the top of my head that impressed me.

* Though Fleener's non-inclusion is a joke. Fleener's well on his way to being the most snubbed player in recent memory. He's not a finalist for the Mackey Award, the nation's top tight end award. Not a finalist! How can a tight end who averages (averages!) 20 yards a catch not be one of the three best tight ends in the country. What a joke.

[washingtonismoney]

As a testament to how hard it is to make these teams. There's no:

Jonathan Martin, Coby Fleener*, Matt Kalil, Robert Woods, Tyrann Mathieu, Devon Still...to pick a few names randomly off of the top of my head that impressed me.

* Though Fleener's non-inclusion is a joke. Fleener's well on his way to being the most snubbed player in recent memory. He's not a finalist for the Mackey Award, the nation's top tight end award. Not a finalist! How can a tight end who averages (averages!) 20 yards a catch not be one of the three best tight ends in the country. What a joke.

[Leftcoast]

I wonder if the juries for these awards think of Fleener as somehow "not a true tight end"? 

My theory is they are treating him as a WR/TE hybrid  and downplaying his receiving numbers while not crediting him for his role in Stanford's ground game.

[Leftcoast]

I wonder if the juries for these awards think of Fleener as somehow "not a true tight end"? 

My theory is they are treating him as a WR/TE hybrid  and downplaying his receiving numbers while not crediting him for his role in Stanford's ground game.

[OutsiderFan]

Coby Fleener's stats: 32 catches for 648 yards and 10 TDs.

Mackey Finalists
Duane Allen's stats: 48 catches for 544 yards 8 TDs (in 13 games)

Orson Charles' stats: 44 catches for 572 yards and 5 TDs (in 13 games)

Tyler Eifert's stats: 57 catches for 713 yards and 5 TDs

I guess Fleener needed more catches  ::)

[OutsiderFan]

Coby Fleener's stats: 32 catches for 648 yards and 10 TDs.

Mackey Finalists
Duane Allen's stats: 48 catches for 544 yards 8 TDs (in 13 games)

Orson Charles' stats: 44 catches for 572 yards and 5 TDs (in 13 games)

Tyler Eifert's stats: 57 catches for 713 yards and 5 TDs

I guess Fleener needed more catches  ::)

[fullmetal]

Fleener had to split catches with Ertz and Toilolo...who's ever heard of tight end by committee outside of Stanford fans?

[fullmetal]

Fleener had to split catches with Ertz and Toilolo...who's ever heard of tight end by committee outside of Stanford fans?