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Jarvis Jones Leads SEC-Heavy AP All-America Team

Georgia outside linebacker Jarvis Jones, a man many are expecting to be the first overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, led an All-America team stacked with players from the Southeastern Conference. Jones was selected to the All-American first team and was the only UGa. player selected for the prestigious honor.

Other notable players from the SEC selected included:

FIRST TEAM

Offense

QB: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
OT: Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
OG: Chance Warmack, Alabama
C: Barrett Jones, Alabama

Defense

DE: Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
LB: Jarvis Jones, Georgia
LB: C.J. Mosley, Alabama
CB: Dee Milliner, Alabama
S: Matt Elam, Florida

SECOND TEAM

Offense

OT: D.J. Fluker, Alabama

Defense

DE: Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
LB: Kevin Minter, LSU
CB: Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
S: Eric Reid, LSU

THIRD TEAM

Offense

QB: AJ McCarron, Alabama
OT: Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
OG: Larry Warford, Kentucky
WR: Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas

Defense

DE: Sam Montgomery, LSU
DT: Sharrif Floyd, Florida

Special teams

K: Caleb Sturgis, Florida
P: Kyle Christy, Florida

The SEC led all conferences with 22 total AP All Americans. The University of Alabama had 6 players chosen, Florida had 4 and Texas A&M also had 4.

The full list of all three All America teams are below.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB -- Johnny Manziel , Texas A&M
RB -- Montee Ball, Wisconsin
RB -- Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona
WR -- Marqise Lee, USC
WR -- Terrance Williams, Baylor
TE -- Zach Ertz, Stanford
OT -- Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
OT -- Taylor Lewan, Michigan
OG -- Chance Warmack, Alabama
OG -- Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
C -- Barrett Jones, Alabama

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DE -- Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
DE -- Bjoern Werner, Florida State
DT -- Star Lotulelei, Utah
DT -- Will Sutton, Arizona State
LB -- Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
LB -- Jarvis Jones, Georgia
LB -- C.J. Mosley, Alabama
CB -- Dee Milliner, Alabama
CB -- Jordan Poyer, Oregon State
S -- Phillip Thomas, Fresno State
S -- Matt Elam, Florida

FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS

K -- Cairo Santos, Tulane
P -- Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech
All-Purpose -- Tavon Austin, West Virginia

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

QB -- Collin Klein, Kansas State
RB -- Kenjon Barner, Oregon
RB -- Johnathan Franklin, UCLA
WR -- Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
WR -- Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech
TE -- Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
OT -- D.J. Fluker, Alabama
OT -- David Yankey, Stanford
OG -- Spencer Long, Nebraska
OG -- Cyril Richardson, Baylor
C -- Dalton Freeman, Clemson

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

DE -- Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
DE -- Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame
DT -- Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
DT -- Kawann Short, Purdue
LB -- Kevin Minter, LSU
LB -- Anthony Barr, UCLA
LB -- Arthur Brown, Kansas State
CB -- Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
CB -- Bradley Roby, Ohio State
S -- Eric Reid, LSU
S -- Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma

SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS

K -- Dustin Hopkins, Florida State
P -- Riley Stephenson, BYU
All-Purpose -- Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

QB -- A.J. McCarron, Alabama
RB -- Stefphon Jefferson, Nevada
RB -- Giovani Bernard, North Carolina
WR -- DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson
WR -- Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas
TE -- Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
OT -- Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
OT -- Eric Fisher, Central Michigan
OG -- Larry Warford, Kentucky
OG -- Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA
C -- Braxston Cave, Notre Dame

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

DE -- John Simon, Ohio State
DE -- Sam Montgomery, LSU
DT -- Shariff Floyd, Florida
DT -- Chris Jones, Bowling Green
LB -- Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
LB -- Trent Murphy, Stanford
LB -- Kyle Van Noy, BYU
CB -- Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon
CB -- Jason Verrett, TCU
S -- Ed Reynolds, Stanford
S -- Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State

THIRD TEAM SPECIALISTS

K -- Caleb Sturgis, Florida
P -- Kyle Christy, Florida
All-Purpose -- Dri Archer, Kent State

All-Americans by conference

SEC: 22
Pac-12: 15
Big 12: 9
Big Ten: 7
ACC: 6
Independents: 6
MAC: 4
Mountain West: 2
WAC: 2
C-USA: 1
Big East: 1

Teams with multiple All-Americans

Alabama: 6
Florida: 4
Notre Dame: 4
Stanford: 4
Texas A&M: 4
Kansas State: 3
LSU: 3
Ohio State: 3
UCLA: 3
Baylor: 2
BYU: 2
Clemson: 2
Florida State: 2
Louisiana Tech: 2
North Carolina: 2
Oregon: 2
West Virginia: 2