The AP College Football ALL-AMERICAN Team....JOHHNY 4 HEISMAN leads as do the CRIMSON TIDE with SIX Players on all Three Teams...Some Key Names from 2nd and 3rd Teams

The Associated Press launched its 2012 College Football All-American Team and they didn't miss with all the Top Names in the 2013 NFL Draft including Projected Top Picks 'Bama OG Chance Warmack and C Barrett Jones, Baylor WR Terrance Williams, Utah DT Star Lotilelei, Notre Dame ILB Manti Te'o, Georgia OLB Jarvis Jones, 'Bama ILB CJ Mosley and CB Dee Milliner, Mississippi State CB Jonathan Banks, and Fresno State Safety Phillip Thomas. Mixed in the Pack are a few Juniors that should declare as 2012 Heisman Winner Johhny Manziel leads the 2012 1st Team All-American Team.

1st Team All-American from Associated Press

OFFENSE

QB Johnny Manziel Texas A&M (2012 Heisman Trophy Winner) Redshirt Freshman (pictured #2)

RB Montee Ball Wisconsin (2-Time 1st Team All-American, 2012 Doak Walker Award Winner)

RB Ka'Deem Carey Arizona Sophomore

OT Luke Joeckel Texas A&M (Outland Trophy Winner)

OT Taylor Lewan Michigan
C Barrett Jones Alabama (2-Time 1st Team All-American, Rimington Trophy Winner)
OG Chance Warmack Alabama (Top Projected O-Lineman in 2013 NFL Draft)
OG Jonathan Cooper North Carolina

TE Zach Ertz Stanford

WR Marquis Lee USC (2012 Fred Biletnikoff Award Winner) Sophomore (pictured #9)

WR Terrance Williams Baylor

All-Purpose Player Tavon Austin West Virginia
Kicker Cairo Santos Tulane (2012 Lou Groza Award Winner)

DEFENSE

DE Jadeveon Clowney South Carolina Sophomore (pictured #7)
DE Bjoern Werner Florida State
DT Star Lotulelei Utah (Projected Top Interior D-Lineman in 2013 NFL Draft)
DT Will Sutton Arizona State

ILB Manti Te'o Notre Dame (Butkus Award, Nagurski Award, Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award) (pictured #5)

OLB Jarvis Jones Georgia (2-Time 1st Team All-American)
ILB C.J. Mosley Alabama

CB Dee Milliner Alabama (Projected #1 CB in 2013 NFL Draft)
CB Jordan Pryor Oregon State
SS Phillip Thomas Fresno State (Projected #1 Safety off the Board in 20013 NFL Draft)
FS Matt Elam Florida

Punter Ryan Allen Louisiana Tech (2011 2012 Ray Guy Award Winner)

Notable 2ND TEAM and 3RD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN

2nd Team
OFFENSE

QB Collin Klein Kansas State
RB Kenjon Barner Oregon
TE Tyler Eifert Notre Dame

DEFENSE

ILB Arthur Brown Kansas State
CB Jonathan Banks Missississi State (2012 Jim Thorpe Award Winner)
SS Eric Reid LSU
SS Tony Jefferson Oklahoma

3rd Team

Offense

QB AJ McCarron Alabama
OG Larry Warford Kentucky

Defense

DE Sam Montgomery LSU
ILB Trent Murphy Stanford

KEY NUMBERS....

9 SEC Players on 1st Team Offense and Defense Combined....
Ball Wisconsin, B. Jones Alabama, and J. Jones Repeat 1st Teamers from 2011....

Note: List from Associated Press/ Awards from ESPN.com