Offense

QB-Jimmy Claussen Notre Dame-Not much went right for the Irish this year, no one can blame any of the their failures on Claussen who turned in a 161.4 passer rating including 28 touchdowns to only 4 INTs.

RB-Toby Gerhart Stanford-Lead the nation in rushing most of the year till Pitt decided to give Lewis (see below) half a hundred carries in Saturdays game. 1,736 yards and 26 touchdowns.

RB-Dion Lewis Pitt-Took the lead in national rushing after handling the ball 47 times versus Cincinatti on last game of season. 1,834 yards and 5.3 yards per attempt.

WR-Jordan Shipley Texas-113 receptions 1,438 yards might be enough to help his quarterback the Heisman trophy.

WR-Danario Alexander Missouri-Lead the nation in receiving yards with 1,644.

TE-Aaron Hernandez Florida-Lead all tight ends in receptions with 59.

OL-Georgia Tech-Brand Sellers, Joseph Gilbert, Sean Bedford, Cord Howard and Phil Smith helped allow Georgia Tech’s triple option average 307 yards per game on their way to becoming the ACC Champs and an Orange Bowl berth.

K-Grant Ressel Missouri-Perfect 38 for 38 on extra points and nearly perfect on field goals hitting 24 of 25.

KR/PR-CJ Spiller-No brainer here,918 total return yards on the season and 5 touchdowns. Why anyone ever kicked to him I have no idea.

Defense

DE-Brandon Sharpe Texas Tech-Lead the nations defensive lineman with 15 sacks.

DE-Ryan Kerrigan Purdue-11 sacks to go with 40 tackles.

DT-Ndamukong Suh Nebraska-12 sacks 82 tackles despite drawing double teams most of the time.

DT-Adrain Clayborn Iowa-9 sacks and 59 tackles for the Orange Bowl bound Hawkeyes.

LB-Von Miller Texas A&M-Lead the nation in sacks with 17.

LB-Greg Jones Mississippi State-9 sacks with 140 tackles.

LB-Luke Kuechly Boston College-2nd in the nation with 142 tackles.

CB-Mark Barron Alabama-7 interceptions with 68 tackles.

CB-Tyler Sash Iowa-6 interceptions 86 tackles.

S-Rahim Moore UCLA-Lead the nation with 9 interceptions.

S-Earl Thomas Texas-Turned 2 of his 8 interceptions into touchdowns.

P-Drew Butler Georgia-Lead the nation with a 48.8 yards per punt average.

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Offense

QB-Case Keenum Houston-No individual QB was asked to do more than Keenum to keep his team in games. Keenum could put up respectable numbers in any style of offense

RB-Ryan Matthews Fresno State-Take away the missed time due to the concussion, and Matthews could very well have broken 2,000 yards; can’t wait for his senior push for some Heisman love.

RB-Donald Buckram UTEP-While all the attention was on Trevor Vittatoe, it was Buckram who single handedly kept UTEP semi-competitive with 1,594 yards in his junior year.

WR-Freddie Barnes BGSU-This is the kind of season everybody thought he could have. His 138 receptions lead all FBS receivers.

WR-Greg Salas Hawaii-1,590 yards with a revolving door at QB was not to shabby for the junior WR.

TE-Dennis Pitta BYU-The next Jason Witten/Dallas Clark type in the NFL

OL-TCU- Marcus Cannon and company provided terrific protection for QB Andy Dalton, as well as allowing their big three running backs to put up over 2,000 yards combined. Balance is the key to this starting five.
 
K-Kevin Goessling Fresno State-15 of 16 kicks were good, with his only miss coming from the 40-49 yard range and a long of 52. He’s come a long way since his debacle against Wisconsin in 2008. Did we mention 51/51 on extra points?
 
P-Matt Dodge East Carolina- A 45.8 ypc average is impressive. He’s also increased his average by two yards per kick over his three years at ECU.

KR-Dwayne Harris ECU-27.4 yards per return and 3 td’s in only 34 returns.

PR-Jeremy Kerley TCU- 2 TD’s 487 yards, and a spark for the Horned Frogs’ special teams

Defense

DE-Jerry Hughes TCU-11 sacks and the ability to put the fear of God in ya’!

DE-Bruce Miller UCF-12 sacks. Only a junior. Encore, encore!

DT-Brandon Downs Eastern Michigan-Lone bright spot on a pretty bad defense.

DT-Chris McCoy MTSU-Big reason the Blue Raiders are goin’ bowlin’ 59 tackles and 7 sacks.

LB-Nick Bellore Central Michigan-Lead the nation in sacks with 17.

LB-Darryl Washington TCU-9 sacks with 140 tackles.

LB- Carmen Messina New Mexico-163 tackles for the lobos, including 3 sacks

DB-Kyle Wilson Boise-His presence alone changes gameplans.

DB-Van Eskridge ECU-88 tackles and six int’s.

DB-Brian Lainhart Kent State-Wherever the ball is, you will find Lainhart. 7 interceptions and 54 tackles.

DB-Mana Silva Hawaii-71 tackles and 6 picks.