The first of the countless All-American teams out there came down today as the AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) named their All-American's. On that list was one Montee Ball, who became the only Badger in history to be named a 1st team All-American in back-to-back seasons by the AFCA.
Ball was also the only offensive player on the team to return from the 2011 team, joining linebacker Manti Te'o of Notre Dame as the only two players overall to make back-to-back appearances on the team. The AFCA has been naming an All-American team since 1945.
Overall Alabama led the way with three players on the team while Stanford and Clemson were the only other schools with multiple players on the team with two each.
Here is the full AFCA All-American team:
2012 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Team
Offense
| Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) |
| WR | Marqise Lee | 6-0 | 195 | So. | USC | Lane Kiffin | Inglewood, Calif. (Serra) |
| WR | Terrance Williams | 6-2 | 205 | Sr. | Baylor | Art Briles | Dallas, Texas (W.T. White) |
| TE | Zach Ertz | 6-6 | 252 | Sr. | Stanford | David Shaw | Alamo, Calif. (Monte Visa) |
| OL | Chance Warmack | 6-3 | 320 | Sr. | Alabama | Nick Saban | Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake) |
| OL | Luke Joeckel | 6-6 | 310 | Jr. | Texas A&M | Kevin Sumlin | Arlington, Texas (Arlington) |
| C | Dalton Freeman | 6-5 | 285 | Sr. | Clemson | Dabo Swinney | Pelion, S.C. (Pelion) |
| OL | Jonathan Cooper | 6-3 | 295 | Sr. | North Carolina | Larry Fedora | Wilmington, N.C. (Hoggard) |
| OL | David Yankey | 6-5 | 301 | Jr. | Stanford | David Shaw | Roswell, Ga. (Centennial) |
| QB | Tajh Boyd | 6-1 | 225 | Jr. | Clemson | Dabo Swinney | Hampton, Va. (Phoebus) |
| RB | Kenjon Barner | 5-11 | 192 | Sr. | Oregon | Chip Kelly | Riverside, Calif. (Notre Dame) |
| RB | Montee Ball* | 5-11 | 215 | Sr. | Wisconsin | Bret Bielema | Wentzville, Mo. (Timberland) |
Defense
| Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) |
| DL | Jadeveon Clowney | 6-6 | 256 | So. | South Carolina | Steve Spurrier | Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe) |
| DL | Bjoern Werner | 6-4 | 255 | Jr. | Florida St. | Jimbo Fisher | Berlin, Germany (Salisbury [Conn.]) |
| DL | Damontre Moore | 6-4 | 250 | Jr. | Texas A&M | Kevin Sumlin | Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett) |
| DL | Will Sutton | 6-1 | 267 | Jr. | Arizona St. | Todd Graham | Corona, Calif. (Centennial) |
| LB | Manti Te’o | 6-2 | 255 | Sr. | Notre Dame | Brian Kelly | Laie, Hawaii (Punahou) |
| LB | Jarvis Jones* | 6-3 | 241 | Jr. | Georgia | Mark Richt | Columbus, Ga. (Carver) |
| LB | C.J. Mosley | 6-2 | 232 | Jr. | Alabama | Nick Saban | Theodore, Ala. (Theodore) |
| DB | Eric Reid | 6-2 | 212 | Jr. | LSU | Les Miles | Geismar, La. (Dutchtown) |
| DB | Dee Milliner | 6-1 | 199 | Jr. | Alabama | Nick Saban | Millbrook, Ala. (Stanhope Elmore) |
| DB | Jordan Poyer | 6-0 | 190 | Sr. | Oregon St. | Mike Riley | Astoria, Ore. (Astoria) |
| DB | Phillip Thomas | 6-1 | 215 | Sr. | Fresno St. | Tim DeRuyter | Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield) |
Specialists
| Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) |
| P | Ryan Allen | 6-2 | 215 | Sr. | Louisiana Tech | Sonny Dykes | Salem, Ore. (West Salem) |
| PK | Quinn Sharp | 6-1 | 205 | Sr. | Oklahoma St. | Mike Gundy | Mansfield, Texas (Summit) |
| AP | Tavon Austin | 5-9 | 171 | Sr. | West Virginia | Dana Holgorsen | Baltimore, Md. (Dunbar) |
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