The postseason awards for West Virginia’s Tavon Austin continue to roll in. Austin was named to the Associated Press’s Third Team All-American team. Austin made the team as an all-purpose player. Ohio Valley Athletics would like to congratulate Austin on this great honor!
2011 AP All-American team
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Robert Griffin III, junior, 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, Baylor.
Running backs — Montee Ball, junior, 5-11, 210, Wisconsin; Trent Richardson, junior, 5-11, 224, Alabama.
Tackles — Barrett Jones, senior, 6-5, 311, Alabama; Matt Kalil, junior, 6-7, 295, Southern California.
Guards — David DeCastro, senior, 6-5, 310, Stanford; Kevin Zeitler, senior, 6-4, 318, Wisconsin.
Center — David Molk, senior, 6-2, 286, Michigan.
Wide receivers — Justin Blackmon, junior, 6-1, 215, Oklahoma State; Robert Woods, sophomore, 6-1, 180, Southern California.
Tight end — Dwayne Allen, junior, 6-4, 255, Clemson.
All-purpose player — Sammy Watkins, freshman, 6-1, 180, Clemson.
Kicker — Randy Bullock, senior, 5-9, 212, Texas A&M.
DEFENSE
Ends — Melvin Ingram, senior, 6-2, 276, South Carolina; Whitney Mercilus, junior, 6-4, 265, Illinois.
Tackles — Devon Still, senior, 6-5, 310, Penn State; Jerel Worthy, junior, 6-3, 310, Michigan State.
Linebackers — Luke Kuechly, junior, 6-3, 237, Boston College; Jarvis Jones, sophomore, 6-3, 241, Georgia; Dont’a Hightower, junior, 6-4, 260, Alabama.
Cornerbacks — Morris Claiborne, junior, 6-0, 185, LSU; Tyrann Mathieu, sophomore, 5-9, 175, LSU.
Safeties — Mark Barron, senior, 6-2, 218, Alabama; Bacarri Rambo, junior, 6-0, 218, Georgia.
Punter — Brad Wing, freshman, 6-3, 184, LSU.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Andrew Luck, junior, Stanford.
Running backs — LaMichael James, junior, Oregon; David Wilson, junior, Virginia Tech.
Tackles — Jonathan Martin, senior, Stanford; Nate Potter, senior, Boise State.
Guards –Will Blackwell, senior, LSU; Austin Pazstor, senior, Virginia.
Center — Peter Konz, junior, Wisconsin.
Wide receivers — Ryan Broyles, senior, Oklahoma; Kendall Wright, senior, Baylor.
Tight end — Tyler Eifert, junior, Notre Dame.
All-purpose player — Joe Adams, senior, Arkansas.
Kicker — Caleb Sturgis, junior, Florida.
DEFENSE
Ends — Frank Alexander, senior, Oklahoma; Vinny Curry, senior, Marshall.
Tackles — Joe Vellano, junior, Maryland; Derek Wolfe, senior, Cincinnati.
Linebackers — Courtney Upshaw, senior, Alabama; Lavonte David, senior, Nebraska; Manti Teo, junior, Notre Dame.
Cornerbacks — David Amerson, sophomore, North Carolina State; Dre Kirkpatrick, junior, Alabama.
Safeties — Markelle Martin, senior, Oklahoma State; Antonio Allen, senior, South Carolina.
Punter — Ryan Allen, junior, Louisiana Tech.
THIRD TEAM
Quarterback — Matt Barkley, junior, Southern California.
Running backs — Ronnie Hillman, sophomore, San Diego State; Bobby Rainey, senior, Western Kentucky.
Tackles — Levy Adcock, senior, Oklahoma State; Cordy Glenn, senior, Georgia.
Guards — Ryan Miller, senior, Colorado; Gabe Ikard, sophomore, Oklahoma.
Center — Grant Garner, senior, Oklahoma State.
Wide receivers — Jordan White, senior, Western Michigan; Patrick Edwards, senior, Houston.
Tight end — Coby Fleener, senior, Stanford.
All-purpose player — Tavon Austin, junior, West Virginia.
Kicker — Quinn Sharp, junior, Oklahoma State.
DEFENSE
Ends — Sam Montgomery, sophomore, LSU; Andre Branch, senior, Clemson.
Tackles — John Simon, junior, Ohio State; Fletcher Cox, junior, Mississippi State.
Linebackers — Tank Carder, senior, TCU; Sammy Brown, senior, Houston; Emmanuel Acho, senior, Texas.
Cornerbacks — Nigel Malone, junior, Kansas State; Brodrick Brown, junior, Oklahoma State.
Safeties — Josh Bush, senior, Wake Forest; George Iloka, senior, Boise State.
Punter — Shawn Powell, senior, Florida State.
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