| AP All-America First Team | |
| Offense | Defense |
| QB: Colt McCoy, Texas |
DE: Jerry Hughes, TCU |
| RB: Toby Gerhart, Stanford |
DT: Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska |
| RB: Mark Ingram, Alabama |
DT: Terrence Cody, Alabama |
| WR: Golden Tate, Notre Dame |
DE: Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech |
| OT: Russell Okung, Okla. State | LB: Rolando McClain, Alabama |
| OG: Michael Johnson, Alabama |
LB: Greg Jones, Michigan State |
| C: J.D. Walton, Baylor | LB: Eric Norwood, South Carolina |
| OG: Mike Iupati, Idaho |
CB: Joe Haden, Florida |
| OT: Trent Williams, Oklahoma | S: Eric Berry, Tennessee |
| TE: Aaron Hernandez, Florida | S: Earl Thomas, Texas |
| WR: Jordan Shipley, Texas |
CB: Javier Arenas, Alabama |
| K: Leigh Tiffin, Alabama | P: Drew Butler, Georgia |
| Second Team | |
| Offense: QB: Tim Tebow, senior, Florida; RB: Ryan Mathews, junior, Fresno State; Dion Lewis, freshman, Pittsburgh; WR: Mardy Gilyard, senior, Cincinnati; Danario Alexander, senior, Missouri.; TE: Dennis Pitta, senior, BYU; OT: Bryan Bulaga, junior, Iowa; Chris Marinelli, senior, Stanford; OG: Rodney Hudson, junior, Florida State; Mike Pouncey, junior, Florida; C: Maurkice Pouncey, junior, Florida. | |
| Defense: DE: Von Miller, junior, Texas A&M; Brandon Graham, senior, Michigan; DT: Gerald McCoy, junior, Oklahoma; Jared Odrick, senior, Penn State; LB: Pat Angerer, senior, Iowa; Brandon Spikes, senior, Florida; Sean Weatherspoon, senior, Missouri; CB: Perrish Cox, senior, Oklahoma State; Kyle Wilson, senior, Boise State; S: Taylor Mays, senior, Southern California; Rahim Moore, sophomore, UCLA. | |
| Special Teams: K: Kai Forbath, junior, UCLA; P: Zoltan Mesko, senior, Michigan; All-purpose player: James Rodgers, junior, Oregon State. |
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| Third Team | |
| Offense: QB: Kellen Moore, sophomore, Boise State; RB: LaMichael James, redshirt freshman, Oregon; Jacquizz Rodgers, sophomore, Oregon State; WR: Freddie Barnes, senior, Bowling Green; Demaryius Thomas, junior, Georgia Tech; TE: Dorin Dickerson, senior, Pittsburgh; OT: Dennis Landolt, senior, Penn State; Ciron Black, senior, LSU; OG: Brandon Carter, senior, Texas Tech; Jeff Byers, senior, Southern California; C: Chris Hall, senior, Texas. | |
| Defense: DE: Jeremy Beal, junior, Oklahoma; Brandon Sharpe, senior, Texas Tech; DT: Brian Price, junior, UCLA; Dan Williams, senior, Tennessee; LB: Sergio Kindle, senior, Texas; Cody Grimm, senior, Virginia Tech; Navorro Bowman, junior, Penn State; CB: Brandon Harris, sophomore, Miami; Alterraun Verner, senior, UCLA; S: Tyler Sash, sophomore, Iowa; Mark Barron, sophomore, Alabama. | |
| Special Teams: K: Hunter Lawrence, senior, Texas; P: Matt Reagan, senior, Memphis; All-purpose player: Dexter McCluster, senior, Mississippi. | |
