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2004 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 2004

Summary

Official list of the best college football players of 2004

The 2004 All-America college football team is composed of the following All-America teams: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, and Rivals.com.

The All-America college football team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by Caspar Whitney in 1889. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, and the WCFF to determine consensus All-Americans.

Thirteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2004, 8 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)

Name	Position	Year	University
	Quarterback		USC
*	Running back		Oklahoma
		California
*	Wide receiver		Michigan
		Purdue
*	Tight end		Virginia
*	Offensive line		Florida State
*		Oklahoma
		Virginia
		Michigan
	Center		LSU
	Defensive line		Wisconsin
		Georgia
		USC
		LSU
*	Linebacker		Texas
		USC
		Ohio State
*	Defensive back		Miami (FL)
		Michigan
		Auburn
		Michigan
		Georgia
*	Kicker		Ohio State
	Punter		Michigan State
	Return Specialist		USC

Offense

Quarterback

Matt Leinart, Southern California (AP, AFCA, WCFF, ESPN, Rivals)
Alex Smith, Utah (FWAA, SN, SI, PFW, CBS, CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Jason White, Oklahoma (AP-3)

Running backs

Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
J. J. Arrington, California (AP, FWAA, SN, WCFF-2, SI, ESPN, CBS)
Cedric Benson, Texas (WCFF, SI, ESPN, CFN, Rivals, AP-2)
Cadillac Williams, Auburn (AFCA, AP-2)
DeAngelo Williams, Memphis (PFW, AP-3)
Jamario Thomas, North Texas (CBS, AP-3)
Reggie Bush, USC (WCFF-2)

Fullback

Brian Leonard, Rutgers (PFW)

Wide receivers

Braylon Edwards, Michigan (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue (AP, FWAA, SN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, Rivals)
Mark Clayton, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Roddy White, UAB (PFW, AP-3)
Dante Ridgeway, Ball State (CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Mike Hass, Oregon State (AP-3)

Tight end

Heath Miller, Virginia (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
Alex Smith, Stanford (AP-2, WCFF-2)
Trey Haverty, Texas Tech (AP-3)

Linemen

Jammal Brown, Oklahoma (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
Alex Barron, Florida State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
Elton Brown, Virginia (AP, AFCA, SN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, Rivals)
David Baas, Michigan (AP, FWAA, WCFF, CBS)
Chris Kemoeatu, Utah (FWAA, SI, PFW, CBS, CFN, AP-2)
Vince Carter, Oklahoma (FWAA, WCFF, CBS, ESPN)
Michael Muñoz, Tennessee (AP, AFCA, WCFF-2)
Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (FWAA)
Sam Mayes, Oklahoma State (SN, AP-3)
Marcus McNeill, Auburn (SI, CBS, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Marvin Philip, California (SI, AP-2)
Adam Snyder, Oregon (ESPN)
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia (PFW)
Dan Buenning, Wisconsin (PFW, AP-2)
Mark Setterstrom, Minnesota (Rivals)
Wesley Britt, Alabama (CFN, AP-3)
Daryn Colledge, Boise State (CFN)
Jason Brown, North Carolina (PFW)
Sam Baker, Southern California (CBS)
Jonathan Scott, Texas (AP-2)
Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia (WCFF-2)
Logan Mankins, Fresno State (WCFF-2)
Rob Petitti, Pittsburgh (AP-3)
Travis Leffew, Louisville (AP-3)

Center

Ben Wilkerson, LSU (AFCA, SN, AP-3, WCFF-2)

Defense

Linemen

Erasmus James, Wisconsin, (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
David Pollack, Georgia (AP, AFCA, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CFN)
Shaun Cody, Southern California (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS)
Marcus Spears, LSU (AP, AFCA, WCFF, CFN)
Johnathan Goddard, Marshall (FWAA, CBS, CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Dan Cody, Oklahoma (FWAA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College (AFCA, SN, Rivals, AP-3)
Ryan Riddle, California (SN, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Mike Patterson, Southern California (SN, SI, Rivals, AP-3)
Jesse Mahelona, Tennessee (SN)
Travis Johnson, Florida State (PFW, ESPN, CBS, Rivals, AP-3)
Luis Castillo, Northwestern (PFW)
Matt Roth, Iowa (AP-2, WCFF-2)
Jonathan Babineaux, Iowa (AP-3)

Linebackers

Derrick Johnson, Texas (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
Matt Grootegoed, Southern California (AP, AFCA, WCFF)
A. J. Hawk, Ohio State (AP, SN, WCFF, SI, CBS, Rivals)
Kevin Burnett, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-2)
Michael Boley, Southern Mississippi (FWAA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Lofa Tatupu, Southern California (SI, AP-3)
Ahmad Brooks, Virginia (SN, PFW, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Channing Crowder, Florida (ESPN)
Ernie Sims, Florida State (ESPN)
Chad Greenway, Iowa (PFW)
Spencer Havner, UCLA (CBS, CFN, WCFF-2)
Leroy Hill, Clemson (Rivals, AP-3)
D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland (CFN)
Barrett Ruud, Nebraska (AP-3)

Defensive backs

Antrel Rolle, Miami (FL) (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, Rivals)
Carlos Rogers, Auburn (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
Marlin Jackson, Michigan, (AP, AFCA, SN, FWAA, ESPN, WCFF-2)
Ernest Shazor, Michigan (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
Thomas Davis Sr., Georgia (AFCA, SN, WCFF, PFW, CFN, Rivals, AP-2)
Corey Webster, LSU (AFCA, SN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
Junior Rosegreen, Auburn (SI, CBS, AP-2)
Mitch Meeuwsen, Oregon State (ESPN, AP-3)
Eric Green, Virginia Tech (PFW)
Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin (PFW)
Morgan Scalley, Utah (CBS, AP-2)
Adam "Pacman" Jones, West Virginia (CFN)
Brandon Payne, New Mexico (WCFF-2)
Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin (WCFF-2)
Jamaal Brimmer, UNLV (AP-3)
Charles Gordon, Kansas (AP-3)
Jason Allen, Tennessee (AP-3)

Special teams

Kicker

Mike Nugent, Ohio State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
Tyler Jones, Boise State (AP-2, WCFF-2)
Andrew Wellock, Eastern Michigan (AP-3)

Punter

Brandon Fields, Michigan State (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, CBS, CFN)
Matt Payne, BYU (AFCA, SN, Rivals, AP-2)
John Torp, Colorado (ESPN)
Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor (PFW, AP-3, WCFF-2)

Returners

Reggie Bush, Southern California (AP-All-Purpose, AFCA, FWAA, SN-PR, SI-All-Purpose, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals-Utility)
Devin Hester, Miami (FL) (SN-KR, WCFF)
Ashlan Davis, Tulsa (SI-KR, PFW-KR, Rivals-KR, WCFF-2)
Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio State (SI-PR, PFW-PR, Rivals-PR, AP-3)
Chad Owens, Hawaii (AP-2)

References

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