2012 All American Football Team

2012 all American football team: Johnny Manziel adds First Team All-American to his 2012 accomplishments. (US Presswire)

The Associated Press released its 2012 All-America teams and to the surprise of nobody, the SEC leads the way with 22 players on the three teams. Who else made it? Well, obviously the guy up there holding the Heisman Trophy has a prominent place on the first team, but he’s got some other great players surrounding him.

You can also compare it to our CBSSports.com All-America Team. Just know that wherever there’s a difference, ours is the right one.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterback: QB – Johnny Manziel , Texas A&M

Running back: RB – Montee Ball, Wisconsin

Running back: RB – Ka’Deem Carey, Arizona

Wide receiver: WR – Marqise Lee, USC

Wide receiver: WR – Terrance Williams, Baylor

Tight end: TE – Zach Ertz, Stanford

Offensive tackle: OT – Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M

Offensive tackle: OT – Taylor Lewan, Michigan

Offensive guard: OG – Chance Warmack, Alabama

Offensive guard: OG – Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina

Center: C – Barrett Jones, Alabama

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

Defensive end: DE – Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina

Defensive end: DE – Bjoern Werner, Florida State

Defensive tackle: DT – Star Lotulelei, Utah

Defensive tackle: DT – Will Sutton, Arizona State

Linebackers: LB – Manti Te’o, Notre Dame

Linebackers: LB – Jarvis Jones, Georgia

Linebackers: LB – C.J. Mosley, Alabama

Cornerback: CB – Dee Milliner, Alabama

Cornerback: CB – Jordan Poyer, Oregon State

Safety: S – Phillip Thomas, Fresno StateS – Matt Elam, Florida

2012 All American Football Team – FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS

Kicker: K – Cairo Santos, Tulane

Punter: P – Ryan Allen, Louisiana TechAll-Purpose – Tavon Austin, West Virginia

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterback: QB – Collin Klein, Kansas State

Running back: RB – Kenjon Barner, Oregon

Running back: RB – Johnathan Franklin, UCLA

Wide receiver: WR – Stedman Bailey, West Virginia

Wide receiver: WR – Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech

Tight end: TE – Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame

Offensive tackle: OT – D.J. Fluker, Alabama

Offensive tackle: OT – David Yankey, Stanford

Offensive guard: OG – Spencer Long, Nebraska

Offensive guard: OG – Cyril Richardson, Baylor

Center: C – Dalton Freeman, Clemson

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Defensive end: DE – Damontre Moore, Texas A&M

Defensive end: DE – Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame

Defensive tackle: DT – Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State

Defensive tackle: DT – Kawann Short, Purdue

Linebackers: LB – Kevin Minter, LSU

Linebackers: LB – Anthony Barr, UCLA

Linebackers: LB – Arthur Brown, Kansas State

Cornerback: CB – Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State

Cornerback: CB – Bradley Roby, Ohio State

Safety: S – Eric Reid, LSU

Safety: S – Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma

SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS

Kicker: K – Dustin Hopkins, Florida State

Punter: P – Riley Stephenson, BYUAll-Purpose – Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterback: QB – A.J. McCarron, Alabama

Running back: RB – Stefphon Jefferson, Nevada

Running back: RB – Giovani Bernard, North Carolina

Wide receiver: WR – DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson

Wide receiver: WR – Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas

Tight end: TE – Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington

Offensive tackle: OT – Jake Matthews, Texas A&M

Offensive tackle: OT – Eric Fisher, Central Michigan

Offensive guard: OG – Larry Warford, Kentucky

Offensive guard: OG – Xavier Su’a-Filo, UCLA

Center: C – Braxston Cave, Notre Dame

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

Defensive end: DE – John Simon, Ohio State

Defensive end: DE – Sam Montgomery, LSU

Defensive tackle: DT – Shariff Floyd, Florida

Defensive tackle: DT – Chris Jones, Bowling Green

Linebackers: LB – Khaseem Greene, Rutgers

Linebackers: LB – Trent Murphy, Stanford

Linebackers: LB – Kyle Van Noy, BYU

Cornerback: CB – Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon

Cornerback: CB – Jason Verrett, TCU

Safety: S – Ed Reynolds, Stanford

Safety: S – Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State

THIRD TEAM SPECIALISTS

Kicker: K – Caleb Sturgis, Florida

Punter: P – Kyle Christy, Florida

All-Purpose – Dri Archer, Kent State

All-Americans by conference

SEC: 22

Pac-12: 15

Big 12: 9

Big Ten: 7

ACC: 6

Independents: 6

MAC: 4

Mountain West: 2

WAC: 2

C-USA: 1

Big East: 1

Teams with multiple All-Americans

Alabama: 6

Florida: 4

Notre Dame: 4

Stanford: 4

Texas A&M: 4

Kansas State: 3

LSU: 3

Ohio State: 3

UCLA: 3

Baylor: 2

BYU: 2

Clemson: 2

Florida State: 2

Louisiana Tech: 2

North Carolina: 2

Oregon: 2

West Virginia: 2