With the 2020 regular season now in the books, our panel of college football experts were faced with more difficult decisions than usual when convening to select the 2020 CBS Sports/247Sports All-America teams. For the first time this year, experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports joined forces to release combined teams of All-America selections as presented below.
There were only two unanimous selections this season with Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith and Florida tight end Kyle Pitts both representing the SEC. The two most explosive offensive playmakers this season combined to score 29 touchdowns from scrimmage. Both are finalists for the Biletnikoff Award given to the nation’s best receiver — Pitts the first tight end in history to obtain that distinction — while Smith has moved into favorite status for the Heisman Trophy. Smith is also a CBS Sports All-America selection as an all-purpose player.
In total, 32 programs are represented across the two teams of 54 total selections. Alabama leads the way with 10 total selections and eight first-teamers, somehow more than they received in the preseason despite Jaylen Waddle (who accounted for three preseason picks) missing most of the season due to injury. No other team has more than three total selections (Florida, Ohio State, Miami) or two first-team picks (Florida, Notre Dame).
Six SEC teams are represented among the league’s total of 17 selections, while nine ACC teams (including Notre Dame this season) make up the league’s 13 picks.
| Conference | First team | Total selections |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 12 | 17 |
| ACC + Notre Dame | 6 | 13 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 8 |
| Big 12 | 2 | 5 |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 3 |
| American | 2 | 2 |
| Mountain West | 0 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent (BYU) | 1 | 1 |
| Mid-American | 0 | 1 |
| Conference USA | 0 | 1 |
2020 CBS Sports All-America first team
* indicates a unanimous selection
| Offense | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
QB |
Kyle Trask |
Florida |
Redshirt senior |
|
RB |
Breece Hall |
Iowa State |
Sophomore |
|
RB |
Najee Harris |
Alabama |
Senior |
|
WR |
DeVonta Smith * |
Alabama |
Senior |
|
WR |
Elijah Moore |
Ole Miss |
Junior |
|
TE |
Kyle Pitts * |
Florida |
Junior |
|
C |
Landon Dickerson |
Alabama |
Redshirt senior |
|
OL |
Alex Leatherwood |
Alabama |
Senior |
|
OL |
Brady Christensen |
BYU |
Junior |
|
OL |
Liam Eichenberg |
Notre Dame |
Graduate |
|
OL |
Christian Darrisaw |
Virginia Tech |
Junior |
| Defense | |||
| DL | Rashad Weaver | Pittsburgh | Redshirt senior |
|
DL |
Haskell Garrett |
Ohio State |
Senior |
|
DL |
Jaelan Phillips |
Miami |
Redshirt junior |
|
DL |
Christian Barmore |
Alabama |
Redshirt sophomore |
|
LB |
Zaven Collins |
Tulsa |
Redshirt junior |
|
LB |
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah |
Notre Dame |
Senior |
|
LB |
Joseph Ossai |
Texas |
Junior |
|
CB |
Patrick Surtain II |
Alabama |
Junior |
|
CB |
Eric Stokes |
Georgia |
Junior |
|
S |
Brandon Joseph |
Northwestern |
Redshirt freshman |
|
S |
Talanoa Hufanga |
USC |
Junior |
| Special teams | |||
|
K |
Will Reichard |
Alabama |
Sophomore |
|
P |
Pressley Harvin III |
Georgia Tech |
Senior |
|
KR |
Chris Smith |
Louisiana |
Redshirt sophomore |
|
PR |
Marcus Jones |
Houston |
Junior |
|
AP |
DeVonta Smith |
Alabama |
Senior |
2020 CBS Sports All-America second team
| Offense | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
QB |
Mac Jones |
Alabama |
Redshirt junior |
|
RB |
Jarret Patterson |
Buffalo |
Junior |
| RB |
Javonte Williams |
North Carolina |
Junior |
|
WR |
Jaelon Darden |
North Texas |
Senior |
| WR |
Jonathan Adams |
Arkansas State |
Senior |
|
TE |
Hunter Long |
Boston College |
Redshirt junior |
|
C |
Tyler Linderbaum |
Iowa |
Sophomore |
|
OL |
Wyatt Davis |
Ohio State |
Junior |
|
OL |
Sam Cosmi |
Texas |
Junior |
|
OL |
Darian Kinnard |
Kentucky |
Junior |
|
OL |
Jackson Carman |
Clemson |
Junior |
| Defense | |||
| DL | Daviyon Nixon | Iowa | Junior |
|
DL |
Patrick Jones |
Pittsburgh |
Redshirt senior |
|
DL |
Ajim McNeill |
NC State |
Junior |
|
DL |
Tarron Jackson |
Coastal Carolina |
Redshirt senior |
|
LB |
Nick Bolton |
Missouri |
Junior |
|
LB |
Dylan Moses |
Alabama |
Senior |
|
LB |
Paddy FIsher |
Northwestern |
Senior |
|
CB |
Shaun Wade |
Ohio State |
Graduate |
|
CB |
Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson |
TCU |
Sophomore |
|
S |
Jaquan Brisker |
Penn State |
Senior |
|
S |
Trevon Moehrig |
TCU |
Junior |
| Special teams | |||
|
K |
Jose Borregales |
Miami |
Redshirt senior |
|
P |
Lou Hedley |
Miami |
Redshirt junior |
|
KR |
Avery Williams |
Boise State |
Redshirt senior |
|
PR |
Avery Williams |
Boise State |
Redshirt senior |
|
AP |
Kadarius Toney |
Florida |
Senior |
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