Joey Bosa Named to USA Today All-American First Team, Ezekiell Elliott & Taylor Decker Named to Second

By D.J. Byrnes on December 8, 2015 at 11:24 am
Joey Bosa works over Michigan's offensive line.
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It's that time of year we all come to know and love: National press organizations recognizing the talents of the players we watched all year.

USA Today dropped its All-American teams Tuesday, and three pillars to the 2015 Ohio State football season were recognized.

Defensive end Joey Bosa—a possible No. 1 overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft—captured first-team honors. Running back Ezekiel Elliott, jilted by Heisman Trophy voters, captured second-team honors with Slob lynchpin Taylor Decker.

Former Ohio State/current Duke safety Jeremy Cash also captured first-team All-American honors. 

Alabama lead the way with four selections.

The full teams:

USA TODAY FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS
QB: DESHAUN WATSON, CLEMSON DL: JOEY BOSA, OHIO STATE K: JAKE ELLIOTT, MEMPHIS
RB: DERRICK HENRY, ALABAMA DL: SHELDON DAY, NOTRE DAME P: TOM HACKETT, UTAH
RB: CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY, STANFORD DL: DEFOREST BUCKNER, OREGON RET: MORGAN BURNS, KSU
WR:  COREY COLEMAN, BAYLOR DL: SHAQ LAWSON, CLEMSON  
WR: JOSH DOCTSON, TCU LB: TYLER MATAKEVICH, TEMPLE  
OL: JACK CONKLIN, MICHIGAN STATE LB: JAYLON SMITH, NOTRE DAME  
OL: JOSHUA GARNETT, STANFORD LB: REGGIE RAGLAND, ALABAMA  
OL: RYAN KELLY: ALABAMA CB: JOURDAN LEWIS, MICHIGAN  
OL: SPENCER DRANGO, BAYLOR CB: DESMOND KING, IOWA  
OL: JOE THUNEY, NORTH CAROLINA STATE S: JEREMY CASH, DUKE  
TE: HUNTER HENRY, ARKANSAS S: MARCUS MAYNE, FLORIDA  

 

USA TODAY SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS
QB: BAKER MAYFIELD, OKLAHOMA DL: CARL NASSIB, PENN STATE K: ROBERT AGUAYO, FSU
RB: EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, OHIO STATE DL: A'SHAWN ROBINSON, ALABAMA P: HAYDEN HUNT, CSU
RB: LEONARD FOURNETTE, LSU DL: ANDREW BILLINGS, BAYLOR R: WILL LIKELY, MARYLAND
WR: WILL FULLER, NOTRE DAME DL: EMMANUEL OGBAH, OKLAHOMA STATE  
WR: STERLING SHEPHARD, OKLAHOMA LB: KENTRELL BROTHERS, MISSOURI  
OL: RODERICK JOHNSON, FLORIDA STATE LB: BLAKE MARTINEZ, STANFORD  
OL: JACK ALLEN, MICHIGAN STATE LB: JOE SCHOBERT, WISCONSIN  
OL: MATT SKURA, DUKE CB: ZACK SANCHEZ, OKLAHOMA  
OL: TAYLOR DECKER, OHIO STATE CB: JALEN RAMSEY, FLORIDA STATE  
OL: JOE DAHL, WASHINGSTON STATE S: DAMONTAE KAZEE, SAN DIEGO STATE  
TE: DAVID MORGAN, UTSA S: QUIN BLANDING, VIRGINIA  

For comparison's sake: USA Today Preseason All-American teams.

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