Another Ohio State football player is in line to get a tree in Buckeye Grove, while two of his teammates are unanimously viewed as the best at their respective positions this season.
Guard Billy Price joined safety Malik Hooker and center Pat Elflein on the American Football Coaches Association first-team All-American list Wednesday. Price is the fourth Buckeye named a first-team All-American, along with Hooker, Elflein and H-back Curtis Samuel. Thus, all four get a tree in Buckeye Grove outside Ohio Stadium.
Hooker and Elflein are the 28th and 29th unanimous All-Americans in Ohio State program history and the first since Joey Bosa in 2014.
This wraps up the All-American lists for the 2016 season. Where Ohio State players are listed following the team's 11-1 campaign and a berth in the College Football Playoff:
First Team
- Center Pat Elflein: AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA, Walter Camp, USA TODAY, The Sporting News, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports, CBS Sports (unanimous)
- Safety Malik Hooker: AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA, Walter Camp, USA TODAY, The Sporting News, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports, CBS Sports (unanimous)
- H-back Curtis Samuel: Associated Press, The Sporting News
- Guard Billy Price: AFCA
Second Team
- Guard Billy Price: Associated Press, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports
- Linebacker Raekwon McMillan: Associated Press, Walter Camp, USA TODAY, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports
- Punter Cameron Johnston: Associated Press, Walter Camp, USA TODAY, The Sporting News
- H-back Curtis Samuel: FWAA, FOX Sports
Freshman All-Americans
| OFFENSE | DEFENSE | SPECIALISTS |
|---|---|---|
| QB: LAMAR JACKSON, LOUISVILLE | DL: MYLES GARRETT, TEXAS A&M | K: ZANE GONZALEZ, ARIZONA STATE |
| RB: DALVIN COOK, FLORIDA STATE | DL: DEMARCUS WALKER, FLORIDA STATE | P: MITCH WISHNOWSKY, UTAH |
| RB: D'ONTA FOREMAN, TEXAS | DL: CHRISTIAN WILKINS, CLEMSON | AP: ADOREE' JACKSON, USC |
| WR: DEDE WESTBROOK, OKLAHOMA | DL: JONATHAN ALLEN, ALABAMA | |
| WR: COREY DAVIS, WESTERN MICHIGAN | LB: JABRILL PEPPERS, MICHIGAN | |
| TE: JAKE BUTT, MICHIGAN | LB: REUBEN FOSTER, ALABAMA | |
| OL: CAM ROBINSON, ALABAMA | LB: ZACH CUNNINGHAM, VANDERBILT | |
| OL: BILLY PRICE, OHIO STATE | DB: MINKAH FITZPATRICK, ALABAMA | |
| C: PAT ELFLEIN, OHIO STATE | DB: JOURDAN LEWIS, MICHIGAN | |
| OL: DORIAN JOHNSTON, PITTSBURGH | DB: TRE'DAVIOUS WHITE, LSU | |
| OL: CODY O'CONNELL, WASHINGTON STATE | DB: MALIK HOOKER, OHIO STATE |
| OFFENSE | DEFENSE | SPECIALISTS |
|---|---|---|
| QB: DESHAUN WATSON, CLEMSON | DL: DEREK BARNETT, TENNESSEE | K: DANIEL CARLSON, AUBURN |
| RB: CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY, STANFORD | DL: EJUAN PRICE, PITTSBURGH | P: J.K. SCOTT, ALABAMA |
| RB: DONNELL PUMPHREY, SAN DIEGO STATE | DL: ED OLIVER, HOUSTON | AP: QUADREE HENDERSON, PITTSBURGH |
| WR: ISAIAH JONES, EAST CAROLINA | DL: MONTRAVIUS ADAMS, AUBURN | |
| WR: JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER, USC | LB: KENDELL BECKWITH, LSU | |
| TE: JORDAN LEGGETT, CLEMSON | LB: RAEKWON MCMILLAN, OHIO STATE | |
| OL: KYLE KALIS, MICHIGAN | LB: BEN BOULWARE, CLEMSON | |
| OL: RODERICK JOHNSON, FLORIDA STATE | DB: JALEN TABOR, FLORIDA | |
| C: ETHAN POCIC, LSU | DB: BUDDA BAKER, WASHINGTON | |
| OL: TAYLOR MOTON, WESTERN MICHIGAN | DB: TEEZ TABOR, FLORIDA | |
| OL: DAN SKIPPER, ARKANSAS | DB: JAMAL ADAMS, LSU |
