Breece Hall, Darius Stills, Joseph Ossai Lead Big 12 on AP All-America Team
Iowa State running back Breece Hall led a trio of Big 12 first-team selections to the 2020 Associated Press All-America football team, released on Monday.
Hall, who is one of the finalists for the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation’s best running back, is coming off a sophomore season in which he rushed for 1,436 yards and 19 touchdowns, as he helped the Cyclones reach the Big 12 Championship game for the first time. The Cyclones lost to the Oklahoma Sooners in that game, but will face Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2.
Two Big 12 defenders made the First Team. West Virginia defensive lineman Darius Stills and Texas linebacker Joseph Ossai, both of which are headed for the NFL Draft, made the team.
Stills, a senior, wrapped up 2020 with 22 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for a loss. Stills is the Mountaineers’ latest First-Team All-American, with the last being Tavon Austin in 2021. The Mountaineers are set to face Army West Point in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31.
Ossai declared for the NFL Draft earlier this month after a productive junior season with the Longhorns. Ossai finished 2020 with 55 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, five sacks and three forced fumbles. Texas has not had a first-team All-American since Malik Jefferson in 2017.
Four Big 12 players made the AP Second Team — Iowa State linebacker Mike Rose, Oklahoma linebacker Nic Bonitto, TCU cornerback Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson and TCU safety Trevon Moehrig.
Five Big 12 players made the AP Third Team — Texas offensive tackle Sam Cosmi, Oklahoma center Creed Humphrey, Iowa State tight end Charlie Kolar, Iowa State defensive end Ja’Quan Bailey and West Virginia safety Tykee Smith
The complete team is below.
Associated Press 2020 All-America Team
(Big 12 players in bold)
First team
Offense
QB: Mac Jones, junior, Alabama
RB: Najee Harris, senior, Alabama
RB: Breece Hall, sophomore, Iowa State
OT: Brady Christensen, junior, BYU
OT: Alex Leatherwood, senior, Alabama
OG: Aaron Banks, senior, Notre Dame
OG: Wyatt Davis, junior, Ohio State
C: Landon Dickerson, senior, Alabama
TE: Kyle Pitts, junior, Florida
WR: DeVonta Smith, senior, Alabama
WR: Elijah Moore, junior, Mississippi
AP: Travis Etienne, senior, Clemson
K: Jose Borregales, senior, Miami
Defense
DE: Rashad Weaver, senior, Pitt
DE: Tarron Jackson, senior, Coastal Carolina
DT: Daviyon Nixon, junior, Iowa
DT: Darius Stills, senior, West Virginia
LB: Zaven Collins, junior, Tulsa
LB: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, senior, Notre Dame
LB: Joseph Ossai, junior, Texas
CB: Patrick Surtain II, junior, Alabama
CB: Shaun Wade, senior, Ohio State
S: Talanoa Hufanga, junior, USC
S: Brandon Joseph, redshirt freshman, Northwestern
P: Pressley Harvin III, senior, Georgia Tech
Second team
Offense
QB: Kyle Trask, senior, Florida
RB: Jaret Patterson, junior, Buffalo
RB: Javonte Williams, junior, North Carolina
OT: Liam Eichenberg, senior, Notre Dame
OT: Christian Darrisaw, junior, Virginia Tech
OG: Cain Madden, junior, Marshall
OG: Kenyon Green, sophomore, Texas A&M
C: Tyler Linderbaum, sophomore, Iowa
TE: Hunter Long, junior, Boston College
WR: Jaelon Darden, senior, North Texas
WR: Jonathan Adams Jr., senior, Arkansas State
AP: Kadarius Toney, senior, Florida
K: Cade York, sophomore, LSU
Defense
DE: Jaelen Phillips, senior, Miami
DE: Patrick Jones, senior, Pitt
DT: Alim McNeil, junior, North Carolina State
DT: Haskell Garrett, senior, Ohio State
LB: Mike Rose, junior, Iowa State
LB: Nik Bonitto, sophomore, Oklahoma
LB: Nick Bolton, junior, Missouri
CB: Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, sophomore, TCU
CB: Ahmad Gardner, sophomore, Cincinnati
S: Trevon Moehrig, junior, TCU
S: James Wiggins, senior, Cincinnati
P: Lou Hedley, junior, Miami
Third team
Offense
QB: Trevor Lawrence, junior, Clemson
RB: Michael Carter, senior, North Carolina
RB: Mohamed Ibrahim, junior, Minnesota
OT: Darian Kinnard, junior, Kentucky
OT: Samuel Cosmi, junior, Texas
OG: Ben Cleveland, senior, Georgia
OG: Tommy Kraemer, senior, Notre Dame
C: Creed Humphrey, junior, Oklahoma
TE: Charlie Kolar, junior, Iowa State
WR: Dyami Brown, junior, North Carolina
WR: Ty Fryfogle, senior, Indiana
AP: Avery Williams, senior, Boise State
K: Jake Oldroyd, sophomore, BYU
Defense
DE: JaQuan Bailey, senior, Iowa State
DE: Kayvon Thibodeaux, sophomore, Oregon
DT: Christian Barmore, sophomore, Alabama
DT: C.J. Brewer, senior, Coastal Carolina
LB: Zion Tupuola-Fetui, junior, Washington
LB: Micah McFadden, junior, Indiana
LB: Dylan Moses, senior, Alabama
CB: Greg Newsome, junior, Northwestern
CB: Eli Ricks, freshman, LSU
S: Kyle Hamilton, sophomore, Notre Dame
S: Tykee Smith, sophomore, West Virginia
P: Jake Camarda, junior, Georgia
