Iowa State Leads Big 12 in FWAA 2020 All-American Team
Iowa State running back Breece Hall and defensive end JaQuan Bailey gave the Cyclones two First-Team All-Americans on the 2020 Football Writers Association of America All-America team, along with Texas linebacker Joseph Ossai.
Hall, who was named to the First Team of the Associated Press All-America team earlier this week, will play for the Cyclones on Jan. 2 in the Fiesta Bowl against Oregon. Entering the game Hall has 1,436 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns.
Bailey, who was on the Associated Press Third Team, enters the Fiesta Bowl with 38 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and seven sacks.
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. He was named to the First Team of the Associated Press All-America team earlier this week.
West Virginia defensive lineman Darius Stills, a senior, wrapped up 2020 with 22 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for a loss. He made the FWAA Second-Team, and Stills wraps up his career on New Year’s Eve in the Liberty Bowl against Army West Point.
Two other Big 12 players made the Second Team — TCU safety Trevon Moehrig and West Virginia safety Tykee Smith. Both were a part of the AP team earlier this week.
The complete team is below.
Football Writers Association of America 2020 All-America Team
(Big 12 players in bold)
First team
Offense
QB: Trevor Lawrence, junior, Clemson
RB: Najee Harris, senior, Alabama
RB: Breece Hall, sophomore, Iowa State
WR: DeVonta Smith, senior, Alabama
WR: Jaelon Darden, senior, North Texas
TE: Kyle Pitts, junior, Florida
OL: Wyatt Davis, junior, Ohio State
OL: Liam Eichenberg, senior, Notre Dame
OL: Kenyon Green, sophomore, Texas A&M
OL: Alex Leatherwood, senior, Alabama
C: Landon Dickerson, senior, Alabama
Defense
DL: JaQuan Bailey, senior, Iowa State
DL: Tarron Jackson, senior, Coastal Carolina
DL: Daviyon Nixon, junior, Iowa
DL: Rashad Weaver, senior, Pitt
LB: Zaven Collins, junior, Tulsa
LB: Joseph Ossai, junior, Texas
LB: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, senior, Notre Dame
DB: Patrick Surtain II, junior, Alabama
DB: Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati
DB: Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame
DB: Tiawan Mullen, Indiana
Special Teams
K: Jose Borregales, Miami (FL)
P: Pressley Harvin III, Georgia Tech
KR: Avery Williams, Boise State
PR: Marcus Jones, Houston
AP: Travis Etienne, Clemson
Second team
Offense
QB: Mac Jones, Alabama
RB: Jaret Patterson, Buffalo
RB: Sincere McCormick, UTSA
WR: Garrett Wilson, Ohio State
WR: Jonathan Adams Jr., Arkansas State
TE: Hunter Long, Boston College
OL: Kayode Awosika, Buffalo
OL: Brady Christiansen, BYU
OL: Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech
OL: Trey Smith, Tennessee
OG: Cain Madden, junior, Marshall
C: Tyler Linderbaum, sophomore, Iowa
Defense
DL: Patrick Johnson, Tulane
DL: Jaelen Phillips, Miami (FL)
DL: Darius Stills, senior, West Virginia
DL: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
LB Tavante Beckett, Marshall
LB Nick Bolton, Missouri
LB Nate Landman, Colorado
DB Trevon Moehrig, TCU
DB Greg Newsome, Northwestern
DB Tykee Smith, West Virginia
DB Shaun Wade, Ohio State
P: Lou Hedley, junior, Miami
CB: Shaun Wade, senior, Ohio State
Special Teams
K Cade York, LSU
P Jake Camarda, Georgia
KR Chris Smith, Louisiana
PR Jeremiah Haydel, Texas State
AP Dwayne Eskridge, Western Michigan
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