The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best players of American college football at their respective positions. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp. In 1950, the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide. Since 1952, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, covering all NCAA championship sports.
The 2010 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following first teams: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), Pro Football Weekly (PFW), ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Rivals.com, and Scout.com.
Currently, NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men’s basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.
In 2010, there were 10 unanimous All-Americans.
Offense
Quarterback
Andrew Luck, Stanford (PFW) Kellen Moore, Boise State (FWAA) Cam Newton, Auburn -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI)
Running back
Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, WCFF, PFW, Scout.com) LaMichael James, Oregon -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina (CFN) Denard Robinson, Michigan (FWAA) Jordan Todman, Connecticut (TSN, CBS, ESPN, Rivals.com, SI)
Wide receiver
Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, Rivals.com, SI) A. J. Green, Georgia (PFW) Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina (AFCA, FWAA, ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com)
Tight end
Michael Egnew, Missouri -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, WCFF, CBS, CFN, Scout.com) Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, TSN, PFW, SI)
Tackle
Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) Anthony Castonzo, Boston College (CFN, PFW, Scout.com) Jonathan Martin, Stanford (Scout.com) Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State (CBS, CFN, Rivals.com) Nate Solder, Colorado -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, PFW, SI) Lee Ziemba, Auburn -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, SI)
Guard
Clint Boling, Georgia (PFW) Cordy Glenn, Georgia (PFW) Rodney Hudson, Florida State -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) John Moffitt, Wisconsin (AP, CBS, ESPN, Rivals.com) Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State (AFCA, Scout.com)
Center
Chase Beeler, Stanford -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, TSN, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals.com) Mike Brewster, Ohio State (FWAA) Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU (TSN, WCFF) Mike Pouncey, Florida (PFW)
Defense
End
Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) Wayne Daniels, TCU (FWAA) Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) Jabaal Sheard, Pittsburgh (AFCA) J. J. Watt, Wisconsin (PFW)
Tackle
Adrian Clayborn, Iowa -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, WCFF) Jared Crick, Nebraska (Rivals.com) Marcell Dareus, Alabama (PFW) Nick Fairley, Auburn -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, CFN, ESPN, PFW, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) Drake Nevis, LSU (CBS) Stephen Paea, Oregon State -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, TSN, CFN, ESPN, SI)