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| 2005 CFB POSTSEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
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December 7, 2005
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Jonathan, SCS.com Editor & Staff
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| OFFENSE |
| QB |
Vince Young |
JR |
Texas |
| RB |
Reggie Bush |
JR |
Southern Cal |
| RB |
Jerome Harrison |
SR |
Washington State |
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Two of the top three players in the race for the Heisman earn spots here, and the third - USC QB Matt Leinart - would be here if there was room for a second QB. Harrison didn't get a ton of recognition though he ran for more yards (1900) than any back in the country.
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| WR |
Mike Hass |
SR |
Oregon State |
| WR |
Jeff Smardzija |
JR |
Notre Dame |
| TE |
Marcedes Lewis |
SR |
UCLA |
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Neither Hass, who had 250 more receiving yards than any other WR in the country, nor Smardzija, who tied for the national lead in TD receptions, are physical specimens, but all they do is make big catches. At 6'6" and 256 pounds, Lewis hauled in ten touchdowns in 2005.
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| OL |
Greg Eslinger |
SR |
Minnesota |
| OL |
Eric Winston |
SR |
Miami |
| OL |
Jonathan Scott |
SR |
Texas |
| OL |
Taitusi Lutui |
SR |
Southern Cal |
| OL |
D'Brickashaw Ferguson |
SR |
Virginia |
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Who wouldn't want to run behind this group of blockers? Four of the five were SCS.com Preseason All-America selections, and each had a fabulous season while making big holes in the opponents' defensive line.
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| DEFENSE |
| DL |
Mathias Kiwanuka |
SR |
Boston College |
| DL |
Elvis Dumervil |
SR |
Louisville |
| DL |
Tamba Hali |
SR |
Penn State |
| DL |
Mario Williams |
JR |
NC State |
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This group of linemen includes some of the more fierce pass-rushers in all of America. Dumervil, Hali, and Williams each led their conference in sacks this season. Kiwanuka battled injury in 2005 and still managed to register 9.5 sacks this season.
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| LB |
Paul Posluszny |
SR |
Penn State |
| LB |
A.J. Hawk |
SR |
Ohio State |
| LB |
DeMeco Ryans |
SR |
Alabama |
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Both Hawk and Posluszny were among the top tacklers in the Big Ten this season, each recording an average of ten per game. Ryans was the leader of the number one defense in America this season at Alabama.
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| DB |
Jimmy Williams |
SR |
Virginia Tech |
| DB |
Alan Zemaitis |
SR |
Penn State |
| DB |
Greg Blue |
SR |
Georgia |
| DB |
Dion Byrum |
SR |
Ohio |
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Zemaitis led the Big Ten in interceptions this season while also recovering a pair of fumbles. Byrum led the MAC and was number two in the country with a half-dozen picks on the 2005 season. Blue and Williams were solid throughout their teams' championship runs.
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| SPECIAL TEAMS |
| K |
Mason Crosby |
JR |
Colorado |
| P |
Daniel Sepulveda |
JR |
Baylor |
| KR |
Cory Rodgers |
JR |
TCU |
| PR |
Maurice Drew |
JR |
UCLA |
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Crosby converted on 20 field goals this season, including five from lengths of 50, 52, 56, 57, and 58 yards. Sepulveda averaged more than 46 yards per punt, second best in the country. Rodgers returned a pair of kicks for TDs, while Drew lead the nation in average yards per punt return and took three to the house.
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