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College football’s first All-America Team for 2017 is here

SB Nation releases the first major-outlet postseason All-America Team of 2017, also likely the only one to incorporate a fan vote.

Big 12 Championship - Oklahoma v TCU
Big 12 Championship - Oklahoma v TCU
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The only college football All-America Team to include a vote by you, the fan, is now out in full. This year’s voters included staff writers and others from all around SB Nation’s college football network, but also a ballot filled out by our readers.

Here are our First- and Second-Teamers, though that full link also includes tons of Honorable Mentions and so forth.

Quarterback

First-Team: Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma

Second-Team: Lamar Jackson, Louisville

Running back

First-Team: Bryce Love, Stanford and Saquon Barkley, Penn State

Second-Team: Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin and Rashaad Penny, San Diego State

Receivers

First-Team: James Washington, Oklahoma State and Steve Ishmael, Syracuse

Second-Team: A.J. Brown, Ole Miss and David Sills, West Virginia

First-Team tight end: Mark Andrews, Oklahoma

Second-Team: Mike Gesicki, Penn State

Offensive line

First-Team tackle: Orlando Brown, Oklahoma and Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame

Second-Team: Mitch Hyatt, Clemson and Jonah Williams, Alabama

First-Team guard: Braden Smith, Auburn and Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame

Second-Team: Cody O’Connell, Washington State and Michael Jordan, Ohio State

First-Team center: Billy Price, Ohio State

Second-Team: Frank Ragnow, Arkansas

Defensive line

First-Team defensive end: Bradley Chubb, NC State and Nick Bosa, Ohio State

Second-Team: Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Oklahoma and Jeff Holland, Auburn

First-Team defensive tackle: Hercules Mata’afa, Washington State and Ed Oliver, Houston

Second-Team: Maurice Hurst, Michigan and Vita Vea, Washington

Linebackers

First-Team linebacker: Roquan Smith, Georgia; Josey Jewell, Iowa; and T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin

Second-Team: Devin White, LSU; Micah Kiser, Virginia; and Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech

Defensive backs

First-Team cornerback: Josh Jackson, Iowa and Denzel Ward, Ohio State

Second-Team: Isaiah Oliver, Colorado and Donte Jackson, LSU

First-Team safety: Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama and Quin Blanding, Virginia

Second-Team: Derwin James, Florida State and DeShon Elliott, Texas

Special teams

Kicker: Matt Gay, Utah

Punter: Michael Dickson, Texas

Returner: Dante Pettis, Washington

Coaches

Head coach: Scott Frost, UCF

Offensive coordinator: Joe Moorhead, Penn State

Defensive coordinator: Brent Venables, Clemson

Etc.

Game of the year: The War on I-4

Play of the year: The 87-yard fumble

GIF of the year:

Didn’t see enough of your team’s players on here? Well, they’re all probably listed out among the Honorable Mentions.

If they’re not, well, um, gotta go!

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