Midseason First and Second Team All-American Projections

Now that every team in the country has played at least six games of its regular season, which players are in line to earn All-American honors?

At the end of the year, various organizations and media outlets issue lists of All-American selections. The big five, comprised of the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America, the Sporting News, the American Football Coaches Association, and the Walter Camp Foundation, are the basis for consensus (three out of five) and unanimous (all five) determinations. These awards recognize the best players in the country, and being selected by any or all of the organizations is a high-water mark for any player’s career.

After Week 8 marked the halfway point for the last stragglers among FBS schools, it is time to reflect on which players might get the nod to an All-American team in December. The following players have been the most dominant in college football to this point of the year, and many will also factor in the discussion for other individual awards at the end of the regular season. So click through and see who we expect to be honored with All-American status. (We have broken down each first-team projection individually, and a full list of second-team selections can be found at the end of the slideshow.)