- Associated Press - Tuesday, October 17, 2017

AP midseason All-America team chosen by a panel of 16 Top 25 poll voters (through games of Oct. 14):

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback - Baker Mayfield, senior, Oklahoma.

Running backs - Bryce Love, junior, Stanford; Saquon Barkley, junior, Penn State.

Tackles - Orlando Brown, junior, Oklahoma; David Edwards, sophomore, Wisconsin.

Guards - Quenton Nelson, senior, Notre Dame; Cody O’Connell, senior, Washington State.

Center - Billy Price, senior, Ohio State.

Tight end - Jaylen Samuels, senior, North Carolina State.

Receivers - James Washington, senior, Oklahoma State; David Sills V, junior, West Virginia.

All-purpose player - Dante Pettis, junior, Washington.

Kicker - Matt Gay, junior, Utah.

DEFENSE

Ends - Bradley Chubb, senior, North Carolina State; Austin Bryant, junior, Clemson.

Tackles - Hercules Mata’Afa, junior, Washington State; Maurice Hurst, senior, Michigan.

Linebackers - Roquan Smith, junior, Georgia; Josey Jewell, senior, Iowa; Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, senior, Oklahoma.

Cornerbacks - Jalen Davis, senior, Utah State; Levi Wallace, senior, Alabama.

Safeties - Minkah Fitzpatrick, junior, Alabama; DeShon Elliott, junior, Texas.

Punter - Johnny Townsend, senior, Florida.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback - Mason Rudolph, senior, Oklahoma State.

Running backs - Rashaad Penny, senior, San Diego State; Jonathan Taylor, freshman, Wisconsin.

Tackles - Mike McGlinchey, senior, Notre Dame; Jonah Williams, sophomore, Alabama.

Guards - Will Hernandez, senior, UTEP; Braden Smith, senior, Auburn.

Center - Bradley Bozeman, senior, Alabama.

Tight end- Mark Andrews, junior, Oklahoma.

Receivers - Michael Gallup, senior, Colorado State; Steve Ishmael, senior, Syracuse.

All-purpose player - Nyheim Hines, junior, North Carolina State.

Kicker - Emilio Nadelman, senior, South Florida.

DEFENSE

Ends - Christian Rector, sophomore, Southern California; Sutton Smith, sophomore, Northern Illinois.

Tackles - Ed Oliver, sophomore, Houston; Da’Ron Payne, junior, Alabama.

Linebackers - Dorian O’Daniel, senior, Clemson; Josh Allen, junior, Kentucky; Micah Kiser, senior, Virginia.

Cornerbacks - Carlton Davis, junior, Auburn; Denzel Ward, junior, Ohio State.

Safeties - Derwin James, junior, Florida State; Justin Reid, junior, Stanford.

Punter - Michael Dickson, junior, Texas.

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Voters: Bob Asmussen, Champaign News-Gazette; Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman; Pat Caputo, The Oakland Press; Chuck Carlton, Dallas Morning News; Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station Eagle; Rece Davis, ESPN; Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News; Pat Dooley, Gainesville Sun; Dave Foster, Fox 17 WZTV; Scott Hamilton, WCOG-AM; Eric Hansen, The South Bend Tribune; Brian Howell, Buffzone.com; Rob Long, WJZ-FM The Fan; Tony Parks, 1280 AM/97.5 FM KZNS; Soren Petro, 810 WHB; Keith Sargeant, NJ.com/Star Ledger.

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