2013 AP All-America Team

The Associated Press released its 2013 All-America Team on Tuesday. There are several notable players for Michigan fans:

FIRST TEAM
Ka'Deem Carey - RB - Arizona#
Cyrus Kouandjio - OT - Alabama*
Jackson Jeffcoat - DE - Texas*
Anthony Barr - LB - UCLA*
Ryan Shazier - LB - Ohio State
Darqueze Dennard - CB - Michigan State
Lamarcus Joyner - CB - Florida State*

SECOND TEAM
Tre' Mason - RB - Auburn*
Taylor Lewan - OT - Michigan*
Sammy Watkins - WR - Clemson*
Anthony Fera - K - Texas**
Shilique Calhoun - DE - Michigan State
Tim Jernigan - DT - Florida State*
Chris Borland - LB - Wisconsin
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix - S - Alabama

THIRD TEAM
Carlos Hyde - RB - Ohio State
Ameer Abdullah - RB - Nebraska
Jack Mewhort - OT - Ohio State
Greg Robinson - OT - Auburn*
John Urschel - OG - Penn State
Ryan Groy - OG - Wisconsin
Jeff Budzien - K - Northwestern
Ra'shede Hageman - DT - Minnesota
Max Bullough - LB - Michigan State
Denicos Allen - LB - Michigan State
Vernon Hargreaves III - CB - Florida*
Ty Zimmerman - S - Kansas State

*Offered by Michigan
**Committed to Michigan at one time
#Plays for former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez

2012 AP All-America Team

Taylor Lewan went from Under Armour All-American to AP All-American

The AP All-America Team was released last week, so this isn't exactly a timely post, but I figured I would gather together the names of players that are pertinent to Michigan fans.

FIRST TEAM
Montee Ball - RB - Wisconsin
Ka'Deem Carey - RB - Arizona
Taylor Lewan - OT - Michigan
Chance Warmack - OG - Alabama
Barrett Jones - C - Alabama
Jadeveon Clowney - DE - South Carolina
Manti Te'o - LB - Notre Dame
C.J. Mosley - LB - Alabama
Dee Milliner - CB - Alabama

SECOND TEAM
D.J. Fluker - OT - Alabama
Spencer Long - OG - Nebraska
Tyler Eifert - TE - Notre Dame
Stephon Tuitt - DE - Notre Dame
Johnathan Hankins - DT - Ohio State
Kawann Short - DT - Purdue
Bradley Roby - CB - Ohio State

THIRD TEAM
A.J. McCarron - QB - Alabama
Braxston Cave - C - Notre Dame
John Simon - DE - Ohio State

Of the 75 total players listed on the first, second, and third teams, Michigan played (or will play) against 17 of them, or 23%.  This just reinforces how difficult Michigan's schedule was, as the Wolverines lost a close game to the #1 team (4 players), lost in a blowout to the #2 team (6 players), lost a close game to a 12-0 team in Ohio State (3 players), and then lost by two scores to Nebraska (1 player).

I threw in Arizona RB Ka'Deem Carey simply because he plays for former Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez and leads the country with 1,929 rushing yards (and will end the bowl season that way unless someone else busts out with a couple hundred yards in a bowl game, which is possible).