Alabama’s DeVonta Smith & Tulsa’s Zaven Collins Headline 2020 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-American Teams
December 31, 2020
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Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith and Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins headline the 2020 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Teams announced today by the American Football Coaches Association.
The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.
The 2020 Sporting News Player of the Year, Smith earned first team AFCA honors by leading the nation in receptions (98), receiving yards (1,511) and yards after the catch (768). He ranks second in the nation in receiving touchdowns (17) and receiving yards per game (137.4).
Collins earned his first team AFCA honor by totaling 54 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, four interceptions, two touchdowns off interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, as well as one safety, in eight games. He has been named the 2020 Bronko Nagurski winner and was runner-up for the Butkus Award.
2020 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Team – First Team
Offense
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR DeVonta Smith 2020-06-01 00:00:00 175 Sr. Alabama Nick Saban Amite, La. (Amite)
WR Elijah Moore 2020-05-09 00:00:00 184 Jr. Mississippi Lane Kiffin Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
TE Kyle Pitts 2020-06-06 00:00:00 246 Jr. Florida Dan Mullen Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Wood)
OL *Alex Leatherwood 2020-06-06 00:00:00 312 Sr. Alabama Nick Saban Pensacola, Fla. (Booker T. Washington)
OL Liam Eichenberg 2020-06-06 00:00:00 302 Gr. Notre Dame Brian Kelly Cleveland, Ohio (Saint Ignatius)
C Landon Dickerson 2020-06-06 00:00:00 325 R-Sr. Alabama Nick Saban Hickory, N.C. (South Caldwell)
OL *Wyatt Davis 2020-06-04 00:00:00 315 Jr. Ohio State Ryan Day Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco)
OL Aaron Banks 2020-06-05 00:00:00 330 Sr. Notre Dame Brian Kelly Alameda, Calif. (El Cerrito)
QB Mac Jones 2020-06-03 00:00:00 214 R-Jr. Alabama Nick Saban Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School)
RB Najee Harris 2020-06-02 00:00:00 230 Sr. Alabama Nick Saban Antioch, Calif. (Antioch)
RB Breece Hall 2020-06-01 00:00:00 215 So. Iowa State Matt Campbell Wichita, Kan. (Northwest)
Defense
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Tarron Jackson 2020-06-02 00:00:00 260 R-Sr. Coastal Carolina Jamey Chadwell Aiken, S.C. (Silver Bluff)
DL Daviyon Nixon 2020-06-03 00:00:00 305 Jr. Iowa Kirk Ferentz Kenosha, Wis. (Indian Trail)
DL Rashad Weaver 2020-06-05 00:00:00 270 R-Sr. Pittsburgh Pat Narduzzi Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cooper City)
DL Jaelan Phillips 2020-06-05 00:00:00 266 R-Jr. Miami (Fla.) Manny Diaz Redlands, Calif. (East Valley)
LB Dylan Moses 2020-06-03 00:00:00 240 Sr. Alabama Nick Saban Alexandria, La. (IMG Academy)
LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah 2020-06-01 00:00:00 215 Sr. Notre Dame Brian Kelly Hampton, Va. (Bethel)
LB Zaven Collins 2020-06-04 00:00:00 260 R-Jr. Tulsa Philip Montgomery Hominy, Okla. (Hominy)
DB Patrick Surtain II 2020-06-02 00:00:00 202 Jr. Alabama Nick Saban Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage)
DB Shaun Wade 2020-06-01 00:00:00 195 Gr. Ohio State Ryan Day Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy)
DB *Derek Stingley Jr. 2020-06-01 00:00:00 195 So. LSU Ed Orgeron Baton Rouge, La. (Dunham)
DB Brandon Joseph 2020-06-01 00:00:00 192 R-Fr. Northwestern Pat Fitzgerald College Station, Tex. (College Station)
Specialist
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Pressley Harvin III 2000-06-01 00:00:00 255 Sr. Georgia Tech Geoff Collins Alcolu, S.C. (Sumter)
PK Jose Borregales 2020-05-10 00:00:00 205 R-Sr. Miami (Fla.) Manny Diaz Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington)
AP Avery Williams 2020-05-09 00:00:00 195 R-Sr. Boise State Bryan Harsin Pasadena, Calif. (JSerra Catholic)
*–2019 AFCA All-American
2020 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Team – Second Team
Offense
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR Jaelon Darden 2020-05-09 00:00:00 174 Sr. North Texas Seth Littrell Houston, Tex. (Eisenhower)
WR Tylan Wallace 2000-06-01 00:00:00 190 Sr. Oklahoma State Mike Gundy Fort Worth, Tex. (South Hills)
TE Charlie Kolar 2020-06-06 00:00:00 257 R-Jr. Iowa State Matt Campbell Norman, Okla. (North)
OL Brady Christensen 2020-06-06 00:00:00 300 Jr. BYU Kalani Sitake Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful)
OL Alaric Jackson 2020-06-06 00:00:00 315 Sr. Iowa Kirk Ferentz Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance)
C Creed Humphrey 2020-06-05 00:00:00 320 R-Jr. Oklahoma Lincoln Riley Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee)
OL Kenyon Green 2020-06-04 00:00:00 325 So. Texas A&M Jimbo Fisher Humble, Tex. (Atascocita)
OL Trey Smith 2020-06-06 00:00:00 330 Sr. Tennessee Jeremy Pruitt Jackson, Tenn. (University School of Jackson)
QB Trevor Lawrence 2020-06-06 00:00:00 220 Jr. Clemson Dabo Swinney Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville)
RB #Travis Etienne 2020-05-10 00:00:00 205 Sr. Clemson Dabo Swinney Jennings, La. (Jennings)
RB Jaret Patterson 2020-05-09 00:00:00 195 Jr. Buffalo Lance Leipold Glendale, Md. (St. Vincent Pallotti)
Defense
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Jonathon Cooper 2020-06-04 00:00:00 257 Gr. Ohio State Ryan Day Gahanna, Ohio (Lincoln)
DL Patrick Jones II 2020-06-05 00:00:00 260 R-Sr. Pittsburgh Pat Narduzzi Chesapeake, Va. (Grassfield)
DL Joseph Ossai 2020-06-04 00:00:00 253 Jr. Texas Tom Herman Conroe, Tex. (Oak Ridge)
DL Jordan Davis 2020-06-06 00:00:00 330 Jr. Georgia Kirby Smart Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek)
LB Nick Bolton 2000-06-01 00:00:00 232 Jr. Missouri Eliah Drinkwitz Frisco, Tex. (Lone Star)
LB Paddy Fisher 2020-06-04 00:00:00 240 Sr. Northwestern Pat Fitzgerald Katy, Tex. (Katy)
LB Grant Morgan 2020-05-11 00:00:00 222 R-Sr. Arkansas Sam Pittman Greenwood, Ark. (Greenwood)
DB Kyle Hamilton 2020-06-04 00:00:00 219 So. Notre Dame Brian Kelly Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School)
DB Nolan Turner 2020-06-01 00:00:00 205 R-Sr. Clemson Dabo Swinney Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills)
DB Trevon Moehrig 2020-06-02 00:00:00 202 Jr. TCU Gary Patterson Spring Branch, Tex. (Smithson Valley)
DB Ahmad Gardner 2020-06-02 00:00:00 188 So. Cincinnati Luke Fickell Detroit, Mich. (Martin Luther King)
Specialist
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Jake Camarda 2020-06-02 00:00:00 180 Jr. Georgia Kirby Smart Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
PK Anders Carlson 2020-06-05 00:00:00 215 Jr. Auburn Gus Malzahn Colorado Springs, Colo. (Classical Academy)
AP Trestan Ebner 2020-05-11 00:00:00 208 Sr. Baylor Dave Aranda Henderson, Tex. (Henderson)
#–2018-19 AFCA All-American
Team Background: The teams now chosen for each of the AFCA’s five divisions evolved from a single 11-player squad in 1945. From 1945 until 1967, only one team was chosen. From 1967 through 1971, two teams, University Division and College Division, were selected. In 1972, the College Division was split into College I and College II. In 1979, the University Division was split into two teams — Division I-A and Division I-AA. In 1996, the College I and College II teams were renamed Division II and Division III, respectively. In 2006, the Division I-A and Division I-AA teams were renamed Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), respectively. The AFCA started selecting an NAIA All-America Team in 2006. In 2016, the AFCA added a second team All-America.
The 2020 conference-by-conference breakdown: SEC: 17; ACC: 12; Big 12: 7; Big Ten: 7; AAC: 2; C-USA: 1; Ind: 1; MAC:1; MWC: 1; Sun Belt: 1.
Repeat After Me: Alabama offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood, Ohio State offensive lineman Wyatt Davis and LSU defensive back Derek Stingley Jr. earned AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America honors for a second consecutive year in 2020.
Three-Timer: Clemson’s Travis Etienne (2018-20) joins former Tiger Christian Wilkins, Houston’s Ed Oliver and Georgia’s Herschel Walker as the only three-time AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-Americans in the 76-year history of the
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out insider.afca.com and subscribe to our weekly email.
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Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith and Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins headline the 2020 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Teams announced today by the American Football Coaches Association.
The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.
The 2020 Sporting News Player of the Year, Smith earned first team AFCA honors by leading the nation in receptions (98), receiving yards (1,511) and yards after the catch (768). He ranks second in the nation in receiving touchdowns (17) and receiving yards per game (137.4).
Collins earned his first team AFCA honor by totaling 54 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, four interceptions, two touchdowns off interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, as well as one safety, in eight games. He has been named the 2020 Bronko Nagurski winner and was runner-up for the Butkus Award.
2020 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Team – First Team
Offense
| Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | DeVonta Smith | 2020-06-01 00:00:00 | 175 | Sr. | Alabama | Nick Saban | Amite, La. (Amite) |
| WR | Elijah Moore | 2020-05-09 00:00:00 | 184 | Jr. | Mississippi | Lane Kiffin | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) |
| TE | Kyle Pitts | 2020-06-06 00:00:00 | 246 | Jr. | Florida | Dan Mullen | Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Wood) |
| OL | *Alex Leatherwood | 2020-06-06 00:00:00 | 312 | Sr. | Alabama | Nick Saban | Pensacola, Fla. (Booker T. Washington) |
| OL | Liam Eichenberg | 2020-06-06 00:00:00 | 302 | Gr. | Notre Dame | Brian Kelly | Cleveland, Ohio (Saint Ignatius) |
| C | Landon Dickerson | 2020-06-06 00:00:00 | 325 | R-Sr. | Alabama | Nick Saban | Hickory, N.C. (South Caldwell) |
| OL | *Wyatt Davis | 2020-06-04 00:00:00 | 315 | Jr. | Ohio State | Ryan Day | Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) |
| OL | Aaron Banks | 2020-06-05 00:00:00 | 330 | Sr. | Notre Dame | Brian Kelly | Alameda, Calif. (El Cerrito) |
| QB | Mac Jones | 2020-06-03 00:00:00 | 214 | R-Jr. | Alabama | Nick Saban | Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School) |
| RB | Najee Harris | 2020-06-02 00:00:00 | 230 | Sr. | Alabama | Nick Saban | Antioch, Calif. (Antioch) |
| RB | Breece Hall | 2020-06-01 00:00:00 | 215 | So. | Iowa State | Matt Campbell | Wichita, Kan. (Northwest) |
Defense
| Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | Tarron Jackson | 2020-06-02 00:00:00 | 260 | R-Sr. | Coastal Carolina | Jamey Chadwell | Aiken, S.C. (Silver Bluff) |
| DL | Daviyon Nixon | 2020-06-03 00:00:00 | 305 | Jr. | Iowa | Kirk Ferentz | Kenosha, Wis. (Indian Trail) |
| DL | Rashad Weaver | 2020-06-05 00:00:00 | 270 | R-Sr. | Pittsburgh | Pat Narduzzi | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cooper City) |
| DL | Jaelan Phillips | 2020-06-05 00:00:00 | 266 | R-Jr. | Miami (Fla.) | Manny Diaz | Redlands, Calif. (East Valley) |
| LB | Dylan Moses | 2020-06-03 00:00:00 | 240 | Sr. | Alabama | Nick Saban | Alexandria, La. (IMG Academy) |
| LB | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | 2020-06-01 00:00:00 | 215 | Sr. | Notre Dame | Brian Kelly | Hampton, Va. (Bethel) |
| LB | Zaven Collins | 2020-06-04 00:00:00 | 260 | R-Jr. | Tulsa | Philip Montgomery | Hominy, Okla. (Hominy) |
| DB | Patrick Surtain II | 2020-06-02 00:00:00 | 202 | Jr. | Alabama | Nick Saban | Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage) |
| DB | Shaun Wade | 2020-06-01 00:00:00 | 195 | Gr. | Ohio State | Ryan Day | Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy) |
| DB | *Derek Stingley Jr. | 2020-06-01 00:00:00 | 195 | So. | LSU | Ed Orgeron | Baton Rouge, La. (Dunham) |
| DB | Brandon Joseph | 2020-06-01 00:00:00 | 192 | R-Fr. | Northwestern | Pat Fitzgerald | College Station, Tex. (College Station) |
Specialist
| Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Pressley Harvin III | 2000-06-01 00:00:00 | 255 | Sr. | Georgia Tech | Geoff Collins | Alcolu, S.C. (Sumter) |
| PK | Jose Borregales | 2020-05-10 00:00:00 | 205 | R-Sr. | Miami (Fla.) | Manny Diaz | Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington) |
| AP | Avery Williams | 2020-05-09 00:00:00 | 195 | R-Sr. | Boise State | Bryan Harsin | Pasadena, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) |
*–2019 AFCA All-American
2020 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Team – Second Team
Offense
| Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | Jaelon Darden | 2020-05-09 00:00:00 | 174 | Sr. | North Texas | Seth Littrell | Houston, Tex. (Eisenhower) |
| WR | Tylan Wallace | 2000-06-01 00:00:00 | 190 | Sr. | Oklahoma State | Mike Gundy | Fort Worth, Tex. (South Hills) |
| TE | Charlie Kolar | 2020-06-06 00:00:00 | 257 | R-Jr. | Iowa State | Matt Campbell | Norman, Okla. (North) |
| OL | Brady Christensen | 2020-06-06 00:00:00 | 300 | Jr. | BYU | Kalani Sitake | Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful) |
| OL | Alaric Jackson | 2020-06-06 00:00:00 | 315 | Sr. | Iowa | Kirk Ferentz | Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance) |
| C | Creed Humphrey | 2020-06-05 00:00:00 | 320 | R-Jr. | Oklahoma | Lincoln Riley | Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee) |
| OL | Kenyon Green | 2020-06-04 00:00:00 | 325 | So. | Texas A&M | Jimbo Fisher | Humble, Tex. (Atascocita) |
| OL | Trey Smith | 2020-06-06 00:00:00 | 330 | Sr. | Tennessee | Jeremy Pruitt | Jackson, Tenn. (University School of Jackson) |
| QB | Trevor Lawrence | 2020-06-06 00:00:00 | 220 | Jr. | Clemson | Dabo Swinney | Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville) |
| RB | #Travis Etienne | 2020-05-10 00:00:00 | 205 | Sr. | Clemson | Dabo Swinney | Jennings, La. (Jennings) |
| RB | Jaret Patterson | 2020-05-09 00:00:00 | 195 | Jr. | Buffalo | Lance Leipold | Glendale, Md. (St. Vincent Pallotti) |
Defense
| Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | Jonathon Cooper | 2020-06-04 00:00:00 | 257 | Gr. | Ohio State | Ryan Day | Gahanna, Ohio (Lincoln) |
| DL | Patrick Jones II | 2020-06-05 00:00:00 | 260 | R-Sr. | Pittsburgh | Pat Narduzzi | Chesapeake, Va. (Grassfield) |
| DL | Joseph Ossai | 2020-06-04 00:00:00 | 253 | Jr. | Texas | Tom Herman | Conroe, Tex. (Oak Ridge) |
| DL | Jordan Davis | 2020-06-06 00:00:00 | 330 | Jr. | Georgia | Kirby Smart | Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek) |
| LB | Nick Bolton | 2000-06-01 00:00:00 | 232 | Jr. | Missouri | Eliah Drinkwitz | Frisco, Tex. (Lone Star) |
| LB | Paddy Fisher | 2020-06-04 00:00:00 | 240 | Sr. | Northwestern | Pat Fitzgerald | Katy, Tex. (Katy) |
| LB | Grant Morgan | 2020-05-11 00:00:00 | 222 | R-Sr. | Arkansas | Sam Pittman | Greenwood, Ark. (Greenwood) |
| DB | Kyle Hamilton | 2020-06-04 00:00:00 | 219 | So. | Notre Dame | Brian Kelly | Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School) |
| DB | Nolan Turner | 2020-06-01 00:00:00 | 205 | R-Sr. | Clemson | Dabo Swinney | Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) |
| DB | Trevon Moehrig | 2020-06-02 00:00:00 | 202 | Jr. | TCU | Gary Patterson | Spring Branch, Tex. (Smithson Valley) |
| DB | Ahmad Gardner | 2020-06-02 00:00:00 | 188 | So. | Cincinnati | Luke Fickell | Detroit, Mich. (Martin Luther King) |
Specialist
| Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Jake Camarda | 2020-06-02 00:00:00 | 180 | Jr. | Georgia | Kirby Smart | Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) |
| PK | Anders Carlson | 2020-06-05 00:00:00 | 215 | Jr. | Auburn | Gus Malzahn | Colorado Springs, Colo. (Classical Academy) |
| AP | Trestan Ebner | 2020-05-11 00:00:00 | 208 | Sr. | Baylor | Dave Aranda | Henderson, Tex. (Henderson) |
#–2018-19 AFCA All-American
Team Background: The teams now chosen for each of the AFCA’s five divisions evolved from a single 11-player squad in 1945. From 1945 until 1967, only one team was chosen. From 1967 through 1971, two teams, University Division and College Division, were selected. In 1972, the College Division was split into College I and College II. In 1979, the University Division was split into two teams — Division I-A and Division I-AA. In 1996, the College I and College II teams were renamed Division II and Division III, respectively. In 2006, the Division I-A and Division I-AA teams were renamed Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), respectively. The AFCA started selecting an NAIA All-America Team in 2006. In 2016, the AFCA added a second team All-America.
The 2020 conference-by-conference breakdown: SEC: 17; ACC: 12; Big 12: 7; Big Ten: 7; AAC: 2; C-USA: 1; Ind: 1; MAC:1; MWC: 1; Sun Belt: 1.
Repeat After Me: Alabama offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood, Ohio State offensive lineman Wyatt Davis and LSU defensive back Derek Stingley Jr. earned AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America honors for a second consecutive year in 2020.
Three-Timer: Clemson’s Travis Etienne (2018-20) joins former Tiger Christian Wilkins, Houston’s Ed Oliver and Georgia’s Herschel Walker as the only three-time AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-Americans in the 76-year history of the
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out insider.afca.com and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
