Ricks, York Named AP All-Americans

The AP released its 2020 All-America team Monday and a pair of Tigers were recognized at some of the best at their respective positions.

Cade York was named second-team All-American, while Elias Ricks was on the third-team. Ricks is the only true freshman to make any of the three AP All-America teams.

York finished the year connecting on 18 of 21 kicks, including a dramatic 57-yard game winner against Florida. York was also a perfect 36-36 on PATs and was named a Lou Groza Award semifinalist.

Ricks shined as a true freshman. Ricks intercepted four passes and returned two for touchdowns. Ricks was only thrown at 28 times all season long and only allowed 13 completions.

The rest of the AP All-American Teams are as follows:

First Team

Offense

QB — Mac Jones, junior, Alabama

RB — Najee Harris, senior, Alabama

RB — Breece Hall, sophomore, Iowa State

OT — Brady Christensen, junior, BYU

OT — Alex Leatherwood, senior, Alabama

OG — Aaron Banks, senior, Notre Dame

OG — Wyatt Davis, junior, Ohio State

C — Landon Dickerson, senior, Alabama

TE — Kyle Pitts, junior, Florida

WR — DeVonta Smith, senior, Alabama

WR — Elijah Moore, junior, Ole Miss

AP — Travis Etienne, senior, Clemson

PK — Jose Borregales, senior, Miami

Defense

DE — Rashad Weaver, senior, Pitt

DE — Tarron Jackson, senior, Coastal Carolina

DT — Daviyon Nixon, junior, Iowa

DT — Darius Stills, senior, West Virginia

LB — Zaven Collins, junior, Tulsa

LB — Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, senior, Notre Dame

LB — Joseph Ossai, junior, Texas

CB — Patrick Surtain II, junior, Alabama

CB — Shaun Wade, senior, Ohio State

S — Talanoa Hufanga, junior, Southern California

S — Brandon Joseph, redshirt freshman, Northwestern

P — Pressley Harvin III, senior, Georgia Tech

Second Team

Offense

QB — Kyle Trask, senior, Florida

RB — Jaret Patterson, junior, Buffalo

RB — Javonte Williams, junior, North Carolina

OT — Liam Eichenberg, senior, Notre Dame

OT — Christian Darrisaw, junior, Virginia Tech

OG — Cain Madden, junior, Marshall

OG — Kenyon Green, sophomore, Texas A&M

C — Tyler Linderbaum, sophomore, Iowa

TE — Hunter Long, junior, Boston College

WR — Jaelon Darden, senior, North Texas

WR — Jonathan Adams Jr., senior, Arkansas State

AP — Kadarius Toney, senior, Florida

PK— Cade York sophomore, LSU

Defense

DE — Jaelen Phillips, senior, Miami

DE — Patrick Jones, senior, Pitt

DT — Alim McNeil, junior, NC State

DT — Haskell Garrett, senior, Ohio State

LB — Mike Rose, junior, Iowa State

LB — Nik Bonitto, sophomore, Oklahoma

LB — Nick Bolton, junior, Missouri

CB — Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, sophomore, TCU

CB — Ahmad Gardner, sophomore, Cincinnati

S — Trevon Moehrig, junior, TCU

S — James Wiggins, senior, Cincinnati

P — Lou Hedley, junior, Miami

Third Team

Offense

QB — Trevor Lawrence, junior, Clemson

RB — Michael Carter, senior, North Carolina

RB — Mohammed Ibrahim, junior, Minnesota

OT — Darian Kinnard, junior, Kentucky

OT — Samuel Cosmi, junior, Texas

OG — Ben Cleveland, senior, Georgia

OG — Tommy Kraemer, senior, Notre Dame

C — Creed Humphrey, junior, Oklahoma

TE — Charlie Kolar, junior, Iowa State

WR — Dyami Brown, junior, North Carolina

WR — Ty Fryfogle, senior, Indiana

AP — Avery Williams, senior, Boise State

PK — Jake Oldroyd, sophomore, BYU

Defense

DE — JaQuan Bailey, senior, Iowa State

DE — Kayvon Thibodeaux, sophomore, Oregon

DT — Christian Barmore, sophomore, Alabama

DT — C.J. Brewer, senior, Coastal Carolina

LB — Zion Tupuola-Fetui, junior, Washington

LB — Micah McFadden, junior, Indiana

LB — Dylan Moses, senior, Alabama

CB — Greg Newsome, junior, Northwestern

CB— Elias Ricks, freshman, LSU

S — Kyle Hamilton, sophomore, Notre Dame

S — Tykee Smith, sophomore, West Virginia

P — Jake Camarda, junior, Georgia