Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis is an AP All-American for the third consecutive season, joining Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford and Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree on the first team.
| 2008 AP All-America Team | |||||
| Offense | |||||
| Pos | Player | Ht | Wt | Cl. | School |
| QB | Sam Bradford | 6-4 | 215 | Soph. | Oklahoma |
| RB | Shonn Greene | 5-11 | 235 | Jr. | Iowa |
| RB | Javon Ringer | 5-9 | 202 | Sr. | Michigan State |
| WR | Michael Crabtree | 6-3 | 214 | Soph. | Texas Tech |
| WR | Dez Bryant | 6-2 | 210 | Soph. | Oklahoma State |
| TE | Chase Coffman | 6-6 | 245 | Sr. | Missouri |
| OT | Andre Smith | 6-5 | 330 | Jr. | Alabama |
| OT | Michael Oher | 6-5 | 318 | Sr. | Mississippi |
| OG | Duke Robinson | 6-5 | 330 | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| OG | Herman Johnson | 6-5 | 350 | Sr. | LSU |
| C | Antoine Caldwell | 6-3 | 305 | Sr. | Alabama |
| Defense | |||||
| DE | Aaron Maybin | 6-4 | 236 | Soph. | Penn State |
| DE | Brian Orakpo | 6-4 | 260 | Sr. | Texas |
| DT | Terrence Cody | 6-5 | 365 | Jr. | Alabama |
| DT | Peria Jerry | 6-2 | 290 | Sr. | Mississippi |
| LB | James Laurinaitis | 6-3 | 240 | Sr. | Ohio State |
| LB | Rey Maualuga | 6-2 | 260 | Sr. | Southern California |
| LB | Brandon Spikes | 6-3 | 243 | Jr. | Florida |
| CB | Alphonso Smith | 5-9 | 190 | Sr. | Wake Forest |
| CB | Malcolm Jenkins | 6-1 | 201 | Sr. | Ohio State |
| S | Taylor Mays | 6-3 | 230 | Jr. | Southern California |
| S | Eric Berry | 5-11 | 195 | Soph. | Tennessee |
| Special Teams | |||||
| K | Louie Sakoda | 5-9 | 178 | Sr. | Utah |
| P | Kevin Huber | 6-1 | 220 | Sr. | Cincinnati |
| AP | Jeremy Maclin | 6-1 | 200 | Soph. | Missouri |
| Offense: QB: Colt McCoy, junior, Texas; RB: Knowshon Moreno, sophomore, Georgia; Donald Brown, junior, Connecticut; WR: Austin Collie, junior, BYU; Jarrett Dillard, senior, Rice; TE: Jermaine Gresham, junior, Oklahoma; OT: Eugene Monroe, senior, Virginia; Andy Levitre, senior, Oregon State; OG: Brandon Carter, junior, Texas Tech; Trevor Canfield, senior, Cincinnati; C: A.Q. Shipley, senior, Penn State. Defense: DE: Everette Brown, junior, Florida State; Jerry Hughes, junior, TCU; DT: Gerald McCoy, sophomore, Oklahoma; Mitch King, senior, Iowa; LB: Scott McKillop, senior, Pittsburgh; Brian Cushing, senior, Southern California; Aaron Curry, senior, Wake Forest; CB: Victor "Macho" Harris, senior, Virginia Tech; D.J. Moore, junior, Vanderbilt; S: Rashad Johnson, senior, Alabama; Trimane Goddard, senior, North Carolina. Special Teams: K: Graham Gano, senior, Florida State; P: T.J. Conley, senior, Idaho; All-purpose player -- Percy Harvin, junior, Florida. | |||||
| Offense: QB: Tim Tebow, junior, Florida; RB: Kendall Hunter, sophomore, Oklahoma State; Jacquizz Rodgers, freshman, Oregon State; WR: Kenny Britt, junior, Rutgers; Jordan Shipley, senior, Texas; TE: Rob Gronkowski, sophomore, Arizona; OT: Jason Smith, senior, Baylor; Phil Loadholt, senior, Oklahoma; OG: Louis Vasquez, senior, Texas Tech; Rich Ohrnberger, senior, Penn State; C: Alex Mack, senior, California. Defense: DE: Nick Reed, senior, Oregon; George Selvie, junior, South Florida; DT: Fili Moala, senior, Southern California; B.J. Raji, senior, Boston College; LB: Mark Herzlich, junior, Boston College; Sean Witherspoon, junior, Missouri; Michael Tauiliili, senior, Duke (tie); Rolando McClain, sophomore, Alabama (tie); CB: Vontae Davis, junior, Illinois; Mike Mickens, senior, Cincinnati; S: Myron Rolle, junior, Florida State; Nic Harris, senior, Oklahoma. Special Teams: K: Kai Forbath, sophomore, UCLA; P: Pat McAfee, senior, West Virginia; All-purpose player: Derrick Williams, senior, Penn State. | |||||
