2009 Associated Press All-America Team
No. 1 ranked Alabama had six players named to the AP All-America team, including Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram. Ingram was a unanimous first-team selection, as was linebacker Rolando McClain. Terrence Cody was selected for the second consecutive season, while Javier Arenas, guard Michael Johnson and kicker Leigh Tiffin were also first-teamers
| 2009 AP All-America Team | |||||
| Offense | |||||
| Pos | Player | Ht | Wt | Cl. | School |
| QB | Colt McCoy | 6-2 | 210 | Sr. | Texas |
| RB | Toby Gerhart | 6-1 | 235 | Sr. | Stanford |
| RB | Mark Ingram | 5-10 | 212 | Soph. | Alabama |
| WR | Golden Tate | 5-11 | 195 | Jr. | Notre Dame |
| WR | Jordan Shipley | 6-0 | 190 | Sr. | Texas |
| TE | Aaron Hernandez | 6-2 | 250 | Jr. | Florida |
| OT | Russell Okung | 6-5 | 301 | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| OT | Trent Williams | 6-5 | 318 | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| OG | Michael Johnson | 6-6 | 305 | Sr. | Alabama |
| OG | Mike Iupati | 6-6 | 330 | Sr. | Idaho |
| C | J.D. Walton | 6-3 | 305 | Sr. | Baylor |
| Defense | |||||
| DE | Jerry Hughes | 6-3 | 257 | Sr. | TCU |
| DE | Derrick Morgan | 6-4 | 272 | Jr. | Georgia Tech |
| DT | Ndamukong Suh | 6-4 | 300 | Sr. | Nebraska |
| DT | Terrence Cody | 6-5 | 365 | Sr. | Alabama |
| LB | Rolando McClain | 6-4 | 258 | Jr. | Alabama |
| LB | Greg Jones | 6-1 | 228 | Jr. | Michigan State |
| LB | Eric Norwood | 6-1 | 252 | Sr. | South Carolina |
| CB | Joe Haden | 5-11 | 190 | Jr. | Florida |
| CB | Javier Arenas | 5-9 | 198 | Sr. | Alabama |
| S | Eric Berry | 5-11 | 203 | Jr. | Tennessee |
| S | Earl Thomas | 5-10 | 197 | Soph. | Texas |
| Special Teams | |||||
| K | Leigh Tiffin | 6-2 | 212 | Sr. | Alabama |
| P | Drew Butler | 6-2 | 201 | Soph. | Georgia |
| AP | C.J. Spiller | 5-11 | 195 | Sr. | Clemson |
| Offense: QB: Tim Tebow, senior, Florida; RB: Ryan Mathews, junior, Fresno State; Dion Lewis, freshman, Pittsburgh; WR: Mardy Gilyard, senior, Cincinnati; Danario Alexander, senior, Missouri.; TE: Dennis Pitta, senior, BYU; OT: Bryan Bulaga, junior, Iowa; Chris Marinelli, senior, Stanford; OG: Rodney Hudson, junior, Florida State; Mike Pouncey, junior, Florida; C: Maurkice Pouncey, junior, Florida. Defense: DE: Von Miller, junior, Texas A&M; Brandon Graham, senior, Michigan; DT: Gerald McCoy, junior, Oklahoma; Jared Odrick, senior, Penn State; LB: Pat Angerer, senior, Iowa; Brandon Spikes, senior, Florida; Sean Weatherspoon, senior, Missouri; CB: Perrish Cox, senior, Oklahoma State; Kyle Wilson, senior, Boise State; S: Taylor Mays, senior, Southern California; Rahim Moore, sophomore, UCLA. Special Teams: K: Kai Forbath, junior, UCLA; P: Zoltan Mesko, senior, Michigan; All-purpose player: James Rodgers, junior, Oregon State. | |||||
| Offense: QB: Kellen Moore, sophomore, Boise State; RB: LaMichael James, redshirt freshman, Oregon; Jacquizz Rodgers, sophomore, Oregon State; WR: Freddie Barnes, senior, Bowling Green; Demaryius Thomas, junior, Georgia Tech; TE: Dorin Dickerson, senior, Pittsburgh; OT: Dennis Landolt, senior, Penn State; Ciron Black, senior, LSU; OG: Brandon Carter, senior, Texas Tech; Jeff Byers, senior, Southern California; C: Chris Hall, senior, Texas. Defense: DE: Jeremy Beal, junior, Oklahoma; Brandon Sharpe, senior, Texas Tech; DT: Brian Price, junior, UCLA; Dan Williams, senior, Tennessee; LB: Sergio Kindle, senior, Texas; Cody Grimm, senior, Virginia Tech; Navorro Bowman, junior, Penn State; CB: Brandon Harris, sophomore, Miami; Alterraun Verner, senior, UCLA; S: Tyler Sash, sophomore, Iowa; Mark Barron, sophomore, Alabama. Special Teams: K: Hunter Lawrence, senior, Texas; P: Matt Reagan, senior, Memphis; All-purpose player: Dexter McCluster, senior, Mississippi. | |||||
