CBSSports.com 2012 Preseason College Football All-America Team

Below is the 2012 preseason All-America Team in college football, voted on by staff, writers and bloggers from CBSSports.com. Heisman Trophy candidate Matt Barkley, from USC, headlines the the list after throwing for 3,528 yards and 39 touchdowns last season.

USC had the most players on the first team with four, including two in the secondary. The SEC had the most players overall with 10, while the Pac-12 was second with eight.

Montee Ball

Sammy Watkins

Star Lotulelei

Caleb Sturgis

CBSSports.com All-America Team
Offense
Pos	Player	Ht	Wt	Class	School
RB	Montee Ball	5-11	212	Sr.	Wisconsin
RB	Marcus Lattimore	6-0	218	Jr.	South Carolina
WR	Sammy Watkins	6-1	180	Soph.	Clemson
WR	Robert Woods	6-1	190	Jr.	USC
QB	Matt Barkley	6-2	230	Sr.	USC
OG	Chance Warmack	6-3	320	Sr.	Alabama
WR	Marquess Wilson	6-4	183	Jr.	Washington State
OG	Travis Frederick	6-4	328	Jr.	Wisconsin
C	Barrett Jones	6-5	302	Sr.	Alabama
TE	Tyler Eifert	6-6	251	Sr.	Notre Dame
OT	D.J. Fluker	6-6	335	Jr.	Alabama
OT	Luke Joeckel	6-6	310	Jr.	Texas A&M
Defense
DE	Sam Montgomery	6-4	245	Jr.	LSU
DE	Jackson Jeffcoat	6-5	250	Jr.	Texas
DT	Star Lotulelei	6-4	325	Sr.	Utah
DT	Johnathan Hankins	6-3	317	Jr.	Ohio State
LB	Jarvis Jones	6-3	241	Jr.	Georgia
LB	Manti Te'o	6-2	255	Sr.	Notre Dame
LB	Chase Thomas	6-4	245	Sr.	Stanford
DB	David Amerson	6-3	194	Jr.	N.C. State
DB	Nickell Robey	5-8	165	Jr.	USC
S	T.J. McDonald	6-3	205	Sr.	USC
S	Eric Reid	6-2	208	Jr.	LSU
Special Teams
P	Brad Wing	6-3	184	Soph.	LSU
K	Caleb Sturgis	5-11	183	Sr.	Florida
KR	De'Anthony Thomas	5-9	173	Soph.	Oregon
PR	Dustin Harris	6-0	175	Sr.	Texas A&M
AP	Tavon Austin	5-9	174	Sr.	West Virginia

Second Team

Offense -- QB: Denard Robinson, Michigan; RB: Knile Davis, Arkansas; Joseph Randle, Oklahoma State; WR: Kenny Stills, Oklahoma; Marquise Lee, USC; Keenan Allen, California; TE: Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn; OT: Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin; Taylor Lewan, Michigan; OG: Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma; Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina; C: Khaled Homes, USC.

Defense -- DE: William Gholston, Michigan State; Barkevious Mingo, LSU; DT: Jesse Williams, Alabama; John Jenkins, Georgia; LB: Shayne Skov, Stanford; Chris Borland, Wisconsin; Arthur Brown, Kansas State; CB: Xavier Rhodes, Florida State; Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State; S: Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma; Robert Lester, Alabama.

Special Teams -- K: Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State; P: Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech; KR: Tavon Austin, West Virginia; PR: Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin; All-Purpose: De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon.