ATHENS, Ga. – Question: Which college football team had the most NFL-quality talent in the lineup this past season?
Georgia junior Cordy Glenn was one of the nation's top two offensive guards, according to Pro Football Weekly. Teammate Clint Boling was the other.
Would you believe ... Georgia?
That’s according to the annual All-America team released today by Pro Football Weekly. The folks at PFW explain that its team “annually honors the most talented players in college football and is determined based on considerable feedback from NFL evaluators taking into consideration a player’s pure talent and contribution to his team. Unlike many other teams rewarding the best college football players, PFW places an extra premium on true talent and draft value in the selection process.”
Five Bulldogs players were named first-team All-Americans by PFW: Wide receiver A.J. Green, guards Clint Boling and Cordy Glenn, linebacker Justin Houston and punter Drew Butler.
No other team had more than three first-team All-Americans on the list.
Of those five UGA inclusions, only Boling is a senior. The rest are all juniors who have sent paperwork for a draft projection from the NFL’s draft advisory board. Green, Houston and Glenn are considering an early jump into pro football, while Butler has said he just wants the feedback and it would take something special on his draft grade to convince him to leave after the Liberty Bowl.
Here’s the complete PFW All-America team …
Juniors are marked by one asterisk (*), draft-eligible sophomores have two (**) and true sophomores have three (***).
Quarterback
Andrew Luck, Stanford**
Honorable mention
Kellen Moore, Boise State*
Cam Newton, Auburn*
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas*
Jake Locker, Washington
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
Running back
Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State
Honorable mention
LaMichael James, Oregon**
Andre Ellington, Clemson**
Mark Ingram, Alabama*
Jordan Todman, Connecticut*
Mikel LeShoure, Illinois*
Fullback
Owen Marecic, Stanford
Honorable mention
Anthony Sherman, Connecticut
Wide receivers
Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State**
A.J. Green, Georgia*
Honorable mention
Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina***
Julio Jones, Alabama*
Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma*
Titus Young, Boise State
Tight end
Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
Honorable mention
D.J. Williams, Arkansas
Michael Egnew, Missouri*
Offensive tackles
Nate Solder, Colorado
Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
Honorable mention
Marcus Cannon, TCU
Danny Watkins, Baylor
Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
Lee Ziemba, Auburn
Ben Ijalana, Villanova
Offensive guards
Cordy Glenn, Georgia*
Clint Boling, Georgia
Honorable mention
John Moffitt, Wisconsin
Rodney Hudson, Florida State
Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State
Center
Maurkice Pouncey, Florida
Honorable mention
Chase Beeler, Stanford
Mike Brewster, Ohio State*
Defensive ends
Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson*
J.J. Watt, Wisconsin*
Honorable mention
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
Allen Bailey, Miami (Fla.)
Cameron Jordan, California
Defensive tackles
Marcell Dareus, Alabama*
Nick Fairley, Auburn*
Honorable mention
Stephen Paea, Oregon State
Corey Liuget, Illinois*
Inside linebacker
Luke Kuechly, Boston College***
Honorable mention
Greg Jones, Michigan State
Manti Te’o, Notre Dame***
Nate Irving, North Carolina State
Outside linebackers
Von Miller, Texas A&M
Justin Houston, Georgia*
Honorable mention
Bruce Carter, North Carolina
Akeem Ayers, UCLA*
Sean Spence, Miami (Fla.)*
Cornerbacks
Patrick Peterson, LSU*
Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
Honorable mention
Brandon Harris, Miami (Fla.)*
Janoris Jenkins, Florida*
Cliff Harris, Oregon***
Omar Bolden, Arizona State*
Safeties
Eric Hagg, Nebraska
Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple
Honorable mention
Mark Barron, Alabama*
Rahim Moore, UCLA*
Ahmad Black, Florida
Placekicker
Alex Henery, Nebraska
Honorable mention
Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State
Punter
Drew Butler, Georgia*
Honorable mention
Chas Henry, Florida
Return specialist
Cliff Harris, Oregon***
Honorable mention
Patrick Peterson, LSU*
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