Pro Football Weekly, after gathering input from NFL evaluators, has released its 2010 All-America team based on a combination of draft value, pure talent and performance.
Any guesses on which SEC team had the most first-team selections?
Georgia ... by a mile.
The Bulldogs, who suffered through the worst season of the Mark Richt era, had five players on the first team, including Cordy Glenn and Clint Boling as both of the offensive guards. A.J. Green was selected at receiver, Justin Houston at outside linebacker and Drew Butler at punter.
No other SEC team had more than one player selected as a first-team All-American, which only reinforces that Georgia was far more talented than its record reflected this season. The Bulldogs (6-6) need to beat UCF in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl to avoid their first losing season since 1996.
Auburn's Cam Newton was beaten out by Stanford's Andrew Luck as the first-team quarterback. The only Auburn player to earn first-team honors was junior defensive tackle Nick Fairley.
The other SEC first-team selections included Florida center Mike Pouncey, Alabama defensive tackle Marcell Dareus and LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson.
The SEC had 12 honorable mention selections, including Alabama running back Mark Ingram, Alabama receiver Julio Jones, Arkansas tight end D.J. Williams and South Carolina receiver Alshon Jeffery.
Here's the complete list (SEC players are bolded). 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
Mike 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*