Mid-Season All-American Team

If you're a hardcore college football fan, you'll know why each person is at each position, but still, I will offer some notes.
QB Colt McCoy, Texas- Shouldn't need much explanation. Has been arguably the best QB on the best team in the country. Honorable mention: 2nd Team Chase Clement, Rice 3rd Team Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Honorable Mention: Nate Davis, Ball St.
RB Miquale Lewis, Ball St. & Donald Brown, UConn- First off, Lewis has a 100-yard game in every contest except the opener (Northeastern) where a lot of the starters rested. He's also 6th in yards total, has more yards than in his 2 previous years and only one player has more TD runs. Brown is 2nd nationally in yards, 3rd in TDs, and 2nd in carries. He's been the heart & soul of the UConn offense in some tough games. 2nd Team Javon Ringer, Michigan State & Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana-Lafayette 3rd Team Evan Royster, Penn State & Knowshon Moreno, UGa Honorable Mention: Shun White, Navy and Vai Taua, Nevada (filled in nicely for Luke Lippincott)
WR Jarrett Dillard, Rice and Michael Crabtree- These two speak for themselves on the field and are quiet off it; both in the top 11 nationally in receiving yards, TD catches and receptions. 2nd Team Aldrick Robinson, SMU and Eric Decker, Minnesota 3rd Team Austin Collie, BYU & Dez Bryant, Oklahoma Honorable Mention: Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas & Jordan Shipley, Texas
TE Mark Hafner, Houston- It was between him and Chase Coffman, but arguably Hafner doesn't have as good a WR to play off of as Coffman does with Maclin. In the top 10 in TD catches. 2nd Team Chase Coffman, Missouri 3rd Team Dennis Pitta, BYU Honorable Mention: Eddie Williams, Idaho
Ts Dallas Reynolds, BYU & Rylan Reed, Texas Tech- I went based on pure stats here and both tackles have kept their QBs virtually untouched. Max Hall of BYU had been sacked once before the TCU game and Graham Harrell once as well for TT. 2nd Team Michael Oher, Mississippi and Andre Smith, Alabama 3rd Team Alex Boone, Ohio State & Phil Loadholt, Oklahoma Honorable Mention: Sam Young, Notre Dame & Adam Ulatoski, Texas
Gs Cedric Dockery, Texas & Herman Johnson, LSU- Johnson has a huge responsibility protecting two unproven QBs for LSU, while Dockery is helping to provide huge holes for previously unproven Longhorn runners (including McCoy). 2nd Team Duke Robinson, Oklahoma & Steve Rehring, Ohio State 3rd Team Jeff Byars, USC & Seth Olsen, Iowa (have you seen TB Shonn Greene's numbers?) Honorable Mention: Jeremy Perry, Oregon State and John Jerry, Ole Miss
C Antoine Caldwell, Alabama- Helps in keeping John Parker Wilson safe and is providing the backbone for a strong Crimson Tide running game. 2nd Team AQ Shipley, Penn State 3rd Team Ryan McDonald, Illinois Honorable Mention: Jon Cooper, Oklahoma

DEFENSE
DE Brian Orakpo, Texas and Aaron Maybin, Penn State- Maybin has been great at getting to the QB and is leading a ferocious Nittany Lions' D. Orakpo may be the best defender in the country, getting to the QB at will and blowing up opponents RBs in the backfield. 2nd Team William VanDeSteeg, Minnesota & Paul Kruger, Utah 3rd Team Nick Reed, Oregon and Jake Paulson, Air Force (nation's leader in sacks through 7 weeks) Honorable Mention: Alex Carrington, Arkansas St. & Phillip Hunt, Houston
DT Cody Moore, TCU & Roy Miller, Texas- Moore has 7.5 TFL already this season and anchor's the nation's leading defense. Miller, meanwhile, anchors maybe the DL in college football and along with Orakpo has helped UT dominate all season. 2nd Team Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn & Ryan Baker, Purdue 3rd Team Vance Walker, GT & Ted Laurent, Ole Miss Honorable Mention: Clinton McDonald, Memphis & Peter Tverdov, Rutgers
OLB Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri & Clint Sintim, Virginia- Weatherspoon has been the lone bright spot on an otherwise atrocious Mizzou offense, averaging nearly 2 TFL per game. Sintim has 7.5 TFL (through week 7) and has been a key senior leader on a UVa team searching for leaders. 2nd Team- Navarro Bowman, Penn State (8.5 TFL) & Quentin Davie, Northwestern 3rd Team Joe Henderson, UAB & Sergio Kindle Honorable Mention: Derek Burrell, Kent State (fifth in the nation in tackles per game) & Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
MLB Brit Miller, Illinois- Has 12.5 TFL (through 7 weeks, tied for 1st), 61 tackles and 4 sacks. FR for TD and INT while taking over for Illinois icon J Leman. 2nd Team- Scott McKillop, Pitt 3rd Team Derek Nicholson, Florida State Honorable Mention: Mike Tauiliili, Duke
CB Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest and Vontae Davis, Illinois- Smith has 3 INTs despite the fact no one will throw to him while Davis is an all-around great player (53 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 7 PBU, 3 FF) 2nd Team- Jairus Byrd, Oregon (top 2 in pass breakups and passes defended, 3 INTs) & Syd'Quan Thompson, Cal (3 INTs) 3rd Team- Anthony Gaitor, FIU & Kyle Wilson, Boise St. Honorable Mention: Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio St. & Victor "Macho" Harris, VA Tech
SS Eric Berry, Tennessee- Is he the best DB in the country? If not, he's close. 5 INTs for 175 yards (1 TD) 4.5 TFL, 2 sacks and 44 tackles. Team leader (as a sophomore) on a struggling Vols defense. 2nd Team Otis Wiley, Michigan St. 3rd Team- Trimane Goddard, UNC Honorable Mention: Brian Lainhart, Kent State (65 tackles, 2 FF, 4 INTs)
FS Daniel Charbonnet, Texas Tech- 42 tackles, 4 INTs (tied for nation's lead through week 7) and 5 passes broken up on a bend-but-don't-break Red Raider defense. 2nd Team Louis Delmas, Western Michigan (4 INTs for 98 yards and 1 TD) 3rd Team- Steven Coleman, TCU Honorable Mention: Taylor Mays, USC
K Josh Arauco, Arkansas St.- Is 12-for-12 so far on FGs and all 4 were important against Texas A&M in the Red Wolves huge upset. Brett Swenson, Michigan St. (15-for-16 FGs) 3rd Team Dustin Keys, VA Tech His FGs in 4th quarter were the difference against both GT and UNC. Honorable Mention: Jonathon Phillips, Florida
P Don't need one, this is a man's All-America team.