One of my favorite guests to talk to each and every week is Todd Helmick from NationalChamps.net who joins me on Fridays and is a veritable wealth of college football analysis and information. His 2011 NCAA Football All-Americans list comes out today, and he’s challenged me to come up with a list of my own. I’d encourage you to check his lists out too, as they’re sure to provide tons of analysis to go with his picks.

Here are my 2011 All-American Football picks. I hope I stack up reasonably well with Todd’s picks when the dust finally settles on next season. I also hope that I haven’t overlooked any early NFL departures, suspension or arrests and put someone on the list that won’t be playing college football next year.

Quarterbacks

1. Andrew Luck – Stanford     2. Kellen Moore – Boise State     3. Taylor Martinez – Nebraska   *honorable mention – Landry Jones – Oklahoma

Running Backs

1. Trent Richardson – Alabama     2. Marcus Lattimore – South Carolina     3. Michael Dyer – Auburn

Wide Receivers

1. Justin Blackmon – Oklahoma State     2. Ryan Broyles – Oklahoma     3. Jeff Fuller – Texas A&M

Tight Ends

1. Michael Egnew – Missouri      2. Ladarius Green – UL Lafayette     3. Kevin Koger – Michigan

Offensive Tackle

1. Jonathan Martin – Stanford     2. Matt Kalil – USC     3. Nate Potter – Boise State

Offensive Guard

1. Cordy Glenn – Georgia     2. Stephen Good – Oklahoma     3. Alex Hoffman – Cincinnati

Center

1. Mike Brewster – Ohio State     2. Ben Burkett – Northwestern    3. Ben Jones – Georgia

Defensive Tackle

1. Jared Crick – Nebraska     2. Jerel Worthy – Michigan State     3. Cam Johnson – Virginia

Defensive End

1. Nick Perry – USC     2. Jack Crawford – Penn State     3. Jake Bequette – Arkansas

Inside Linebacker

1. Vontaze Burfict – Arizona State     2. Luke Kuechly – Boston College    3. Manti Te’o – Notre Dame

Outside Linebacker

1. Tank Carder – TCU    2. Lavonte David – Nebraska     3. Danny Trevathan – Kentucky

Cornerback

1. Cliff Harris – Oregon     2. Jayron Hosley – Virginia Tech     3. Dre Kirkpatrick – Alabama

Strong Safety

1. Mark Barron – Alabama     2. Brandon Taylor – LSU     3. Delano Howell – Stanford

Free Safety

1. Rashard Hall – Clemson     2. Janzen Jackson – Tennessee     3. Eddie Whitley – Virginia Tech

Kicker

1. Will Snyderwine – Duke     2. Danny Hrapmann – So. Miss     3. Blair Walsh – Georgia     

Punter

1. Drew Butler – Georgia     2. Quinn Sharp – Oklahoma State     3. Richard Kent – Vanderbilt

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