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Consensus All-America Team

NCAA Division I-A players cited most frequently by the following five selectors: AFCA, AP, FWAA, The Sporting News and Walter Camp Foundation. Holdovers from 1995 All-America team are in bold type; (*) indicates unanimous selection.

Offense

	Player	Class	Ht	Wt
WR	Marcus Harris, Wyoming	Sr.	6-2	215
WR	Reidel Anthony, Florida	Jr.	6-0	181
TE	Tony Gonzalez, California	Jr.	6-6	235
OL	Orlando Pace*, Ohio St.	Jr.	6-5	320
OL	Dan Neil, Texas	Sr.	6-2	285
OL	Aaron Taylor, Nebraska	Jr.	6-1	305
OL	Chris Naeole, Colorado	Sr.	6-4	310
OL	Juan Roque, Arizona St.	Sr.	6-8	319
QB	Danny Wuerffel, Florida	Sr.	6-2	207
RB	Byron Hanspard*, Texas Tech	Jr.	6-0	190
RB	Troy Davis, Iowa St.	Jr.	5-8	190
K	Marc Primanti, N.C. State	Sr.	5-7	158

Defense

	Player	Class	Ht	Wt
DL	Peter Boulware, Florida St.	Jr.	6-5	255
DL	Mike Vrabel, Ohio St.	Sr.	6-4	260
DL	Grant Wistrom, Nebraska	Jr.	6-5	250
LB	Jarrett Irons, Michigan	Sr.	6-2	234
LB	Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern	Sr.	6-2	245
LB	Matt Russell, Colorado	Sr.	6-2	245
LB	Canute Curtis, West Virginia	Sr.	6-2	250
DB	Dre' Bly, North Carolina	Fr.	5-10	190
DB	Chris Canty*, Kansas St.	Jr.	5-10	190
DB	Kevin Jackson*, Alabama	Sr.	6-2	200
DB	Shawn Springs, Ohio St.	Jr.	6-0	190
DB	Charles Woodson, Michigan	So.	6-1	192
P	Brad Maynard, Ball St.	Sr.	6-1	176

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1996-97 Season

Underclassmen Who Declared for 1997 NFL Draft

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