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Dan Greenspan's All-American team and major award picks

College Football 24/7 writer Dan Greenspan names his 2013 college football All-American and picks for the season's major awards:

Award picks

Heisman Trophy: Jameis Winston, Florida State
Davey O'Brien Award (Top quarterback): Jameis Winston, Florida State
Doak Walker Award (Top running back): Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona
Fred Biletnikoff Award (Top receiver): Sammy Watkins, Clemson
John Mackey Award (Top tight end): Eric Ebron, North Carolina
Outland Trophy (Top interior lineman): Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
Rotary Lombardi Award (Top lineman or linebacker): Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
Chuck Bednarik Award (Top defensive player): Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
Bronko Nagurski Award (Top defensive player): Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
Ted Hendricks Award (Top defensive end): Michael Sam, Missouri
Dick Butkus Award (Top linebacker): Shayne Skov, Stanford
Jim Thorpe Award (Top defensive back): Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile player): Antonio Andrews, Western Kentucky
Coach of the year: Gus Malzahn, Auburn

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All-American teams

OFFENSE

QB: Jameis Winston, Florida State
RB: Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona
RB: Tre Mason, Auburn
FB: Jay Prosch, Auburn
WR: Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
WR: Sammy Watkins, Clemson
TE: Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
OT: Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
OT: Greg Robinson, Auburn
G: Cyril Richardson, Baylor
G: David Yankey, Stanford
C: Reese Dismukes, Auburn

DEFENSE

DE: Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas
DE: Trent Murphy, Stanford
DT: Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
DT: Leonard Williams, USC
LB: Anthony Barr, UCLA
LB:C.J. Mosley, Alabama
LB: Shayne Skov, Stanford
CB: Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
CB: Jason Verrett, TCU
S: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
S: Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State

SPECIALISTS

K: Michael Hunnicut, Oklahoma
P: Cody Webster, Purdue
KR: Ty Montgomery, Stanford

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