2012 A.P. Player Of The Year: 
Johnny Manziel (QB) Texas A&M
	   
First Team Offense:   
Johnny Manziel (QB) Texas A&M
Montee Ball (RB) Wisconsin
Ka'Deem Carey (RB) Arizona
Marqise Lee (WR) Southern California
Terrance Williams (WR) Baylor
Zach Ertz (TE) Stanford
Barrett Jones (C) Alabama
Luke Joeckel (OL) Texas A&M
Taylor Lewan (OL) Michigan
Chance Warmack (OL) Alabama
Jonathan Cooper (OL) North Carolina
Cairo Santos (K) Tulane
Tavon Austin (slash) West Virginia

First Team Defense:  
Jadeveon Clowney (DL) South Carolina
Bjoern Werner (DL) Florida State
Star Lotulelei (DL) Utah 
Will Sutton (DL) Arizona State
Manti Te'o (LB) Notre Dame
Jarvis Jones (LB) Georgia
C.J. Mosley (LB) Alabama
Dee Milliner (CB) Alabama
Jordan Poyer (CB) Oregon State
Phillip Thomas (CB) Fresno State
Matt Elam (CB) Florida
Ryan Allen (P) Louisiana Tech

Second Team Offense:  
Collin Klein (QB) Kansas State
Kenjon Barner (RB) Oregon
Johnathan Franklin (RB) UCLA
Stedman Bailey (WR) West Virginia
Quinton Patton (WR) Louisiana Tech
Tyler Eifert (TE) Notre Dame
Dalton Freeman (C) Clemson
D.J. Fluker (OL) Alabama
David Yankey (OL) Stanford
Spencer Long (OL) Nebraska
Cyril Richardson (OL) Baylor
Dustin Hopkins (K) Florida State
Jordan Lynch (slash) Northern Illinois

Second Team Defense:  
Damontre Moore (DL) Texas A&M
Stephon Tuitt (DL) Notre Dame
Johnathan Hankins (DL) Ohio State
Kawann Short (DL) Purdue
Kevin Minter (LB) LSU
Anthony Barr (LB) UCLA 
Arthur Brown (LB) Kansas State
Johnthan Banks (CB) Mississippi State
Bradley Roby (CB) Ohio State
Eric Reid (CB) LSU 
Tony Jefferson (CB) Oklahoma
Riley Stephenson (P) BYU

Third Team Offense:  
A.J. McCarron (QB) Alabama
Stefphon Jefferson (RB) Nevada
Giovani Bernard (RB) North Carolina
DeAndre Hopkins (WR) Clemson
Cobi Hamilton (WR) Arkansas
Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TE) Washington
Braxston Cave (C) Notre Dame
Jake Matthews (OL) Texas A&M
Eric Fisher (OL) Central Michigan
Larry Warford (OL) Kentucky 
Xavier Su'a-Filo (OL) UCLA
Caleb Sturgis (K) Florida
Dri Archer (slash) Kent State

Third Team Defense:  
John Simon (DL) Ohio State
Sam Montgomery (DL) LSU
Shariff Floyd (DL) Florida
Chris Jones (DL) Bowling Green
Khaseem Greene (LB) Rutgers 
Trent Murphy (LB) Stanford
Kyle Van Noy (LB) BYU
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (CB) Oregon
Jason Verrett (CB) TCU
Ed Reynolds (CB) Stanford 
Ty Zimmerman (CB) Kansas State
Kyle Christy (P) Florida