The Associated Press and Sports Illustrated released their All-American teams. And as you’d expect from the No. 1 team in the land, Notre Dame is well represented.
Manti Te’o, fresh off a week of travels that covered 8,500 miles in just over seven days as the senior linebacker earned seven major awards, leads the way as a first-team All-American by every measure of the term.
But let’s go through the various teams and look at the Irish members honored for an incredible season.
Associated Press All-Americans
Manti Te’o (first team)
Tyler Eifert (second team)
Stephon Tuitt (second team)
Braxston Cave (third team)
Sports Illustrated All-Americans
Manti Te’o (first team)
Stephon Tuitt (first team)
Tyler Eifert (second team)
Zeke Motta (honorable mention)
CBSSports.com All-Americans
Manti Te’o (first team)
Stephon Tuitt (first team)
Tyler Eifert (second team)
Braxston Cave (second team)
Louis Nix (third team)
Walter Camp All-American Team
Manti Te’o (first team)
Tyler Eifert (second team)
Zack Martin (second team)
Stephon Tuitt (second team)