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Also the 2012 Heisman Trophy and Davey O'Brien Award winner, Manziel, a redshirt freshman from Kerrville, Texas, is the first Aggie quarterback named to the Associated Press All-America first team. It was a meteoric rise for Manziel, who won the Aggies' starting quarterback job in August, and went on to break Cam Newton's Southeastern Conference record for total offense and become the fifth player in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season.

It was the sixth All-America team selection for Manziel, who was also on teams selected by CBSSports.com, ESPN.com, SI.com, the Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Joeckel, a junior from Arlington, Texas, is the first Aggie offensive lineman to earn All-America honors since Mike Arthur in 1990. He is also the first Aggie to ever win the Outland Trophy, which is given annually to the nation's top interior lineman. Joeckel helped clear the way for an offense that led the SEC in rushing, passing, scoring and total offense and gained 400 or more yards in the final 11 games of the 2012 regular season.

Joeckel has achieved the first four steps toward unanimous All-America status with honors from the AP, the America Football Coaches Association, Sporting News and Walter Camp. The fifth All-American team used for unanimous status is the Football Writers Association of America, which will be released on Friday. Joeckel has also earned All-America honors from CBSSports.com, SportsIllustrated.com and ESPN.com.

Joining Manziel and Joeckel on the AP All-America team were junior Damontre Moore (Rowlett, Texas) and junior Jake Matthews (Missouri City, Texas). Moore, a finalist for the Hendricks Trophy and a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and Bednarik Trophy, was named to the AP's second team after making 12.5 sacks and 20 tackles for loss. Matthews, a first-team All-SEC pick, was named to the third team.

2012 Associated Press All-America Team

FIRST TEAM

Offense

Quarterback: Johnny Manziel, redshirt freshman, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, Texas A&M

Running back: Montee Ball, senior, 5-11, 215, Wisconsin

Running back: Ka'Deem Carey, sophomore, 5-10, 197, Arizona

Tackle: Luke Joeckel, junior, 6-6, 310, Texas A&M

Tackle: Taylor Lewan, junior, 6-8, 309, Michigan

Guard: Chance Warmack, senior, 6-3, 320, Alabama

Guard: Jonathan Cooper, senior, 6-3, 295, North Carolina

Center: Barrett Jones, senior, 6-5, 302, Alabama

Tight end: Zach Ertz, senior, 6-6, 252, Stanford

Receiver: Marqise Lee, sophomore, 6-0, 195, Southern California

Receiver: Terrance Williams, senior, 6-2, 205, Baylor

All-purpose player: Tavon Austin, senior, 5-9, 171, West Virginia

Kicker: Cairo Santos, junior, 5-8, 160, Tulane

Defense

End: Jadeveon Clowney, sophomore, 6-6, 256, South Carolina

End: Bjoern Werner, junior, 6-4, 255, Florida State

Tackle: Star Lotulelei, senior, 6-4, 320, Utah

Tackle: Will Sutton, junior, 6-1, 267, Arizona State

Linebacker: Manti Te'o, senior, 6-2, 255, Notre Dame

Linebacker: Jarvis Jones, junior, 6-3, 241, Georgia

Linebacker: C.J. Mosley, junior, 6-2, 232, Alabama

Cornerback: Dee Milliner, junior, 6-1, 199, Alabama

Cornerback: Jordan Poyer, sophomore, 6-0, 172, Oregon State

Safety: Phillip Thomas, senior, 6-1, 215, Fresno State

Safety: Matt Elam, junior, 5-10, 202, Florida

Punter: Ryan Allen, senior, 6-2, 215, Louisiana Tech

SECOND TEAM

Offense

Quarterback: Collin Klein, senior, Kansas State

Running back: Kenjon Barner, senior, Oregon

Running back: Johnathan Franklin, senior, UCLA

Tackle: D.J. Fluker, junior, Alabama

Tackle: David Yankey, junior, Stanford

Guard: Spencer Long, junior, Nebraska

Guard: Cyril Richardson, junior, Baylor

Center: Dalton Freeman, senior, Clemson

Tight end: Tyler Eifert, senior, Notre Dame

Receiver: Stedman Bailey, junior, West Virginia

Receiver: Quinton Patton, senior, Louisiana Tech

All-purpose player: Jordan Lynch, junior, Northern Illinois

Kicker: Dustin Hopkins, senior, Florida State

Defense

End: Damontre Moore, junior, Texas A&M

End: Stephon Tuitt, sophomore, Notre Dame

Tackle: Johnathan Hankins, junior, Ohio State

Tackle: Kawann Short, senior, Purdue

Linebacker: Kevin Minter, junior, LSU

Linebacker: Anthony Barr, junior, UCLA

Linebacker: Arthur Brown, senior, Kansas State

Cornerback: Johnthan Banks, senior, Mississippi State

Cornerback: Bradley Roby, sophomore, Ohio State

Safety: Eric Reid, junior, LSU

Safety: Tony Jefferson, junior, Oklahoma

Punter: Riley Stephenson, senior, BYU

THIRD TEAM

Offense

Quarterback: A.J. McCarron, junior, Alabama

Running back: Stefphon Jefferson, junior, Nevada

Running back: Giovani Bernard, sophomore, North Carolina

Tackle: Jake Matthews, junior, Texas A&M

Tackle: Eric Fisher, senior, Central Michigan

Guard: Larry Warford, senior, Kentucky

Guard: Xavier Su'a-Filo, sophomore, UCLA

Center: Braxston Cave, senior, Notre Dame

Tight end: Austin Seferian-Jenkins, sophomore, Washington

Receiver: DeAndre Hopkins, junior, Clemson

Receiver: Cobi Hamilton, senior, Arkansas

All-purpose player: Dri Archer, junior, Kent State

Kicker: Caleb Sturgis, senior, Florida

Defense

End: John Simon, senior, Ohio State

End: Sam Montgomery, junior, LSU.

Tackle: Shariff Floyd, junior, Florida

Tackle: Chris Jones, senior, Bowling Green.

Linebacker: Khaseem Greene, senior, Rutgers

Linebacker: Trent Murphy, senior, Stanford

Linebacker: Kyle Van Noy, junior, BYU

Cornerback: Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, sophomore, Oregon

Cornerback: Jason Verrett, junior, TCU

Safety: Ed Reynolds, junior, Stanford

Safety: Ty Zimmerman, junior, Kansas State

Punter: Kyle Christy, sophomore, Florida