For the first
time in program history, a trio of Texas A&M football players have
been named Consensus All-American by the NCAA, including Unanimous
All-American Luke Joeckel.
Joeckel,
a junior offensive tackle from Arlington, was listed on all five teams
selected by the major organizations used to compile the consensus team —
American
Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers
Association of America, The Sporting News and Walter Camp Football
Foundation.
Making
Consensus All-American, in addition to Joeckel, were redshirt freshman
quarterback Johnny Manziel and junior defensive end Damontre Moore. To
be named consensus,
players must be named first team on at least two of the five selected
All-American teams. Second and third teams were used to break ties.
Prior
to 2012, Texas A&M has had multiple consensus All-Americans in four
seasons with a pair in 1940 (RB John Kimbrough and OL Marshall
Robnett), 1975 (LB Ed Simonini
and DB Pat Thomas), 1976 (PK Tony Franklin and LB Robert Jackson) and
1993 (DE Sam Adams and DB Aaron Glenn).
