Blue Ribbon Yearbook Conference Predictions
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ACC | Big 12 | Big East | Big Ten | Conference USA | Independents | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-10 | SEC | Sun Belt | WAC
ACC Atlantic
1. Florida State ![]()
2. Clemson ![]()
3. Boston College 
4. Wake Forest ![]()
5. NC State ![]()
6. Maryland ![]()
ACC Coastal
1. Miami ![]()
2. Virginia Tech ![]()
3. Georgia Tech ![]()
4. North Carolina 
5. Virginia ![]()
6. Duke
All-ACC Team
Offense
WR: Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
WR: Chansi Stuckey, Clemson
OL: Barry Richardson, Clemson
OL: Steve Vallos, Wake Forest
OL: Josh Beekman, Boston College
OL: Leroy Harris, NC State
QB: Kyle Wright, Miami
RB: Lance Ball, Maryland
RB: James Davis, Clemson
TE: Greg Olsen, Miami
Defense
DL: Gaines Adams, Clemson
DL: Baraka Atkins, Miami
DL: Chris Ellis, Virginia Tech
DL: DeMario Pressley, NC State
LB: Jon Abbate, Wake Forest
LB: Buster Davis, Florida State
LB: Vince Hall, Virginia Tech
DB: Brandon Meriweather, Miami
DB: Kenny Phillips, Miami
DB : John Talley, Duke
DB: Jamie Silva, Boston College
Specialists
K: Jad Dean, Clemson
KR: Darrell Blackman, NC State
P: Adam Podlesh, Maryland
PR: Brandon Tate, North Carolina
Offensive Player of the Year
Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech
Defensive Player of the Year
Brandon Meriweather, DB, Miami
Newcomer of the Year
Willie Young, DE, NC State
Big 12 South
1. Texas ![]()
2. Oklahoma ![]()
3. Texas Tech ![]()
4. Texas A&M ![]()
5. Baylor ![]()
6. Oklahoma State (free preview)
Big 12 North
1. Nebraska ![]()
2. Colorado ![]()
3. Iowa State (free preview)
4. Missouri ![]()
5. Kansas ![]()
6. Kansas State
All-Big 12 Team
Offense
WR: Todd Blythe, Iowa State
WR: Joel Filani, Texas Tech
OL: Justin Blalock, Texas
OL: Mark Fenton, Colorado
OL: Corey Hilliard, Oklahoma State
OL: Manuel Ramirez, Texas Tech
OL: Bob Whitaker, Kansas
QB: Bret Meyer, Iowa State
RB: Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma
RB: Jamaal Charles, Texas
TE: Martin Rucker, Missouri
Defense
DL: C.J. Ah You, Oklahoma
DL: Tim Crowder, Texas
DL: Adam Carriker, Nebraska
DL: Frank Okam, Texas
LB: Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma
LB: Justin Warren, Texas A&M
LB: Thaddeus Washington, Colorado
DB: C.J. Wilson, Baylor
DB: DeAndre Jackson, Iowa State
DB: David Overstreet, Missouri
DB: Michael Griffin, Texas
Specialists
K: Mason Crosby, Colorado
KR: DeAndre Jackson, Iowa State
P: Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor
PR: Aaron Ross, Texas
Offensive Player of the Year
Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma
Defensive Player of the Year
Rufus Alexander, LB, Oklahoma
Newcomer of the Year
Adarius Bowman, WR, Oklahoma State
Big East Conference
1. West Virginia ![]()
2. Louisville ![]()
3. Rutgers 
4. Pittsburgh ![]()
5. Cincinnati ![]()
6. Connecticut ![]()
7. South Florida ![]()
8. Syracuse ![]()
All-Big East Team
Offense
WR: Mario Urrittia, Louisville
WR: Brandon Myles, West Virginia
OL: Theodric Watson, South Florida
OL: Kurt Quarterman, Louisville
OL: Dan Mozes, West Virginia
OL: Jeremy Sheffey, West Virginia
OL: Cameron Stephenson, Rutgers
QB: Brian Brohm, Louisville
RB: Michael Bush, Louisville
RB: Steve Slaton, West Virginia
TE: Clark Harris, Rutgers
Defense
DL: Ramel Meekins, Rutgers
DL: Rhema Fuller, Connecticut
DL: Adrian Grady, Louisville
DL: Keilen Dykes, West Virginia
LB: Kevin McLee, West Virginia
LB: Corey Smith, Cincinnati
LB: H.B. Blades, Pittsburgh
DB: Darrelle Revis, Pittsburgh
DB: Mike Jenkins, South Florida
DB: Courtney Greene, Rutgers
DB: Eric Wicks, West Virginia
Specialists
K: Art Carmody, Louisville
KR: Willie Foster, Rutgers
P: Brendan Carney, Syracuse
PR: Darrelle Revis, Pittsburgh
Offensive Player of the Year
Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville
Defensive Player of the Year
H.B. Blades, LB, Pittsburgh
Newcomer of the Year
Deantwan Whitehead, DE, Louisville
Big Ten Conference
1. Ohio State ![]()
2. Iowa 
3. Penn State ![]()
4. Michigan ![]()
5. Purdue ![]()
6. Wisconsin ![]()
7. Michigan State ![]()
8. Minnesota ![]()
9. Northwestern
10. Illinois ![]()
11. Indiana
All-Big Ten Team
Offense
WR: Dorien Bryant, Purdue
WR: Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio State
OL: Joe Thomas, Wisconsin
OL: Levi Brown, Penn State
OL: Mike Jones, Iowa
OL: Jordan Grimes, Purdue
OL: Doug Datish, Ohio State
QB: Troy Smith, Ohio State
RB: Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern
RB: Antonio Pittman, Ohio State
TE: Matt Spaeth, Minnesota
Defense
DL: Ken Iwebema, Iowa
DL: Jay Alford, Penn State
DL: Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State
DL: LaMarr Woodley, Michigan
LB: Paul Posluszny, Penn State
LB: Mark Zalewski, Wisconsin
LB: Dave Harris, Michigan
DB: Marquice Cole, Northwestern
DB: Marcus Paschal, Iowa
DB: Leon Hall, Michigan
DB: Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
Specialists
K: Kyle Schlicher, Iowa
KR: Ted Ginn Jr. , Ohio State
P: Ken DeBauche, Wisconsin
PR: Steve Breaston, Michigan
Offensive Player of the Year
Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State
Defensive Player of the Year
Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn State
Newcomer of the Year
Chris Wells, RB, Ohio State
C-USA East
1. UCF ![]()
2. Southern Miss ![]()
3. UAB 
4. Memphis ![]()
5. East Carolina ![]()
6. Marshall
C-USA West
1. Tulsa ![]()
2. UTEP ![]()
3. Houston ![]()
4. SMU ![]()
5. Tulane 
6. Rice
All-C-USA Team
Offense
WR: Aundrae Allison, East Carolina
WR: Vincent Marshall, Houston
OL: Cedric Gagne-Marcoux, UCF
OL: George Batiste, Southern Miss
OL: Travis Cooley, Southern Miss
OL: Jeff Perrett, Tulsa
OL: SirVincent Rogers, Houston
QB: Paul Smith, Tulsa
RB: Kevin Smith, UCF
RB: Marcus Thomas, UTEP
TE: Shawn Nelson, Southern Miss
Defense
DL: Larry McSwain, UAB
DL: Justin Rogers, SMU
DL: Adrian Haywood, SMU
DL: Alex Obomese, UTEP
LB: Nick Bunting, Tulsa
LB: Jeremy Jones, UTEP
LB: Wade Koehl, Houston
DB: Wesley Smith, Memphis
DB: Joe Burnett, UCF
DB: Nick Graham, Tulsa
DB: Joe Sturdivant, SMU
Specialists
K: Darren McCaleb, Southern Miss
KR: Jessie Henderson, SMU
P: Michael Gibson, Memphis
PR: Joe Burnett, UCF
Offensive Player of the Year
Paul Smith, QB, Tulsa
Defensive Player of the Year
Larry McSwain, DE, UAB
Newcomer of the Year
Josh Johnson, LB, Marshall
Mid-American Conference
MAC East
1. Akron 
2. Bowling Green ![]()
3. Miami (Ohio) ![]()
4. Ohio ![]()
5. Kent State ![]()
6. Buffalo
MAC West
1. Northern Illinois 
2. Toledo ![]()
3. Western Michigan ![]()
4. Ball State ![]()
5. Central Michigan ![]()
6. Eastern Michigan
All-MAC Team
Offense
WR: Ryne Robinson, Miami
WR: Eric Deslauriers, Eastern Michigan
OL: Doug Free, Northern Illinois
OL: John Greco, Toledo
OL: Kory Lichtensteiger, Bowling Green
OL: Derrick Markray, Bowling Green
OL: Joe Staley, Central Michigan
QB: Luke Getsy, Akron
RB: Garrett Wolfe, Northern Illinois
RB: Kalvin McRae, Ohio
TE: Chris Hopkins, Toledo
Defense
DL: Dan Bazuin, Central Michigan
DL: Kiki Gonzalez, Akron
DL: Danny Muir, Kent State
DL: Kevin Howe, Eastern Michigan
LB: Matt Muncy, Ohio
LB: Mike Alston, Toledo
LB: Ameer Ismail, Western Michigan
DB: Joey Card, Miami
DB: Louis Delmas, Western Michigan
DB: Jack Williams, Kent State
DB: Tyrell Herbert, Toledo
Specialists
K: Andrew Wellock, Eastern Michigan
KR: Scott Mayle, Ohio
P: Chris Miller, Ball State
PR: Ryne Robinson, Miami
Offensive Player of the Year
Garrett Wolfe, RB, Northern Illinois
Defensive Player of the Year
Dan Bazuin, DE, Central Michigan
Newcomer of the Year
Tony Howard, RB, Kent State
Mountain West Conference
1. Utah ![]()
2. TCU ![]()
3. BYU 
4. Colorado State ![]()
5. New Mexico ![]()
6. San Diego State ![]()
7. UNLV ![]()
8. Air Force ![]()
9. Wyoming ![]()
All-Mountain West Team
Offense
WR: Brian Hernandez, Utah
WR: Johnny Walker, Colorado State
OL: Robert Turner, New Mexico
OL: Herbert Taylor, TCU
OL: Jake Kuresa, BYU
OL: Tavo Tupalo, Utah
OL: Jason Karcher, Wyoming
QB: John Beck, BYU
RB: Curtis Brown, BYU
RB: Kyle Bell, Colorado State
TE: Jonny Harline, BYU
Defense
DL: Tommy Blake, TCU
DL: Chase Ortiz, TCU
DL: Kelly Talavou, Utah
DL: Gilberto Perez, Air Force
LB: Beau Bell, UNLV
LB: Jason Phillips, TCU
LB: Cameron Jensen, BYU
DB: Eric Weddle, Utah
DB: Marvin White, TCU
DB: Robert Herbert, Colorado State
DB: John Wendling, Wyoming
Specialists
K: Sergio Aguayo, UNLV
KR: Brent Casteel, Utah
P: Jimmie Kaylor, Colorado State
PR: Chris Sutton, Air Force
Offensive Player of the Year
John Beck, QB, BYU
Defensive Player of the Year
Eric Weddle, DB, Utah
Newcomer of the Year
Eric Wright, DB, UNLV
Pacific-10 Conference
1. California ![]()
2. USC ![]()
3. Arizona State ![]()
4. Washington State ![]()
5. Oregon State ![]()
6. Oregon 
7. Arizona ![]()
8. UCLA ![]()
9. Stanford ![]()
10. Washington
All-Pac-10 Team
Offense
WR: Dwayne Jarrett, USC
WR: Jason Hill, Washington State
OL: Sam Baker, USC
OL: Andrew Carnahan, Arizona State
OL: Enoka Lucas, Oregon
OL: Jeremy Perry, Oregon State
OL: Ryan Kalil, USC
QB: Sam Keller, Arizona State
RB: Marshawn Lynch, California
RB: Yvenson Bernard, Oregon State
TE: Zach Miller, Arizona State
Defense
DL: Mkristo Bruce, Washingon State
DL: Lawrence Jackson, USC
DL: Brandon Mebane, California
DL: Sedrick Ellis, USC
LB: Desmond Bishop, California
LB: Keith Rivers, USC
LB: Scott White, Washington
DB: Daymeion Hughes, California
DB: Antoine Cason, Arizona
DB: Sabby Piscitelli, Oregon State
DB: J.D. Nelson, Oregon
Specialists
K: Alexis Serna, Oregon State
KR: Terry Richardson, Arizona State
P: Sean Douglas, Washington
PR: Tim Mixon, California
Offensive Player of the Year
Marshawn Lynch, RB, California
Defensive Player of the Year
Daymeion Hughes, DB, California
Newcomer of the Year
Antwine Perez, DB, USC 6-1, 200
Southeastern Conference
SEC East
1. Florida ![]()
2. Georgia ![]()
3. Tennessee 
4. South Carolina ![]()
5. Kentucky ![]()
6. Vanderbilt ![]()
SEC West
1. Auburn
2. LSU ![]()
3. Alabama ![]()
4. Arkansas 
5. Ole Miss ![]()
6. Mississippi State ![]()
All-SEC Team
Offense
WR: Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt
WR: Sidney Rice, South Carolina
OL: Arron Sears, Tennessee
OL: Tim Duckworth, Auburn
OL: Will Arnold, LSU
OL: Daniel Inman, Georgia
OL: Brian Stamper, Vanderbilt
QB: Chris Leak, Florida
RB: Kenny Irons, Auburn
RB: Kenneth Darby, Alabama
TE: Jacob Tamme, Kentucky
Defense
DL: Quentin Moses, Georgia
DL: Keith Jackson, Arkansas
DL: Marcus Thomas, Florida
DL: Justin Harrell, Tennessee
LB: Brandon Siler, Florida
LB: Patrick Willis, Ole Miss
LB: Sam Olajubutu, Arkansas
DB: LaRon Landry, LSU
DB: Fred Bennett, South Carolina
DB: David Irons, Auburn
DB: Reggie Nelson, Florida
Specialists
K: Brandon Coutu, Georgia
KR: Felix Jones, Arkansas
P: Kody Bliss, Auburn
PR: Rafael Little, Kentucky
Offensive Player of the Year
Kenny Irons, RB, Auburn
Defensive Player of the Year
Quentin Moses, DL, Georgia
Newcomer of the Year
BenJarvus Green-Ellis, RB, Ole Miss
1. Louisiana-Lafayette 
2. Arkansas State ![]()
3. Troy ![]()
4. Louisiana-Monroe ![]()
5. North Texas ![]()
6. Florida International ![]()
7. Florida Atlantic ![]()
8. Middle Tennessee
All-Sun Belt Team
Offense
WR: Johnny Quinn, North Texas
WR: Chandler Williams, FIU
OL: Brandon Cox, UL-Lafayette
OL: Tanner Jenkins, Arkansas State
OL: Dylan Lineberry, North Texas
OL: Kyle Cunningham, UL-Monroe
OL: Germayle Franklin, Middle Tennessee
QB: Josh Padrick, FIU
RB: Tyrell Fenroy, UL-Lafayette
RB: Eugene Gross, Middle Tennessee
TE: Samuel Smith, FIU
Defense
DL: Antwan Barnes, FIU
DL: Jeremiah Chapman, North Texas
DL: Ricky Williams, UL-Monroe
DL: Jervonte Jackson, FAU
LB: Keyonvis Bouie, FIU
LB: J.K. Sabb, Middle Tennessee
LB: Devrett Wade, Arkansas State
DB: Kevin Payne, UL-Monroe
DB: Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas State
DB: Chaz Williams, UL Monroe
DB: Aaron Weathers, North Texas
Specialists
K: Greg Whibbs, Troy
KR: Johnny Quinn, North Texas
P: Colby Smith, Middle Tennessee
PR: Leodis McKelvin, Troy
Offensive Player of the Year
Tyrell Fenroy, RB, Louisiana-Lafayette
Defensive Player of the Year
Kevin Payne, DB, Louisiana-Monroe
Newcomer of the Year
Chris Bradwell, DE, Troy
Western Athletic Conference
1. Boise State ![]()
2. Hawaii ![]()
3. Nevada 
4. Fresno State ![]()
5. Louisiana Tech ![]()
6. San Jose State ![]()
7. Utah State ![]()
8. New Mexico State ![]()
9. Idaho
All-WAC Team
Offense
WR: Davone Bess, Hawaii
WR: Caleb Spencer, Nevada
OL: Jade Tadvick, Idaho
OL: Kyle Young, Fresno State
OL: Samson Satele, Hawaii
OL: Barrett Reznick, Nevada
OL: Ryan Clady, Boise State
QB: Colt Brennan, Hawaii
RB: Yonus Davis, San Jose
RB: Justine Buries, New Mexico State
TE: Anthony Pudewell, Nevada
Defense
DL: Andrew Browning, Boise State
DL: Melila Purcell, Hawaii
DL: Tyler Clutts, Fresno State
DL: Brian Soi , Utah State
LB: Korey Hall, Boise State
LB: Dwayne Andrews, Fresno State
LB: Matt Castelo, San Jose
DB: Joe Garcia, Nevada
DB: Marty Tadman, Boise State
DB: Marcus McCauley, Fresno State
DB: Leonard Peters, Hawaii
Specialists
K: Mike Barrow, Idaho
KR: Tony Pennyman, Utah State
P: Kyle Stringer, Boise State
PR: Quinton Jones, Boise State
Offensive Player of the Year
Colt Brennan, QB, Hawaii
Defensive Player of the Year
Korey Hall, LB, Boise State
Newcomer of the Year
Aikeem Jolla, WR, New Mexico State
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