The College Football Blog: 2012 Horse Collar Awards Part V (All-Horse Collar Team)

2012 All-Horse Collar Team

1^st Team

Offense

QB: Johnny Manziel-Texas A&M

RB: Ka’Deem Carey-Arizona

RB: Kenjon Barner-Oregon

WR: Marqise Lee-USC

WR: Stedman Bailey-West Virginia

WR: Tavon Austin-West Virginia

TE: Zach Ertz-Stanford

OL: Oregon Ducks

PK: Cairo Santos-Tulane

KR: Dri Archer-Kent State

Defense

DE: Jadeveon Clowney-South Carolina

DE: Alex Okafor-Texas

DT: Will Sutton-Arizona State

DT: Chris Jones-Bowling Green

LB: Jarvis Jones-Georgia

LB: Kyle Van Noy-BYU

LB: Khaseem Greene-Rutgers

LB: Phillip Steward-Houston

CB: Ross Cockrell-Duke

CB: Ifo Ekpre-Olomu-Oregon

SS: Phillip Thomas-Fresno State

FS: Bene Benwikere-San Jose State

P: Ryan Allen-Louisiana Tech

PR: Venric Mark-Northwestern 

2^nd Team

Offense

QB: Geno Smith-West Virginia

RB: Montee Ball-Wisconsin

RB: Todd Gurley-Georgia

RB: Eddie Lacy-Alabama  

WR: DeAndre Hopkins-Clemson

WR: Terrance Williams-Baylor

TE: Austin Seferian-Jenkins-Washington

OL: Alabama Crimson Tide

PK: Quinn Sharp-Oklahoma State

KR: Reggie Dunn-Utah

Defense

DE: Bjoern Werner-Florida State

DE: Quanterus Smith-Western Kentucky

DT: Aaron Donald-Pittsburgh

DT: Kawann Short-Purdue

LB: Ryan Shazier-Ohio State

LB: Eric Kendricks-UCLA

LB: Anthony Barr-UCLA

CB: Will Davis-Utah State

CB: Jordan Poyer-Oregon State

SS: Jermaine Robinson-Toledo

FS: Ed Reynolds-Stanford

FS: Jonathan Dowling-Western Kentucky

P: Alex King-Texas

PR: Marcus Murphy-Missouri

Comments: Montee Ball, Oregon Offensive Line, and Jarvis Jones repeat as 1^st Team All-Horse Collar. Aaron Donald is 2^nd Team All-Horse Collar for a second straight year. 

Only 2 teams had more than 1 representative on the 1^st Team: Oregon (3) and West Virginia (2). 8 teams had more than 1 representative on the 1^st Team or 2^nd Team: Oregon (3), West Virginia (3), Stanford (2), Texas (2), Georgia (2), Alabama (2), Western Kentucky (2), and UCLA (2). 

The conference breakdown was one of the more interesting aspects for me. The Pac-12 led all conferences with 7 representatives on the 1^st Team. The SEC and Big XII had 3 each. C-USA, the MAC, and the WAC each had 2 apiece. The Big East, Independents, the ACC, the MWC, and the Big Ten each had 1 apiece. The SBC did not have a 1^st Team representative. 

The Pac-12 also led all conferences with 12 representatives on the 1^st Team or the 2^nd Team. The SEC and Big XII were next with 7 each. The Big Ten had 4 representatives. The MAC, ACC, and WAC had 3 apiece. The Big East, C-USA, and SBC all had 2. The Independents and the MWC each had 1.