List of Arizona Wildcats football All-Americans
The Arizona Wildcats college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and represents the University of Arizona in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). All-America selections are individual player recognitions made after each season when numerous publications release lists of their ideal team. The NCAA recognizes five All-America lists: the Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF).[ 1] In order for an honoree to earn a "consensus" selection, he must be selected as first team in three of the five lists recognized by the NCAA, and "unanimous" selections must be selected as first team in all five lists.[ 1]
Since the establishment of the team in 1894, Arizona has had 29 players honored a total of 34 times as First Team All-America for their performance on the field of play. Included in these selections are 8 consensus selections, 2 of which were unanimous selections earned by Ka'Deem Carey in the 2012 season and 2013 season and Scooby Wright III in the 2015 season.
Key
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Consensus selection
‡
Unanimous selection
Selectors
Year
Player name
Position
Selector(s)
1935
Ted Bland
1937
Walt Nielsen
FB
1938
Tom Greenfield
C /LB
1941
Hank Stanton
1971
Mark Arneson
LB
TSN
1975
Theo Bell
WR
NEA
1976
Mike Dawson
DE
1982
Ricky Hunley
LB
AP, UPI, AFCA, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA
1983
Ricky Hunley
LB
1985
Allen Durden
UPI, WC
1986
Joe Tofflemire
LB
Playboy, CFN
1987
Chuck Cecil
FS
UPI, WC, AFCA
1987
Joe Tofflemire
LB
1988
Joe Tofflemire
LB
1990
Darryll Lewis
CB
AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN
1992
Josh Miller
P
FWAA, TSN
1992
Rob Waldrop
DT
AP, UPI, WC, FWAA, AFCA, SH, TSN, FN, NEA
1993
Sean Harris
LB
SH
1993
Rob Waldrop
DT
1994
Steve McLaughlin
K
WC, FWAA, SH, SN
1994
Tony Bouie
S
WC, AFCA, SN
1994
Tedy Bruschi
LB
AP, WC, FWAA, AFCA, SH, UPI, TSN, SN
1995
Tedy Bruschi
LB
1995
Chris McAlister
CB
AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WC, FN
1999
Dennis Northcutt
WR
AP, AFCA, FWAA, CNNSI
2005
Danny Baugher †
P
PFW
2007
Antoine Cason
CB
AP, WC, SN, CNNSI, ESPN, CBS Sports, CFN, Rivals.com, Scout.com
2008
Rob Gronkowski
TE
AP
2012
Ka'Deem Carey †
RB
CBS Sports, AS, Scout.com, SN, WC, Lindy's, AP
2013
Ka'Deem Carey†
RB
2014
Scooby Wright III ‡
LB
AP, FWAA, AFCA, WC, SN, CNNSI, USA Today, ESPN, CBS Sports, CFN, Scout.com, and Yahoo! Sports
2024
Tetairoa McMillan †
WR
AFCA, AP, CBS, Athletic, PFF, USAT
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