Parade Magazine reveals 2016 All-America team

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Parade Magazine, which has been honoring America’s best high school football players for more than half a century, has released its 2016 All-America team.

Leading the way is East Lincoln High School (North Carolina) quarterback Chazz Surratt, who is Parade’s Player of the Year.

According to Parade, Surratt, who signed earlier this week with North Carolina, set state records for total offensive yards (16,593) and total touchdowns (229).   This year, the dual-threat QB finished his senior season with 3,546 passing yards and 51 TDs.  He also rushed for 1,345 yards and 15 TDs.

FIRST TEAM
Offense
Pos.PlayerHt.Wt.High School/HometownCollege*
QBChazz Surratt6‐3210East Lincoln (Denver, N.C.)North Carolina
RBTrevor Speights5‐10190Memorial (McAllen, Texas)Stanford
RBDeShawn Smith5‐9165Nature Coast (Brooksville, Fla.)Savannah St.
WRTren’Davian Dickson6‐0170Navasota (Texas)Baylor
WRDerrion Grim6‐0195McNair (Stockton, Calif.)Nebraska
WRMichael Pittman6‐4205Oaks Chr. (Westlake Village, Calif.)­­Southern Cal
OLGreg Little6‐5305Allen (Texas)Ole Miss
OLTommy Kraemer6‐5305Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio)Notre Dame
OLMatt Farniok6‐5315Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.)Nebraska
OLBen Bredeson6‐5295Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.)Michigan
OLJonah Williams6‐5295Folsom (Calif.)Alabama
ATHRico Dowdle6‐1205A.C. Reynolds (Asheville, N.C.)South Carolina
Defense
DLDerrick Brown6‐4320Lanier (Buford, Ga.)Auburn
DLRashan Gary6‐5295Paramus Catholic (Paramus, N.J.)Michigan
DLDexter Lawrence6‐5330Wake Forest (N.C.)Clemson
DLMcTelvin Agim6‐3270Hope (Ark.)Arkansas
LBMique Juarez6‐2225North (Torrance, Calif.)UCLA
LBCaleb Kelly6‐3215Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.)Oklahoma
LBTyrel Dodson6‐2235Centennial (Franklin, Tenn.)Texas A&M
LBLyndell Wilson6‐2220Carver (Montgomery, Ala.)Alabama
DBDonnie Corley6‐2185M.L. King (Detroit, Mich.)Michigan State
DBWayne Davis5‐11190Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Va.)Ohio State
DBLevonta Taylor5‐11180Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.)Florida State
ATHTy Pigrome5‐11180Clay‐Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.)Maryland
K/PQuinn Nordin6‐1200Rockford (Mich.)Michigan
HONORABLE MENTION
Pos.PlayerHt.Wt.High School/HometownCollege*
QBJacob Eason6-5205Lake Stevens (Wash.)Georgia
QBJack Abraham6-1195Oxford (Miss.)Louisiana Tech
QBDaniel Bridge-Gadd6-2190Paradise Valley (Phoenix, Ariz.)Washington
QBAustin Scott6-2195Spartanburg (S.C.)East Kentucky
QBJett Duffey6-0180Lake Ridge (Mansfield, Texas)Texas Tech
RBSean McGrew5-7175St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)Washington
RBJake Funk5-11200Damascus (Md.)Maryland
RBTavien Feaster6-0195Spartanburg (S.C.)Clemson
RBAlan Lamar5-9185DeSoto Cent. (Southaven, Miss.)Yale
RBKeishaun Sims6-0170Perry (Massillon, Ohio)Undecided
WRSimi Fehoko6-3195Brighton (Salt Lake City, Utah)Stanford
WRDillon Mitchell6-0190White Station (Memphis, Tenn.)Oregon
WRJ.P. Shohfi6-1185San Marino (Calif.)Yale
TEDanny Dalton6-5230Marshfield (Mass.)Penn State
OLBen Cleveland6-7325Stephens Co. (Toccoa, Ga.)Georgia
OLJohn Raridon6-4260Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa)Nebraska
OLEli Johnson6-3295Lafayette (Oxford, Miss.)Ole Miss
DLTerrell Hall6-5250St. John’s (Washington, D.C.)Alabama
DLJohn Daka6-3215Wise (Upper Marlboro, Md.)James Madison
DLEd Oliver6-2280Westfield (Houston, Texas)Houston
LBBen Davis6-3240Gordo (Ala.)Alabama
LBCody Mitchell6-3225Point Pleasant (W.Va.)Marshall
LBKash Daniel6-3230Paintsville (Ky.)Kentucky
DBBrandon Jones6-0195Nacogdoches (Texas)Texas
DBTrayvon Mullen6-1180Coconut Creek (Fla.)Clemson
DBChanse Sylvie6-0185Calvary Baptist (Shreveport, La.)Oklahoma
ATHLindsey Scott5-11205Zachary (La.)LSU
ATHBrandon McIlwain6-0200Council Rock N. (Newtown, Pa.)South Carolina

 

 

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