After a regular season that was dominated by many of the preseason favorites to compete for a national title, it's fitting that 10 members of SI's 2018 All-America first team came from the four College Football Playoff semifinalists: Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma. Of course, the year's dominant individual performances were not limited to those front-runners. Our writers and editors have cast their ballots, and now the results are in.
An asterisk (*) next to a player's name indicates that he was a unanimous selection.
QB: Kyler Murray, Oklahoma
By the slimmest of voting margins, Murray edged out Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa for first-team honors on the strength of a closing push in which Oklahoma's suspect defense compelled him to score almost every time the Sooners had the ball.