Overview

• The All-Time first team comprises 25 players who were each AP first-team All-Americans, with pro accomplishments deemed irrelevant to selection
• Florida’s Tim Tebow was named the all-time first-team quarterback, edging Vince Young for the honor
• Five Heisman Trophy winners and 21 College Football Hall of Famers made the roster, with Ohio State and Pittsburgh contributing three selections apiece
• Voters were warned against recency bias, yet only three picks played before 1970, underscoring a modern-era skew
• This centennial list supplements rather than replaces AP’s longstanding annual All-America process and Player of the Year awards