IRVING, Texas – An American Athletic Conference-record three football players – Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad Gardner, Houston cornerback Marcus Jones and South Florida running back Brian Battie – have been named to the 2021 NCAA Consensus All-America Team.
To be named to the Consensus All-America Team, players have to be listed on the first team for more than half of the All-America teams used in the compilation (American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation).
The three American Athletic Conference selections rank third among the FBS conferences, behind only the SEC (eight selections) and the Big Ten (six selections).