COLUMBUS – Led by offensive tackle Taylor Decker and defensive end Joey Bosa, 10 Buckeyes were named to various football All-America teams at the end of the 2015 season.
Decker and Bosa were named to the American Football Coaches Association team Wednesday, the final roster to be announced
The coaches select only a single 11-player offensive team and an 11-player defensive squad plus three specialists.
Decker is the Big Ten Conference’s Rimington-Pace offensive lineman of the year, and was named first-team All-American on five teams, including Walter Camp, the football writers and the Associated Press.
Bosa, who repeated as the Big Ten’s Smith-Brown defensive lineman of the year this season, was also named a first-team All-American on five teams, including Walter Camp, SI.com, CBS Sports and ESPN.
With junior safety Vonn Bell earning first team honors on three teams and senior defensive tackle Adolphus Washington being named to one, Ohio State had four first-team All-Americans this year.
Four additional Buckeyes were named to All-America second teams this season and two more earned honorable mention honors.
2015 First-Team All-Americans
Sr. LT Taylor Decker – Walter Camp, Associated Press, AFCA, SI.com, CBS Sports
Jr. DE Joey Bosa – Walter Camp, AFCA, SI.com, CBS Sports, ESPN.com
Jr. S Vonn Bell – Associated Press, The Sporting News, SI.com
Sr. DT Adolphus Washington – The Sporting News
2015 Second-Team All-Americans
Jr. OG Pat Elflein – Associated Press, SI.com
Jr. RB Ezekiel Elliott – Associated Press, FWAA, SI.com
So. LB Darron Lee – SI.com
So. LB Raekwon McMillan – Walter Camp
Honorable mention All-America honors by SI.com went to senior linebacker Joshua Perry and junior punter Cameron Johnston.