COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -
Utah junior Louie Sakoda was announced as a first-team All-America punter today by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and by CBSSports.com. The latest honors bring Sakoda's first-team All-America awards to three, as he was previously named a Rivals.com first-team place-kicker.
Sakoda becomes the only first-team All-America punter in Ute history. A two-time Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year, he was voted the league's first-team punter and second-team kicker this season.
Sakoda is the seventh MWC football player and the first MWC specialist to earn FWAA All-America recognition in Conference history. He also becomes the eighth MWC player since 1999 to garner CBSSports.com All-American status.
The FWAA team, the second longest continuously published All-America team in college football, is voted on by nearly 1,000 college football writers. The CBSSports.com team is selected by writers, producers and staff.
2007 FWAA All-America Team
Offense
Pos.
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
School
QB
Tim Tebow
6-3
235
So.
Florida
RB
Darren McFadden
6-2
215
Jr.
Arkansas
RB
Kevin Smith
6-1
211
Jr.
Central Florida
WR
Michael Crabtree
6-3
208
Fr.
Texas Tech
WR
Jordy Nelson
6-3
217
Sr.
Kansas State
TE
Martin Rucker
6-6
255
Sr.
Missouri
OL
Anthony Collins
6-5
310
Jr.
Kansas
OL
Jake Long
6-7
315
Sr.
Michigan
OL
Hercules Satele
6-2
293
Sr.
Hawaii
OL
Ryan Stanchek
6-4
300
Jr.
West Virginia
C
Jonathan Luigs
6-4
307
Jr.
Arkansas
Defense
Pos.
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
School
DL
Glenn Dorsey
6-2
303
Sr.
LSU
DL
Sedrick Ellis
6-2
305
Sr.
USC
DL
Chris Long
6-4
284
Sr.
Virginia
DL
George Selvie
6-4
242
So.
South Florida
LB
James Laurinaitis
6-3
240
Jr.
Ohio State
LB
J Leman
6-3
243
Sr.
Illinois
LB
Curtis Lofton
6-0
238
Jr.
Oklahoma
DB
Mike Mickens
6-0
190
Jr.
Cincinnati
DB
Jamie Silva
5-11
210
Sr.
Boston College
DB
Craig Steltz
6-2
209
Sr.
LSU
DB
Aqib Talib
6-2
205
Jr.
Kansas
Special Teams
Pos.
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
School
K
Daniel Lincoln
6-0
204
Fr.
Tennessee
P
Louie Sakoda
5-10
178
Jr.
Utah
RS
Jeremy Maclin
6-1
185
Fr.
Missouri
2007 CBSSports.com All-America Team
Offense
Pos.
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
School
QB
Tim Tebow
6-3
235
Soph.
Florida
RB
Kevin Smith
6-1
211
Jr.
UCF
RB
Darren McFadden
6-2
205
Jr.
Arkansas
WR
Michael Crabtree
6-2
222
Fr.
Texas Tech
WR
Jordy Nelson
6-3
217
Sr.
Kansas State
TE
Martin Rucker
6-6
255
Sr.
Missouri
OL
Gosder Cherilus
6-7
315
Sr.
Boston College
OL
Anthony Collins
6-6
310
Jr.
Kansas
OL
Jake Long
6-7
315
Sr.
Michigan
OL
Steve Justice
6-4
284
Sr.
Wake Forest
OL
Jonathan Luigs
6-4
305
Jr.
Arkansas
Defense
Pos.
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
School
DL
Glenn Dorsey
6-2
303
Sr.
LSU
DL
George Selvie
6-4
255
Soph.
South Florida
DL
Chris Long
6-4
279
Sr.
Virginia
DL
Greg Middleton
6-3
265
Soph.
Indiana
LB
J Leman
6-2
240
Sr.
Illinois
LB
James Laurinaitis
6-3
240
Jr.
Ohio State
LB
Ali Highsmith
6-1
223
Jr.
LSU
CB
Craig Steltz
6-2
209
Sr.
LSU
CB
Aqib Talib
6-2
205
Jr.
Kansas
CB
Jamie Silva
5-11
208
Sr.
Boston College
CB
Antoine Cason
6-0
185
Sr.
Arizona
Special Teams
Pos.
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
School
K
Thomas Weber
6-2
202
Fr.
Arizona State
P
Louie Sakoda
5-10
178
Jr.
Utah
KR
Jeremy Maclin
6-1
185
Fr.
Missouri
PR
Kevin Robinson
6-0
199
Sr.
Utah State
2007 All-Time MWC FWAA All-Americans
2007 All-Time MWC CBS Sportsline.com All-Americans
