2012 CFPA DEFENSIVE LINEMAN TROPHY • Ed Stinson, Alabama • Sylvester Williams, North Carolina • Corey Lemonier, Auburn • Tremayne Scott, Ohio • Chris Jones, Bowling Green • Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State • Walter Stewart, Cincinnati • John Simon, Ohio State • Trevardo Williams, Connecticut • Dion Jordan, Oregon • Tourek Williams, FIU • Scott Crichton, Oregon State • Brandon Jenkins, Florida State • Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh • Bjoern Werner, Florida State • Kawann Short, Purdue • Michael Buchanan, Illinois • Travis Johnson, San Jose State • Akeem Spence, Illinois • Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina • Toben Opurum, Kansas • Devin Taylor, South Carolina • Roosevelt Nix, Kent State • Stansly Maponga, TCU • Bennie Logan, LSU • Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas • Barkevious Mingo, LSU • Alex Okafor, Texas • Sam Montgomery, LSU • Star Lotulelei, Utah • Joe Vellano, Maryland • Rob Lohr, Vanderbilt • William Gholston, Michigan State • Nikita Whitlock, Wake Forest • Brian Slay, N.C. State • Quanterus Smith, Western Kentucky 2012 CFPA LINEBACKER TROPHY Returning Recipients: Jarvis Jones (Georgia) • Alex Means, Air Force • Max Bullough, Michigan State • Nico Johnson, Alabama • Kevin Reddick, North Carolina • Alonzo Highsmith, Arkansas • Manti Te’o, Notre Dame • Dwayne Woods, Bowling Green • Gerald Hodges, Penn State • Khalil Mack, Buffalo • Khaseem Greene, Rutgers • Kyle Van Noy, BYU • Shayne Skov, Stanford • Sio Moore, Connecticut • Chase Thomas, Stanford • Randell Johnson, FAU • Damontre Moore, Texas A&M • Jon Bostic, Florida • Sean Porter, Texas A&M • Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech • Trent Mackey, Tulane • Art Laurel, Hawaii • Shawn Jackson, Tulsa • Phillip Steward, Houston • Jonathan Davis, UCF • Jonathan Brown, Illinois • DeDe Lattimore, USF • A.J. Klein, Iowa State • Trevor Reilly, Utah • Jake Knott, Iowa State • Steve Greer, Virginia • Arthur Brown, Kansas State • Tariq Edwards, Virginia Tech • Demetrius Hartsfield, Maryland • Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech • Akeem Davis, Memphis • Andrew Jackson, Western Kentucky • Denzel Perryman, Miami • Chris Borland, Wisconsin • Denicos Allen, Michigan State • Mike Taylor, Wisconsin 2012 CFPA DEFENSIVE BACK TROPHY Returning Recipients: David Amerson (N.C. State), Tyrann Mathieu (LSU), Greg Reid (Florida State) • Robert Lester, Alabama • Isaiah Lewis, Michigan State • Dee Milliner, Alabama • Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State • Shaquille Richardson, Arizona • Brandan Bishop, N.C. State • Rashard Hall, Clemson • Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma • Damon Magazu, East Carolina • Brodrick Brown, Oklahoma State • Matt Elam, Florida • Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State • Xavier Rhodes, Florida State • Charles Sawyer, Ole Miss • Bacarri Rambo, Georgia • Jordan Poyer, Oregon State • Rod Sweeting, Georgia Tech • Ricardo Allen, Purdue • D.J. Hayden, Houston • Bryce Callahan, Rice • Micah Hyde, Iowa • Duron Harmon, Rutgers • Tanner Miller, Iowa • Leon McFadden, San Diego State • Bradley McDougald, Kansas • Prentiss Waggner, Tennessee • Nigel Malone, Kansas State • Carrington Byndom, Texas • Eric Reid, LSU • Dexter McCoil, Tulsa • Darren Thellen, Massachusetts • T.J. McDonald, USC • Ray-Ray Armstrong, Miami • Brian Blechen, Utah • Vaughn Telemaque, Miami • Kyle Fuller, Virginia Tech • Jordan Kovacs, Michigan • Damante Horton, Washington State • Johnny Adams, Michigan State PHOTO CREDITS • Michael Miceli • Timothy Lutes • Rob Saye • Illinois Sports Information • Marshall Athletics • Florida State Athletics • Rivals.com • Kyle McRae • Tony Neely • Alabama Athletics • Kerwin Lonzo • Leland Barrow • Leland Barrow • Steve Colquitt • South Carolina Athletics • Kentucky Athletics • Kevin Best • Dan Apple • Jim Burgess • Georgia Athletics PHOTO CREDITS • Jason Cole • Brian Reinhardt • Jed Gammons • Kent Gidley • Chris Alston • Diana Koval • Annabelle Myers • Jeff Purinton • Tony Neely • Josh Maxson • Alabama Marketing • Jason Corriher • Leland Barrow • Aaron Goebbel • Illinois Athletics • Grant Robertson • Kevin Best • Derek Neal • Andrew Kitick • Chet White .