Desmond Howard of Michigan, freshman Marshall Faulk...

Desmond Howard of Michigan, freshman Marshall Faulk of San Diego State and all-time passing leader Ty Detmer of Brigham Young were named to the Associated Press All-American team.

Joining Detmer and Faulk in the backfield were Vaughn Dunbar of Indiana and all-purpose back Ryan Benjamin of Pacific. Mario Bailey of Washington is the other wide receiver, and Kelly Blackwell of Texas Christian is the tight end.

Other offensive selections were center Jay Leeuwenburg of Colorado, guards Jerry Ostroski of Tulsa and Jeb Flesch of Clemson, tackles Greg Skrepenak of Michigan and Bob Whitfield of Stanford and kicker Carlos Huerta of Miami.

The defense is led Lombardi Award winner Steve Emtman of Washington. He is joined by linemen Santana Dotson of Baylor, Brad Culpepper of Florida and Leroy Smith of Iowa.

Rounding out the team were linebackers Robert Jones of East Carolina, Marvin Jones of Florida State and Joe Bowden of Oklahoma, defensive backs Kevin Smith of Texas A&M;, Terrell Buckley of Florida State, Darryl Williams of Miami and Dale Carter of Tennessee and punter Mark Bounds of Texas Tech.