Kent State's Dri Archer named AP All-American

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Kent State kick returner Dri Archer was voted to the third-team of the AP All-American team.

Archer had 16 kick returns in 2012 for 573 yards and three touchdowns. The junior also rushed for 1,352 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Here is the complete list of AP All-Americans. You can also compare it to the CBSSports.com All-America Team.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB -- Johnny Manziel , Texas A&M
RB -- Montee Ball, Wisconsin
RB -- Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona
WR -- Marqise Lee, USC
WR -- Terrance Williams, Baylor
TE -- Zach Ertz, Stanford
OT -- Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
OT -- Taylor Lewan, Michigan
OG -- Chance Warmack, Alabama
OG -- Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
C -- Barrett Jones, Alabama

DE -- Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
DE -- Bjoern Werner, Florida State
DT -- Star Lotulelei, Utah
DT -- Will Sutton, Arizona State
LB -- Manti Te'o, Notre Dame
LB -- Jarvis Jones, Georgia
LB -- C.J. Mosley, Alabama
CB -- Dee Milliner, Alabama
CB -- Jordan Poyer, Oregon State
S -- Phillip Thomas, Fresno State
S -- Matt Elam, Florida

K -- Cairo Santos, Tulane
P -- Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech
All-Purpose -- Tavon Austin, West Virginia

QB -- Collin Klein, Kansas State
RB -- Kenjon Barner, Oregon
RB -- Johnathan Franklin, UCLA
WR -- Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
WR -- Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech
TE -- Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
OT -- D.J. Fluker, Alabama
OT -- David Yankey, Stanford
OG -- Spencer Long, Nebraska
OG -- Cyril Richardson, Baylor
C -- Dalton Freeman, Clemson

DE -- Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
DE -- Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame
DT -- Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
DT -- Kawann Short, Purdue
LB -- Kevin Minter, LSU
LB -- Anthony Barr, UCLA
LB -- Arthur Brown, Kansas State
CB -- Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
CB -- Bradley Roby, Ohio State
S -- Eric Reid, LSU
S -- Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma

K -- Dustin Hopkins, Florida State
P -- Riley Stephenson, BYU
All-Purpose -- Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois

QB -- A.J. McCarron, Alabama
RB -- Stefphon Jefferson, Nevada
RB -- Giovani Bernard, North Carolina
WR -- DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson
WR -- Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas
TE -- Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
OT -- Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
OT -- Eric Fisher, Central Michigan
OG -- Larry Warford, Kentucky
OG -- Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA
C -- Braxston Cave, Notre Dame

DE -- John Simon, Ohio State
DE -- Sam Montgomery, LSU
DT -- Shariff Floyd, Florida
DT -- Chris Jones, Bowling Green
LB -- Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
LB -- Trent Murphy, Stanford
LB -- Kyle Van Noy, BYU
CB -- Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon
CB -- Jason Verrett, TCU
S -- Ed Reynolds, Stanford
S -- Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State

K -- Caleb Sturgis, Florida
P -- Kyle Christy, Florida
All-Purpose -- Dri Archer, Kent State

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