BATON ROUGE – LSU redshirt freshman cornerback Andraez “Greedy” Williams has been named third team All-America by the Associated Press, the organization announced on Monday.
One of two freshmen to be named to any AP team, Williams leads the Southeastern Conference in passes defended with 15 and interceptions with five.
Williams was named second team All-SEC by the league’s coaches as well as the AP. The Shreveport, Louisiana native was also named to the All-SEC freshman team by the league’s coaches.
As a unit, LSU’s defense currently ranks No. 3 in the SEC in rushing yards allowed (126.4), No. 4 in points allowed (18.8) and total defense (311.7).
Williams and the Tigers close out the 2017 season against 14th-ranked Notre Dame in the Citrus Bowl on January 1 in Orlando.
The Associated Press All-America teams.
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB: Baker Mayfield, senior, Oklahoma
RB: Bryce Love, junior, Stanford
RB: Rashaad Penny, senior, San Diego State
OT: Orlando Brown, junior, Oklahoma
OT: Mike McGlinchey, senior, Notre Dame
OG: Quenton Nelson, senior, Notre Dame
OG: Braden Smith, senior, Auburn
C: Billy Price, senior, Ohio State
TE: Mark Andrews, junior, Oklahoma
WR: James Washington, senior, Oklahoma State
WR: Anthony Miller, senior, Memphis
AP: Saquon Barkley, junior, Penn State
PK: Matt Gay, junior, Utah
DEFENSE
DE: Bradley Chubb, senior, North Carolina State
DE: Clelin Ferrell, sophomore, Clemson
DT: Hercules Mata’afa, junior, Washington State
DT: Maurice Hurst, senior, Michigan
LB: Roquan Smith, junior, Georgia
LB: Josey Jewell, senior, Iowa
LB: T.J. Edwards, junior, Wisconsin
CB: Josh Jackson, junior, Iowa
CB: Denzel Ward, junior, Ohio State
S: Minkah Fitzpatrick, junior, Alabama
S: DeShon Elliott, junior, Texas
P: Michael Dickson, junior, Texas
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB: Lamar Jackson, junior, Louisville
RB: Jonathan Taylor, freshman, Wisconsin
RB: Kerryon Johnson, junior, Auburn
OT: Mitch Hyatt, junior, Clemson
OT: Isaiah Wynn, senior, Georgia
OG: Cody O’Connell, senior, Washington State
OG: Will Hernandez, senior, UTEP
C: Bradley Bozeman, senior, Alabama
TE: Troy Fumagalli, senior, Wisconsin
WR: David Sills V, junior, West Virginia
WR: Michael Gallup, senior, Colorado State
AP: Dante Pettis, senior, Washington
PK: Daniel Carlson, senior, Auburn
DEFENSE
DE: Sutton Smith, sophomore, Northern Illinois
DE: Nick Bosa, sophomore, Ohio State
DT: Ed Oliver, sophomore, Houston
DT: Christian Wilkins, junior, Clemson
LB: Malik Jefferson, junior, Texas
LB: Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, senior, Oklahoma
LB: Dorian O’Daniel, senior, Clemson
CB: Jalen Davis, senior, Utah State
CB: Carlton Davis, junior, Auburn
S: Derwin James, junior, Florida State
S: Justin Reid, junior, Stanford
P: Johnny Townsend, senior, Florida
THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
QB: Mason Rudolph, senior, Oklahoma State
RB: Ronald Jones II, junior, Southern California
RB: Devin Singletary, sophomore, Florida Atlantic
OT: David Edwards, sophomore, Wisconsin
OT: Jonah Williams, sophomore, Alabama
OG: Beau Benzschawel, junior, Wisconsin
OG: Tyrone Crowder, senior, Clemson
C: Frank Ragnow, senior, Arkansas
TE: Jaylen Samuels, senior, North Carolina State
WR: Steve Ishmael, senior, Syracuse
WR: A.J. Brown, sophomore, Mississippi
AP: D.J. Reed, junior, Kansas State
PK: Eddy Piniero, junior, Florida
DEFENSE
DE: Austin Bryant, junior, Clemson
DE: Mat Boesen, senior, TCU
DT: Vita Vea, junior, Washington
DT: Harrison Phillips, senior, Stanford
LB: Micah Kiser, senior, Virginia
LB: Tremaine Edmunds, junior, Virginia Tech
LB: Devin Bush, sophomore, Michigan
CB: Andraez Williams, redshirt freshman, LSU
CB: Jack Jones, sophomore, Southern California
S: Armani Watts, senior, Texas A&M
S: Quin Blanding, senior, Virginia
P: Mitch Wisnowsky, junior, Utah
Voters: Bob Asmussen, Champaign (Illinois) News-Gazette; Kirk Bohls, Austin (Texas) American-Statesman; Matt Brown, Sports on Earth; Pat Caputo, The Oakland (Michigan) Press; Chuck Carlton, Dallas Morning News; Robert Cessna, Bryan-College Station (Texas) Eagle; Rece Davis, ESPN; Pat Dooley, Gainesville (Florida) Sun; Dave Foster, Fox 17 WZTV, Nashville, Tennessee; Scott Hamilton, WCOG-AM, Greensboro, North Carolina; Eric Hansen, The South Bend (Indiana) Tribune; Brian Howell, Buffszone.com, Boulder, Colorado; Rob Long, WJZ-FM The Fan, Baltimore; Tony Parks, 1280 AM/97.5 FM KZNS, Salt Lake City; Soren Petro, 810 WHB, Kansas City, Missouri; Keith Sargeant, NJ.com/Star Ledger, Newark, New Jersey; Jon Wilner, San Jose (California) Mercury News.