Georgia Tech senior guard Shaquille Mason and Georgia freshman safety Dominick Sanders were chosen for the Associated Press All-Bowl team.
Mason was the key lineman for the Yellow Jackets as they rushed for an Orange Bowl-record 452 yards in a 49-34 victory against Mississippi State on Dec. 31.
Sanders picked off two passes, returning one of them 40 yards, in the Bulldogs’ 37-14 win over Louisville in the Belk Bowl on Dec. 30.
Georgia defensive back Dominick Sanders (24) rushes for yardage following his interception of a Louisville pass meant for wide receiver DeVante Parker (9) during second quarter action in the Belk Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The Bulldogs won 37-14. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/TNS)
Mason started all 14 of Tech’s games at right guard. He was the Jackets’ top lineman on an offense that rushed for a school-record 4,789 rushing yards.
Sanders started all 13 of Georgia’s games, finishing the season with 34 tackles and three interceptions. He scored on a 54-yard fumble return against Arkansas.
The AP All-Bowl Team:
OFFENSE
QB – Marcus Mariota, Oregon
RB – Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
RB – Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin
RB – Kareem Hunt, Toledo
WR – Titus Davis, Central Michigan
WR – Deontay Greenberry, Houston
WR – Tommy Shuler, Marshall
OT – Taylor Decker, Ohio State
OT – Jacob Gilliam, Tennessee
C – Jack Allen, Michigan State
OG – Kyle Costigan, Wisconsin
OG – Shaquille Mason, Georgia Tech
DEFENSE
DE – Houston Bates, Louisiana Tech
DE – Markus Golden, Missouri
DT – Chucky Hunter, TCU
DT – Grady Jarrett, Clemson
LB – Darron Lee, Ohio State
LB – Jordan Pierce, Air Force
LB – Martrell Spaight, Arkansas
CB – Troy Hill, Oregon
CB – Brian Poole, Florida
S – Dominick Sanders, Georgia
S – Lorenzo Waters, Rutgers
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Sam Ficken, Penn State
P – J.K. Scott, Alabama
AP – Leonard Fournette, LSU
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