Derrick Henry, Deshaun Watson Headline 2015 AP All-America Team

Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry and fellow finalists Deshaun Watson and Christian McCaffrey headline the 2015 Associated Press All-America Team, which the AP announced Sunday. 

Henry—who captured Heisman, Doak Walker and Maxwell honors—established himself as the nation's top running back while leading all FBS players with 339 carries for an SEC single-season record 1,986 yards and a nation-high 23 touchdowns. 

McCaffrey joined the All-America party as the nation's most dominant all-purpose player. During his Heisman-caliber campaign, McCaffrey shattered Barry Sanders' NCAA single-season all-purpose yardage record.

Watson, meanwhile, was the only player in the nation to throw for at least 3,500 yards and rush for 800. He finished Clemson's undefeated regular season with 41 total touchdowns. 

Beyond Henry, Alabama added two first-team All-America selections in linebacker Reggie Ragland and defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson.

Ragland and Robinson set the tone for a Crimson Tide defense that finished the regular season allowing an FBS-low 74 rushing yards per game. Alabama also allowed an SEC-best 14.4 points per game, which ranked No. 3 among FBS schools behind Wisconsin and Ohio State. 

Baylor joined Alabama with three first-team selections, led by standout wide receiver Corey Coleman. The junior racked up a career-high 1,363 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns en route to the Biletnikoff Award.

"He’s a real leader in our program and a warrior on the field," Baylor head coach Art Briles said, according to the Star-Telegram's Jimmy Burch. "He’s a confident guy and a playmaker. He’s certainly a guy that deserves the attention he gets by the way he’s played on the field."

More impressive is that Coleman tallied his 20 scores in eight games before getting shut out of the end zone in Baylor's final four games as the Bears battled instability under center. Fellow Big 12 standout Josh Doctson of TCU joined Coleman on the first-team receiving corps after notching 79 catches for 1,327 yards and 14 touchdowns. 

Baylor's other two selections come up front, with offensive tackle Spencer Drango and defensive tackle Andrew Billings earning spots on the celebrated list. 

All told, the list was largely comprised of juniors and seniors. The only other true sophomore selection beyond McCaffrey and Watson was LSU running back Leonard Fournette. 

And as Bleacher Report's Barrett Sallee noted, Fournette and McCaffrey are the most notable members of a stellar up-and-coming class of running backs:

After Fournette rushed for 1,741 yards and 18 touchdowns during his second season in Baton Rouge, he should have no problem wiggling his way onto the first team in consecutive seasons when he returns to the Tigers as a junior.