▁( AP ) ▁selected ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁votes ▁of ▁sports ▁writers ▁at ▁AP ▁newsp apers ; ▁( 3 ) ▁the ▁Football ▁Writ ers ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( F W AA ) ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁football ▁writers ; ▁( 4 ) ▁the ▁United ▁Press ▁International ▁( U PI ); ▁and ▁( 5 ) ▁the ▁Walter ▁Camp ▁Football ▁Foundation ▁( W C ). ▁Other ▁select ors ▁included ▁Football ▁News ▁( F N ), ▁G ann ett ▁News ▁Service , ▁the ▁New sp aper ▁Enter prise ▁Association ▁( NE A ), ▁and ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁News ▁( TS N ). ▁ ▁Cons ensus ▁All - Amer icans ▁The ▁following ▁charts ▁identify ▁the ▁NCAA - recogn ized ▁cons ensus ▁All - Amer icans ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁displays ▁which ▁first - team ▁design ations ▁they ▁received . ▁ ▁Off ense ▁ ▁Def ense ▁ ▁Special ▁teams ▁ ▁Off ense ▁ ▁Rece ivers ▁▁▁ ▁Ir ving ▁F ry ar , ▁Neb r aska ▁( AF CA , ▁AP - 1 , ▁F W AA , ▁U PI - 1 , ▁W C , ▁G NS - 1 , ▁NE A - 1 , ▁T SN ) ▁ ▁Ger ald ▁Mc Ne il , ▁Bay lor ▁( AF CA , ▁AP - 1 ) ▁ ▁Ken ny ▁Jackson , ▁P enn ▁State ▁( AP - 2 , ▁NE A - 1 ) ▁ ▁Eric ▁Martin , ▁L SU ▁( G NS - 2 , ▁T SN ) ▁ ▁Jerry ▁R ice