Picking from the College Football Playoff talent pool of participating teams, how would you form a national championship all-star team?

OFFENSE

QB — Marcus Mariota, Oregon — The runaway Heisman winner rarely turns it over and has tallied 52 total touchdowns as a junior. He has thrown 101 touchdown passes and only 12 interceptions during a brilliant three-year college career. If winning the bronze statue wasn’t enough, Mariota also took home the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, Davey O’Brien Award and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.

RB — Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State — This 225-pound sophomore rushed for 1,402 yards in his first season as the Buckeyes’ primary ballcarrier.

RB — Royce Freeman, Oregon

WR — Amari Cooper, Alabama — The Biletnikoff recipient and school record-breaker this season for the Crimson Tide hauled in 115 passes for 1,656 yards and 14 touchdowns. He finished third in Heisman voting behind Mariota and Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon.

WR — Rashad Greene, Florida State

TE — Nick O’Leary, Florida State — The grandson of golf great Jack Nicklaus, O’Leary won the Mackey Award this season after recording 47 catches for 614 yards and seven touchdowns.

OL — Cameron Erving, Florida State

OL — Pat Elflein, Ohio State

OL — Hroniss Grasu, Oregon — The Rimington finalist hasn’t played since injuring his leg against Utah on Nov. 8, but the Ducks expect Grasu back for the semifinal battle with Florida State.

OL — Tre’ Jackson, Florida State

OL — Arie Kouandjio, Alabama

DEFENSE

DL — Joey Bosa, Ohio State — The Bednarik Award winner as a sophomore, Bosa posted 13.5 sacks and 20 tackles for losses this season.

DL — Eddie Goldman, Florida State

DL — A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama

DL — DeForest Buckner Jr., Oregon — A key contributor at end in the Ducks’ 3-4 scheme, Buckner recorded 12 tackles for loss and earned second-team all-league honors.

LB — Joshua Perry, Ohio State

LB — Reggie Ragland, Alabama

LB — Derrick Malone Jr., Oregon

CB — Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon — One of college football’s premiere players in coverage, Ekpre-Olomu’s a first-team All-American and widely-considered an early NFL pick.

CB — P.J. Williams, Florida State

S — Landon Collins, Alabama

S — Jalen Ramsey, Florida State

SPECIALISTS

K — Roberto Aguayo, Florida State

P — JK Scott, Alabama

ATH — Christion Jones, Alabama