
Travis Hunter, Jayden Daniels, Marvin Harrison Jr. Headline 2023 AP All-America Team
Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels, Ohio State superstar wideout Marvin Harrison Jr. and Colorado two-way phenom Travis Hunter highlighted the Associated Press All-America team announced on Monday.
Here are the full first-team selections:
Offense
QB: Jayden Daniels, LSU
RB: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State; Cody Schrader, Missouri
OT: Joe Alt, Notre Dame; Olu Fashanu, Penn State
OG: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State; Zak Zinter, Michigan
C: Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia
WR: Malik Nabers, LSU; Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State; Rome Odunze, Washington
All-purpose: Travis Hunter, Colorado
K: Graham Nicholson, Miami (Ohio)
Defense
EDGE: Laiatu Latu, UCLA; Jalen Green, James Madison
DT: T'Vondre Sweat, Texas; Jer'Zahn Newton, Illinois
LB: Payton Wilson, North Carolina State; Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M; Dallas Turner, Alabama
CB: Cooper DeJean, Iowa; Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
S: Malaki Starks, Georgia; Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
DB: Terrion Arnold, Alabama
P: Tory Taylor, Iowa
Notable names from the second team included Washington quarterback and Heisman finalist Michael Penix Jr. and Oregon wideout Troy Franklin, while Ducks quarterback and Heisman finalist Bo Nix and Michigan running back Blake Corum highlighted the third team.
Alabama, headed to the College Football Playoff to face Michigan, led all teams with three first-team selections and six All-America selections in total. Seven players in either their fifth or sixth year of eligibility across college football were represented on the list, including Daniels.
It wasn't a surprise to see him and his favorite target from this past season, Nabers, appear together on the first team.
Daniels threw for 3,812 yards, 40 touchdowns and four interceptions while completing 72.2 percent of his passes and also rushing for 1,134 yards and another 10 scores. Nabers caught 86 passes for 1,546 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Rounding out the team's top-ranked scoring offense (46.4 PPG) and fourth-ranked passing attack (334.3 YPG) was wideout Brian Thomas Jr., who caught 60 catches for 1,079 yards and 15 scores this year and was selected to the third team.
Harrison Jr. was also an obvious selection after posting 67 passes for 1,211 yards and 14 scores. He was a Heisman finalist himself and won the 2023 Biletnikoff Award—given to the nation's top receiver—by just one vote over Nabers, which wasn't a popular choice with the LSU star:
And then there's the incredibly unique Hunter, who was one of the most talented wideouts and cornerbacks in college football in 2023. He caught 57 passes for 721 yards and five scores on offense while recording 31 tackles, five passes defensed and three interceptions on defense, leading the way for Deion Sanders' much-hyped (but ultimately somewhat disappointing) first season in Boulder.
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