Daniels, Nabers, Thomas named to AP All-America Teams

LSU’s historic offensive season resulted in a Heisman trophy, several honors, and now has three players on the AP All-America teams. Jayden Daniels and Malik Nabers were named to the first team, while Brian Thomas Jr. made the third team.

LSU ended the regular season 9-3 overall with the No. 1 offense in America.

The AP All-America team was selected by a panel of 18 college Top 25 poll voters.

FIRST TEAM (OFFENSE)

QB — Jayden Daniels, fifth-year, LSU.
RB — Ollie Gordon II, second-year, Oklahoma State; Cody Schrader, sixth-year, Missouri.
OT — Joe Alt, third-year, Notre Dame; Olu Fashanu, fourth-year, Penn State.
OG — Cooper Beebe, fifth-year, Kansas State; Zak Zinter, fourth-year, Michigan.
C — Jackson Powers-Johnson, third-year, Oregon.
TE — Brock Bowers, third-year, Georgia.
WR — Malik Nabers, third-year, LSU; Marvin Harrison Jr., third-year, Ohio State; Rome Odunze, fourth-year, Washington.
AP — Travis Hunter, second-year, Colorado.
PK — Graham Nicholson, third-year, Miami (Ohio).

FIRST TEAM (DEFENSE)

EDGE — Laiatu Latu, fifth-year, UCLA; Jalen Green, fifth-year, James Madison.
IL — T’Vondre Sweat, fifth-year, Texas; Jer’Zahn Newton, fourth-year, Illinois.
LB — Payton Wilson, sixth-year, North Carolina State; Edgerrin Cooper, fourth-year, Texas A&M; Dallas Turner, third-year, Alabama.
CB — Cooper DeJean, third-year, Iowa; Kool-Aid McKinstry, third-year, Alabama.
S — Malaki Starks, second-year, Georgia; Xavier Watts, fourth-year, Notre Dame.
DB — Terrion Arnold, third-year, Alabama.
P — Tory Taylor, fourth-year, Iowa.

SECOND TEAM (OFFENSE)

QB — Michael Penix Jr., sixth-year, Washington.
RB — Audric Estime, third-year, Notre Dame; Omarion Hampton, second-year, North Carolina.
OT — Taliese Fuaga, fourth-year, Oregon State; JC Latham, third-year, Alabama.
OG — Tate Ratledge, fourth-year, Georgia; Clay Webb, fifth-year, Jacksonville State.
C — Sedrick Van Pran, fourth-year, Georgia.
TE — Dallin Holker, fifth-year, Colorado State.
WR — Troy Franklin, third-year, Oregon; Malik Washington, fifth-year, Virginia; Luther Burden III, second-year, Missouri.
AP — Ashton Jeanty, second-year, Boise State.
PK — Jose Pizano, third-year, UNLV.

SECOND TEAM (DEFENSE)

EDGE — Jonah Elliss, third-year, Utah; Jared Verse, fourth-year, Florida State.
IL — Byron Murphy II, third-year, Texas; Howard Cross III, fifth-year, Notre Dame.
LB — Jeremiah Trotter Jr., third-year, Clemson; Jason Henderson, third-year, Old Dominion; Jay Higgins, fourth-year, Iowa.
CB — Quinyon Mitchell, fourth-year, Toledo; Beanie Bishop Jr., sixth-year, West Virginia.
S — Tyler Nubin, fifth-year, Minnesota; Caleb Downs, first-year, Alabama.
DB — Kris Abrams-Draine, fourth-year, Missouri.
P — Matthew Hayball, sixth-year, Vanderbilt.

THIRD TEAM (OFFENSE)

QB — Bo Nix, fifth-year, Oregon.
RB — Blake Corum, fourth-year, Michigan; Kimani Vidal, fourth-year, Troy.
OT — Javon Foster, sixth-year, Missouri; Troy Fautanu, fifth-year, Washington.
OG — Christian Haynes, sixth-year, UConn; Luke Kandra, fourth-year, Cincinnati.
C — Zach Frazier, fourth-year, West Virginia.
TE — Ben Sinnott, fourth-year, Kansas State.
WR — Ricky White, fourth-year, UNLV; Brian Thomas Jr., third-year, LSU; Tetairoa McMillan, second-year, Arizona.
AP — Xavier Worthy, third-year, Texas.
PK — Will Reichard, fifth-year, Alabama.

THIRD TEAM (DEFENSE)

EDGE — Chop Robinson, third-year, Penn State; Bralen Trice, fifth-year, Washington.
IL — Kris Jenkins, fourth-year, Michigan; Braden Fiske, sixth-year, Florida State.
LB — Nathaniel Watson, sixth-year, Mississippi State; Edefuan Ulofoshio, sixth-year, Washington; Danny Stutsman, third-year, Oklahoma.
CB — Ricardo Hallman, third-year, Wisconsin; T.J. Tampa, fourth-year, Iowa State.
S — Trey Taylor, fifth-year, Air Force; Dillon Thieneman, first-year, Purdue.
DB — Sebastian Castro, fifth-year, Iowa.
P — James Ferguson-Reynolds, second-year, Boise State.

*LSU Press release