Kelvin Banks named FWAA Freshman All-American
Texas true freshman Kelvin Banks Jr. garnered a spot in the Football Writers Association of America’s Freshman All-American team, as announced Thursday by the prestigious organization.
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The award followed recognition for Banks for spots on the Freshman All-American by The Athletic and ESPN’s True Freshman All-America team. Banks was also a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award and earned second-team All-Big 12 mention by both the conference’s coaches and the Associated Press.
Banks, who is from Humble, also earned Big 12 honorable mention for both Offensive Lineman of the Year and Offensive Freshman of the Year.
Banks started all 13 games for the Longhorns in their 8-5 campaign that ended in the Valero Alamo Bowl. He was a cornerstone for the Texas offense that averaged 34.5 points and 429.5 yards per game, ranking 17th and 23rd, respectively, among Power 5 teams.
Banks is the most recent of 15 Texas players named to the FWAA Freshman All-American honor roll and the first since Xavier Worthy in 2021.
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Other Longhorns recognized by the FWAA as Freshman All-Americans were:
2021: WR Xavier Worthy
2018: DB Caden Sterns
2016: OL Zach Shackelford
2015: LB Malik Jefferson; OL Connor Williams
2011: DB Quandre Diggs
2008: S Earl Thomas
2006: QB Colt McCoy
2005: DL Brian Orakpo
2004: DL Frank Okam
2003: OL Justin Blalock
2002: DL Rodrique Wright
2001: LB Derrick Johnson; K Dusty Mangum
The complete 2022 FWAA Freshman All-America Team:
OFFENSE
QB Drake Maye, North Carolina (6-4, 220, Huntersville, N.C.)
• RB Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss (5-11, 210, Pike Road, Ala.)
• RB Richard Reese, Baylor (5-9, 175, Bellville, Texas)
WR Jared Brown, Coastal Carolina (6-0, 185, Lilburn, Ga.)
• WR Evan Stewart, Texas A&M (5-11, 170, Frisco, Texas)
WR J. Michael Sturdivant, Cal (6-3, 205, Highland Village, Texas)
TE Brady Hunt, Ball State (6-6, 245, Muncie, Ind.)
• OL Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas (6-4, 320, Humble, Texas)
• OL Will Campbell, LSU (6-6, 325, Monroe, La.)
• OL Blake Miller, Clemson (6-6, 315, Strongsville, Ohio)
OL Mason Randolph, Boise State (6-4, 320, Yorba Linda, Calif.)
OL Roger Rosengarten, Washington (6-6, 303, Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
• OL Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona (6-5, 330, Tafuna, American Samoa)
DEFENSE
DL Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati (6-2, 320, Cincinnati, Ohio)
• DL Gabe Jacas, Illinois (6-3, 265, Port St. Lucie, Fla.)
• DL Deone Walker, Kentucky (6-6, 330, Detroit, Mich.)
• DL Mykel Williams, Georgia (6-5, 265, Columbus, Ga.)
• LB Jaishawn Barham, Maryland (6-3, 230, District Heights, Md.)
• LB Abdul Carter, Penn State (6-3, 233, Philadelphia, Pa.)
LB Trey Moore, UTSA (6-3, 230, San Antonio, Texas)
• LB Harold Perkins Jr., LSU (6-2, 220, New Orleans, La.)
DB Terrion Arnold, Alabama (6-0, 188, Tallahassee, Fla.)
DB Kendal Daniels, Oklahoma State (6-4, 205, Beggs, Okla.)
• DB Mansoor Delane, Virginia Tech (6-1, 177, Silver Spring, Md.)
DB Demetrius Hill, FIU (6-2, 190, Miami, Fla.)
• DB Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame (6-0, 179, Phoenix, Ariz.)
• DB Malaki Starks, Georgia (6-1, 205, Jefferson, Ga.)
SPECIALISTS
• K Dominic Zvada, Arkansas State (6-2, 155, Chandler, Ariz.)
• P Anthony Venneri, Buffalo (6-0, 225, Hamilton, Ontario)
• KR Jaylin Lucas, Indiana (5-9, 185, Houma, La.)
• PR Zavion Thomas, Mississippi State (5-11, 190, Woodmere, La.)
• AP Nicholas Singleton, Penn State (6-0, 219, Shillington, Pa.)
• Denotes true freshman
