2023 College Football All-America Team

The 2023 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp.^[1]^[2]^[3] The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled, in the 1950, the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide.^[4] Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and NJCAA athletes, including all NCAA championship sports.

The 2023 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), Sporting News (TSN, from its historic name of The Sporting News), Sports Illustrated (SI), The Athletic (Athletic), USA Today (USAT), ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, and Fox Sports (FOX).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.^[5]

The following players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2023. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*).

2023 Consensus All-Americans^[6]
Name	Position	Year	School
Jayden Daniels	Quarterback	Senior	LSU
Ollie Gordon II*	Running back	Sophomore	Oklahoma State
Cody Schrader	Running back	Senior	Missouri
Marvin Harrison Jr.*	Wide receiver	Junior	Ohio State
Malik Nabers*			LSU
Rome Odunze			Washington
Brock Bowers*	Tight end		Georgia
Joe Alt*	Offensive line		Notre Dame
Olu Fashanu			Penn State
Cooper Beebe*		Senior	Kansas State
Zak Zinter*		Senior	Michigan
Jackson Powers-Johnson*	Center	Junior	Oregon
Jonah Elliss	Defensive line	Junior	Utah
Johnny Newton		Junior	Illinois
Laiatu Latu*		Senior	UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat*		Senior	Texas
Edgerrin Cooper	Linebacker	Junior	Texas A&M
Dallas Turner		Junior	Alabama
Payton Wilson*		Senior	NC State
Cooper DeJean*	Defensive back	Junior	Iowa
Malaki Starks		Sophomore	Georgia
Xavier Watts*		Junior	Notre Dame
Graham Nicholson	Kicker	Junior	Miami (OH)
Tory Taylor*	Punter	Senior	Iowa
Travis Hunter	All-Purpose/Return Specialist	Sophomore	Colorado

Offense

Quarterback

Jayden Daniels, LSU (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, PFF, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
Michael Penix Jr., Washington (WCFF)

Running back

Blake Corum, Michigan (AFCA)
Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
Omarion Hampton, North Carolina (WCFF)
Cody Schrader, Missouri (AP, TSN, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)

Wide receiver

Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, Athlon Sports, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
Malik Nabers, LSU (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, Athlon Sports, The Athletic, USAT, SI, PFF, FOX, Phil Steele)
Rome Odunze, Washington (AP, FWAA, TSN, Athlon Sports, CBS, The Athletic, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)

Tight end

Brock Bowers, Georgia (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, PFF, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)

Offensive line

Joe Alt, Notre Dame (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
Cooper Beebe, Kansas State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
Olu Fashanu, Penn State (AP, AFCA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, Athlon Sports, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX)
Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State (FWAA, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, Phil Steele)
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, Georgia (ESPN, SI)
Zak Zinter, Michigan (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, Athlon Sports, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)

Center

Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, Athlon Sports, The Athletic, USAT, FOX, Phil Steele)

Defense

Defensive line

Jonah Elliss, Utah (FWAA, TSN, WCFF, FOX, Phil Steele)
Jalen Green, James Madison (AP, WCFF, Athlon Sports, The Athletic, USAT, SI)
Laiatu Latu, UCLA (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
Johnny Newton, Illinois (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
T'Vondre Sweat, Texas (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
Jared Verse, Florida State (FWAA)

Linebacker

Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M (AP, AFCA, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, PFF, FOX, Phil Steele)
Jason Henderson, Old Dominion (TSN, WCFF, Athlon Sports)
Jay Higgins, Iowa (FWAA, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
Dallas Turner, Alabama (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, Phil Steele)
Payton Wilson, NC State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, PFF, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson (ESPN, SI)

Defensive back

Terrion Arnold, Alabama (AP, ESPN)
Beanie Bishop, West Virginia (FWAA, WCFF, Phil Steele)
Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma (CBS)
Cooper DeJean, Iowa (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, Athlon Sports, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, FOX, Phil Steele)
Will Johnson, Michigan (SI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama (AP, TSN, CBS, Athlon Sports, PFF, USAT, Phil Steele, SI)
Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo (The Athletic)
Tyler Nubin, Minnesota (TSN, PFF, Athlon Sports, The Athletic, FOX)
Mike Sainristil, Michigan (TSN, ESPN, FOX)
Malaki Starks, Georgia (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, USAT, SI, Phil Steele)
Trey Taylor, Air Force (AFCA)
Xavier Watts, Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri (Athlon Sports)
Caleb Downs, Alabama (PFF)

Special teams

Kicker

Graham Nicholson, Miami (OH) (AP, AFCA, TSN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, Athlon Sports, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX)
Jose Pizano, UNLV (FWAA, Phil Steele)
Joshua Karty, Stanford (PFF)

Punter

Tory Taylor, Iowa (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele)
James Burnip, Alabama (PFF)

All-purpose / return specialist

Zachariah Branch, USC (TSN, Athlon Sports, ESPN, USAT)
Jayden Harrison, Marshall (FWAA, WCFF, Athlon Sports, CBS, FOX, Phil Steele)
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State (ESPN, USAT)
Ismail Mahdi, Texas State (CBS)
Xavier Worthy, Texas (CBS, The Athletic, FOX)
Cooper DeJean, Iowa (SI)
Travis Hunter, Colorado (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, SI, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele)
LaJohntay Wester, Florida Atlantic (FWAA, Phil Steele)
Sione Vaki, Utah (FOX)
Barion Brown, Kentucky (TSN)

Long snapper

James Rosenberry Jr., FSU (AFCA)
Joe Shimko, NC State (Phil Steele)

Footnotes

^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
^ Martin, John Stuart (October 1961). "Walter Camp and His Gridiron Game". American Heritage. Vol. 12, no. 6. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ Newsome, Ron. "Amos Alonzo Stagg: Just Who Was This Guy, Anyway?". CBS Interactive/NCAA.org. Retrieved December 6, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Football Award Winners". NCAA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ Skiver, Kevin (December 14, 2023). "2023 consensus All-America team: Marvin Harrison Jr., Zak Zinter lead Big Ten selections". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

References

[1] The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.

[2] Martin, John Stuart (October 1961). "Walter Camp and His Gridiron Game". American Heritage. Vol. 12, no. 6. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[3] Newsome, Ron. "Amos Alonzo Stagg: Just Who Was This Guy, Anyway?". CBS Interactive/NCAA.org. Retrieved December 6, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}

[4] "Football Award Winners". NCAA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[5] "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[6] Skiver, Kevin (December 14, 2023). "2023 consensus All-America team: Marvin Harrison Jr., Zak Zinter lead Big Ten selections". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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v t e 2023 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Jayden Daniels RB Ollie Gordon II RB Cody Schrader WR Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Malik Nabers WR Rome Odunze TE Brock Bowers C Jackson Powers-Johnson OT Joe Alt OT Olu Fashanu OG Cooper Beebe OG Zak Zinter
Defense	DE Jonah Elliss DE Laiatu Latu DT Johnny Newton DT T'Vondre Sweat LB Payton Wilson LB Dallas Turner LB Edgerrin Cooper CB Cooper DeJean FS Malaki Starks SS Xavier Watts
Special teams	K Graham Nicholson P Tory Taylor AP Travis Hunter

v t e 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season
Conference seasons	American ACC Big 12 Big Ten CUSA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt
Inter-conference	Bowl games Rankings
All-Americans	2023 College Football All-America Team