Mizzou Has Record 3 Players Land FWAA All-American Honors
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The 2023 Football Writers Association of America All-America Team was named Monday morning, and Missouri football had three players honored in the same season for the first time.
Missouri has three players on the second team – offensive lineman Javon Foster, who was blocking for running back Cody Schrader. Defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine also made second team.
Schrader was the Tigers’ first selection at running back since 1965 (Johnny Roland).
Michigan, the top seed in the College Football Playoff, and Washington, seeded second, each had three members on the first team to tie for the national lead along with Georgia, Iowa, Missouri and Notre Dame – together those six schools make up one-third of the 54-man teams.
The FWAA is one of five services the NCAA uses to determine consensus and unanimous status for All-Americans, along with the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation and The Sporting News.
The Walter Camp was released Friday, and didn't include any Mizzou players as first-team selections, with Schrader and Abrams-Draine second-team picks. A Missouri player will essentially have to almost sweep the final three services to be a consensus first-team selection.
FWAA FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB Jayden Daniels, LSU, 6-4, 210, Sr., San Bernardino, Calif.
RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State, 6-1, 211, So., Fort Worth, Texas
WR Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State, 6-4, 205, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.
WR Malik Nabers, LSU, 6-0, 200, Jr., Youngsville, La.
WR Rome Odunze, Washington, 6-3, 215, Jr., Las Vegas, Nev.
TE Brock Bowers, Georgia, 6-4, 240, Jr., Napa, Calif.
OL Joe Alt, Notre Dame, 6-8, 322, Jr., North Oaks, Minn.
OL Cooper Beebe, Kansas State, 6-4, 335, Sr., Kansas City, Kan.
OL Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State, 6-6, 334, Jr., Tacoma, Wash.
OL Zak Zinter, Michigan, 6-6, 322, Sr., North Andover, Mass.
C Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon, 6-3, 320, Jr., Draper, Utah
FWAA FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DE Jonah Elliss, Utah, 6-2, 246, Jr., Moscow, Idaho
DE Laiatu Latu, UCLA, 6-5, 265, Sr., Sacramento, Calif.
DT Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois, 6-2, 295, Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla.
DT T’Vondre Sweat, Texas, 6-4, 362, Sr., Huntsville, Texas
LB Jay Higgins, Iowa, 6-2, 233, Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.
LB Dallas Turner, Alabama, 6-4, 252, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
LB Payton Wilson, N.C. State, 6-4, 238, Gr., Hillsborough, N.C.
DB Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia, 5-10, 181, Sr., Louisville, Ky.
DB Cooper DeJean, Iowa, 6-1, 207, Jr., Odebolt, Iowa
DB Malaki Starks, Georgia, 6-1, 205, So., Jefferson, Ga.
DB Xavier Watts, Notre Dame, 5-11, 204, Sr., Omaha, Neb.
FWAA FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Jose Pizano, UNLV, 5-9, 220, Sr., Lehi, Utah
P Tory Taylor, Iowa, 6-4, 232, Sr., Melbourne, Australia
KR Jayden Harrison, Marshall, 5-11, 195, Jr., Antioch, Tenn.
PR LaJohntay Wester, Florida Atlantic, 5-11, 167, Jr., Palmetto, Fla.
AP Travis Hunter, Colorado, 6-1, 185, So., Suwanee, Ga.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE: QB Michael Penix Jr., Washington; RB Blake Corum, Michigan; RB Cody Schrader, Missouri; WR Troy Franklin, Oregon; WR Malik Washington, Virginia; TE Dallin Holker, Colorado State; OL Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State; OL Troy Fautanu, Washington; OL Javon Foster, Missouri; OL JC Latham, Alabama; C Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE: DE Jalen Green, James Madison; DE Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State; DT Howard Cross III, Notre Dame; DT Kris Jenkins, Michigan; LB Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M; LB Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State; LB Jason Henderson, Old Dominion; DB Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri; DB Brylan Green, Liberty; DB Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo; DB Tyler Nubin, Minnesota.
SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS: K Graham Nicholson, Miami (Ohio); P Matthew Hayball, Vanderbilt; KR Zachariah Branch, USC; PR Xavier Worthy, Texas; AP Ismail Mahdi, Texas State.
