BATON ROUGE – LSU put three defensive players on the All-America team for the Football Writers Association of America, the organization announced on Monday afternoon.
Safety Grant Delpit and cornerback Greedy Williams were both named to the FWAA First Team, while linebacker Devin White was a second team selection.
Delpit, a sophomore from Houston, Texas, earned his fourth first team All-America honor for 2018, while Williams picked up his second first team All-America recognition.
Delpit had previously been named first team All-America by the Associated Press, Walter Camp Foundation and Sports Illustrated. Delpit was also one of five finalists for the Nagurksi Award, which is presented annually to the top defender in college football.
Williams, who was one of three finalists for the Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back, earned first team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Foundation, while being a second team selection by the AP and Sports Illustrated.
White, who was named the winner of the Butkus Award as the top linebacker in college football, has landed first team All-America honors from the AP, Walter Camp Foundation and Sports Illustrated.
White finished the 2018 season ranked second in the Southeastern Conference in tackles with 115 and he’s 10th in the league in tackles for loss with 12.0.
Delpit finished with 73 tackles, including 9.5 for losses and 5.0 sacks for the 11th0-ranked Tigers. He also led the SEC in interceptions with five.
Williams had 33 tackles to go with two interceptions and nine pass breakups this year for the Tigers.
2018 FWAA All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB – Kyler Murray, Oklahoma
RB – Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
RB – Darrell Henderson, Memphis
WR – Andy Isabella, Massachusetts
WR – Antoine Wesley, Texas Tech
TE – Jace Sternberger, Texas A&M
C – Garrett Bradbury, NC State
OL – Michael Deiter, Wisconsin
OL – Ben Powers, Oklahoma
OL – Mitch Hyatt, Clemson
OL – Jonah Williams, Alabama
Defense
DL – Ed Oliver, Houston
DL – Quinnen Williams, Alabama
DL – Christian Wilkins, Clemson
DL – Montez Sweat, Mississippi State
LB – Josh Allen, Kentucky
LB – Ben Burr-Kirven, Washington
LB – Devin Bush, Michigan
DB – Hamp Cheevers, Boston College
DB – Julian Love, Notre Dame
DB – Grant Delpit, LSU
DB – Greedy Williams, LSU
Specials Teams
KR – Savon Scarver, Utah State
PR – Greg Dortch, Wake Forest
K – Andre Szmyt, Syracuse
P – Braden Mann, Texas A&M
AP – Rondale Moore, Purdue
SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB – Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
RB – Travis Etienne, Clemson
RB – Eno Benjamin, Arizona State
WR – AJ Brown, Ole Miss
WR – Marquise Brown, Oklahoma
TE – TJ Hockenson, Iowa
C – Sam Mustipher, Notre Dame
OL – Dalton Risner, Kansas State
OL – Calvin Throckmorton, Oregon
OL – Greg Little, Ole Miss
OL – Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia
Defense
DL – Gerald Willis, Miami
DL – Kenny Willekes, Michigan State
DL – Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech
DL – Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois
LB – Devin White, LSU
LB – Chase Hansen, Utah
LB – Tre Watson, Maryland
DB – Deandre Baker, Georgia
DB – Paulson Adebo, Stanford
DB – Bryce Hall, Virginia
DB – Deionte Thompson, Alabama
Specials Teams
KR – Deebo Samuel, South Carolina
PR – Michael Walker, Boston College
K – Matt Gay, Utah
P – James Smith, Cincinnati
AP – Pooka Williams, Kansas
LSU Football’s All-Time FWAA All-Americans (39)
1946, Walter Barnes, T, 2nd Team
1954, Sid Fournet, T
1957, Jimmy Taylor, B
1958, Billy Cannon, B
1958, Max Fugler, C
1959, Billy Cannon, B
1961, Roy Winston, G
1962, Fred Miller, T
1962, Jerry Stovall, FB
1969, George Bevan, LB
1970, Mike Anderson, LB
1971, Tommy Casanova, DB
1972, Warren Capone, LB
1973, Warren Capone, LB
1977, Charles Alexander, RB
1978, Charles Alexander, RB
1986, Wendell Davis, WR
1987, Wendell Davis, WR
1987, Nacho Albergamo, C
1997, Alan Faneca, OL
2001, Josh Reed, WR
2003, Chad Lavalais, T
2007, Glenn Dorsey, DL
2007, Craig Steltz, DB
2010, Patrick Peterson, DB
2010, Josh Jasper, K
2011, Sam Montgomery, DL
2011, Morris Claiborne, DB
2011, Tyrann Mathieu, DB
2012, Eric Reid, DB
2013, Odell Beckham Jr., KR, 1st Team
2015, Leonard Fournette, RB, 1st Team
2016, Ethan Pocic, OL, 1st Team
2016, Kendell Beckwith, LB, 2nd Team
2016, Tre’Davious White, DB, 2nd Team
2017, Devin White, LB, 2nd Team
2018, Grant Delpit, DB, 1st Team
2018, Greedy Williams, DB, 1st Team
2018, Devin White, LB, 2nd Team