Daniels, Nabers Named to Sporting News All-America Team

2023 Sporting News All-America Teams

• QB: Jayden Daniels, LSU
  Daniels – the Heisman Trophy winner – joins Joe Burrow as the second LSU quarterback in the last five years to make our first team. Daniels had a remarkable statistical season with 3,812 passing yards, 40 TDs and four interceptions with 1,134 rushing yards and 10 TDs. He flashed dynamic talent throughout LSU’s season. He led the nation in total offense (412.2) and had eight games with 300-plus passing yards and four games with 100 or more rushing yards.

  WR: Malik Nabers, LSU
  Nabers emerged as the best receiver in the SEC and a favorite target for Daniels. Nabers led the FBS with 1,546 receiving yards and fell short of Harrison for the Biletnikoff Award by one vote. He had 87 catches and 14 TDs for the Tigers. He closed the regular season with five straight games with 100 receiving yards or more, and he had five games with two TDs. He should join a list of LSU Consensus All-American receivers that includes Eric Martin, Wendell Davis, Josh Reed and Ja’Marr Chase.

  2023 Sporting News All-America Teams

  Dec. 13, 2023

  First-Team Offense

  QB: Jayden Daniels, LSU
  RB: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
  RB: Cody Schrader, Missouri
  WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
  WR: Rome Odunze, Washington
  WR: Malik Nabers, LSU
  TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia
  T: Olu Fashanu, Penn State
  G: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
  C: Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
  G: Zak Zinter, Michigan
  T: Joe Alt, Notre Dame

  First-Team Defense

  DL: T’Vondre Sweat, Texas
  DL: Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
  DL: Jonah Elliss, Utah
  EDGE: Dallas Turner, Alabama
  EDGE: Laiatu Latu, UCLA
  LB: Payton Wilson, NC State
  LB: Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
  CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
  CB: Cooper DeJean, Iowa
  S: Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
  S: Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
  DB: Mike Sainristil, Michigan
  ATH: Travis Hunter, Colorado

  First-Team Specialists

  K: Graham Nicholson, Miami (Ohio)
  P: Tory Taylor, Iowa
  PR: Zachariah Branch, USC
  KR: Barion Brown, Kentucky

  Second-Team Offense

  QB: Michael Penix Jr., Washington
  RB: Audric Estime, Notre Dame
  RB: Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
  WR: Troy Franklin, Oregon
  WR: Luther Burden III, Missouri
  WR: Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
  TE: Dallin Holker, Colorado State
  OL: Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
  OL: Christian Haynes, UConn
  OL: Zach Frazier, West Virginia
  OL: Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
  OL: JC Latham, Alabama

  Second-Team Defense

  DL: Byron Murphy II, Texas
  DL: Mason Graham, Michigan
  DL: Howard Cross III, Notre Dame
  EDGE: Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
  EDGE: Jalen Green, James Madison
  LB: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson
  LB: Jay Higgins, Iowa
  CB: Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia
  CB: Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo
  S: Caleb Downs, Alabama
  S: Malaki Starks, Georgia
  DB: Terrion Arnold, Alabama
  ATH: Sione Vaki, Utah

  Second-Team Specialists

  K: Will Reichard, Alabama
  P: Alex Mastromanno, Florida State
  PR: Xavier Worthy, Texas
  KR: Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech