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Delane Adds FWAA Honor, Becomes Unanimous All-AmericanDelane Adds FWAA Honor, Becomes Unanimous All-American

Delane Adds FWAA Honor, Becomes Unanimous All-American

BATON ROUGE – LSU senior cornerback Mansoor Delane made a clean sweep of first-team All-America honors on Thursday as he was selected to the Football Writers Association of American team, the organization announced.

In earning his fifth first-team All-America honor – a list that also includes the Associated Press, Walter Camp, Sporting News and the American Football Coaches Association – Delane becomes one of 13 players nationally to reach unanimous All-America status in 2025.

He also joins an elite list of 14 unanimous All-America selections in LSU history, four of which have been defensive backs and also includes Heisman Trophy winners Billy Cannon and Joe Burrow.

A transfer from Virginia Tech, Delane quickly made his impact felt for the Tiger defense with an interception and three passes defended in his LSU debut against Clemson. Delane would go on to tally 45 tackles and lead the SEC in passes defended (13) and passes broken up (11).

A starter in 11 games in 2025, Delane made his mark as a lock-down cornerback for the Tigers with opponents rarely throwing in his direction. In 358 pass coverage snaps, Delane allowed just 13 receptions all season for 147 yards and six first downs.

He didn’t’ allow a passing touchdown and was targeted only 9.8 percent of the time. Opponents had a completion percentage success rate of 37.1 percent on passes thrown in his direction.

As a unit, Delane’s defensive prowess helped the Tigers lead the SEC in pass efficiency defense, interceptions (17), passes defended (67) and passes broken up (50).

LSU was also the only team in the SEC to have more interceptions than touchdown passes allowed as the Tigers gave up only 10 passing TDs all season. The 10 passing TDs allowed are the fewest for an LSU defense since yielding nine in 2016.

The Tiger defense, on 417 passing situations, allowed only 34 completions of 20-plus yards, including 12 that went 30 or more yards, which ranked No. 3 in the league.

LSU’s All-Time Unanimous All-Americas

Year – Player (Position)
1936 – Gaynell Tinsley (End)
1958 – Billy Cannon (Back)
1959 – Billy Cannon (Back)
1961 – Roy “Moonie” Winston (Linebacker)
1962 – Jerry Stovall (Back)
1987 – Nacho Albergamo (Center)
2007 – Glenn Dorsey (Defensive Line)
2010 – Patrick Peterson (Defensive Back)
2011 – Morris Claiborne (Defensive Back)
2018 – Grant Delpit (Defensive Back)
2019 – Joe Burrow (Quarterback)
2019 – Ja’Marr Chase (Wide Receiver)
2023 – Malik Nabers (Wide Receiver)
2025 – Mansoor Delane (Defensive Back)

2025 Unanimous All-Americans

  • A player selected to the first team of every “official selector” is recognized as being a Unanimous All-American.

    Since 2002, the five selectors designated by the NCAA for this purpose are the Associated Press (AP), the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF).

    Unanimous All-America selections for 2025 (alpha):

    David Bailey, DE, Texas Tech
    Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
    Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
    Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
    Cashius Howell, DE, Texas A&M
    Logan Jones, C, Iowa
    Makai Lemon, WR, USC
    Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
    Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State
    Leonard Moore, CB, Notre Dame
    Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
    Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State
    Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt

2025 FWAA All-America Teams

  • 2025 Football Writers Association of America All-America Teams

    First Team

    Offense
    QB – Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
    RB – Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss
    RB – Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame
    WR – Makai Lemon, USC
    WR – Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
    TE – Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt
    OL – Spencer Fano, Utah
    OL – Iapani Laloulu, Oregon
    OL – Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
    OL – Carter Smith, Indiana
    C – Logan Jones, Iowa

    Defense
    DE – David Bailey, Texas Tech
    DE – Cashius Howell, Texas A&M
    DT – Kayden McDonald, Ohio State
    DT – Landon Robinson, Navy
    LB – CJ Allen, Georgia
    LB – Aiden Fisher, Indiana
    LB – Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech
    DB – Mansoor Delane, LSU
    DB – Caleb Downs, Ohio State
    DB – Bishop Fitzgerald, USC
    DB – Leonard Moore, Notre Dame

    Specialists
    K – Tate Sandell, Oklahoma
    P – Evan Crenshaw, Troy
    RS – Ryan Niblett, Texas
    RS – Kaden Wetjen, Iowa
    AP – KC Concepcion, Texas A&M

    Second Team

    Offense
    QB – Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
    RB – Cam Cook, Jacksonville State
    RB – Ahmad Hardy, Missouri
    WR – Omar Cooper Jr., Indiana
    WR – Mario Craver, Texas A&M
    TE – Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon
    OL – Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State
    OL – Will Jeffcoat, Army
    OL – Francis Mauigoa, Miami
    OL – Laurence Seymore, WKU
    C – Jake Slaughter, Florida

    Defense
    DE – Rueben Bain Jr., Miami
    DE – John Henry Daley, Utah
    DT – Lee Hunter, Texas Tech
    DT – R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma
    LB – Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
    LB – Red Murdock, Buffalo
    LB – Arvell Reese, Ohio State
    DB – Hezekiah Masses, California
    DB – Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo
    DB – Faletau Satuala, BYU
    DB – Michael Taaffe, Texas

    Specialists
    K – Kansei Matsuzawa, Hawaii
    P – Keegan Andrews, Massachusetts
    RS – Caullin Lacy, Louisville
    RS – Jadarian Price, Notre Dame
    AP – Emmett Johnson, Nebraska