Laiatu Latu Named Consensus All-America Selection
UCLA's Laiatu Latu has been deemed a consensus All-America, the 42nd in UCLA football history, after he was selected to the first-team All-America teams of the five organizations used to compile the consensus chart – American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), The Sporting News and Walter Camp Foundation.
2023 Consensus All-America
The following players were listed on the most first team All-America teams competing against players at that position only. To be selected a player must be named first team on at least two of the five selected All-America teams. 14 players were unanimous choices at specific positions by the five organizations used in the consensus chart — American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News and Walter Camp Foundation. Note: The five teams have a different way of listing the returner and/or all-purpose player. For the purpose of the Consensus All-America team those categories were treated as one position.
Defense
DL—*Laiatu Latu, UCLA, 6-5, 265, Sr.
DL—Jonah Elliss, Utah, 6-2, 246, Jr.
DL—Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois, 6-2, 295, Jr.
DL—*T'Vondre Sweat, Texas, 6-4, 362, Sr.
LB—Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M, 6-3, 230, Jr.
LB—Dallas Turner, Alabama, 6-4, 252, Jr.
LB—*Payton Wilson, NC State, 6-4, 238, Sr.
DB—*Cooper DeJean, Iowa, 6-1, 207, Jr.
DB—Malaki Starks, Georgia, 6-1, 205, So.
DB—*Xavier Watts, Notre Dame, 5-11, 204, Jr.
DB—(tie) Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia, 5-10, 184, Sr.
DB—(tie) Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama, 6-1, 195, Jr.
P—*Tory Taylor, Iowa, 6-4, 232, Sr.
Offense
WR—*Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio St., 6-4, 205, Jr.
WR—*Malik Nabers, LSU, 6-0, 200, Jr.
WR—Rome Odunze, Washington, 6-3, 215, Jr.
TE—*Brock Bowers, Georgia, 6-4, 240, Jr.
OL—*Joe Alt, Notre Dame, 6-8, 322, Jr.
OL—*Cooper Beebe, Kansas St., 6-4, 335, Sr.
OL—Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn St., 6-6, 317, Jr.
OL—*Zak Zinter, Michigan, 6-6, 322, Sr.
C—*Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon, 6-3, 320, Jr.
QB—Jayden Daniels, LSU, 6-4, 210, Sr.
RB—*Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma St., 6-1, 211, So.
RB—Cody Schrader, Missouri, 5-9, 214, Sr.
PK—Graham Nicholson, Miami (OH), 6-0, 185, Jr.
Returner/All-Purpose—Travis Hunter, Colorado, 6-1, 185, So.
*Indicates unanimous first team selection; Bold indicates consensus repeat from 2022.
| UCLA's Consensus Football All-America Selections (42) 2023-Laiatu Latu, DL* 2015-Ka'imi Fairbairn, PK 2013-Anthony Barr, LB 2009-Kai Forbath, PK 2006-Justin Hickman, DL and Justin Medlock, PK 2005-Maurice Jones-Drew, AP/KR* and Marcedes Lewis, TE 2003-Dave Ball, LB* 2001-Robert Thomas, LB 2000-Freddie Mitchell, WR 1998-Cade McNown, QB and Kris Farris, OL 1997-Chad Overhauser, OL 1995-Jamir Miller, LB and Jonathan Ogden, OL* Bjorn Merten, PK 1993-J.J. Stokes, WR* 1992-Carlton Gray, DB 1988-Troy Aikman, QB and Darryl Henley, DB 1985-John Lee, PK* 1983-Don Rogers, DB 1981-Tim Wrightman, TE* 1980-Kenny Easley, DB* 1979-Kenny Easley, DB* 1978-Jerry Robinson, LB* and Kenny Easley, DB 1977-Jerry Robinson, LB* 1976-Jerry Robinson, LB 1975-John Sciarra, QB 1973-Kermit Johnson, B 1969-Mike Ballou, LB 1967-Gary Beban, B* and Don Manning, LB 1966-Mel Farr, B 1957-Dick Wallen, E 1955-Hardimon Cureton, G 1954-Jack Ellena, T 1953-Paul Cameron, B 1952-Donn Moomaw, C 1946-Burr Baldwin, E* *unanimous selection |
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