Football Writers Association Names Alabama Standout First-Team All-American

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The 2023 Football Writers Association of America All-America Team was named Monday morning and included an Alabama Crimson Tide player on both the first- and second-team.
Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner is on the first team and extended the Crimson Tide’s streak of having an All-American on defense in 15 of the last 16 seasons. Alabama has had at least a second team selection every season since 2008.
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 Alabama players as first-team selections, guaranteeing that the Crimson Tide won't have a unanimous selection for the first time since 2019.
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.
Alabama Consensus All-Americans
Nick Saban era (since 2007)
2008 Antoine Caldwell, C Terrence Cody, DL * Andre Smith, OL 2009 Javier Arenas, DB Terrence Cody, DL * Mark Ingram, RB Mike Johnson, OL * Rolando McClain, LB 2011 * Mark Barron, DB Dont’a Hightower, LB * Barrett Jones, OL * Trent Richardson, RB 2012 Barrett Jones, C * Dee Milliner, DB C.J. Mosley, LB * Chance Warmack, OL 2013 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, DB Cyrus Kouandjio, OL * C.J. Mosley, LB 2014 * Amari Cooper, WR * Landon Collins, DB 2015 * Derrick Henry, RB Ryan Kelly, C * Reggie Ragland, LB A’Shawn Robinson, DL 2016 * Jonathan Allen, DL Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB * Reuben Foster, LB * Cam Robinson 2017 * Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB 2018 Jerry Jeudy, WR Tua Tagovailoa, QB Deionte Thompson, DB * Jonah Williams, OL * Quinnen Williams, OL 2020 * Landon Dickerson, C * Najee Harris, RB Mac Jones, QB * Alex Leatherwood, OL * DeVonta Smith, WR * Parrick Surtain II, DB 2021 * Will Anderson Jr., LB Evan Neal, OL Bryce Young, QB 2022 * Will Anderson Jr., LB
Alabama Has Three Second-Team Selections for Walter Camp All-Americans

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 26 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.
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