Everybody's All-American: UW's Molden Picks Up Another First-Team Honor
Elijah Molden, pandemic or not, is having a great offseason.
The University of Washington senior cornerback has added another first-team All-American honor to his steadily expanding resume, singled out this time by Sports Illustrated's Rob Rang of NFLDraftScout.
Previously, Molden earned a spot on the first team of the Walter Camp All-America listing.
Molden and Ohio State's Shaun Wade are the nation's top two corners highlighted on this list. They share the elite secondary with safeties Hamsah Nasirildeen of Florida State and Andre Cisco of Syracuse.
From West Linn, Oregon, the 5-foot-10, 190-pound Molden is one of three Pac-12 players chosen among these top 24 college players. He joins Oregon left tackle Penei Sewell and USC defensive tackle Jay Tufele.
National recognition has been doled out generously to multiple UW players so far this summer. Husky senior defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike turned up on Athlon's first team and junior outside linebacker Joe Tryon appears on the Sporting News' second team.
Here's Rang's accompanying story for SI and the complete listing is below:
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OFFENSE
Quarterback: Trevor Lawrence, Clemson, 6-6, 220, JR
Running Back: Travis Etienne, Clemson, 5-10, 200, SR
Running Back: Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State, 6-0, 207, rJR
Wide Receiver: Rashod Bateman, Minnesota, 6-1, 210, JR
Wide Receiver: Ja’Marr Chase, LSU, 6-1, 200, JR
Wide Receiver: RonDale Moore, Purdue, 5-09, 180, rSoph
Tight End: Pat Freiermuth, Penn State, 6-5, 256, JR
Left Tackle: Penei Sewell, Oregon, 6-5, 325, JR
Left Guard: Trey Smith, Tennessee, 6-5, 325, SR
Center: Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma, 6-4, 315, rJR
Right Guard: Wyatt Davis, Ohio State, 6-3, 313, rJR
Right Tackle: Ben Petrula, Boston College, 6-5, 310, SR
DEFENSE
Defensive End: Carlos Basham, Jr., Wake Forest, 6-4, 275, rSR
Defensive Tackle: Marvin Wilson, Florida State, 6-4, 311, SR
Defensive Tackle: Jay Tufele, USC, 6-2, 310, rJR
Defensive End: Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan, 6-5, 278, JR
Outside Linebacker: Micah Parsons, Penn State, 6-2, 245, JR
Middle Linebacker: Dylan Moses, Alabama, 6-2, 235, rJR
Outside Linebacker: Chazz Surratt, North Carolina, 6-2, 230, rSR
Cornerback: Shaun Wade, Ohio State, 6-0, 194, rJR
Strong Safety: Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State, 6-4, 215, SR
Free Safety: Andre Cisco, Syracuse, 6-0, 203, JR
Cornerback: Elijah Molden, Washington, 5-10, 190, SR
SPECIALISTS
Kicker: Keith Duncan, Iowa, 5-09, 180, rSR
Punter: James Smith, Cincinnati, 6-4, 227, SR
