Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels of LSU headlines Action Network’s 2023 All-America team.
Daniels earned Action Network’s Offensive Player of the Year honors, while Texas defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat was Defensive Player of the Year. Iowa punter Tory Taylor picked up Special Teams Player of the Year honors.
Arizona’s Jedd Fisch was selected as Action Network’s Coach of the Year. Before the season, Arizona was projected to win only five games, but Fisch led the Wildcats to a 9-3 record. All three losses came by seven points or less, including two in overtime.
Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., Notre Dame tackle Joe Alt, Kansas State guard Cooper Beebe and Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell were two-time Action Network All-America selections after earning honors last year.
The 52-player team was led by the SEC with eight selections, followed by the Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12 with seven players each and the ACC with six.
Besides Harrison, Alt, Beebe, Mitchell and Taylor, seven other players named to Action Network’s All-American team were also on our preseason All-American team: Washington quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. and wide receiver Rome Odunze, Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy, Michigan guard Zak Zinter, Illinois defensive tackle Jer’Zhan Newton, Georgia tight end Brock Bowers and UCLA defensive end Laiatu Latu.
Forty-one schools are represented on the All-American teams, led by Georgia with three players. Nine schools had two players honored: Boise State, Iowa, LSU, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Texas, Toledo, UNLV and Washington.
The teams were selected by Action Network's Brett McMurphy, Collin Wilson and Stuckey.
1st-Team Offense
QB
Jayden Daniels
LSU · Senior
RB
Ollie Gordon II
Oklahoma State · Sophomore
WR
Rome Odunze
Washington · Junior
WR
Marvin Harrison Jr.*
Ohio State · Junior
WR
Ricky White
UNLV · Junior
TE
Brock Bowers**
Georgia · Junior
OT
Joe Alt*
Notre Dame · Junior
OG
Clay Webb
Jacksonville State · Junior
C
Zach Frazier
West Virginia · Junior
OG
Zak Zinter**
Michigan · Senior
OT
Jordan Morgan
Arizona · Senior
1st-Team Defense
DE
Jalen Green
James Madison · Senior
DE
Laiatu Latu**
UCLA · Senior
DL
T'Vondre Sweat
Texas · Senior
DL
Elijah Roberts
SMU · Senior
LB
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Clemson · Junior
LB
Payton Wilson
NC State · Senior
LB
Jason Henderson
Old Dominon · Junior
CB
Quinyon Mitchell*
Toledo · Junior
CB
Sebastian Castro
Iowa · Senior
S
Caleb Downs
Alabama · Freshman
S
Javon Bullard
Georgia · Junior
1st-Team Specialists
K
Graham Nicholson
Miami (OH) · Junior
P
Tory Taylor**
Iowa · Senior
RET
Xavier Worthy**
Texas · Junior
AP
Keon Coleman
Florida State · Junior
* 2022 Action Network All-American
** 2023 Action Network Preseason All-American
AP: All-Purpose Player
2nd-Team Offense
QB
Michael Penix Jr.**
Washington · Senior
RB
Ashton Jeanty
Boise State · Sophomore
WR
Malik Nabers
LSU · Junior
WR
Luther Burden III
Missouri · Sophomore
WR
Malik Washington
Virginia · Senior
TE
Dallin Holker
Colorado State · Junior
OT
Dominick Puni
Kansas · Senior
OG
Cooper Beebe*
Kansas State · Senior
C
Jackson Powers-Johnson
Oregon · Junior
OG
Tate Ratledge
Georgia · Junior
OT
Patrick Paul
Houston · Junior
2nd-Team Defense
DE
Jonah Elliss
Utah · Junior
DE
Javon Solomon
Troy · Junior
DL
Mason Graham
Michigan · Sophomore
DL
Jer'Zhan Newton**
Illinois · Junior
LB
Matt Salopek
Miami (OH) · Junior
LB
Tyrice Knight
UTEP · Senior
LB
Dallas Gant
Toledo · Senior
CB
Tyrek Funderburk
Appalachian State · Senior
CB
Dorian Strong
Virginia Tech · Junior
S
Jaylen McCollough
Tennessee · Senior
S
Tyler Nubin
Minnesota · Senior
2nd-Team Specialists
K
Andres Borregales
Miami · Junior
P
James Ferguson-Reynolds
Boise State · Sophomore
RET
Jacob De Jesus
UNLV · Junior
AP
Zachariah Branch
USC · Freshman
* 2022 Action Network All-American
** 2023 Action Network Preseason All-American
AP: All-Purpose Player
2023 Action Network Players & Coach of the Year
Offensive Player of the Year
LSU's Jayden Daniels
Defensive Player of the Year
Texas' T'Vondre Sweat
Special Teams Player of the Year
Iowa's Tory Taylor
Coach of the Year
Arizona's Jedd Fisch
