DALLAS (FWAA) – The 2024 Football Writers Association of America All-America Team , presented in partnership with the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, has five repeat All-Americans and 16 players on teams competing in the College Football Playoff at the front of players from 40 different schools. Players from the expanded Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences make up 27, or half, of the 54-member team with nine of the Football Bowl Subdivision conferences represented plus an Independent.
The top four CFP seeds have five combined members on the team, including the FWAA All-America first-team backfield of Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and the nation’s rushing leader, running back Ashton Jeanty of Boise State. The other first-team running back, Kaleb Johnson, is one of three Iowa players on the first team, as the Hawkeyes are the only program to post a first-team trio with returning All-American linebacker Jay Higgins and punt returner Kaden Wetjen. Alabama and South Carolina also lead with three members on the overall team. Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo, a second-team selection, is also among the top-seeded teams and is the Sun Devils' first honoree since 2019.
Nineteen of the 54 players, just over one-third, were transfers to their current schools. Four of them transferred from FCS programs.
Seven of the eight teams playing in this weekend’s first round have All-Americans on their rosters. Texas offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr., who won the FWAA’s Outland Trophy as the nation's top interior lineman last week, anchors the first-team offensive line along with Ohio State center Seth McLaughlin. The Longhorns and Buckeyes also have first-team defenders in Texas defensive back Jahdae Barron and Ohio State defensive back Caleb Downs. Penn State has a player on each side of the ball with tight end Tyler Warren and defensive end Abdul Carter. Georgia is represented by a now two-time honoree, defensive back Malaki Starks.
Upstart Indiana adds to its banner season by earning a pair of FWAA All-Americans for the first time since 1945. First-team linebacker Aiden Fisher is Indiana’s first All-American at linebacker since 1944, and the Hoosiers add second-team defensive back D’Angelo Ponds. The Hoosiers travel to Notre Dame for a CFP first-round game Friday. The Irish have two repeat All-Americans on the second team, defensive tackle Howard Cross III and defensive back Xavier Watts, last season’s Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the FWAA’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player. SMU kicker Collin Rogers, whose long-range field goals helped send the Mustangs to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, is on the first team along with Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson, who rewrote parts of the Vols’ record books this season.
Travis Hunter, last week’s Heisman Trophy winner from Colorado, is featured on the first team and repeats as the All-Purpose player from 2023. Hunter gives the Buffaloes their first honorees in consecutive seasons since 1991-92. Hunter played wide receiver and cornerback and even ran the ball a couple of times this past season.
The Mid-American Conference made an historic splash on this year’s team with three first teamers in the same season for the first time. Bowling Green’s Harold Fannin, a see-saw tight end/receiver, was among the FBS leaders in all receiving categories from start to finish and became the Falcons’ fourth All-American and first on the first-team since 2012. Western Michigan offensive lineman Addison West and Buffalo linebacker Shaun Dolac are their schools’ first All-Americans since 2020.
Following is the complete 2024 FWAA All-America Team:
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (6-0, 200, Sr., Mililani, Hawaii)
RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State (5-9, 215, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.)
RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa (6-0, 225, Jr., Hamilton, Ohio)
WR Harold Fannin, Bowling Green (6-4, 230, Jr., Canton, Ohio)
WR Nick Nash, San Jose State (6-3, 195, Sr., Irvine, Calif.)
TE Tyler Warren, Penn State (6-6, 261, Sr., Mechanicsville, Va.)
OL Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas (6-4, 320, Jr., Humble, Texas)
OL Will Campbell, LSU (6-6, 323, Jr., Monroe, La.)
OL Wyatt Milum, West Virginia (6-6, 317, Sr., Kenova, W. Va.)
OL Addison West, Western Michigan (6-3, 305, R-Sr., Cary, Ill.)
C Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State (6-4, 305, Gr., Buford, Ga.)
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DE Abdul Carter, Penn State (6-3, 252, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.)
DE Kyle Kennard, South Carolina (6-5, 254, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.)
DT Mason Graham, Michigan (6-3, 320, Jr., Mission Viejo, Calif.)
DT Walter Nolen, Ole Miss (6-3, 305, Jr., Powell, Tenn.)
LB Shaun Dolac, Buffalo (6-1, 225, Gr., West Seneca, N.Y.)
LB Aiden Fisher, Indiana (6-1, 233, Jr., Fredericksburg, Va.)
LB Jay Higgins, Iowa (6-2, 232, Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.)
DB Jahdae Barron, Texas (5-11, 200, Sr., Austin, Texas)
DB Caleb Downs, Ohio State (6-0, 205, Jr., Hoschton, Ga.)
DB Malaki Starks, Georgia (6-1, 205, Jr., Jefferson, Ga.)
DB Nohl Williams, California (6-1, 200, Sr., Oxnard, Calif.)
FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Collin Rogers, SMU (6-4, 219, Jr., Prattville, Ala.)
P Alex Mastromanno, Florida State (6-1, 241, Sr., Melbourne, Australia)
KR Keelan Marion, BYU (6-0, 195, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.)
PR Kaden Wetjen, Iowa (5-10, 196, Sr., Williamsburg, Iowa)
AP Travis Hunter, Colorado (6-1, 185, Jr., Suwanee, Ga.)
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE: QB Cam Ward, Miami; RB Dylan Sampson, Tennessee; RB Cam Skattebo, Arizona State; WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona; WR Xavier Restrepo, Miami; TE Colston Loveland, Michigan; OL Tyler Booker, Alabama; OL Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota; OL Lucas Scott, Army West Point; OL Clay Webb, Jax State; C Parker Brailsford, Alabama. SECOND TEAM DEFENSE: DE Mike Green, Marshall; DE Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Virginia Tech; DT Howard Cross III, Notre Dame; DT Derrick Harmon, Oregon; LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama; LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma; LB Jackson Woodard, UNLV; DB Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina; DB D'Angelo Ponds, Indiana; DB Terrence Spence, James Madison; DB Xavier Watts, Notre Dame. SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS: K Kenneth Almendares, Louisiana; P Kai Kroeger, South Carolina; KR Winston Wright, East Carolina; PR Josh Cameron, Baylor; AP Desmond Reid, Pitt.
The top four CFP seeds have five combined members on the team, including the FWAA All-America first-team backfield of Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and the nation’s rushing leader, running back Ashton Jeanty of Boise State. The other first-team running back, Kaleb Johnson, is one of three Iowa players on the first team, as the Hawkeyes are the only program to post a first-team trio with returning All-American linebacker Jay Higgins and punt returner Kaden Wetjen. Alabama and South Carolina also lead with three members on the overall team. Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo, a second-team selection, is also among the top-seeded teams and is the Sun Devils' first honoree since 2019.
Nineteen of the 54 players, just over one-third, were transfers to their current schools. Four of them transferred from FCS programs.
Seven of the eight teams playing in this weekend’s first round have All-Americans on their rosters. Texas offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr., who won the FWAA’s Outland Trophy as the nation's top interior lineman last week, anchors the first-team offensive line along with Ohio State center Seth McLaughlin. The Longhorns and Buckeyes also have first-team defenders in Texas defensive back Jahdae Barron and Ohio State defensive back Caleb Downs. Penn State has a player on each side of the ball with tight end Tyler Warren and defensive end Abdul Carter. Georgia is represented by a now two-time honoree, defensive back Malaki Starks.
Upstart Indiana adds to its banner season by earning a pair of FWAA All-Americans for the first time since 1945. First-team linebacker Aiden Fisher is Indiana’s first All-American at linebacker since 1944, and the Hoosiers add second-team defensive back D’Angelo Ponds. The Hoosiers travel to Notre Dame for a CFP first-round game Friday. The Irish have two repeat All-Americans on the second team, defensive tackle Howard Cross III and defensive back Xavier Watts, last season’s Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the FWAA’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player. SMU kicker Collin Rogers, whose long-range field goals helped send the Mustangs to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, is on the first team along with Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson, who rewrote parts of the Vols’ record books this season.
Travis Hunter, last week’s Heisman Trophy winner from Colorado, is featured on the first team and repeats as the All-Purpose player from 2023. Hunter gives the Buffaloes their first honorees in consecutive seasons since 1991-92. Hunter played wide receiver and cornerback and even ran the ball a couple of times this past season.
The Mid-American Conference made an historic splash on this year’s team with three first teamers in the same season for the first time. Bowling Green’s Harold Fannin, a see-saw tight end/receiver, was among the FBS leaders in all receiving categories from start to finish and became the Falcons’ fourth All-American and first on the first-team since 2012. Western Michigan offensive lineman Addison West and Buffalo linebacker Shaun Dolac are their schools’ first All-Americans since 2020.
Following is the complete 2024 FWAA All-America Team:
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (6-0, 200, Sr., Mililani, Hawaii)
RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State (5-9, 215, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.)
RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa (6-0, 225, Jr., Hamilton, Ohio)
WR Harold Fannin, Bowling Green (6-4, 230, Jr., Canton, Ohio)
WR Nick Nash, San Jose State (6-3, 195, Sr., Irvine, Calif.)
TE Tyler Warren, Penn State (6-6, 261, Sr., Mechanicsville, Va.)
OL Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas (6-4, 320, Jr., Humble, Texas)
OL Will Campbell, LSU (6-6, 323, Jr., Monroe, La.)
OL Wyatt Milum, West Virginia (6-6, 317, Sr., Kenova, W. Va.)
OL Addison West, Western Michigan (6-3, 305, R-Sr., Cary, Ill.)
C Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State (6-4, 305, Gr., Buford, Ga.)
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DE Abdul Carter, Penn State (6-3, 252, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.)
DE Kyle Kennard, South Carolina (6-5, 254, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.)
DT Mason Graham, Michigan (6-3, 320, Jr., Mission Viejo, Calif.)
DT Walter Nolen, Ole Miss (6-3, 305, Jr., Powell, Tenn.)
LB Shaun Dolac, Buffalo (6-1, 225, Gr., West Seneca, N.Y.)
LB Aiden Fisher, Indiana (6-1, 233, Jr., Fredericksburg, Va.)
LB Jay Higgins, Iowa (6-2, 232, Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.)
DB Jahdae Barron, Texas (5-11, 200, Sr., Austin, Texas)
DB Caleb Downs, Ohio State (6-0, 205, Jr., Hoschton, Ga.)
DB Malaki Starks, Georgia (6-1, 205, Jr., Jefferson, Ga.)
DB Nohl Williams, California (6-1, 200, Sr., Oxnard, Calif.)
FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Collin Rogers, SMU (6-4, 219, Jr., Prattville, Ala.)
P Alex Mastromanno, Florida State (6-1, 241, Sr., Melbourne, Australia)
KR Keelan Marion, BYU (6-0, 195, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.)
PR Kaden Wetjen, Iowa (5-10, 196, Sr., Williamsburg, Iowa)
AP Travis Hunter, Colorado (6-1, 185, Jr., Suwanee, Ga.)
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE: QB Cam Ward, Miami; RB Dylan Sampson, Tennessee; RB Cam Skattebo, Arizona State; WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona; WR Xavier Restrepo, Miami; TE Colston Loveland, Michigan; OL Tyler Booker, Alabama; OL Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota; OL Lucas Scott, Army West Point; OL Clay Webb, Jax State; C Parker Brailsford, Alabama. SECOND TEAM DEFENSE: DE Mike Green, Marshall; DE Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Virginia Tech; DT Howard Cross III, Notre Dame; DT Derrick Harmon, Oregon; LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama; LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma; LB Jackson Woodard, UNLV; DB Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina; DB D'Angelo Ponds, Indiana; DB Terrence Spence, James Madison; DB Xavier Watts, Notre Dame. SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS: K Kenneth Almendares, Louisiana; P Kai Kroeger, South Carolina; KR Winston Wright, East Carolina; PR Josh Cameron, Baylor; AP Desmond Reid, Pitt.
