NC State’s Payton Wilson Named 1st Team All-American by CBS & PFF

Expect these to be the first of many. NC State Linebacker Payton Wilson was named 1st Team All-American by CBS and ProFootballFocus.

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QUARTERBACK: JAYDEN DANIELS, LSU TIGERS

Second Team: Bo Nix, Oregon Ducks

RUNNING BACK: OLLIE GORDON II, OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS

Second Team: Audric Estime, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

WIDE RECEIVER: MALIK NABERS, LSU TIGERS

Second Team: Luther Burden III, Missouri Tigers

WIDE RECEIVER: ROME ODUNZE, WASHINGTON HUSKIES

Second Team: Malik Washington, Virginia Cavaliers

WIDE RECEIVER: MARVIN HARRISON JR., OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

Second Team: Troy Franklin, Oregon Ducks

TIGHT END: BROCK BOWERS, GEORGIA BULLDOGS

Second Team: Ben Sinnott, Kansas State Wildcats

LEFT TACKLE: JOE ALT, NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH

Second Team: Javon Foster, Missouri Tigers

LEFT GUARD: COOPER BEEBE, KANSAS STATE WILDCATS

Second Team: Clay Webb, Jacksonville State Gamecocks

CENTER: JACKSON POWERS-JOHNSON, OREGON DUCKS

Second Team: Sedrick Van Pan, Georgia Bulldogs

RIGHT GUARD: CHRISTIAN HAYNES, UCONN HUSKIES

Second Team: Tate Ratledge, Georgia Bulldogs

RIGHT TACKLE: TALIESE FUAGA, OREGON STATE BEAVERS

Second Team: JC Latham, Alabama Crimson Tide

INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: T’VONDRE SWEAT, TEXAS LONGHORNS

Second Team: Byron Murphy II, Texas Longhorns

INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: JER’ZHAN NEWTON, ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI

Second Team: Howard Cross III, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

EDGE DEFENDER: LAIATU LATU, UCLA BRUINS

Second Team: Chop Robinson, Penn State Nittany Lions

EDGE DEFENDER: BRALEN TRICE, WASHINGTON HUSKIES

Second Team: Ashton Gillotte, Louisville Cardinals

LINEBACKER: PAYTON WILSON, NC STATE WOLFPACK

Second Team: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson Tigers

Wilson was the second-most valuable linebacker in the nation this year according to PFF’s wins above-average metric. His 21 tackles for loss/no-gain were tied for the most among all linebackers in the Power Five, as were his three interceptions.

LINEBACKER: EDGERRIN COOPER, TEXAS A&M AGGIES

Second Team: Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington Huskies

CORNERBACK: KOOL-AID MCKINSTRY, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

Second Team: Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo Rockets

CORNERBACK: SEBASTIAN CASTRO, IOWA HAWKEYES

Second Team: Terrion Arnold, Alabama Crimson Tide

SAFETY: TYLER NUBIN, MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS

Second Team: Malaki Starks, Georgia Bulldogs

SAFETY: CALEB DOWNS, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

Second Team: Dillon Thieneman, Purdue Boilermakers

FLEX-D: KITAN OLADAPO, OREGON STATE BEAVERS

Second Team: Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri Tigers

KICKER: JOSHUA KARTY, STANFORD CARDINAL

Second Team: Andres Borregales, Miami (FL) Hurricanes

PUNTER: JAMES BURNIP, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

Second Team: Tory Taylor, Iowa Hawkeyes

RETURN SPECIALIST: ZACHARIAH BRANCH, USC TROJANS

Second Team: Xavier Worthy, Texas Longhorns