The college football season has come to a regular season culmination and all that’s left are the College Football Playoffs and bowl season, as well as the Army-Navy Game. With all but a handful of contests remaining, it’s time to look back at the best we saw from the 2023 season.
The College Football Network All-American Team is here, highlighting just that, the best we saw on the field in 2023.
All-American Football Team Honors for 2023
Follow along with all of the CFN All-Conference teams all the same for individual honors from each conference: ACC | B1G | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC | FBS Ind. | AAC | CUSA | MAC | Mountain West | Sun Belt
- Player of the Year
Jalen Green, EDGE, JMU - Offensive Player of the Year
Bo Nix, QB, Oregon - Defensive Player of the Year
Jalen Green, EDGE, JMU - Specialist of the Year
Tory Taylor, Iowa - Newcomer of the Year
Braden Fiske, DT, Florida State - Coach of the Year
Mike Norvell, Florida State
All-American Offense
- Quarterback of the Year
Bo Nix, Oregon - Running Back of the Year
Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State - Wide Receiver of the Year
Malik Nabers, LSU - Tight End of the Year
Dallin Holker, Colorado State - Offensive Tackle of the Year
Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State - Offensive Guard of the Year
Clay Webb, Jacksonville State - Offensive Center of the Year
Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon - Offensive Lineman of the Year
Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon - Offensive Line of the Year
Michigan Wolverines - Offensive Newcomer of the Year
Dallin Holker, TE, Colorado State
2023 First-Team All-American Offense
QB: Bo Nix, Oregon
RB: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
RB: Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
WR: Malik Washington, Virginia
WR: Malik Nabers, LSU
WR: Rome Odunze, Washington
TE: Dallin Holker, Colorado State
FLEX: Troy Franklin, Oregon
OT: Darius Washington, Florida State
OG: Cole Potts, JMU
OC: Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
OG: Clay Webb, Jacksonville State
OT: Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
2023 Second-Team All-American Offense
QB: Jayden Daniels, LSU
RB: Cody Schrader, Missouri
RB: Audric Estime, Notre Dame
WR: Ricky White, UNLV
WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
WR: Luther Burden III, Missouri
TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia
FLEX: Blake Corum, Michigan
OT: Javon Foster, Missouri
OG: Zak Zinter, Michigan
OC: Zach Frazier, West Virginia
OG: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
OT: Patrick Paul, Houston
2023 Third-Team All-American Offense
QB: Michael Penix Jr., Washington
RB: Kimani Vidal, Troy
RB: Quinton Cooley, Liberty
WR: Jalen Royals, Utah State
WR: Xavier Legette, South Carolina
WR: Brian Thomas Jr., LSU
TE: Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green
FLEX: Blake Watson, Memphis
OT: Joe Alt, Notre Dame
OG: Christian Haynes, UConn
OC: Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
OG: John Champe, Northern Illinois
OT: Jordan Morgan, Arizona
2023 Honorable Mention All-American Offense
QB: Jordan Travis, Florida State
QB: Kaidon Salter, Liberty
RB: Trey Benson, Florida State
RB: Marcus Carroll, Georgia State
RB: Jacory Croskey-Merritt, New Mexico
RB: Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
WR: Elijah Sarratt, JMU
WR: Caullin Lacy, South Alabama
WR: Ja’Mori Maclin, North Texas
WR: Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
WR: CJ Daniels, Liberty
WR: Reggie Brown, JMU
TE: Ben Sinnott, Kansas State
TE: RJ Maryland, SMU
FLEX: Bucky Irving, Oregon
FLEX: Ray Davis, Kentucky
OT: Victor Stoffel, Temple
OT: Josh Fryar, Ohio State
OG: AJ Gillie, Louisiana
OG: Tellek Lockette, UL-Monroe
OC: Andrew Meyer, UTEP
OC: Sincere Haynesworth, Tulane
OG: Cam’Ron Johnson, Missouri
OG: Amani Trigg-Wright, UNLV
OT: Frank Crum, Wyoming
OT: Ethan Driskell, Marshall
All-American Defense
- Defensive Lineman of the Year
Jalen Green, EDGE, JMU - EDGE Defender of the Year
Jalen Green, JMU - Defensive Interior of the Year
Braden Fiske, Florida State - Linebacker of the Year
Payton Wilson, NC State - Cornerback of the Year
Terrion Arnold, Alabama - Safety of the Year
Tykee Smith, Georgia - Defensive Line of the Year
JMU Dukes - Secondary of the Year
Alabama Crimson Tide - Defensive Newcomer of the Year
Braden Fiske, DT, Florida State
2023 First-Team All-American Defense
EDGE: Laiatu Latu, UCLA
DT: Patrick Jenkins, Tulane
DT: Braden Fiske, Florida State
EDGE: Jalen Green, JMU
LB: Payton Wilson, NC State
LB: Jason Henderson, ODU
LB: Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
CB: Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia
CB: Terrion Arnold, Alabama
CB: Ricardo Hallman, Wisconsin
S: Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma
S: Tykee Smith, Georgia
FLEX: Jarrian Jones, Florida State
2023 Second-Team All-American Defense
EDGE: Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State
DT: Judge Culpepper, Toledo
DT: Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
EDGE: Chris Braswell, Alabama
LB: Trevor Williams, Sam Houston
LB: JD Bertrand, Notre Dame
LB: Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State
CB: D’Angelo Ponds, JMU
CB: Tarheeb Still, Maryland
CB: Renardo Green, Florida State
S: Dillon Thieneman, Purdue
S: Cole Bishop, Utah
FLEX: Mike Sainristil, Michigan
2023 Third-Team All-American Defense
EDGE: Jared Verse, Florida State
DT: Byron Murphy II, Texas
DT: Deone Walker, Kentucky
EDGE: Jonah Elliss, Utah
LB: Bryce Houston, Ohio
LB: Andrew Simpson, Boise State
LB: Kalen DeLoach, Florida State
CB: Mello Dotson, Kansas
CB: Khyree Jackson, Oregon
CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
S: Kitan Oladapo, Oreogn State
S: Jaylon King, Georgia Tech
FLEX: Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
2023 Honorable Mention All-American Defense
EDGE: Tre’Mon Morris-Brash, UCF
EDGE: Ashton Gillotte, Louisville
DT: Howard Cross III, Notre Dame
DT: T’Vondre Sweat, Texas
DT: Adin Huntington, UL-Monroe
DT: James Carpenter, JMU
EDGE: Bralen Trice, Washington
EDGE: Trey Moore, UTSA
LB: Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
LB: Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Oregon State
LB: Jesus Machado, Tulane
LB: Jay Higgins, Iowa
LB: Aaron Casey, Indiana
LB: Nickolas Martin, Oklahoma State
CB: T.J. Tampa, Iowa State
CB: Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
CB: Brian Mayes, UAB
CB: Eddie Heckard, BYU
CB: Lance Robinson, Tulane
CB: Kobe Singleton, Liberty
S: Ike Larsen, Utah State
S: Trey Taylor, Air Force
S: Caleb Downs, Alabama
S: Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
FLEX: Darius Hodges, Tulane
FLEX: Kam Pedescleaux, Tulane
All-American Special Teams
- Kicker of the Year
Joshua Karty, Stanford - Punter of the Year
Tory Taylor, Iowa - Kick Returner of the Year
Jayden Harrison, Marshall - Punt Returner of the Year
Xavier Worthy, Texas - Special Teamer of the Year
Michael Hughes, App State - Kickoff Specialist of the Year
Will Stone, Texas - Special Teams Newcomer of the Year
Zachariah Branch, USC
2023 First-Team All-American Specialists
PK: Joshua Karty, Stanford
KOS: Will Stone, Texas
P: Tory Taylor, Iowa
KR: Jayden Harrison, Marshall
PR: Xavier Worthy, Texas
ST: Colson Yankoff, UCLA
2023 Second-Team All-American Specialists
PK: Michael Hughes, App State
KOS: Casey Glover, Tulane
P: Ryan Hanson, JMU
KR: Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech
PR: Zachariah Branch, USC
ST: Austin Ertl, Miami (OH)
2023 Third-Team All-American Specialists
PK: Bert Auburn, Texas
KOS: Noah Rauschenberg, North Texas
P: Alex Mastromanno, Florida State
KR: Barion Brown, Kentucky
PR: Daequan Hardy, Penn State
ST: Jackson Greene, App State
2023 Honorable Mention All-American Specialists
PK: Jose Pizano, UNLV
PK: Graham Nicholson, Miami (OH)
KOS: Michael Hughes, App State
KOS: Reagan Tubbs, Air Force
P: Ryan Rehkow, BYU
P: Mitchell Tomasek, Eastern Michigan
KR: Zylan Perry, Louisiana
KR: Richard Reese, Baylor
PR: Keon Coleman, Florida State
PR: Tiaquelin Mims, Southern Miss
ST: Ladarius Tennison, Ole Miss
ST: Devyn Coles, JMU
