Oregon Ducks Trio Selected As AP All-Americans

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From University of Oregon athletics press release:

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon football’s offensive trio of Jackson Powers-Johnson, Troy Franklin and Bo Nix were announced as Associated Press all-Americans on Monday morning. Powers-Johnson became the 11th player in program history to secure consensus first-team all-America status, while Franklin was named to the second team and Nix was selected to the third team.

Winner of the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s top center, Powers-Johnson has been named a first-team all-American by each of the first three official organizations (AP, FWAA and Walter Camp) that comprise consensus and unanimous all-Americans. If he is selected to the first team by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Sporting News, he would become the fifth unanimous all-American in program history.

Franklin was also named a second-team all-American by the FWAA earlier on Monday. Nix earned third-team honors from the AP while still in New York after being a Heisman Trophy finalist and being recognized for winning the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy as the nation’s top scholar athlete.

Click here to view the full 2023 Associated Press all-America teams.

OL Jackson Powers-Johnson – Associated Press All-America First Team

» Winner of the 2023 Rimington Trophy as the most outstanding center in college football.

» First Duck and first Pac-12 player ever to win the Rimington Trophy.

» Selected as a first-team all-American by the AP, FWAA and the Walter Camp Foundation.

» Also a first-team all-American by USA Today, the Athletic, CBS Sports and Pro Football Focus.

» First-team all-Pac-12 selection by the conference’s coaches and the Associated Press.

» Leads all FBS centers in PFF pass-blocking grade (91.3), run-blocking grade (85.2) and overall grade (84.6).

» Has allowed just one total pressure in 471 total pass-blocking opportunities this season.

» Helped the Ducks lead the nation this season with just five sacks allowed.

» Oregon is the nation’s highest-graded pass-blocking team by PFF at 92.0.

» UO is one of four finalists for the Joe Moore Award, given to the nation’s best offensive line.

» Two-time winner of the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week award.

» Three-time winner of the Joe Moore Award Pancake of the Week.

 

WR Troy Franklin – Associated Press All-America Second Team

» Also a second-team all-American by the FWAA, USA Today, the Athletic, CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated.

» First-team all-Pac-12 selection by the conference’s coaches and the Associated Press.

» Leads the Pac-12 and is tied for second in the nation with 14 touchdown receptions.

» No. 5 in the nation with 1,383 receiving yards, and tied for sixth with 106.4 receiving yards per game.

» Shattered the Oregon single-season records for receptions (81), receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and 100-yard receiving games (8).

» Also the new all-time program leader in receiving touchdowns with 25 in his career.

» At least one reception in 30 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in program history.

» Multiple receptions in all 13 games this season with nine games of five-plus receptions.

» Four games this season with multiple touchdown receptions, and at least one TD catch in 10 of 13 games.

» No. 2 in the nation with 15 receptions of 30-plus yards, and No. 3 with 53 catches of 10-plus yards.

QB Bo Nix – Associated Press All-America Third Team

» The fourth player in Oregon history to be named a Heisman Trophy finalist, and first since Mariota won the award in 2014.

» Winner of the William V. Campbell Trophy, given to the college football with the best combination of academic success, athletic performance and exemplary leadership.

» Also a second-team all-American by USA Today and Sports Illustrated.

» Selected as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year by the league’s coaches and the Associated Press, as well as first-team all-Pac-12.

» Leads the nation with a 77.2 completion percentage (336-of-435), just shy of the NCAA single-season record of 77.4 (Mac Jones, Alabama).

» Also leads the country with 336 completions, the most in Oregon single-season history.

» Tied for the FBS lead in passing touchdowns (40), and second in total touchdowns (46).

» No. 2 nationally in passing yards per game (318.8) and passer rating (186.24), and third in total yards per game (336.4).

» Just the second FBS player since at least 2000 with 40-or-more touchdown passes and no more than three interceptions through 13 games.

» The only FBS player this season to account for at least six total touchdowns in multiple games (vs. Cal, at ASU).

» Matched the UO single-game record with a career-high six touchdown passes at ASU, all coming in the first half.

» First Duck ever to throw for 400-plus yards in back-to-back games (vs. USC, at ASU).

» Since Week 7, Nix leads the nation in total touchdowns (28), total yards (2,476), passing touchdowns (23), passing yards per game (335.6) and completion percentage (79.0).

» The most experienced starting quarterback in NCAA history with 60 career starts.

» Ranks fourth in NCAA history in total yards (16,596), tied for sixth in total touchdowns (147), seventh in completions (1,258), seventh in passing yards (14,989) and 21st in passing TDs (108).