COLORADO’S TRAVIS HUNTER AND SAN JOSE STATE’S NICK NASH HEADLINE THE 2024 AFCA FBS COACHES’ ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
December 13, 2024
Colorado all-purpose player Travis Hunter and San Jose State wide receiver Nick Nash headline the 2024 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Teams announced today by the American Football Coaches Association.
One of the finalists for the 2024 Heisman Trophy, Hunter earned his second straight AFCA All-America honor by ranking fifth in the country with 92 receptions and second in receiving touchdowns with 14. He is also eighth in the nation with 11 pass breakups and fifth with 15 passes defended. Hunter became the first player to be named a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the top receiver, and the Bednarik Award, given to the top defensive player. He has already won the Lott IMPACT Trophy.
Nash became the fourth player in FBS history to end the regular season leading the nation in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. He ended the regular season with 104 catches for 1,382 yards and 16 touchdowns. A finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, Nash’s 16 receiving touchdowns are a San Jose State single-season record.
2024 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Team
First Team-Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR Tetairoa McMillan 6-5 212 Jr. Arizona Brent Brennan Waimanalo, Hawaii (Servite)
WR Xavier Restrepo 5-10 198 Sr. Miami (Fla.) Mario Cristobal Coconut Creek, Fla. (Deerfield Beach)
WR Nick Nash 6-3 195 R-Sr. San Jose St. Ken Niumatalolo Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge)
TE Harold Fannin Jr. 6-4 230 Jr. Bowling Green Scot Loeffler Canton, Ohio (McKinley)
OL *Kelvin Banks Jr. 6-4 320 Jr. Texas Steve Sarkisian Humble, Tex. (Summer Creek)
OL Tate Ratledge 6-6 320 Sr. Georgia Kirby Smart Rome, Ga. (Darlington School)
C Seth McLaughlin 6-4 305 Gr. Ohio St. Ryan Day Buford, Ga. (Buford)
OL Will Campbell 6-6 323 Jr. LSU Brian Kelly Monroe, La. (Neville)
OL Wyatt Milum 6-6 317 Sr. West Virginia Neal Brown Kenova, W.Va. (Spring Valley)
QB Cam Ward 6-2 223 Sr. Miami (Fla.) Mario Cristobal West Columbia, Tex. (Columbia)
RB Ashton Jeanty 5-9 215 Jr. Boise St. Spencer Danielson Jacksonville, Fla. (Lone Star [Tex.])
RB *Omarion Hampton 6-0 220 Jr. North Carolina Mack Brown Clayton, N.C. (Cleveland)
First Team-Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Donovan Ezeiruaku 6-2 247 Sr. Boston College Bill O’Brien Williamstown, N.J. (Williamstown)
DL Mason Graham 6-3 320 Jr. Michigan Sherrone Moore Mission Viejo, Calif. (Servite)
DL Abdul Carter 6-3 252 Jr. Penn St. James Franklin Philadelphia, Pa. (La Salle College)
DL Kyle Kennard 6-5 254 Sr. South Carolina Shane Beamer Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood)
LB *Jay Higgins 6-2 232 Sr. Iowa Kirk Ferentz Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit Prep)
LB Jalon Walker 6-2 245 Jr. Georgia Kirby Smart Salisbury, N.C. (Salisbury)
LB Danny Stutsman 6-4 243 Sr. Oklahoma Brent Venables Windermere, Fla. (Foundation Academy)
DB Nohl Williams 6-0 190 R-Sr. California Justin Wilcox Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica)
DB Caleb Downs 6-0 205 So. Ohio St. Ryan Day Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek)
DB *Xavier Watts 6-0 203 Gr. Notre Dame Marcus Freeman Omaha, Neb. (Burke)
DB *Malaki Starks 6-1 205 Jr. Georgia Kirby Smart Jefferson, Ga. (Jefferson)
First Team-Special Teams
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Alex Mastromanno 6-1 241 R-Sr. Florida St. Mike Norvell Melbourne, Australia (Brighton Grammar)
PK Ryan Fitzgerald 6-1 190 R-Sr. Florida St. Mike Norvell Coolidge, Ga. (Colquitt County)
AP *Travis Hunter 6-1 185 Jr. Colorado Deion Sanders Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill)
LS Luke Elkin 6-1 228 Sr. Iowa Kirk Ferentz Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)
Second Team-Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR Ryan Williams 6-0 175 Fr. Alabama Kalen DeBoer Mobile, Ala. (Saraland)
WR Tai Felton 6-2 186 Sr. Maryland Michael Locksley Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge)
WR Jeremiah Smith 6-3 215 Fr. Ohio St. Ryan Day Miami Gardens, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna)
TE Tyler Warren 6-6 261 Sr. Penn St. James Franklin Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee)
OL Willie Lampkin 5-11 290 Sr. North Carolina Mack Brown Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland)
OL Tyler Booker 6-5 325 Jr. Alabama Kalen DeBoer New Haven, Conn. (IMG Academy)
C Cooper Mays 6-4 310 Sr. Tennessee Josh Heupel Kingston, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic)
OL Donovan Jackson 6-4 320 Sr. Ohio St. Ryan Day Cypress, Tex. (Episcopal)
OL Ajani Cornelius 6-5 315 Sr. Oregon Dan Lanning Harlem, N.Y. (Archbishop Stepinac)
QB Dillon Gabriel 6-0 200 Sr. Oregon Dan Lanning Mililani, Hawaii (Mililani)
RB Cam Skattebo 5-11 215 Sr. Arizona St. Kenny Dillingham Rio Linda, Calif. (Rio Linda)
RB Kaleb Johnson 6-0 225 Jr. Iowa Kirk Ferentz Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton)
Second Team-Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Mike Green 6-4 248 R-So. Marshall Charles Huff Williamsburg, Va. (Lafayette)
DL Walter Nolen 6-3 305 Jr. Ole Miss Lane Kiffin Powell, Tenn. (Powell)
DL Princely Umanmielen 6-4 255 Sr. Ole Miss Lane Kiffin Austin, Tex. (Manor)
DL Antwaun Powell-Ryland 6-3 252 R-Sr. Virginia Tech Brent Pry Portsmouth, Va. (I.C. Norcom)
LB Shaun Dolac 6-1 225 Gr. Buffalo Pete Lembo West Seneca, N.Y. (East)
LB Anthony Hill Jr. 6-3 235 So. Texas Steve Sarkisian Denton, Tex. (Ryan)
LB Carson Schwesinger 6-2 225 R-Jr. UCLA DeShaun Foster Moorpark, Calif. (Oaks Christian)
DB Malachi Moore 6-0 201 Gr. Alabama Kalen DeBoer Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville)
DB Cobee Bryant 6-0 175 Sr. Kansas Lance Leipold Evergreen, Ala. (Hillcrest)
DB Will Johnson 6-2 202 Jr. Michigan Sherrone Moore Detroit, Mich. (Grosse Pointe South)
DB Jahdae Barron 5-11 200 Sr. Texas Steve Sarkisian Austin, Tex. (Connally)
Second Team-Special Teams
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Eddie Czaplicki 1-Jun 207 Sr. Southern California Lincoln Riley Charlotte, N.C. (Providence)
PK Alex Raynor 6-0 185 Sr. Kentucky Mark Stoops Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison)
AP Brashard Smith 5-10 196 Sr. SMU Rhett Lashlee Richmond Heights, Fla. (Palmetto)
LS Rocco Underwood 6-3 228 R-Jr. Florida Billy Napier Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary)
*–2023 AFCA All-American
Team Background: The teams now chosen for each of the AFCA’s five divisions evolved from a single 11-player squad in 1945. From 1945 until 1967, only one team was chosen. From 1967 through 1971, two teams, University Division and College Division, were selected. In 1972, the College Division was split into College I and College II. In 1979, the University Division was split into two teams — Division I-A and Division I-AA. In 1996, the College I and College II teams were renamed Division II and Division III, respectively. In 2006, the Division I-A and Division I-AA teams were renamed Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), respectively. The AFCA started selecting an NAIA All-America Team in 2006. In 2016, the AFCA added a second team All-America.
From 1965-81, a 22-player (11 offensive, 11 defensive) team was chosen. In 1982, a punter and placekicker were added to the team. In 1997, a return specialist was added. The return specialist position was replaced by an all-purpose player in 2006. A third wide receiver was added to the team in 2024.
The Award: Members of the AFCA Coaches’ All-America First Team will receive a plaque commemorating their selection to the team, while members of the Second Team will receive a certificate.
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out The Insider and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
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Colorado all-purpose player Travis Hunter and San Jose State wide receiver Nick Nash headline the 2024 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Teams announced today by the American Football Coaches Association.
One of the finalists for the 2024 Heisman Trophy, Hunter earned his second straight AFCA All-America honor by ranking fifth in the country with 92 receptions and second in receiving touchdowns with 14. He is also eighth in the nation with 11 pass breakups and fifth with 15 passes defended. Hunter became the first player to be named a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the top receiver, and the Bednarik Award, given to the top defensive player. He has already won the Lott IMPACT Trophy.
Nash became the fourth player in FBS history to end the regular season leading the nation in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. He ended the regular season with 104 catches for 1,382 yards and 16 touchdowns. A finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, Nash’s 16 receiving touchdowns are a San Jose State single-season record.
| 2024 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-America Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team-Offense | ||||||||
| Pos | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) | |
| WR | Tetairoa McMillan | 6-5 | 212 | Jr. | Arizona | Brent Brennan | Waimanalo, Hawaii (Servite) | |
| WR | Xavier Restrepo | 5-10 | 198 | Sr. | Miami (Fla.) | Mario Cristobal | Coconut Creek, Fla. (Deerfield Beach) | |
| WR | Nick Nash | 6-3 | 195 | R-Sr. | San Jose St. | Ken Niumatalolo | Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge) | |
| TE | Harold Fannin Jr. | 6-4 | 230 | Jr. | Bowling Green | Scot Loeffler | Canton, Ohio (McKinley) | |
| OL | *Kelvin Banks Jr. | 6-4 | 320 | Jr. | Texas | Steve Sarkisian | Humble, Tex. (Summer Creek) | |
| OL | Tate Ratledge | 6-6 | 320 | Sr. | Georgia | Kirby Smart | Rome, Ga. (Darlington School) | |
| C | Seth McLaughlin | 6-4 | 305 | Gr. | Ohio St. | Ryan Day | Buford, Ga. (Buford) | |
| OL | Will Campbell | 6-6 | 323 | Jr. | LSU | Brian Kelly | Monroe, La. (Neville) | |
| OL | Wyatt Milum | 6-6 | 317 | Sr. | West Virginia | Neal Brown | Kenova, W.Va. (Spring Valley) | |
| QB | Cam Ward | 6-2 | 223 | Sr. | Miami (Fla.) | Mario Cristobal | West Columbia, Tex. (Columbia) | |
| RB | Ashton Jeanty | 5-9 | 215 | Jr. | Boise St. | Spencer Danielson | Jacksonville, Fla. (Lone Star [Tex.]) | |
| RB | *Omarion Hampton | 6-0 | 220 | Jr. | North Carolina | Mack Brown | Clayton, N.C. (Cleveland) | |
| First Team-Defense | ||||||||
| Pos | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) | |
| DL | Donovan Ezeiruaku | 6-2 | 247 | Sr. | Boston College | Bill O’Brien | Williamstown, N.J. (Williamstown) | |
| DL | Mason Graham | 6-3 | 320 | Jr. | Michigan | Sherrone Moore | Mission Viejo, Calif. (Servite) | |
| DL | Abdul Carter | 6-3 | 252 | Jr. | Penn St. | James Franklin | Philadelphia, Pa. (La Salle College) | |
| DL | Kyle Kennard | 6-5 | 254 | Sr. | South Carolina | Shane Beamer | Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood) | |
| LB | *Jay Higgins | 6-2 | 232 | Sr. | Iowa | Kirk Ferentz | Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit Prep) | |
| LB | Jalon Walker | 6-2 | 245 | Jr. | Georgia | Kirby Smart | Salisbury, N.C. (Salisbury) | |
| LB | Danny Stutsman | 6-4 | 243 | Sr. | Oklahoma | Brent Venables | Windermere, Fla. (Foundation Academy) | |
| DB | Nohl Williams | 6-0 | 190 | R-Sr. | California | Justin Wilcox | Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica) | |
| DB | Caleb Downs | 6-0 | 205 | So. | Ohio St. | Ryan Day | Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek) | |
| DB | *Xavier Watts | 6-0 | 203 | Gr. | Notre Dame | Marcus Freeman | Omaha, Neb. (Burke) | |
| DB | *Malaki Starks | 6-1 | 205 | Jr. | Georgia | Kirby Smart | Jefferson, Ga. (Jefferson) | |
| First Team-Special Teams | ||||||||
| Pos | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) | |
| P | Alex Mastromanno | 6-1 | 241 | R-Sr. | Florida St. | Mike Norvell | Melbourne, Australia (Brighton Grammar) | |
| PK | Ryan Fitzgerald | 6-1 | 190 | R-Sr. | Florida St. | Mike Norvell | Coolidge, Ga. (Colquitt County) | |
| AP | *Travis Hunter | 6-1 | 185 | Jr. | Colorado | Deion Sanders | Suwanee, Ga. (Collins Hill) | |
| LS | Luke Elkin | 6-1 | 228 | Sr. | Iowa | Kirk Ferentz | Neenah, Wis. (Neenah) | |
| Second Team-Offense | ||||||||
| Pos | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) | |
| WR | Ryan Williams | 6-0 | 175 | Fr. | Alabama | Kalen DeBoer | Mobile, Ala. (Saraland) | |
| WR | Tai Felton | 6-2 | 186 | Sr. | Maryland | Michael Locksley | Ashburn, Va. (Stone Bridge) | |
| WR | Jeremiah Smith | 6-3 | 215 | Fr. | Ohio St. | Ryan Day | Miami Gardens, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna) | |
| TE | Tyler Warren | 6-6 | 261 | Sr. | Penn St. | James Franklin | Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee) | |
| OL | Willie Lampkin | 5-11 | 290 | Sr. | North Carolina | Mack Brown | Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland) | |
| OL | Tyler Booker | 6-5 | 325 | Jr. | Alabama | Kalen DeBoer | New Haven, Conn. (IMG Academy) | |
| C | Cooper Mays | 6-4 | 310 | Sr. | Tennessee | Josh Heupel | Kingston, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic) | |
| OL | Donovan Jackson | 6-4 | 320 | Sr. | Ohio St. | Ryan Day | Cypress, Tex. (Episcopal) | |
| OL | Ajani Cornelius | 6-5 | 315 | Sr. | Oregon | Dan Lanning | Harlem, N.Y. (Archbishop Stepinac) | |
| QB | Dillon Gabriel | 6-0 | 200 | Sr. | Oregon | Dan Lanning | Mililani, Hawaii (Mililani) | |
| RB | Cam Skattebo | 5-11 | 215 | Sr. | Arizona St. | Kenny Dillingham | Rio Linda, Calif. (Rio Linda) | |
| RB | Kaleb Johnson | 6-0 | 225 | Jr. | Iowa | Kirk Ferentz | Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton) | |
| Second Team-Defense | ||||||||
| Pos | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) | |
| DL | Mike Green | 6-4 | 248 | R-So. | Marshall | Charles Huff | Williamsburg, Va. (Lafayette) | |
| DL | Walter Nolen | 6-3 | 305 | Jr. | Ole Miss | Lane Kiffin | Powell, Tenn. (Powell) | |
| DL | Princely Umanmielen | 6-4 | 255 | Sr. | Ole Miss | Lane Kiffin | Austin, Tex. (Manor) | |
| DL | Antwaun Powell-Ryland | 6-3 | 252 | R-Sr. | Virginia Tech | Brent Pry | Portsmouth, Va. (I.C. Norcom) | |
| LB | Shaun Dolac | 6-1 | 225 | Gr. | Buffalo | Pete Lembo | West Seneca, N.Y. (East) | |
| LB | Anthony Hill Jr. | 6-3 | 235 | So. | Texas | Steve Sarkisian | Denton, Tex. (Ryan) | |
| LB | Carson Schwesinger | 6-2 | 225 | R-Jr. | UCLA | DeShaun Foster | Moorpark, Calif. (Oaks Christian) | |
| DB | Malachi Moore | 6-0 | 201 | Gr. | Alabama | Kalen DeBoer | Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville) | |
| DB | Cobee Bryant | 6-0 | 175 | Sr. | Kansas | Lance Leipold | Evergreen, Ala. (Hillcrest) | |
| DB | Will Johnson | 6-2 | 202 | Jr. | Michigan | Sherrone Moore | Detroit, Mich. (Grosse Pointe South) | |
| DB | Jahdae Barron | 5-11 | 200 | Sr. | Texas | Steve Sarkisian | Austin, Tex. (Connally) | |
| Second Team-Special Teams | ||||||||
| Pos | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School) | |
| P | Eddie Czaplicki | 1-Jun | 207 | Sr. | Southern California | Lincoln Riley | Charlotte, N.C. (Providence) | |
| PK | Alex Raynor | 6-0 | 185 | Sr. | Kentucky | Mark Stoops | Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison) | |
| AP | Brashard Smith | 5-10 | 196 | Sr. | SMU | Rhett Lashlee | Richmond Heights, Fla. (Palmetto) | |
| LS | Rocco Underwood | 6-3 | 228 | R-Jr. | Florida | Billy Napier | Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary) |
*–2023 AFCA All-American
Team Background: The teams now chosen for each of the AFCA’s five divisions evolved from a single 11-player squad in 1945. From 1945 until 1967, only one team was chosen. From 1967 through 1971, two teams, University Division and College Division, were selected. In 1972, the College Division was split into College I and College II. In 1979, the University Division was split into two teams — Division I-A and Division I-AA. In 1996, the College I and College II teams were renamed Division II and Division III, respectively. In 2006, the Division I-A and Division I-AA teams were renamed Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), respectively. The AFCA started selecting an NAIA All-America Team in 2006. In 2016, the AFCA added a second team All-America.
From 1965-81, a 22-player (11 offensive, 11 defensive) team was chosen. In 1982, a punter and placekicker were added to the team. In 1997, a return specialist was added. The return specialist position was replaced by an all-purpose player in 2006. A third wide receiver was added to the team in 2024.
The Award: Members of the AFCA Coaches’ All-America First Team will receive a plaque commemorating their selection to the team, while members of the Second Team will receive a certificate.
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out The Insider and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
