Ollie Gordon II is One-Step Closer to Unanimous All-American Status

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State sophomore running back and the nation’s leading rusher with 1,614-yards and 20 rushing touchdowns continues his pursuit of unanimous All-American honors. He is already consensus and by making The Sporting News All-America team he is now one away from unanimous and that would be the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America Team. Gordon II is already on the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, USA-Today, Walter Camp, ESPN, The Athletic, Pro Football Focus, Sports Illustrated, and several other teams.

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Gordon on the run in Bedlam.

The teams that count in consensus and unanimous honors are the AP, Walter Camp, FWAA, Sporting News, and AFCA teams.

The AFCA All-America team is set to be released on Thursday (Dec. 14) morning. We will know then that Gordon II is a unanimous All-American.

First-team offense

QB: Jayden Daniels, LSU 

RB: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State 

Gordon – the Doak Walker Award winner –  joins a proud Oklahoma State running back tradition that includes first-teamers such as Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Kendall Hunter and Chuba Hubbard. Gordon enjoyed a string of six straight 100-yard games – and his 138-yard, two-TD performance helped the Cowboys beat Oklahoma 27-24 in the last immediate installment of Bedlam.

RB: Cody Schrader, Missouri 

WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State

WR: Rome Odunze, Washington 

WR: Malik Nabers, LSU 

TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia 

T: Olu Fashanu, Penn State 

G: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State

C: Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon 

G: Zak Zinter, Michigan 

T: Joe Alt, Notre Dame 

First-team defense 

DL: T'Vondre Sweat, Texas 

DL: Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois

DL: Jonah Elliss, Utah 

EDGE: Dallas Turner, Alabama 

EDGE: Laiatu Latu, UCLA 

LB: Payton Wilson, NC State 

LB: Jason Henderson, Old Dominion 

CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama 

CB: Cooper DeJean, Iowa 

S: Xavier Watts, Notre Dame 

S: Tyler Nubin, Minnesota 

DB: Mike Sainristil, Michigan 

ATH: Travis Hunter, Colorado 

First-team specialists 

K: Graham Nicholson, Miami (Ohio)

P: Tory Taylor, Iowa

PR: Zachariah Branch, USC

KR: Barion Brown, Kentucky 

Second-team offense

QB: Michael Penix Jr., Washington 

RB: Audric Estime, Notre Dame

RB: Omarion Hampton, North Carolina 

WR: Troy Franklin, Oregon 

WR: Luther Burden III, Missouri 

WR: Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona 

TE: Dallin Holker, Colorado State

OL: Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia 

OL: Christian Haynes, UConn 

OL: Zach Frazier, West Virginia 

OL: Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State

OL: JC Latham, Alabama

Second-team defense

DL: Byron Murphy II, Texas

DL: Mason Graham, Michigan 

DL: Howard Cross III, Notre Dame 

EDGE: Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M 

EDGE: Jalen Green, James Madison 

LB: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson 

LB: Jay Higgins, Iowa 

CB: Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia 

CB: Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo 

S: Caleb Downs, Alabama 

S: Malaki Starks, Georgia 

DB: Terrion Arnold, Alabama 

ATH: Sione Vaki, Utah 

Second-team specialists 

K: Will Reichard, Alabama 

P: Alex Mastromanno, Florida State

PR: Xavier Worthy, Texas 

KR: Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech