BATON ROUGE, La. — A day after being named one of four finalists for the 2023 Heisman Trophy, LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels joins wide receiver Malik Nabers and offensive tackle Will Campbell on the All-SEC First Team.
LSU also announced on Tuesday, wide receiver Brian Thomas, offensive tackle Emery Jones and linebacker Harold Perkins were named to the second-team.
Daniels leads the nation in total offense (412.2), passing TDs (40), total TDs (50) and rushing yards by a quarterback (1,134). His 208.01 pass efficiency rating is the highest in FBS history. He’s only the fifth player in SEC history to account for 50 touchdowns in a season.
In 12 games, Daniels accounted for at least four touchdowns nine times and he joined Joe Burrow as the only players in LSU history to reach 500 total yards in three games in a single-season. Daniels set the SEC record with 606 total yards against Florida when he became the first player in FBS history to rush for 200 yards (234) and pass for 350 yards (372) in a game. He tied the LSU mark with eight touchdowns (6 passing, 2 rushing) in the win over Georgia State.
Daniels, who won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award last week, is also a finalist for several of college football's most prestigious accolades, including the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year and Manning Award.
Nabers, who became LSU’s all-time receptions leader in 2023 with 186, led the nation in receiving yards with 1,546 and was first in the league with 86 receptions and second in TDs with 14. Nabers, who is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, led all players nationally in plays of 20-plus yards (34) and 30-plus yards (17).
Campbell, a Freshman All-America in 2022, played a team-high 728 snaps at offensive tackle and didn’t allow a sack all season. Campbell helped paved the way for an LSU offense that ranked in the Top 10 nationally in both rushing (No. 8 at 213.5) and passing (No. 4 at 334.3). LSU is the only team in the FBS to average 200 rushing yards and 300 passing yards a game.
First Team All-SEC
OFFENSE
QB - Jayden Daniels, LSU
RB - Cody Schrader, Missouri
RB - Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss
WR - Malik Nabers, LSU
WR - Luther Burden III, Missouri
TE - Brock Bowers, Georgia
OL - JC Latham, Alabama
OL - Javon Foster, Missouri
OL - Will Campbell, LSU
OL - Tate Ratledge, Georgia
C - Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
AP - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
DEFENSE
DL- Darius Robinson, Missouri
DL- James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
DL- Justin Eboigbe, Alabama
DL- Landon Jackson, Arkansas
LB - Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
LB - Dallas Turner, Alabama
LB - Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State
DB - Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
DB - Malaki Starks, Georgia
DB - Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
DB - Caleb Downs, Alabama*
DB - Terrion Arnold, Alabama*
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Will Reichard, Alabama
P - Matthew Hayball, Vanderbilt
RS - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
KOS - Cam Little, Arkansas
LS - Hunter Rogers, South Carolina*
LS - Kneeland Hibbett, Alabama*
Second-Team All-SEC
OFFENSE
QB - Carson Beck, Georgia
RB - Ray Davis, Kentucky
RB - Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
WR - Brian Thomas Jr., LSU
WR - Xavier Legette, South Carolina
TE - Caden Prieskorn, Ole Miss*
TE - Trey Knox, South Carolina*
TE - Rivaldo Fairweather, Auburn*
OL - Tyler Booker, Alabama
OL - Xavier Truss, Georgia
OL - Emery Jones Jr., LSU
OL - Layden Robinson, Texas A&M
C - Eli Cox, Kentucky
AP - Barion Brown, Kentucky
DEFENSE
DL - Mykel Williams, Georgia
DL - Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia
DL - Princely Umanmielen, Florida
DL - Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
LB - Harold Perkins Jr., LSU
LB - Smael Mondon, Georgia
LB - Ty'Ron Hopper, Missouri
DB - Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
DB - Jaylin Simpson, Auburn
DB - Tykee Smith, Georgia
DB - Kamari Lassiter, Georgia
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Harrison Mevis, Missouri
P - James Burnip, Alabama*
P - Max Fletcher, Arkansas*
RS - Barion Brown, Kentucky
KOS - Will Reichard, Alabama
LS - Wesley Schelling, Vanderbilt
*Ties
The SEC will announce the specialty awards on Wednesday which includes offensive and defensive player of the year along with coach of the year and freshman of the year. The Freshman All-SEC team will be revealed on Thursday.
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