Jonathon Brooks named AP first-team midseason All-American
Texas running back Jonathon Brooks was named an Associated Press first-team midseason All-American, the outlet announced Wednesday. Defensive linemen T’Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy received second-team accolades.
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Brooks has collected a number of midseason All-America accolades from a variety of outlets, including ESPN, CBS Sports, The Athletic, Fox Sports, and USA Today. The junior from Hallettsville (Texas) has rushed for 726 yards and six touchdowns on 108 carries. He leads the Big 12 in rushing yards per game, all-purpose yards, rushing touchdowns, and total touchdowns with seven. He’s fourth in the country in rushing yards per game with 121.0, and is sixth in all-purpose yards per game with 141.17.
Brooks stepped into the void left by Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson, and has become one of the best running backs in the nation. He eclipsed the 100-yard threshold versus Wyoming, Baylor, Kansas, and Oklahoma. His outing versus the Jayhawks was the best of his career, rushing 21 times for 218 yards and two touchdowns and adding 23 yards receiving.
Sweat, a senior from Huntsville (Texas), has 18 tackles including 4.0 for loss, one sack, one pass breakup, and four quarterback hurries. He’s a huge part of Texas’ defense, helping the Longhorns limit opponents to 4.97 yards per play and under 115 yards on the ground per game. Sweat was named a first-team midseason All-American by The Athletic and was a second-teamer according to Fox Sports.
Murphy, a junior from DeSoto (Texas), has 15 tackles with 3.5 for loss and two sacks. He also caught a touchdown pass in a goal line set versus Wyoming. Murphy and Sweat have have helped Texas produce a unit ranked No. 25 in total defense and No. 16 in scoring defense.
All three will be in action Saturday when the Longhorns travel to Houston to face the Houston Cougars.
AP Midseason First-Team All Americans
Offense
QB – Michael Penix Jr., Washington
RB – Jonathon Brooks, Texas
RB – Audric Estime, Notre Dame
OT – Joe Alt, Notre Dame
OT – Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
OG – Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
OG – Zak Zinter, Michigan
OC – Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
TE – Brock Bowers, Georgia
WR – Malik Nabers, LSU
WR – Luther Burden, Missouri
WR – Rome Odunze, Washington
All-purpose – Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
Kicker – Will Reichard, Alabama
Defense
EDGE – Laiaitu Latu, UCLA
EDGE – Dallas Turner, Alabama
DL – Howard Cross, Notre Dame
DL – Jer/Zhan Newton, Illinois
LB – Payton Wilson, NC State
LB – Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
LB – Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
CB – Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
CB – Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
S – Malakai Starks, Georgia
S – Jaylin Simpson, Auburn
DB – Cooper DeJean, Iowa
P – Tory Taylor, Iowa
AP Midseason Second-Team All Americans
Offense
QB – Jayden Daniels, LSU
RB – Ray Davis, Kentucky
RB – Blake Corum, Michigan
OT – Olu Fashanu, Penn State
OT – Javon Foster, Missouri
OG – Christian Haynes, UConn
OG – Tanner Miller, Oregon State
OC – Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
WR – Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
WR – Troy Franklin, Oregon
WR – Xavier Legette, South Carolina
TE – Cade Stover, Ohio State
All-Purpose – Keon Coleman, Florida State
Kicker – Graham Nicholson, Miami (Ohio)
Defense
EDGE – Jonah Elliss, Utah
EDGE – Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State
DT – T’Vondre Sweat, Texas
DT – Byron Murphy, Texas
LB – Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
LB – Jay Higgins, Iowa
LB – Power Echols, North Carolina
CB – Denzel Burke, Ohio State
CB – Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
S – Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
S – Calen Bullock, USC
DB – Sebastian Castro, Iowa
P – Matthew Hayball, Vanderbilt
