Four Oregon football student-athletes have earned all-America recognition from at least one of the five official organizations used by the NCAA to comprise consensus and unanimous all-America honors.
The release of The Sporting News all-America teams on Wednesday was the last of the five outlets to publish ahead of the start of the College Football Playoff, following the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and Walter Camp Foundation.
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel was selected as an all-American by all five outlets, headlined by a first-team selection by the FWAA. He was a second-team honoree by The Sporting News, the AFCA and the Walter Camp Foundation, and a third-team pick by the Associated Press.
Gabriel becomes the first Oregon quarterback to be selected as a first-team all-American by one of the five recognized outlets since Marcus Mariota was a unanimous first-team selection in 2014.
Defensive lineman Derrick Harmon was selected to the second team by The Sporting News, the FWAA and the AP. Left tackle Josh Conerly Jr. was a third-team pick by the AP, and right tackle Ajani Cornelius was named to the second team by the AFCA.
The No. 1 Ducks (13-0) have a bye this week in the opening round of the College Football Playoff before playing either No. 8 Ohio State or No. 9 Tennessee on New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl Game.
QB Dillon Gabriel
» Heisman Trophy finalist
» FWAA All-America first team
» The Sporting News All-America second team
» AFCA All-America second team
» Walter Camp All-America second team
» Associated Press All-America third team
» Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (Coaches & AP)
» Big Ten Quarterback of the Year
» Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner
» All-Big Ten first team (Coaches & Media)
» William V. Campbell Trophy finalist
» NCAA all-time leader in career total touchdowns (187)
» No. 2 in FBS history in career passing touchdowns (153), passing yards (18,423) and total yards (19,675)
» 62 career starts, most in FBS history by a quarterback.
» Ranks second nationally in completion percentage (73.2) and in the top 15 for completions (5th, 297), passer rating (7th, 166.57), total touchdowns (T-7th, 35), passing touchdowns (T-8th, 28), passing yards per game (10th, 273.7) and total yards per game (13th, 288.5).
DL Derrick Harmon
» The Sporting News All-America second team
» FWAA All-America second team
» Associated Press All-America second team
» All-Big Ten second team (Media)
» All-Big Ten third team (Coaches)
» 42 total tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three pass breakups.
» Leads all FBS interior defensive linemen with 52 total pressures, according to Pro Football Focus.
» Owns an 85.5 pass-rush grade from PFF with an 80.3 overall defensive grade.
OL Josh Conerly Jr.
» Associated Press All-America third team
» All-Big Ten first team (Coaches & Media)
» Has started all 13 games at left tackle on an offensive line that was a finalist for the Joe Moore Award.
» Leads Oregon with an 80.9 pass-blocking grade, according to Pro Football Focus.
» Has allowed just five total pressures and one sack in 439 pass-blocking opportunities.
OL Ajani Cornelius
» AFCA All-America second team
» All-Big Ten second team (Media)
» All-Big Ten third team (Coaches)
» Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year semifinalist
» Has started all 13 games at right tackle on an offensive line that was a finalist for the Joe Moore Award.
» Second on the team with 35 total knockdowns this season.
» Has allowed 24 total pressures and just two sacks in 441 pass-blocking opportunities.
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