Malik Hooker and Pat Elflein are one step closer to becoming unanimous All-Americans.
The Ohio State safety and center received first-team honors from the Football Writers Association of America on Monday, the second media outlet to recognize the top players in the sport on the day, joining the Associated Press. Curtis Samuel, listed as an H-back, received second-team recognition for the Buckeyes.
Hooker and Elflein are already consensus All-Americans and only need first-team distinction by the American Football Coaches Association to become unanimous choices. The last Ohio State player to be a unanimous All-American was Joey Bosa in 2014.
Alabama led all schools with four representatives on the first team. The SEC had the most players on the first team with eight, the ACC and Pac-12 had five each and the Big Ten and Big 12 had three apiece.
The full slate of FWAA All-American teams:
| OFFENSE | DEFENSE | SPECIALISTS |
|---|---|---|
| QB: LAMAR JACKSON, LOUISVILLE | DL: MYLES GARRETT, TEXAS A&M | K: ZANE GONZALEZ, ARIZONA STATE |
| RB: DALVIN COOK, FLORIDA STATE | DL: CARL LAWSON, AUBURN | P: MITCH WISHNOWSKY, UTAH |
| RB: D'ONTA FOREMAN, TEXAS | DL: CHRISTIAN WILKINS, CLEMSON | KR: QUADREE HENDERSON, PITTSBURGH |
| WR: DEDE WESTBROOK, OKLAHOMA | DL: JONATHAN ALLEN, ALABAMA | PR: ADOREE' JACKSON, USC |
| WR: COREY DAVIS, WESTERN MICHIGAN | LB: JABRILL PEPPERS, MICHIGAN | |
| TE: MICHAEL ROBERTS, TOLEDO | LB: REUBEN FOSTER, ALABAMA | |
| OL: CAM ROBINSON, ALABAMA | LB: ZACH CUNNINGHAM, VANDERBILT | |
| OL: ETHAN POCIC, LSU | DB: TARVARUS MCFADDEN, FLORIDA STATE | |
| OL: PAT ELFLEIN, OHIO STATE | DB: MARLON HUMPHERY, ALABAMA | |
| OL: DAN FEENEY, INDIANA | DB: BUDDA BAKER, WASHINGTON | |
| OL: CONNOR WILLIAMS, TEXAS | DB: MALIK HOOKER, OHIO STATE |
| OFFENSE | DEFENSE | SPECIALISTS |
|---|---|---|
| QB: BAKER MAYFIELD, OKLAHOMA | DL: DEREK BARNETT, TENNESSEE | K: DANIEL CARLSON, AUBURN |
| RB: CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY, STANFORD | DL: HUNTER DIMICK, UTAH | P: MICHAEL DICKSON, TEXAS |
| RB: DONNELL PUMPHREY, SAN DIEGO STATE | DL: ED OLIVER, HOUSTON | KR: DESMOND KING, IOWA |
| WR: ZAY JONES, EAST CAROLINA | DL: SOLOMON THOMAS, STANFORD | PR: CHRISTIAN KIRK, TEXAS A&M |
| WR: JOHN ROSS, WASHINGTON | LB: KENDELL BECKWITH, LSU | |
| HB: CURTIS SAMUEL, OHIO STATE | LB: BEN BOULWARE, CLEMSON | |
| OL: TREY ADAMS, WASHINGTON | LB: MICAH KISER, VIRGINIA | |
| OL: ORLANDO BROWN, OKLAHOMA | DB: RASUAL DOUGLAS, WEST VIRGINIA | |
| OL: TYLER ORLOVSKY, WEST VIRGINIA | DB: JOURDAN LEWIS, MICHIGAN | |
| OL: TAYLOR MOTON, WESTERN MICHIGAN | DB: TEEZ TABOR, FLORIDA | |
| OL: RYAN RAMCZYK, WISCONSIN | DB: TRE'DAVIOUS WHITE, LSU |
