COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The American Football Coaches Association became the fourth of the five major All-America lists to bestow first-team honors on Ohio State’s Chase Young and Jeff Okudah, leaving both one list short of unanimous status with one to go.
Young and Okudah were both also first-team selections of the Associated Press, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. The Football Writers Association of America is scheduled to announce its All-America team on Thursday.
Young and Okudah have already reached consensus All-America status. It is the fourth time in the past five seasons that Ohio State has had two consensus picks in the same year.
Buckeye guard Wyatt Davis, quarterback Justin Fields and running back J.K. Dobbins were all second-team selections by the AFCA. Ohio State’s five selections were second only to Alabama's six.
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Young, a junior defensive end, leads the nation with 16.5 sacks and 1.91 tackles for loss per game. The Heisman Trophy finalist already won the Nagurski and Bednarik Awards as the nation’s top defensive player and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
Okudah was a finalist for the Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back. The cornerback leads the Buckeyes with three interceptions and ranks second with seven pass breakups to go along with his 30 tackles.
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