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Schwesinger Named Second Team All-American by AFCA, Walter Camp
December 13, 2024 | Football
LOS ANGELES โ Redshirt junior linebacker Carson Schwesinger on the UCLA football team was awarded Second Team All-American status by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). The WCFF and AFCA announced its awards Thursday evening and Friday morning, respectively.
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The two selectors are included in the five organizations used to formulate the annual consensus All-American teams. Others organizations included are the Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and The Sporting News.
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Schwesinger was named to the All-Big Ten First Team by the conference earlier this month on Dec. 3. The Moorpark, Calif. native was up for two major awards this season, being named a Butkus Award Finalist, which honors the top linebacker in the nation, and a Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist, which recognizes the country's best football player who started his career as a walk-on.
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Schwesinger led the Big Ten Conference during the regular season in total tackles (136), total tackles per game (11.3), solo tackles (90), solo tackles per game (7.5) and double-digit-tackle performances (nine). Schwesinger's 90 solo tackles, which actively lead the FBS, were the most by a Big Ten defenseman during the regular season in at least the last 22 years.
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Schwesinger tallied the first 100-tackle season by a Bruin since 2018 (Adarius Pickett) and first by a UCLA linebacker since 2017 (Kenny Young), finishing with 136 in 2024. Earlier this season, Schwesinger recorded a streak of six straight double-digit-tackle performances, which was the longest by Bruin since Eric Kendricks' Butkus Award-winning 2014 season. At Washington on Nov. 15, Schwesinger recorded a career-high 17 tackles for the most by a Bruin defender since 2016. In UCLA's 20-17 Homecoming win over Iowa on Nov. 8, Schwesinger nabbed the first two interceptions of his career to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week honors. Schwesinger, who drew the first 10 starts of his career in 2024, was UCLA's leading tackler in 10 of 12 games.
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The AP, FWAA and The Sporting News All-America teams will be announced at a later date.
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The two selectors are included in the five organizations used to formulate the annual consensus All-American teams. Others organizations included are the Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and The Sporting News.
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Schwesinger was named to the All-Big Ten First Team by the conference earlier this month on Dec. 3. The Moorpark, Calif. native was up for two major awards this season, being named a Butkus Award Finalist, which honors the top linebacker in the nation, and a Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist, which recognizes the country's best football player who started his career as a walk-on.
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Schwesinger led the Big Ten Conference during the regular season in total tackles (136), total tackles per game (11.3), solo tackles (90), solo tackles per game (7.5) and double-digit-tackle performances (nine). Schwesinger's 90 solo tackles, which actively lead the FBS, were the most by a Big Ten defenseman during the regular season in at least the last 22 years.
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Schwesinger tallied the first 100-tackle season by a Bruin since 2018 (Adarius Pickett) and first by a UCLA linebacker since 2017 (Kenny Young), finishing with 136 in 2024. Earlier this season, Schwesinger recorded a streak of six straight double-digit-tackle performances, which was the longest by Bruin since Eric Kendricks' Butkus Award-winning 2014 season. At Washington on Nov. 15, Schwesinger recorded a career-high 17 tackles for the most by a Bruin defender since 2016. In UCLA's 20-17 Homecoming win over Iowa on Nov. 8, Schwesinger nabbed the first two interceptions of his career to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week honors. Schwesinger, who drew the first 10 starts of his career in 2024, was UCLA's leading tackler in 10 of 12 games.
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The AP, FWAA and The Sporting News All-America teams will be announced at a later date.
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