Schwesinger Named Associated Press First Team All-American
December 16, 2024 | Football
LOS ANGELES – Redshirt junior linebacker Carson Schwesinger on the UCLA football team was named an Associated Press (AP) First Team All-American, the wire service announced Monday morning.
Schwesinger is the 91st First Team All-American in UCLA football history and the 14th Bruins linebacker to earn the honor.
Last week, Schwesinger was awarded Second Team All-America status by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). The three selectors are included in the five organizations used to formulate the annual consensus All-America teams. Others organizations included are the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and The Sporting News.
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.
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.
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.
The FWAA and The Sporting News All-America teams will be announced at a later date.
Schwesinger's 2024 Awards
• Associated Press First Team All-American
• American Football Coaches Association Second Team All-American
• Walter Camp Second Team All-American
• Butkus Award Finalist
• Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist
• All-Big Ten First Team
• AP All-Big Ten First Team
• Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11, 2024)
• Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week (Nov. 12, 2024)
Schwesinger is the 91st First Team All-American in UCLA football history and the 14th Bruins linebacker to earn the honor.
Last week, Schwesinger was awarded Second Team All-America status by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). The three selectors are included in the five organizations used to formulate the annual consensus All-America teams. Others organizations included are the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and The Sporting News.
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.
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.
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.
The FWAA and The Sporting News All-America teams will be announced at a later date.
Schwesinger's 2024 Awards
• Associated Press First Team All-American
• American Football Coaches Association Second Team All-American
• Walter Camp Second Team All-American
• Butkus Award Finalist
• Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist
• All-Big Ten First Team
• AP All-Big Ten First Team
• Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11, 2024)
• Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week (Nov. 12, 2024)
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