With Saturday’s Army-Navy game marking the conclusion of the 2024 regular season, college football’s All-American season has come and gone in a flash.
Almost all All-America lists feature two Penn State players who were the undisputed stars of the Nittany Lions season: defensive endAbdul Carter and the tight endWarren, Tyler.
In his one season as a defensive end, Carter was a unanimous first-team pick on every list PennLive could locate. If he declares this spring, the junior, who is projected to be selected in the early first round of the NFL Draft, finished with 60 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and two forced fumbles. His sacks ranked 13th nationally this season, while his tackles for loss were third in the nation and the best in the Big Ten.
Carter did not win any of the top lineman or defensive player of the year accolades, but he was a finalist for several of them.
Warren shared first-team honors with Harold Fannin Jr., a standout for Bowling Green, even though he was named the country’s best tight end and won the John Mackey Award. The Penn State unicorn broke almost every tight end program record, including single-season receptions and career touchdowns, while playing a variety of positions, including center and quarterback for the Wildcats.
During the third quarter of the Big Ten Championship game on December 7, 2024, Penn State tight end Tyler Warren catches a pass.
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This past weekend, Warren, who concluded the season with 88 receptions for 1,062 yards and six scores, came in seventh place in the Heisman Trophy voting. In addition, he completed three of five throws for 35 yards and another touchdown, and ran 23 times for 191 yards and four touchdowns.
Fannin, on the other hand, had 100 receptions, 1,342 yards, and nine touchdowns this season, good for second place among all pass receivers.
Carter became the 45th consensus All-American selection in Penn State program history after being named to the first teams by the American Football Coaches Association, the Walter Camp Foundation, and the Associated Press.
As of Monday afternoon, this is where Carter and Warren were listed on the All-America teams.
Associated Press: Warren second team, Carter first (Fannin)
Walter Camp: Warren second team, Carter first (Fannin)
AFCA: Warren is the second team, and Carter is the first (Fannin).
FWAA: Warren and Carter first teams
USA Today: Warren is the second team, while Carter is the first (Fannin).
The Athletic: Warren and Carter’s first teams
Sports Illustrated: Carter made the first team, Warren was not recognized (Fannin was first, Oronde Gadsden of Syracuse was second, and Holden Willis of Middle Tennessee received honorable mention).
Warren first team, Carter first team, CBS Sports/247Sports
First team alone Bleacher Report: Abdul first team
PFF (just the first team): Carter first
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