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AUSTIN, Texas – Seven Texas Longhorns earned All-SEC accolades, led by two first-team All-SEC performers, the conference administration announced Tuesday afternoon. Junior left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. was named first-team All-SEC offensively, and senior defensive back Jaday Barron was named first-team All-SEC defensively. Junior quarterback Quinn Ewers and senior tight end Gunnar Helm were named to the All-SEC second team offensively, while sophomore linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. was named to the All-SEC second team defensively. Sophomore running back Quintrevion Wisner was named third-team All-SEC. The SEC will be on offense, with senior defensive back Andrew Mukuba on third-team defense.
Banks, a finalist for the 2024 Lombardi Trophy, Outland Trophy and Joe Moore Award, is a third-year offensive lineman who appeared and started in 39 games for the Forty Acres. The Humble, Texas, product earned multiple national honors this season, including Outland Trophy Player of the Week honors on Oct. 15 and SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors on Sept. 30 and Oct. 14. Awarded. In addition to preseason First Team honors, Banks was named a Preseason First Team All-America by The Associated Press, CBS Sports, ESPN, Sporting News, and The Athletic. All-SEC by media and league coaches. He was also named to the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Trophy preseason watch lists. With Banks’ veteran leadership, UT’s offense ranks 13th in the FBS in passing offense (281 ypg), 15th in team pass efficiency (154.92), 16th in completion percentage (66.3 percent) and 18th in total offense (445.4). It becomes. ypg), 25th in scoring offense (33.6 ppg). The Texas offense has rushed for over 100 yards in 10 of 12 games, with three different Longhorn running backs each recording at least one 100-yard effort.
A finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Jim Thorpe Award, Barron has proven to be one of the nation’s elite defensive players this season. Barron, a fifth-year defensive back, has played in 54 career games, starting 36 of them. Following Texas’ 20-10 road victory over Arkansas on Nov. 16, Barron was named Thorpe Award Player of the Week, SEC Defensive Player of the Week, and Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week. Selected as a player. Prior to the 2024 season, he was named to the preseason defensive second team All-SEC and was named to the Bronco Nagursi Trophy and Bednarik Award preseason watch list. Barron is one of the most versatile defensive backs in the nation, consistently playing multiple positions in Texas’ defensive backfield while providing leadership as a fifth-year veteran. The Austin, Texas, native led the Longhorns in interceptions (5) and pass breakups (9) through 13 games, totaling 47 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 quarterback rush, Recorded one forced fumble. Barron ranks third in the FBS in total interceptions on SEC pace this season and leads a UT defense that ranks first in the nation in turnovers (28) and passing yards (143.1 ypg). Additionally, Texas ranks second in the FBS in scoring defense (12.5 points) and team pass efficiency defense (95.19 points), and third in pass interceptions (19 points) and total defenses (249.5 points). . The Horns also rank fifth nationally in first down defense (196), sixth in third down conversion rate defense (30.6 percent), seventh in red zone defense (71.4 percent), and 12th in team tackles for loss (7.3). He ranks 15th in rushing. Defense (106.4).
Ewers, a junior signal-caller, is a third-year player who has appeared and started in 33 games, leading the Longhorns to 25 wins. In 11 games as a starter in 2024, Ewers completed 233 of 352 passes (66.2 percent) for 2,665 yards and 25 touchdowns, averaging 242.27 yards per game. A finalist for the Manning Award, Ewers is the recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the 88th Maxwell Award College Player of the Year Award, the Earl Campbell Tyler Rhodes Award and the 2024 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. He was also selected as a semifinalist in 2018. In addition, Ewers was named a Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 10 finalist on October 31st and was selected for the 2024 Davey O’Brien Award QB Class. This season, Ewers has earned numerous weekly honors, including SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Player of the Week (9/9), Manning Award Star of the Week (9/9), Reese’s Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week (9/9), Davey O’Brien Great 8 (9/9) ), Earl Campbell Tyler Rhodes Award Player of the Week (9/10), Maxwell Award Player of the Week (9/10), Davey O’Brien Great #8 (November 11), East-West Shrine Bowl Monday Morning Quarterback (November 11), Manning Award Star of the Week (November 11) 11). Before the season, Ewers was named to the preseason watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, Walter Camp Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Maxwell Award, Manning Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rhodes Award. , was named preseason Second Team All. -SEC by media and league coaches. Ewers ranks 13th in the FBS in passing offense (281 ypg), 15th in team pass efficiency (154.92), 16th in pass completion percentage (66.3 percent), 18th in total offense (445.4 ypg), and 25th on the team in total offense (445.4 ypg). He is at the helm of a UT offense that is ranked No. Scoring Attack (33.6 ppg). Individually, Ewers ranks 17th in the FBS in passing touchdowns (17) and 23rd in completion percentage (66.2 percent), completions per game (21.18) and points per game (14.4). It is located in Ewers has a passing touchdown record in 24 consecutive games. This is the longest active streak by an FBS quarterback and the second longest streak in program history behind Colt McCoy’s program record of 29 games. The Southlake, Texas product ranks third and fourth in the program’s record books in passing touchdowns (61) and passing yards (8,321).
Helm was previously named a John Mackey Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rhodes Award semifinalist and has been a weapon for the Texas offense this season. The tight end from Inglewood, Colorado, leads the Horns in receptions with 49 and is second on the team in receiving yards with 611. Helm started 13 games for the Longhorns, recording five receiving touchdowns and averaging 47 yards per game. In a 31-14 win over Kentucky on November 23, he had five receptions for 51 yards and a career-high two touchdowns. Helm joined JaTavion Sanders (twice on Oct. 1 against WVU and twice on Oct. 1 against Oklahoma) after Sanders achieved this feat, the first in the last 12 seasons. He was the only Texas tight end to score multiple receiving touchdowns in a game. 2022 season. Helm’s 17-yard touchdown in the second quarter against Kentucky was his fifth receiving touchdown of the season, tied for third-most by a tight end in a single season in program history. In the Oct. 12 win over Oklahoma, Helm led the team with five receptions for 91 yards (18.2 ypc) and a touchdown. He caught a 7-yard pass from quarterback Quinn Ewers in the second quarter for his fourth career touchdown reception and second of the season. Helm had a career day on Sept. 7 against Michigan 10/9, which Texas won 31-12. Against the Wolverines, he had a team-high seven receptions and a team-high 98 receiving yards, both career highs (14 ypc). Helm also had 45 yards after the catch against Michigan. As a team, Michigan only gained 51 yards after the catch against Texas. Three of his receptions went for more than 20 yards.
Hill, a second-year linebacker from Denton, Texas, was named to the list of Bednarik and Butkus Award semifinalists this season. Hill has started 13 games and is Texas’ leading tackler (90) and paces the team in lost tackles (16) and forced fumbles (four). Hill has led the team in double-digit tackles with three games this season. He also has the second-most sacks on the team with 7.5, and his quarterback quarterback also has the third-most sacks with four. Additionally, Hill compiled an interception, pass breakup, and fumble recovery. Hill led Texas to a 31-14 victory over Kentucky State on Nov. 23, earning Co-SEC defense, forcing a fumble, and making 11 total tackles, including two sacks and four tackles for loss. This set a new career high for a single game. This is his second Player of the Week award this season. In a 27-24 win over No. 25 Vanderbilt on Oct. 26, Hill had eight tackles (five solo), two QB hurries, and one pass breakup. . Against No. 5/4 Georgia on Oct. 19, Hill had eight tackles (four solo) and 1.5 tackles for a loss of four yards, including a sack for a loss of two yards. Hill earned national acclaim for his standout performance in Texas’ 34-3 victory over No. 18/16 Oklahoma at the Allstate Red River Rivalry on Oct. 12. He won the Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week Award (October 15). IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week (October 16) and SEC Assistant Defensive Player of the Week (October 16) 14). Against the Sooners, Hill recorded 11 tackles (seven solo), two sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one pressure in Texas’ victory. Hill had double-digit tackles for the second time in his career and season, recorded his second career forced fumble, tied career highs with 11 tackles and two sacks, and tied a career high in tackles for loss. He recorded 3.5 times. It was Hill’s fourth consecutive sack.
Wisner, a second-year running back from Glen Heights, Texas, appeared in 12 games and started nine, leading the Horns with 176 carries (4.9 ypc), 912 rushing yards, and three touchdowns, including one. He averaged 71.92 yards per game. Hill posted a team-leading three 100-yard rushing performances in 12 games (118 against Oklahoma, 158 against Kentucky and 186 against Texas A&M). Wisner was named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rhodes Player of the Week on Dec. 3 and ranked 20/19 after his dominant performance in Texas’ 17-7 win. won the SEC Player of the Week award. /20 Texas A&M closes out the regular season. He finished with a career-high 33 carries for 186 yards (5.6 ypc) and added two catches for 21 yards for a total of 207 yards in the rivalry with No. 20 Texas A&M. He rekindled it and led Texas to a 17-7 road win. . The 186 rushing yards are fourth all-time by a Longhorn in the history of the storied series with Texas A&M. Wisner joins a top-five group in that category that includes UT legends Cedric Benson, Ricky Williams and Earl Campbell. Wisner has the fourth-most rushing yards (912) among SEC players this season. Wisner also ranked fifth on the team in receptions (32) and eighth in receiving yards (229), with a 50-yard touchdown reception. Wisner had 1,141 yards of total offense this season.
Mukuba, a fourth-year and first-year defensive back for the Longhorns, has appeared in 12 games this season (he missed the game against Vanderbilt due to injury). The Austin, Texas, native has racked up the fourth-most tackles (52) by a Longhorn defender this season and ranks second on the team with four interceptions. He also has the third-most pass breakups (five) and has four tackles for loss, a forced fumble, and a quarterback rush. The dynamic backfield playmaker had four tackles (three solo) and an interception for three yards in UT’s 31-12 win at No. 10/9 Michigan on Sept. 7. I kept the grades I returned. On the 19th, Mukuba totaled five stops and one interception against the Bulldogs. He also recorded six tackles and one interception in a home win against Florida on November 9, giving him one interception in back-to-back games. Mukuba also had an interception and five tackles in the final regular season home game against Kentucky on Nov. 23. In the SEC Championship Game against Georgia on December 7, he recorded a season-high 11 tackles (10 solo tackles), a forced fumble, and a pass breakup.
Texas earned the No. 3 spot in the CFP voting and the No. 5 overall seed, making it to the College Football Playoff for the second time in as many years. The Horns will face No. 13/13/16 Clemson in the first round of the CFP on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. CT inside Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The fight will be broadcast via call on TNT by Dave Pash (commentary), Dusty Dvoracek (color analyst), Taylor McGregor (reporter) and Laura Rutledge (reporter). The first-round winner advances to the CFP quarterfinals of the 57th Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, where they will face Big 12 champion and No. 4 seed Arizona State at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on January 1, 2025 at noon in Connecticut. Compete against. . The game will be broadcast on the ABC/ESPN platform.
