College of Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders crossed a threshold on Monday as he was named a first-team All-America participant by The Related Press.

By being named to his third All-America squad, the junior from Denton, Texas, is now thought of a consensus All-American.

Sanders, who’s tenth within the FBS with 9.5 sacks, was beforehand named a second-team All-American by the Walter Camp Basis and the Soccer Writers Affiliation of America.

The Sporting Information All-America group is scheduled to be launched at present, adopted by the American Soccer Coaches Affiliation group on Wednesday. To earn consensus first-team All-America honors, a participant needs to be chosen a first-teamer by three of these organizations.

Sanders joined elite firm at Arkansas together with his newest recognition by turning into the college’s first AP first-team choice since Hunter Henry in 2015 and this system’s first AP first-team linebacker since Ronnie Caveness in 1964. He’s the primary Razorback linebacker to earn first-team All-America standing since Jermaine Petty in 2001.

Sanders, who has declared for the 2023 NFL Draft and won’t play within the Razorbacks’ Liberty Bowl recreation towards Kansas on Dec. 28, made a big impact as a first-year switch from Alabama. The 6-5, 233-pounder had 5 sacks within the first three video games and was named the Butkus Award linebacker of the month for September. He was one in all three 5 finalists for the Butkus Award, received by Iowa’s Jack Campbell, because the nation’s prime linebacker. Georgia’s Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Washington State’s Daiyan Henley and Cincinnati’s Ivan Tempo Jr. have been the opposite finalists.

Sanders had a minimum of a half-sack via the primary 5 video games, together with one towards his former Alabama teammate Bryce Younger, then completed up with three sacks within the closing 4 video games.

He led the group with 103 tackles and 13.5 tackles for loss, along with sacks, and likewise had 6 quarterback hurries, 5 cross breakups, 3 compelled fumbles, 1 fumble restoration and his first profession interception.