FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Linebacker Drew Sanders has been named a second-team All-American by the Soccer Writers Affiliation of America.

Sanders is the primary Razorback linebacker to obtain an All-America honor from the FWAA since Ronnie Caveness earned first-team recognition from the group in 1964. It’s the third consecutive season that an Arkansas linebacker has been named an All-American, with Grant Morgan and Bumper Pool incomes the excellence in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

Sanders was sensational in his lone season at Arkansas, main the Razorbacks in tackles (103), sacks (9.5) and tackles for loss (13.5). The junior led the Hogs in tackles in seven video games throughout the 2022 marketing campaign and registered double-digit tackles on six events. Sanders jumped onto the nationwide scene in simply his second recreation on The Hill towards South Carolina (Sept. 10), making 11 tackles to go along with three tackles for loss, together with two sacks, to earn SEC Defensive Participant of the Week honors together with nationwide recognition because the Walter Camp Nationwide Defensive Participant of the Week and Bednarik Award Participant of the Week. He was later named the Butkus Award Linebacker of the Month for September.

He turned simply the second Razorback in historical past to earn a number of SEC defensive participant of the week awards after making 10 tackles, together with a half deal with for loss, recovering a fumble and intercepting the primary move of his profession within the win over No. 14 Ole Miss (Nov. 19). Sanders joined the legendary Quinton Caver, who earned three SEC defensive participant of the week recognitions in 2000 earlier than being a second-round decide of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Led by Sanders, the Arkansas protection elevated strain on the quarterback this yr and enters the Liberty Bowl with 39 sacks – one shy of the college report set in 1998. Sanders’ 9.5 sacks are tied for the seventh-most in a single season by a Razorback and are essentially the most since defensive finish Chris Smith’s 9.5 sacks in 2012.

Sanders, who has declared for the upcoming NFL Draft and is projected to be a high decide, was Arkansas’ first-ever Butkus Award finalist and joined an elite checklist of Razorbacks by being named a Walter Camp All-American yesterday. The Denton, Texas, native turned simply the seventeenth Hog in program historical past to earn All-America standing from the Walter Camp Basis.

The Hogs will conclude their season towards Kansas within the Liberty Bowl at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, in Memphis, Tenn., on ESPN. For ticket info, name the Razorback Ticket Heart at 479-575-5151 or click on right here.