Texas Tech’s Tyree Wilson tabbed second team All American by AP, Malik Dunlap returning for final year
Despite missing the last two games due to a foot injury suffered back on Nov. 12, Texas Tech’s Tyree Wilson made enough of an impact on the field to be recognized nationally.
On Monday, the 6-foot-6, 275-pound edge rusher was named a second team All American by the Associated Press. To go along with that good news, the Red Raiders also learned defensive back Malik Dunlap would return for his final season of eligibility — through a COVID-bonus year.
“Let’s run it back one more year,” Dunlap wrote in a Tweeted on Monday afternoon, which included the ”Not Leaving” clip from the ‘Wolf of Wall Street.’
Dunlap, a 6-3, 218-pound senior from Charlotte (N.C.) Harding University, was ranked second in the Big 12 with 11 pass breakups. He also had 29 tackles and an interception.
On Nov. 20, Wilson declared for the NFL draft and was set to prepare for workouts after he had a broken foot surgically repaired. After ending the season with 61 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss and seven sacks, Wilson leaving early for the draft was widely expected with several NFL draft analysts projecting him as a first-round pick.
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"I fully intended to finish this season with my brothers on the field," Wilson, the first-team All Big 12 selection, wrote in a Tweet on Nov. 20, "but unfortunately I broke a bone in my foot and despite my best efforts to work through it, multiple doctors have advised me to get it fixed immediately. Although I have to stay off my foot for the next couple of months, I will be 100% healthy and prepared for the NFL Draft workouts where I plan to continue to prove that I'm the best defensive player in this upcoming draft."
Last Friday, Wilson and safety Marquis Waters were named first-team all-Americans by the Football Writers Association of America. Wilson and Waters were also first-team honorees on The Associated Press All-Big 12 team — the only Tech players to make The AP All-Big 12 team — which was chosen by a voting panel of 18 sportswriters and sportscasters who regularly cover the conference.
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The FWAA is one of five all-America teams recognized and used by the NCAA in determining players designated as unanimous or consensus all-Americans. The other four recognized teams are those of the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the American Football Coaches Association, The Associated Press and The Sporting News.
Prior to Wilson, the last Texas Tech player to be named a first-team all-American by one of the five recognized organizations was wide receiver Antoine Wesley in 2018 by the FWAA.
Texas Tech senior decisions
The following Texas Tech players who were seniors in 2022 have the option of playing another season in 2023. Here are decisions they've made in that regard, as announced by the players themselves or head coach Joey McGuire.
Staying (5): DT Tony Bradford, DT Jaylon Hutchings, S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, S Reggie Pearson, CB Malik Dunlap
Leaving (4): RB SaRodorick Thompson, OG Weston Wright, DE Tyree Wilson, PK Trey Wolff
Pending (15): QB Tyler Shough, WR Xavier White, TE Henry Teeter, OT Ethan Carde, C Dennis Wilburn, C Cade Briggs, DL Myles Cole, LB Tyrique Matthews, LB Patrick Curley, CB Rayshad Williams, CB Cameron Watts, S Tyler Owens, S Cam White, P Austin McNamara
The Associated Press All-America team
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Caleb Williams, second-year, Southern California.
Running backs — Bijan Robinson, third-year, Texas; Blake Corum, third-year, Michigan.
Tackles — Peter Skoronski, third-year, Northwestern; Joe Alt, second-year, Notre Dame.
Guard — O’Cyrus Torrence, fourth-year, Florida; Andrew Vorhees, sixth-year, Southern California.
Center — John Michael Schmitz, sixth-year, Minnesota.
Tight end — Michael Mayer, third-year, Notre Dame.
Wide receivers — Marvin Harrison Jr., second-year, Ohio State; Jalin Hyatt, third-year, Tennessee; Xavier Hutchinson, third-year, Iowa State.
All-purpose player — Deuce Vaughn, third-year, Kansas State.
Kicker — Christopher Dunn, fifth-year, North Carolina State.
Defense
Edge rushers — Will Anderson Jr., third-year, Alabama; Tuli Tuipulotu, third-year, Southern California.
Tackles — Jalen Carter, third-year, Georgia; Calijah Kancey, fourth-year, Pittsburgh.
Linebackers — Ivan Pace Jr., fourth-year, Cincinnati; Jack Campbell, fourth-year, Iowa; Drew Sanders, third-year, Arkansas.
Cornerbacks — Clark Phillips III, third-year, Utah; Devon Witherspoon, fourth-year, Illinois.
Safeties — Kamren Kinchen, second-year, Miami; Christopher Smith, fifth-year, Georgia.
Defensive back — Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, fourth-year, TCU.
Punter — Bryce Baringer, sixth-year, Michigan State.
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Max Duggan, fourth-year, TCU.
Running backs — Chase Brown, fifth-year, Illinois; Mohamed Ibrahim, sixth-year, Minnesota.
Tackles — Paris Johnson Jr., third-year, Ohio State; Dawand Jones, fourth-year, Ohio State.
Guards — Cooper Beebe, fourth-year, Kansas State; Steve Avila, fifth-year, TCU.
Center — Olusegun Oluwatimi, sixth-year, Michigan.
Tight end — Brock Bowers, second-year, Georgia.
Wide receivers — Charlie Jones, sixth-year, Purdue; Rashee Rice, fourth-year, SMU; Josh Downs, third-year, North Carolina.
All-purpose player — Zach Charbonnet, fourth-year, UCLA.
Kicker — Jake Moody, fifth-year, Michigan.
Defense
Edge rushers — Tyree Wilson, fifth-year, Texas Tech; Isaiah Foskey, fourth-year, Notre Dame.
Tackles — Jer’Zhan Newton, third-year, Illinois; Jonah Tavai, fifth-year, San Diego State.
Linebackers — Tommy Eichenberg, fourth-year, Ohio State; Jeremiah Trotter Jr., second-year, Clemson; Jamon Dumas-Johnson, second-year, Georgia.
Cornerbacks — Emmanuel Forbes, third-year, Mississippi State; Joey Porter Jr., fourth-year, Penn State.
Safeties — Kaevon Merriweather, fifth-year, Iowa; Ronnie Hickman, fourth-year, Ohio State.
Defensive back — Brian Branch, third-year, Alabama.
Punter — Tory Taylor, third-year, Iowa.
THIRD TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Hendon Hooker, sixth-year, Tennessee.
Running backs — DeWayne McBride, third-year, UAB; Israel Abanikanda, third-year; Pittsburgh.
Tackles — Blake Freeland, fourth-year, BYU; Alex Palczewski, sixth-year, Illinois
Guards — Jaxson Kirkland, sixth-year, Washington; Christian Haynes, fourth-year, Connecticut.
Center — Brett Neilon, sixth-year, Southern California.
Tight end — Dalton Kincaid, fifth-year, Utah.
Wide receivers — Nathaniel Dell, fifth-year, Houston; Rome Odunze, third-year, Washington; Zay Flowers, fourth-year, Boston College.
All-purpose player — Jahmyr Gibbs, third-year, Alabama.
Kicker - Joshua Karty, third-year, Stanford.
Defense
Edge rushers — Felix Anudike-Uzomah, third-year, Kansas State; Jose Ramirez, fifth-year, Eastern Michigan.
Tackles — Dontay Corleone, second-year, Cincinnati; Mekhi Wingo, second-year, LSU.
Linebackers — Jason Henderson, two-year, Old Dominion; Nick Herbig, third-year, Wisconsin; Jaylan Ford, third-year, Texas.
Cornerbacks — Kool-Aid McKinstry, second-year, Alabama; Mekhi Blackmon, fifth-year, Southern California.
Safeties — Marcus Fuqua, fourth-year, Buffalo; Jordan Battle, fourth-year, Alabama.
Defensive back — Quinyon Mitchell, third-year, Toledo.
Punter — Mason Fletcher, second-year, Cincinnati.
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