Henderson Adds Sporting News First-Team All-America to List of Accolades

NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion Football linebacker Jason Henderson added another All-America honor to his list on Wednesday as he was named first-team All-America by the Sporting News. Henderson was one of two Group of Five players to earn first-team All-America honors.
 
Henderson is leading the country in tackles with 170 and tackles per game with 14.2 and ranks third in the land with 19.5 tackles for loss. He recorded 11 double-digit tackle games, including three games in which he reached double figure tackles in the first half.
 
Henderson owns ODU records for single game (22, CCU) season (186, 2022) and career (436) tackles along with the 19.5 tackles for loss this season. His 436 career tackles are the second most by an active player next to Iowa's Nick Jackson who has 445.
 
A native of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, Henderson was joined by Miami (Ohio) kicker Graham Nicholson as the only other Group of Five player named first team.

2023 Sporting News All-America Team
First-team offense
QB: Jayden Daniels, LSU 
RB: Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State 
RB: Cody Schrader, Missouri 
WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
WR: Rome Odunze, Washington 
WR: Malik Nabers, LSU 
TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia 
T: Olu Fashanu, Penn State 
G: Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
C: Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon 
G: Zak Zinter, Michigan 
T: Joe Alt, Notre Dame 

First-team defense 
DL: T'Vondre Sweat, Texas 
DL: Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois
DL: Jonah Elliss, Utah 
EDGE: Dallas Turner, Alabama 
EDGE: Laiatu Latu, UCLA 
LB: Payton Wilson, NC State 
LB: Jason Henderson, Old Dominion 
CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama 
CB: Cooper DeJean, Iowa 
S: Xavier Watts, Notre Dame 
S: Tyler Nubin, Minnesota 
DB: Mike Sainristil, Michigan 
ATH: Travis Hunter, Colorado 

First-team specialists 
K: Graham Nicholson, Miami (Ohio)
P: Tory Taylor, Iowa
PR: Zachariah Branch, USC
KR: Barion Brown, Kentucky 

Second-team offense
QB: Michael Penix Jr., Washington 
RB: Audric Estime, Notre Dame
RB: Omarion Hampton, North Carolina 
WR: Troy Franklin, Oregon 
WR: Luther Burden III, Missouri 
WR: Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona 
TE: Dallin Holker, Colorado State
OL: Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia 
OL: Christian Haynes, UConn 
OL: Zach Frazier, West Virginia 
OL: Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
OL: JC Latham, Alabama

Second-team defense
DL: Byron Murphy II, Texas
DL: Mason Graham, Michigan 
DL: Howard Cross III, Notre Dame 
EDGE: Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M 
EDGE: Jalen Green, James Madison 
LB: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson 
LB: Jay Higgins, Iowa 
CB: Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia 
CB: Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo 
S: Caleb Downs, Alabama 
S: Malaki Starks, Georgia 
DB: Terrion Arnold, Alabama 
ATH: Sione Vaki, Utah 

Second-team specialists 
K: Will Reichard, Alabama 
P: Alex Mastromanno, Florida State
PR: Xavier Worthy, Texas 
KR: Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech