NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion University Football linebacker Jason Henderson raked in several honors on Wednesday morning, including being named a CBS Sports second-team All-American, The Athletic second-team All-American, The Touchdown Club of Richmond Linebacker of the Year and College Football News first-team All-American.
Henderson leads the country with 170 tackles and 14.2 tackles per game and is third in the country with 19.5 tackles for loss. He is trying to become the first FBS player to lead the country in tackles in consecutive years since Luke Kuechly of Boston College did it in 2010-11.
A native of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, Henderson has 11 double-digit tackle games on the year, including tying his own ODU record of 22 against Coastal Carolina. The 22 tackles are the second most in a game this season by an FBS player.
Henderson owns the ODU career record with 436 tackles, the second most by an active FBS player only trailing Iowa's Nick Jackson, who has 445 career tackles.
It is the second-straight year Henderson was named the TD Club of Richmond Linebacker of the Year and second-consecutive year he has earned All-America honors. He is the first ODU player since punter Jonathan Plisco to earn back-to-back All-America honors.
Old Dominion takes on Western Kentucky in the Famous Toastery Bowl on Monday, Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN. For more information, click here for the Bowl Central page.
2023 CBS Sports All-America team
First team
QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State (unanimous)
RB Cody Schrader, Missouri
WR Malik Nabers, LSU
WR Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State (tied)
WR Rome Odunze, Washington (tied)
TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
C Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
OL Joe Alt, Notre Dame (unanimous)
OL Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
OL Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
OL Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State
DL Laiatu Latu, UCLA
DL T'Vondre Sweat, Texas
DL Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois
LB Dallas Turner, Alabama
LB Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
LB Payton Wilson, NC State
CB Cooper DeJean, Iowa
CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
DB Xavier Watts, Notre Dame
DB Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma
DB Malaki Starks, Georgia
K Graham Nicholson, Miami (OH)
P Tory Taylor, Iowa (unanimous)
KR Jayden Harrison, Marshall
PR Xavier Worthy, Texas
AP Ismail Mahdi, Texas State
Second team
QB Michael Penix Jr., Washington
RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
RB Audric Estimé,Notre Dame
WR Troy Franklin, Oregon
WR Luther Burden III, Missouri
TE Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas
C Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia
OL Zak Zinter, Michigan
OL JC Latham, Alabama
OL Javon Foster, Missouri
OL Jordan Morgan, Arizona
DL Jonah Elliss, Utah
DL Jalen Green, James Madison
DL Byron Murphy II, Texas
LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
LB Jay Higgins, Iowa
LB Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
CB Terrion Arnold, Alabama
CB Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
DB Tykee Smith, Georgia
DB Mike Sainristil, Michigan
DB Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
K Will Reichard, Alabama
P Alex Mastromanno, Florida State
KR Barion Brown, Kentucky
PR Daequan Hardy, Penn State
AP Travis Hunter, Colorado