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Oladapo Named First Team, 6 More Beavers Recognized By Associated Press
December 08, 2022 | Football
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State defensive Kitan Oladapo has been named an All-Pac-12 First Team selection by the Associated Press, which released its conference honors on Thursday. Additionally, six more Beavers have been named second team.
Those six second-team selections include running back Damien Martinez, offensive lineman Taliese Fuaga, all-purpose Jack Colletto, linebacker Omar Speights and defensive backs Rejzohn Wright and Jaydon Grant.
A look at each of the Beavers' selections and their statistics and honors this season.
OSU's First-Team Selection:
Kitan Oladapo – Second on the team with 75 tackles. Has also broken up six passes with 2.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss.
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 First Team
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• PFF All-Pac-12 First Team
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12)
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 28)
OSU Second-Team Selections:
Jack Colletto – Has 23 tackles with a forced fumble, fumble recovery, 25 carries for 86 yards and six touchdowns, two passes completions for 53 yards and three receptions for 46 yards.
• Hornung Award Winner
• All-Pac-12 First Team (all-purpose)
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team (all purpose)
• Campbell Trophy Nominee (Academic Heisman)
• Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 5)
• Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 12)
• Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
Taliese Fuaga – Has played in and started all 12 games for the Beavers.
• PFF All-America Honorable Mention
• All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• PFF All-Pac-12 First Team
• Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Watch List
Jaydon Grant – Fourth on the team with 60 tackles. Adds four tackles for loss, three interceptions, one sack and six pass breakups with one forced fumble.
• All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• PFF All-Pac-12 First Tem
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5)
• Burlsworth Trophy Nominee (Current/Former Walk-On Honor)
Damien Martinez – Has rushed for 970 yards and seven touchdowns on 158 carries, an average of 6.1 yards per rush.
• The Athletic Freshman All-America First Team
• College Football News Freshman All-America Third Team
• 247 Sports True Freshman All-America
• Pac-12 Offensive Freshman Of The Year
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• PFF All-Pac-12 Third Team
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Oct. 24)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 21)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 28)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Weekly HM (Oct. 24)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Weekly HM (Nov. 22)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Weekly HM (Nov. 29)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List (top off. player with ties to Texas)
Omar Speights – Leads Oregon State with 77 tackles and is second with six tackles for loss. Adds one pass breakup and four quarterback hurries.
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• PFF All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List (top defensive player)
• Bednarik Award Watch List (most outstanding defensive player)
Rejzohn Wright – Seventh on the Beavers with 38 tackles, adding two interceptions, nine pass breakups, one fumble recovery and half a tackle for loss.
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Those six second-team selections include running back Damien Martinez, offensive lineman Taliese Fuaga, all-purpose Jack Colletto, linebacker Omar Speights and defensive backs Rejzohn Wright and Jaydon Grant.
A look at each of the Beavers' selections and their statistics and honors this season.
OSU's First-Team Selection:
Kitan Oladapo – Second on the team with 75 tackles. Has also broken up six passes with 2.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss.
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 First Team
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• PFF All-Pac-12 First Team
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12)
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 28)
OSU Second-Team Selections:
Jack Colletto – Has 23 tackles with a forced fumble, fumble recovery, 25 carries for 86 yards and six touchdowns, two passes completions for 53 yards and three receptions for 46 yards.
• Hornung Award Winner
• All-Pac-12 First Team (all-purpose)
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team (all purpose)
• Campbell Trophy Nominee (Academic Heisman)
• Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 5)
• Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 12)
• Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
Taliese Fuaga – Has played in and started all 12 games for the Beavers.
• PFF All-America Honorable Mention
• All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• PFF All-Pac-12 First Team
• Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Watch List
Jaydon Grant – Fourth on the team with 60 tackles. Adds four tackles for loss, three interceptions, one sack and six pass breakups with one forced fumble.
• All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• PFF All-Pac-12 First Tem
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5)
• Burlsworth Trophy Nominee (Current/Former Walk-On Honor)
Damien Martinez – Has rushed for 970 yards and seven touchdowns on 158 carries, an average of 6.1 yards per rush.
• The Athletic Freshman All-America First Team
• College Football News Freshman All-America Third Team
• 247 Sports True Freshman All-America
• Pac-12 Offensive Freshman Of The Year
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• PFF All-Pac-12 Third Team
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Oct. 24)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 21)
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 28)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Weekly HM (Oct. 24)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Weekly HM (Nov. 22)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Weekly HM (Nov. 29)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List (top off. player with ties to Texas)
Omar Speights – Leads Oregon State with 77 tackles and is second with six tackles for loss. Adds one pass breakup and four quarterback hurries.
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• PFF All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List (top defensive player)
• Bednarik Award Watch List (most outstanding defensive player)
Rejzohn Wright – Seventh on the Beavers with 38 tackles, adding two interceptions, nine pass breakups, one fumble recovery and half a tackle for loss.
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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