LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV linebacker Jackson Woodard was named Second Team All-American while wide receiver Ricky White III was a member of the Third Team announced on New Year's Eve by Phil Steele.
In addition, safety Jalen Catalon and offensive tackle Tiger Shanks both earned 2024 Honorable Mention All-American while 18 Rebels in total were part of Phil Steele's annual All-Mountain West Teams.
Woodard, the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, was previously named First Team All-America by College Football Network and Second Team by both the FWAA and The Athletic. He ranked fourth in the nation with 135 total tackles, which is the third-most in UNLV single-season history. His four interceptions ranked 19th in the country while the Art of Sport LA Bowl Defensive MVP totaled 16 passes defended, 17.5 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 quarterback sacks and two forced fumbles in his final season.
White, previously named Second Team All-American by CFN, was voted Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year after leading the nation with four blocked punts. Offensively, he became the first Rebel in history to post more than one 1,000-yard receiving season, finishing with 1,041 on 79 catches and ranking seventh in the nation with 11 touchdowns through the air. After just three seasons at UNLV, the former Michigan State transfer finished second in school history in career receptions (218) and 100-yard games (13) and third in receiving yards (3,143) and receiving TDs (23).
Catalon, who ranked fourth in the nation with five interceptions, was previously named Third Team All-America by AP, while Shanks, who logged 50 career starts for the Rebels, helped UNLV rank eighth in the nation with 243.5 rushing yards per game and set a school record with 35.4 PPG.
All four honorees were also part of Phil Steele's First Team All-MW Team and were joined by record-setting kicker Caden Chittenden. Quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams was named Second Team All-MW along with OT Jalen St. John, DT Alexander Whitmore, DB Johnathan Baldwin and punt returner Jacob De Jesus. The Third Team featured RB Jai'Den Thomas, TE Kaleo Ballungay, C Jack Hasz, DEs Antonio Doyle and Fisher Camac, and DBs Cameron Oliver and Jett Elad. Punter Marshall Nichols was the lone Rebel named Fourth Team.
PHIL STEELE 2024 POSTSEASON HONORS
Second Team All-American – Jackson Woodard, LB
Third Team All-American – Ricky White III, WR
Honorable Mention All-American – Jalen Catalon, S
Honorable Mention All-American – Tiger Shanks, OL
First Team All-Mountain West
Ricky White III, WR
Tiger Shanks, OT
Jackson Woodard, LB
Jalen Catalon, S
Caden Chittenden, PK
Second Team All-Mountain West
Hajj-Malik Williams, QB
Jalen St. John, OT
Alexander Whitmore, DT
Johnathan Baldwin, NB
Jacob De Jesus, PR
Third Team All-Mountain West
Jai'Den Thomas, RB
Kaleo Ballungay, TE
Jack Hasz, C
Antonio Doyle, DE
Fisher Camac, DE
Cameron Oliver, CB
Jett Elad, S
Fourth Team All-Mountain West
Marshall Nichols, P
