The postseason awards keep on coming for the Oklahoma Sooners and their star linebacker, [autotag]Danny Stutsman[/autotag]. Stutsman is coming off a great season where he was in the thick of the [autotag]Butkus Award[/autotag] race for the nation’s best linebacker for much of the season.
He was ultimately not named a finalist for that award. Still, that doesn’t diminish the type of season he had. He finished with 99 tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks on the season. He also had two forced fumbles and an interception.
Stusman led the Sooners in tackles having nearly 40 more tackles than the next highest player. He also finished with nearly 10 more tackles for loss than second place and finished with 1.5 sacks fewer than first place on the team. His two forced fumbles also led the team.
He was the leader of a defensive unit that was much improved this season. On Wednesday morning he was named a second-team All-American by CBS Sports/247 Sports and later on, it came out he was named a second-team All-American this time by Sports Illustrated.
As more All-American lists come out over the next few days, Stutsman is sure to be on most, if not all, of them. Putting his 2023 season up there as one of the best at the position in program history.
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