Florida football’s greenhorn edge defender Kelby Collins was named to The Athletic’s Freshman All-American Second Team, which was released on Thursday. The honor came right after being named to the Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team along with three other teammates
Playing in all 12 games this season, the 6-foot-4-inch, 270-pound defender totaled 23 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and sacks, four quarterback hurries, a pass breakup and a forced fumble in his debut in the Orange and Blue. According to Pro Football Focus, Collins was the fourth-highest-graded Gator defensive lineman in terms of pass rush in 2023 (62.4) and the third-highest in terms of run defense (70.7).
Take a look below at The Athletic’s full Freshman All-American Second Team roster.
Keldric Faulk, DL – Auburn
TJ Bush, DL – Liberty
Kelby Collins, DL – Florida
Princewill Umanmielen, DL – Nebraska
Ben Roberts, LB – Texas Tech
Javante Mackey, LB – Arkansas State
Kam Robinson, LB – Virginia
Michael Richard, CB – Louisiana Tech
Caden Jenkins, CB – Baylor
Khalil Barnes, S – Clemson
Kamari Ramsey, S – UCLA
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