COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri running back Cody Schrader is a consensus All-American, solidifying his status as one of the nation’s top players and among the best running backs to play for the Tigers.
Schrader was named a first-team All-American by two of the five selectors for the honor, landing on the second team for the other three, which meets the NCAA’s criteria for consensus status.
The Associated Press and Sporting News both placed Schrader on their first teams, while the Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Football Foundation and American Football Coaches Association all put Schrader on the second team.
A player who is selected to the first team by at least two outlets is considered a consensus All-American, and a player who is selected to the first team of all five is a unanimous All-American.
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Schrader, a Lutheran South graduate, is MU’s first consensus All-American since defensive lineman Shane Ray in the 2014 season and the first Mizzou running back to qualify.
Aside from Schrader this year and Ray in 2014, Missouri players have now received consensus All-American honors 15 times:
2013: defensive lineman Michael Sam — a unanimous pick.
2010: tight end Michael Egnew.
2008: tight end Chase Coffman and wideout Jeremy Maclin.
2007: tight end Martin Rucker and Maclin.
1999: offensive lineman Rob Riti.
1986: offensive lineman John Clay.
1978: tight end Kellen Winslow.
1968: defensive back Roger Wehrli.
1065: defensive back Johnny Roland.
1960: wide receiver Danny LaRose.
1941: center Darold Jenkins.
The breakout Mizzou tailback, who finished the season with 1,489 rushing yards to lead the Southeastern Conference, won the Burlsworth Trophy, which is given to the nation’s best player who began his career as a walk-on. Schrader also was named first-team All-SEC, a finalist for the Doak Walker Award for the country’s premier tailback and finished eighth in Heisman Trophy voting.
Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II, who won the Doak Walker Award, was a unanimous All-American.
Schrader is out of collegiate eligibility after No. 9 Missouri plays No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29 to close out the 2023 campaign.
Cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine was the Tigers’ next most common name on All-American teams. He landed on the second teams of the AP, Walter Camp Foundation and FWAA.
Abrams-Draine, who’s expected to declare for the NFL draft, came down with four interceptions and broke up 11 passes this season. His pace of pass breakups led the SEC, and his interception total was third in the conference. The wide receiver-turned-quarterback-turned-defensive back was also a first-team All-SEC pick.
Standout wide receiver Luther Burden III made his way onto the All-American second teams of the AP and Sporting News.
After a potential-filled freshman season in 2022, Burden increased both his volume and production in his sophomore year to put up 1,197 yards and eight touchdowns. He posted more than 100 receiving yards in five consecutive games, only crossing the threshold one time the rest of the year as he battled some minor injuries and defenses that increasingly prioritized taking him out of the game.
Burden was also in the mix for the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented to the nation’s top receiver. The East ºüÀêÊÓƵ product must play one more season of college football before he can declare for the NFL draft and is already poised to be a potential contender for the Heisman Trophy next year.
Left tackle Javon Foster, a key contributor to Schrader’s remarkable season, was named a second-team All-American by the FWAA and third-team by the AP. He was also an All-SEC pick, anchoring a much-improved Mizzou offensive line that was collectively a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award, which honors the best O-line.
Missouri did not have any All-Americans in 2022. Kicker Harrison Mevis received a nod from the Sporting News in 2021, making him the only Mizzou player to have previously been named to an All-American team under coach Eli Drinkwitz.