CLEVELAND, Ohio — Nine members of the BYU football team received Phil Steele postseason honors Tuesday, including return specialist Keelan Marion and offensive tackle Caleb Etienne earning All-America accolades.
BYU players named to the 2024 Phil Steele All-America Teams and Big 12 All-Conference Teams were highlighted by Marion, who was named first-team All-America and first-team All-Big 12 as a kick returner, and Etienne, who was also named to the Big 12 All-Conference First Team and received All-America honorable mention as a left tackle.
Kicker Will Ferrin, who set new BYU records for field goals in a season (24) and tied the school record for consecutive field goals made (16), was also named to the Phil Steele All-BIg 12 First Team.
In addition, senior defensive end Tyler Batty received Phil Steele Big 12 Second Team honors, while three Cougars were named to the third team, including, linebacker Jack Kelly, cornerback Jakob Robinson and wide receiver Chase Roberts.
Linebacker Isaiah Glasker, who was the defensive MVP of the Valero Alamo Bowl, and defensive tackle Blake Mangelson were both named to the Phil Steele Big 12 All-Conference Fourth Team.
BYU concluded the 2024 football season on Saturday with a decisive 36-14 win over No. 23-ranked Colorado at the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, in front of a capacity crowd and more than 8 million viewers on ABC—the largest viewership ever for the Alamo Bowl. With the win, No. 17 BYU finished the year at 11-2 to record 11 wins for the first time since 2020 amid three double-digit victory campaigns in the last five seasons.
Facing 11 power conference opponents in 2024 during the program's 100th season of football, the Cougars completed one of their best season ever while finishing their second year in the BIg 12 in a four-way tie for first place at 7-2 in conference play.
PHIL STEELE 2024 FOOTBALL HONORS
ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Phil Steele All-America First Team
Keelan Marion, KR
Phil Steele All-America Honorable Mention
Caleb Etienne, OT
BIG-12 ALL-CONFERENCE
Phil Steele Big 12 All-Conference First Team
Caleb Etienne, OT
Will Ferrin, K
Keelan Marion, KR
Phil Steele Big 12 All-Conference Second Team
Tyler Batty, DE
Phil Steele Big 12 All-Conference Third Team
Jack Kelly, LB
Chase Roberts, WR
Jakob Robinson, CB
Phil Steele Big 12 All-Conference Fourth Team
Isaiah Glasker, LB
Blake Mangelson, DT