tight end Darin Holkerhimself a unanimous All-American second-team defensive end. Mohamed Kamara2023 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, Wide Receiver tory hortonthe players who were named first-team All-Mountain West for two consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, were all named first-team All-Americans by the publication.
defensive back jack howellthe first Colorado State defensive back to record consecutive 100-tackle seasons in more than 30 years, was named to the outlet’s second team.
Kamara led the conference with 13.0 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss, was fourth nationally with 1.08 sacks per game and ninth with 1.4 sacks and 1.4 tackles for loss. His sack total was third best in school history and tied for eighth in TFL. He finished his CSU career with 30.5 sacks and 45.5 tackles for loss. His sacks rank second in school history behind Clark Hagans and second in the Mountain West behind Boise State’s Curtis Weaver. His career TFL rating ranks third in CSU and fifth in the conference.
Horton finished the season with 96 receptions, 1,136 yards, and eight touchdowns. He led the league with 8.0 receptions per game and was third with 94.7 yards per game. His second 1,000-yard season as a Ram player, the first pass catcher to reach the yardage milestone and extending the program’s streak to nine years. His 96 catches were the second-most on a Ram season, tied with Preston Williams, and he ranked eighth in yards, an increase of five yards from last season. He ranks seventh, seventh and 10th with 167 catches, 2,267 yards and 16 points.theach in the Colorado State University career category.
Howell led all Mountain West defensive backs during the season with 114 tackles, averaging 9.5 tackles per game. He became the first Rams secondary player to reach 100 tackles in consecutive seasons since defensive statistics became official in the NCAA in 2000. The junior from Fort Collins made 114 stops (50 of them), ranking him second nationally among defensive backs. Solo – and added his fifth career interception.
In his only season at Colorado State, Holker led the league’s tight ends with 64 catches, 767 yards, and six touchdowns, but his most memorable final game came when CSU defeated Boise State for the first time. It was a Hail Mary catch. His 64 receptions are third-most among CSU tight ends in a season and second in yards, and the BYU transfer is tied with both Kivon Cartwright and Corey Sperry for most grabs in a season. That tied the school’s record.
Colorado’s 2023 National Honor Roll students to date…
Darin Holker
• AFCA, Second Team
• Sports News, Second Team
• FWAA, Second Team
• USA Todaysecond team
• Associated Presssecond team
• Walter Camp, Second Team
• Sports Illustrated, Second Team
• Hero Sports, First Team
Mohamed Kamara
• FWAA, Second Team
• Hero Sports, First Team
tory horton
• Hero Sports, First Team
jack howell
• Hero Sports, First Team
Nuer Gatquot
• athletic, freshman team
