Huntington, a junior from Stafford, Virginia, led the ULM Warhawks with 8.5 sacks and 16.0 tackles for loss. During the 2023 season, he recorded 63 total tackles and three fumbles. Huntington finished the season second in the Sun Belt Conference with 0.71 sacks per game and third in the SBC in tackles for loss.
2023 HERO Sports G5 U.S. Team
G5 Player of the Year: QB Kaidon Salter, Liberty
G5 Offensive Player of the Year: RB Ashton Giunty (Boise State)
G5 Defensive Player of the Year: DL Jalen Green, JMU
G5 Special Teams Player of the Year: K Graham Nicholson, Miami (Ohio State)
G5 Coach of the Year: Curt Cignetti (JMU) and Jamie Chadwell (Liberty)
first team offense
QB Kaidon Salter, Liberty
RB Ashton Giunty, Boise State
RB Kimani Vidal, Troy
WR Ricky White III, UNLV
WR Colin Lacy, South Alabama
WR Torrie Horton, ColoradoTE Darin Holker, Colorado
TE Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling GreenOL Justin Osborn, SMU
OL Elijah Klein, UTEP
OL Jacob Beyer, Arkansas
OL Logan Parr, SMU
OL Clay Webb, Jacksonville StateAP Rajontay Wester, FAU
top team defense
DL Jalen Green, JMU
DL Mohamed Kamara, Colorado
DL Javon Solomon, Troy
DL Ahmed Hassanain, Boise State
DL Jamry Kroma, JMU
LB Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
LB Trey Moore, UTSA
LB Bryce Houston, Ohio State
LB Tyrice Knight, UTEP
LB Trevor Williams, Sam Houston
DB Trey Taylor, Air Force
DB Kunyon Mitchell, Toledo
DB Brylan Green, Liberty
DB Jayden Voisin, South Alabama
DB Jalen Huskey, Bowling Green
first team special teams
K Graham Nicholson, Miami (Ohio)
P James Ferguson Reynolds, Boise StateRS Jaden Harrison, Marshall
second team offense
QB Jordan McLeod, JMU
RB Kylie Robinson, San Jose State University
RB Penny Boone, Toledo
WR Joshua Cephas, UTSA
WR Jalen Royals, Utah
WR Elijah Surratt, JMU
TE Anthony Torres, Toledo
TE Mark Redman, San Diego State
OL Cynthia Hainsworth, Tulane
OL Adam Karras, Air Force
OL X’Zauvea Gadlin, Liberty
OL Branson Hickman, SMU
OL Nolan Potter, Northern Illinois
Associated Press Ismail Mahdi, Texas
second team defense
DL Elijah Roberts, SMU
DL Adin HuntingtonULM
DL Jordan Guerrado, FIU
DL Richard Gibner, Troy
DL Ben Kopenski, Tulsa
LB Dallas Gant, Toledo
LB Matt Salopek, Miami (Ohio State)
LB Tylen Dupree, Liberty
LB Eli Neal, Marshall
LB Jordan McGee, Temple
DB Tyrek Funderburk, App State
DB Devin Grant, Buffalo
DB Ike Larsen, Utah
DB Jack Howell, Colorado
DB Jarius Monroe, Tulane
second team special team
K Jose Pisano, UNLV
P. Mitchell Tomasek, Eastern MichiganRS Jacob De Jesus, UNLV
third team offense
QB Michael Pratt, Tulane
RB Quinton Cooley, Liberty
RB Maki Hughes, Tulane
WR Malachi Coley, Western Kentucky
WR Luke McCaffrey, Rice
WR Kelly Akalaii, UTEPTE Trayton Welch, Wyoming
TE Zach Horton, JMUOL Jacob Gideon, Western Michigan
OL Addison West, Western Michigan
OL Nick Rosi, Toledo
OL JC Davis, New Mexico
OL Bucky Williams, App State
Associated Press Marcus Carroll, Georgia
third team defense
DL Mikail Kamara, JMU
DL James Carpenter, JMU
DL Ben Bell, Texas
DL TJ Jackson, Troy
DL Kaiden Woolard, Miami (Ohio State)
LB Wayne Matthews III, Old Dominion
LB Joe Sparacio, Eastern Michigan
LB MJ Tafisi Jr., Utah
LB Marquis Watson-Trent, Georgia Southern
LB Easton Gibbs, Wyoming
DB Cam Pedes Crew, Tulane
DB D’Angelo Pond, JMU
DB Jordan Oladokun, Bowling Green
DB Emmanie Johnson, Nevada
DB Arshad Davis, Troy
Third team special team
K Mason Shipley, Texas
P Alec Bebelhimer, Miami (Ohio)RS Smoke Harris, Louisiana Tech University
