Northwestern University Athletics
Skoronski Becomes Unanimous All-American, Makes Program History
12/15/2022 1:58:00 PM | Football
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern's Peter Skoronski has become the first Unanimous All-American in Northwestern history, as well as the 15th player in program history to earn consensus All-American status.
Skoronski solidified his name in history with his selection to the American Football Coaches Association's All-America First Team on Wednesday. His selection was the most recent of a bevy of accolades earned over the last month, which includes:
A projected first round pick in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft, Skoronski was graded as the top pass-protector in the country by Pro Football Focus, with a 93.0 pass blocking grade after allowing only six pressures on 480 pass-blocking snaps. According to PFF, it marks the best single-season pass-blocking grade recorded over the last two years. The Park Ridge, Illinois native's 79.1 run-blocking grade also ranks 5th among all qualifying Power 5 tackles.
Five organizations–Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News, and Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF)–determine a player's All-American status. A player must be selected as a First-Team honoree by at least three of the organizations to qualify as a "consensus All-American." A player named a First-Team All-American by all five organizations receives "unanimous All-American" recognition.
Skoronski becomes the second Northwestern player in the last three seasons (Brandon Joseph; 2020) to be named a consensus All-American. He is the sixth Wildcat offensive lineman in Northwestern history to earn consensus All-American status, and the first since Jack Cvercko in 1962. Northwestern becomes the 89th school to produce a unanimous All-American since 1924.
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Northwestern Consensus All-Americans:
2022 - Peter Skoronski (OT)
2020 - Brandon Joseph (DB)
2005 - Damien Andesron (RB)
1996 - Pat Fitzgerald (LB)
1995 - Pat Fitzgerald (LB)
1962 - Jack Cvercko (G)
1959 - Ron Burton (RB)
1945 - Max Morris (DE)
1940 - Alf Bauman (OT)
1936 - Steve Reid (G)
1931 - Dallas Marvil (OT)
1931 - Ernest "Pug" Rentner (RB)
1931 - Jack Riley (OT)
1930 - Frank Baker (DE)
1926 - Ralph Baker (RB)
2022 Unanimous All-Americans:
Caleb Williams (QB) - USC
Blake Corum (RB) - Michigan
Bijan Robinson (RB) - Texas
Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR) - Ohio State
Jalin Hyatt (WR) - Tennessee
Peter Skoronski (OL) - Northwestern
Jalen Carter (DL) - Georgia
Calijah Kancey (DL) - Pittsburgh
Tuli Tuipulotu (DL) - USC
Will Anderson Jr. (LB) - Alabama
Jack Campbell (LB) - Iowa
Ivan Pace Jr. (LB) - Cincinnati
Clark Phillips III (DB) - Utah
Christopher Smith (DB) - Georgia
Skoronski solidified his name in history with his selection to the American Football Coaches Association's All-America First Team on Wednesday. His selection was the most recent of a bevy of accolades earned over the last month, which includes:
- Winning the Big Ten's Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year, the first-ever Northwestern recipient of the award.
- Being named as one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy, recognizing the nation's best college interior lineman on both offense and defense.
- Earning unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten recognition, becoming the third Wildcat under Pat Fitzgerald to earn two First-Team All-Big Ten accolades in his career.
- Receiving first team selections to the AP, FWAA, Sporting News, and WCFF All-American teams.
A projected first round pick in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft, Skoronski was graded as the top pass-protector in the country by Pro Football Focus, with a 93.0 pass blocking grade after allowing only six pressures on 480 pass-blocking snaps. According to PFF, it marks the best single-season pass-blocking grade recorded over the last two years. The Park Ridge, Illinois native's 79.1 run-blocking grade also ranks 5th among all qualifying Power 5 tackles.
Five organizations–Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News, and Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF)–determine a player's All-American status. A player must be selected as a First-Team honoree by at least three of the organizations to qualify as a "consensus All-American." A player named a First-Team All-American by all five organizations receives "unanimous All-American" recognition.
Skoronski becomes the second Northwestern player in the last three seasons (Brandon Joseph; 2020) to be named a consensus All-American. He is the sixth Wildcat offensive lineman in Northwestern history to earn consensus All-American status, and the first since Jack Cvercko in 1962. Northwestern becomes the 89th school to produce a unanimous All-American since 1924.
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Northwestern Consensus All-Americans:
2022 - Peter Skoronski (OT)
2020 - Brandon Joseph (DB)
2005 - Damien Andesron (RB)
1996 - Pat Fitzgerald (LB)
1995 - Pat Fitzgerald (LB)
1962 - Jack Cvercko (G)
1959 - Ron Burton (RB)
1945 - Max Morris (DE)
1940 - Alf Bauman (OT)
1936 - Steve Reid (G)
1931 - Dallas Marvil (OT)
1931 - Ernest "Pug" Rentner (RB)
1931 - Jack Riley (OT)
1930 - Frank Baker (DE)
1926 - Ralph Baker (RB)
2022 Unanimous All-Americans:
Caleb Williams (QB) - USC
Blake Corum (RB) - Michigan
Bijan Robinson (RB) - Texas
Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR) - Ohio State
Jalin Hyatt (WR) - Tennessee
Peter Skoronski (OL) - Northwestern
Jalen Carter (DL) - Georgia
Calijah Kancey (DL) - Pittsburgh
Tuli Tuipulotu (DL) - USC
Will Anderson Jr. (LB) - Alabama
Jack Campbell (LB) - Iowa
Ivan Pace Jr. (LB) - Cincinnati
Clark Phillips III (DB) - Utah
Christopher Smith (DB) - Georgia
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