Kage Casey Named Second Team Freshman All-America

NEW YORK – After a standout redshirt freshman season at left tackle, Boise State's Kage Casey has been named Second Team Freshman All-America by The Athletic Thursday afternoon.

This marks the second consecutive season a Bronco offensive lineman has received Freshman All-America honors after Mason Randolph was bestowed the accolade last year by the FWAA and College Football News.

Casey becomes the 12th Bronco all-time to receive Freshman All-America honors and the fourth in the past two years.

Starting and playing in all 13 games so far this season, Casey was a significant and steady presence at left tackle this year. He was the left anchor to an offensive line that ranks 12th in the country in sacks allowed, limiting opponents to just 1.08 sacks per game.

Casey saw 755 total snaps over his 13 games this season. During those 755 snaps, he allowed only one sack, four QB hits, 17 QB hurries for a total of 22 pressures on the quarterback. He graded out at 100% efficiency in three games – against North Dakota, Wyoming and Air Force – and finished the year with a 96.5% efficiency.

He enters bowl season with a 74.1 grade on the offensive line with a season-high grade of 92.1 coming in Boise State's dominating win at Utah State on Nov. 18.

Casey will help lead Boise State as they play UCLA in the Starco Brands LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk on Saturday, Dec. 16. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. PT at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The game will air nationally on ABC.

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The Athletic 2023 Freshman All-America Teams

First Team

Offense

POS	NAME	CLASS	TEAM
QB	Noah Fifita	RFr.	Arizona
RB	Makhi Hughes	RFr.	Tulane
RB	Jalen Buckley	RFr.	Western Michigan
WR	Kevin Concepcion	Fr.	NC State
WR	Elic Ayomanor	RFr.	Stanford
WR	Nic Anderson	RFr.	Oklahoma
TE	Benjamin Brahmer	Fr.	Iowa State
OT	Earnest Greene III	RFr.	Georgia
OT	Francis Mauigoa	Fr.	Miami
G	Wendell Moe	RFr.	Arizona
G	Shadre Hurst	RFr.	Tulane
C	Parker Brailsford	RFr.	Washington

Defense

POS	NAME	CLASS	TEAM
DL	Rueben Bain Jr.	Fr.	Miami
DL	Nate Johnson	Fr.	Appalachian State
DL	T.J. Parker	Fr.	Clemson
DL	Nuer Gatkuoth	RFr.	Colorado State
LB	Anthony Hill Jr.	Fr.	Texas
LB	Cade Uluave	Fr.	Cal
LB	Taurean York	Fr.	Texas A&M
CB	D'Angelo Ponds	Fr.	James Madison
CB	Raion Strader	Fr.	Miami (OH)
S	Caleb Downs	Fr.	Alabama
S	Dillon Thieneman	Fr.	Purdue

Specialists

POS	NAME	CLASS	TEAM
K	Alex McPherson	RFr.	Auburn
P	Ryan Eckley	RFr.	Michigan State
AP	Zachariah Branch	Fr.	USC

Second Team

Offense

POS	NAME	CLASS	TEAM
QB	Rocco Becht	RFr.	Iowa State
RB	Jahiem White	Fr.	West Virginia
RB	CJ Baxter	Fr.	Texas
WR	Pofele Ashlock	RFr.	Hawaii
WR	Chris Brazzell II	RFr.	Tulane
WR	Eric Singleton Jr.	Fr.	Georgia Tech
TE	Jack Endries	RFr.	Cal
OT	*Kage Casey*	*RFr.*	*Boise State*
OT	Xavier Bausley	RFr.	Jacksonville State
G	Iapani Laloulu	Fr.	Oregon
G	Taran Tyo	RFr.	Ball State
C	Chandler Strong	RFr.	Georgia Southern

Defense

POS	NAME	CLASS	TEAM
DL	Keldric Faulk	Fr.	Auburn
DL	TJ Bush	Fr.	Liberty
DL	Kelby Collins	Fr.	Florida
DL	Princewill Umanmielen	Fr.	Nebraska
LB	Ben Roberts	RFr.	Texas Tech
LB	Javante Mackey	RFr.	Arkansas State
LB	Kam Robinson	Fr.	Virginia
CB	Michael Richard	Fr.	Louisiana Tech
CB	Caden Jenkins	Fr.	Baylor
S	Khalil Barnes	Fr.	Clemson
S	Kamari Ramsey	RFr.	UCLA

Specialists

POS	NAME	CLASS	TEAM
K	John Love	RFr.	Virginia Tech
P	Jackson Ross	RFr.	Tennessee
AP	Chrishon McCray	RFr.	Kent State

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The Athletic 2023 Freshman All-America Teams

First Team

Offense

Defense

Specialists

Second Team

Offense

Defense

Specialists

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