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FORT COLLINS - Four Rams picked up All-American honors on Thursday as members of Hero Sports' Group of Five All-American team, the outlet announced.

Tight end Dallin Holker, himself a unanimous second team All-American, defensive end Mohamed Kamara, the 2023 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, and wide recevier Tory Horton, a two-time all-Mountain West first teamer with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, were all named first team All-Americans by the publications.

Defensive back Jack Howell, the first Colorado State defensive back to post consecutive 100-tackle seasons in over 30 years, was named to the outlet's second team.

Kamara led the conference with 13.0 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss, ranking fourth nationally with 1.08 sacks per contest, ninth in tackles for loss at 1.4 per. His sack total was the third best for a season in school history, his TFLs tied for eighth. He finished his CSU career with 30.5 sacks and 45.5 tackles for loss. His sack figure ranks second in school history behind Clark Haggans and also in the Mountain West behind Curtis Weaver of Boise State. His career TFL numbers rank third at CSU, fifth in the conference.

Horton finished the season with 96 receptions for 1,136 yards and eight touchdowns. He led the league at 8.0 receptions per game and was third in yards per game with 94.7. His second 1,000-yard season as a Ram extended the program streak to nine years with a pass catcher reaching the yardage milestone. His 96 catches tied Preston Williams for the second most in a campaign by a Ram, while his yardage ranks eighth – five yards more than he had the season prior. With 167 catches for 2,267 yards and 16 scores, he ranks seventh, seventh and 10^th, respectively, in those career categories at Colorado State.

Howell led all Mountain West defensive backs with 114 tackles on the season, averaging 9.5 per game. He became the first member of the Rams' secondary to reach the century mark in tackles in consecutive seasons since defensive statistics became official in the NCAA in 2000. The junior from Fort Collins ranked second nationally among defensive backs with his 114 stops – 50 of them solo – and added his fifth career interception.

In his lone season with Colorado State, Holker led the league's tight ends with 64 catches for 767 yards and six touchdowns, the most memorable his last one – the Hail Mary catch as CSU beat Boise State for the first time. His 64 receptions were the third most by a CSU tight end in a season, his yardage ranking second, while the BYU transfer tied the school mark for scoring grabs in a season, joining both Kivon Cartwright and Kory Sperry.

Colorado State 2023 All-American Honors to date…

Dallin Holker
• AFCA, Second Team
• Sporting News, Second Team
• FWAA, Second Team
• USA Today, Second Team
• Associated Press, Second 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, Second Team

Nuer Gatkuoth
• The Athletic, Freshman Team

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