WACO, Texas - San José State's Nick Nash was named to the 2024 AFCA FBS Coaches All-America First Team, announced by the organization on Friday.
Nash is the first San José State player to be named an AFCA Coaches All-American since Dwight Lowery in 2007 and only the second SJSU player to be named an AFCA Coaches All-American. He is the Spartans' first first-team All-American since Lowery and the first All-American since Viliami Fehoko was a Sporting News All-American in 2022.
Nash became the fourth player to earn the FBS college football receiving triple crown in the regular season by ending the year tops in the country in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.
The Biletnikoff Award Finalist finished the regular season with 104 receptions, 1,382 yards, and 16 receiving touchdowns. He also leads the country with 8.7 receptions per game and 115.2 yards per game. Nash also threw two touchdowns this season.
Nick Nash, WR, Redshirt Senior, Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge HS
- First Team Walter Camp All-America Team (2024)
- First Team CBS Sports/247 Sports All-America Team (2024)
- PFF All-America Team (2024)
- AP Midseason First-Team All-America Team (2024)
- Second Team The Athletic All-America Team (2024)
- His 104 catches and 16 receiving touchdowns are both SJSU single-season records
- Had an SJSU single-season best of 10 straight games with a receiving touchdown
- Had more receiving touchdowns than 38 FBS schools
- Had career-high five 100-yard games
- Had eight catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns vs. Stanford (11/29/24)
- Nine catches for 126 yards and one touchdown vs. No. 13 Boise State (11/16/24)
- Six catches for 161 yards, including a season-long 36-yard touchdown reception at Oregon State (11/09/24)
- Eight catches for 91 yards and a 35-yard touchdown at Fresno St. (10/26/24)
- 10 catches for 98 yards and a touchdown vs. Wyoming (10/19/24)
- Had seven catches for 94 yards and a touchdown at Colorado St. (10/12/24)
- Threw game-winning touchdown pass with 50 seconds left, caught five passes for 75 yards with a touchdown vs. Nevada (10/05/24)
- 16 catches for 152 yards and two touchdowns at Wash. State (9/20/24)
- Career-high 17 receptions for a career-high 225 yards and tied a career-high three touchdowns vs. Kennesaw State (9/14/24)
- Had seven catches for 90 yards and an 18-yard touchdown reception at Air Force (9/7/24)
- Caught two touchdowns with a career-high 170 yards and threw a 26-yard touchdown vs. Sac State (8/29/24)
- According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Nash has 39 catches gaining 15 yards or more (First in nation) and 71 catches gaining a first down (First in nation)