Lan Larison & Rex Connors named AP FCS All-Americans

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For the second time in his career, senior running back and Walter Payton Award finalist Lan Larison has been named an AP All-American, being joined by teammate junior defensive back Rex Connors to give UC Davis football a pair of Aggies on the prestigious list of All-Americans.

Larison earned a pair of first team nods at both running back and in the all-purpose category while Connors was named as a defensive back in the second team.

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The Aggie running back, who has already been named an FCS All-American by Stats Perform and FCS Football Central, led the nation in all-purpose yards finishing with 2,387 all-purpose yards. His 847 receiving yards and 62 receptions led all running backs in the country and he finished third in the nation with 1,465 rushing yards. Larison also found the endzone 23 times, second-most in the country, crossing the goal line 17 times on the ground (sixth in the nation) and six times through the air (first among running backs in the nation).

During the season the preseason All-American earned multiple Big Sky and national player of the week awards, he was named first team All-Big Sky Conference and this marks the second-straight season Larison has earned postseason All-American honors.

In only 11 games played, the first team All-Big Sky conference honoree and 2024 two-time All-American made his presence felt on each snap racking up an impressive 115 total tackles, setting a program record with 74 solo tackles in the season. Connors added six pass break ups, snagging a pair of interceptions and he had at least 11 tackles in six games and had a team-high 16 total tackles in the Aggies NCAA Division I Championship Quarterfinal game at No. 4 South Dakota.

He finished seventh in the nation in total tackles per game (10.5) and led the nation in solo tackles per game, averaging 6.7 over 11 games. And three times during the season, the Aggie defensive back and first time All-American had at least 10 solo tackles in a game, including back-to-back games of 11 solo tackles (vs. Idaho) and 10 solo tackles at Portland State.

More on UC Davis football

A memorable and historic season of UC Davis football ended over the weekend as the Aggies fell short of defeating South Dakota in the FCS Playoff quarterfinals.

UC Davis head coach Tim Plough joined The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross to recap the tough loss, share his thoughts on the Aggies’ 11-win season, look ahead to the future of the program, and much more.

Be sure to check out the entire interview with UC Davis head coach Tim Plough on the Sactown Sports 1140 YouTube page.

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