Three Michigan Football Players Named Sporting News All-Americans

You can now add two more Wolverines as All-Americans in 2023.

On Wednesday morning, the fourth organization released its All-American team. 

Sporting News revealed Michigan offensive guard Zak Zinter made their first-team All-American team, along with defensive back Mike Sainristil.

On the second team was defensive tackle Mason Graham. 

Zinter has been a household name as an All-American. He is now a first-team All-American on Walter Camp, FWAA, AP, and now Sporting News. 

This is the first All-American team Mike Sainristil has made and the first Mason Graham has made, so far. 

Here is some information about all three players, via MGoBlue:

Mike Sainristil:

• Named an All-American (first team) by the Sporting News; second team by Sports Illustrated

• Midseason All-American by ESPN (honorable mention)

• All-Big Ten selection (second team, coaches, 2023; first team, media, 2023; honorable mention, coaches and media, 2022)

• Won both the Offensive (2021, co-) and Defensive (2022) Skill Player of the Year Awards

• Four-year letterman (2019-20-21-22)

• Has appeared in 60 games in his career at wide receiver, defensive back, and on special teams with 33 starts (nine on offense, 23 on defense) and work at punt returner

• Changed to jersey number 5 from 19 prior to the 2021 season; changed to 0 from 5 prior to the start of the 2022 season

• Though he played both sides of the ball in high school, began his U-M career on offense before switching primarily to defense prior to the 2022 season

Zak Zinter:

• Part of two Joe Moore Award-winning offensive lines (2021-22), the first back-to-back winners in history

• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021, '22)

• Three-time All-Big Ten selection (consensus first team, 2022-23; second team, media; honorable mention, coaches, 2021)

• CSC Academic All-American (second team, 2022)

• Three-time letterman (2020-21-22)

• Has appeared in 45 games with 42 starts along the offensive line; all but one at right guard 

• NFF William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist

• Rotary Lombardi Award, Outland Trophy Semifinalist

• Named an All-American (first team) by The Athletic, AP, CBS Sports, ESPN, FWAA, Sporting News, and Sports Illustrated; (second team) USA Today

Mason Graham:

• All-Big Ten selection (first team, coaches; third team, media, 2023)

• Shared Defensive Freshman of the Year honors (2022)• One-year letterman (2022)

• Has appeared in 25 games with 13 starts along the defensive line

• Named an All-American (second team) by the Sporting News

Walter Camp All-American Team:

First Team: Zak Zinter

Second Team: Blake Corum

Football Writers Association of America All-American Team:

First Team: Zak Zinter

Second Team: Blake Corum and Kris Jenkins

Associated Press All-American Team:

First Team: Zak Zinter

Third Team: Blake Corum and Kris Jenkins

Sporting News All-American Team:

First Team: Zak Zinter and Mike Sainristil

Second Team: Mason Graham

American Football Coaches Association to announce All-American team on Dec. 14