Per U of MN press release:
Winfield Named Minnesota's Seventh Unanimous All-American
University of Minnesota defensive back Antoine Winfield Jr. was named All-America First Team by the FWAA today, making him the school’s seventh unanimous All-American.
Winfield was named All-America First Team by the AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA, The Sporting News and Walter Camp Foundation to become Minnesota’s first unanimous selection since Greg Eslinger in 2005.
Minnesota’s previous unanimous selections were tackle Ed Widseth (1936), center Clayton Tonnemaker (1949), back Paul Giel (1953), guard Tom Brown (1960), tackle Bobby Bell (1962) and Eslinger (2005).
Winfield joins his father, Antoine Winfield, as a unanimous selection. The elder Winfield was bestowed the honor in 1998 at Ohio State.
Winfield was also named the Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team and was one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Award, which is presented annually to the best defensive player in the nation.
Winfield leads Minnesota with 83 tackles, which includes 58 solo stops. He also has 3.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks this year to go along with seven interceptions and two forced fumbles. Winfield's seven interceptions tied a school single-season record and rank fourth in the NCAA this season.
Winfield and the Gophers will face Auburn in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. The game will mark Minnesota’s first appearance in the Florida bowl.
Minnesota’s Consensus All-Americans (34)
* Unanimous Selection
1903 Fred Schacht, T
1909 John McGovern, B
1910 James Walker, T
1916 Bert Baston, E
1917 George Hauser, T
1923 Ray Ecklund, E
1926 Herb Joesting, B
1927 Herb Joesting, B
1929 Bronko Nagurski, T
1931 Biggie Munn, G
1934 Bill Bevan, G; Frank Larson, E; Pug Lund, B
1935 Ed Widseth, T
1936 * Ed Widseth, T
1940 George Franck, B; Urban Odson, T
1941 Bruce Smith, B; Dick Wildung, T
1942 Dick Wildung, T
1948 Leo Nomellini, T
1949 Leo Nomellini, T * Clayton Tonnemaker, C
1953 * Paul Giel, B
1960 * Tom Brown, G
1961 Sandy Stephens, B
1962 * Bobby Bell, T
1963 Carl Eller, T
1965 Aaron Brown, DE
1999 Tyrone Carter, DB; Ben Hamilton, C
2000 Ben Hamilton, OL
2005 * Greg Eslinger, C
2019 * Antoine Winfield Jr.
