NC State Linebacker Payton Wilson is officially a Consensus 1st Team All-American. While Wilson has earned a handful of 1st Team honors from different publications, in order to earn the heralded ‘Consensus‘ title, you have to be named 1st Team All-American from 3 out of 5 of the following: American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation.
To be a ‘Unanimous‘ 1st Team All-American, you have to earn a spot on the 1st Team by all 5 groups.
Wilson has already been named to the 1st Team by the FWAA, Walter Camp and the AP.