Scooby Wright became the sixth player in Arizona football history on Dec. 17 to be named a unanimous All-American. He officially became the first UA player since Chris McAlister in 1998 to be a unanimous All-American.
Wright, who had previously been named first-team All-America by the Walter Camp Foundation and The Associated Press, was named to three more teams on Dec. 17. They were: Sporting News, the Football Writers Association of America and the American Football Coaches Association. Those five teams combine to make up consensus and unanimous distinctions for players.
McAlister (1998), Tedy Bruschi (1995), Rob Waldrop (1993), Darryll Lewis (1990) and Ricky Hunley (1983) were the only UA players to earn unanimous status before Wright joined the club. He's the first UA player to earn the distinction in a year other than his senior season.
