Portland State senior safety Patrick Onwuasor has become a consensus first team All-American after receiving honors from the Associated Press, STATS Inc., and Walter Camp. Onwuasor, who is also a finalist for the STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Year, was an anchor on a Portland State defense that led the Vikings to a 9-3 record and number-five ranking in the nation.    

A 6-2, 225-pounder, Onwuasor ranked second in the nation in interceptions with nine. He also had 85 tackles, three tackles for loss and a pass breakup. Onwuasor tied a PSU school record with three interceptions in one game and earned Big Sky Conference Player of the Week on Oct. 31.    

Onwuasor, a native of Inglewood, CA, has helped lead the turnaround at Portland State, which improved from 3-9 last season to 9-3 this year and earned wins over FBS programs Washington State and North Texas, as well as a 5-1 mark against nationally-ranked teams. 

Kameron Canaday, a senior from Eugene's Sheldon High School, has been a mainstay at the vital and underrated position of long snapper, and earned third team All-America honors from STATS. The 6-4, 240-pounder has been a four-year starter for the Vikings and not coincidently has snapped for All-Americans Zach Brown (K) and Kyle Loomis (P) in the past, as well as All-Conference kicker Jonathan Gonzales the last two seasons.    

Since 1998, Portland State players have earned 21 All-American honors by 19 different players. All-America teams will be announced by the Associated Press, the FCS Athletic Directors Association, Walter Camp and the American Football Coaches Association in the coming days.

The complete STATS FCS All-America team

The complete AP All-America team

The complete Walter Camp All-America team

Portland State Football All-Americans since joining the Big Sky Conference in 1996
(All-American recognitions from Sports Network, AFCA, Associated Press and/or Walter Camp)
1998    Bobby Singh, OL (1)
1999    Terry Charles, WR
2000    Charles Dunn, RB (1); Rashad Floyd, CB; Dan Frantz, K
2001    Terry Charles, WR (1); Ryan Fuqua, RB
2005    Joe Rubin, RB (1)
2006    Adam Hayward, LB (1); Brennen Carvalho, OL (1)
2007    Brennen Carvalho, C (1); Tremayne Kirkland, WR
2008    Andy Schantz, LB
2011    Zach Brown, K (1)
2012    Ian Sluss, LB
2013    Kyle Loomis, P (1); DJ Adams, RB; Mitchell Van Dyk, OL
2014    Kyle Loomis, P (1)
2015    Patrick Onwuasor, S (1); Kameron Canaday, LS
(1) indicates first team All-American

The announcement of National Defensive Player of the Year comes on Jan. 8 in Frisco, Texas - the night before the FCS national championship game. Onwuasor will attend a banquet announcing all of the FCS post-season national awards, along with Head Coach Bruce Barnum, who was previously named FCS National Coach of the Year.

Onwuasor had previously been named second team All-American by College Sports Madness.