Milum Named AFCA All-American – West Virginia University Athletics

Football
December 13, 2024 10:57 AM

Mike Montoro

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University senior offensive lineman Wyatt Milum was named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America First Team as announced by the organization.
 
Milum, a senior from Kenova, West Virginia, was honored as the Big 12 Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year, named to the all-conference first-team squad and becomes the 17^th Mountaineer named to the all-time AFCA All-America list. He also is WVU’s 50^th All-America selection since 2002. The program now has 113 All-Americans overall.
 
This recent honor for Milum marks the second (Walter Camp – first team) of the five All-America teams that make up the consensus team.
 
He has played in 47 games, started 43, and has been used on 2,951 snaps over his four-year career. This season, he has helped WVU rank No. 9 among Power 4 schools in rushing yards per game (192.7). WVU is one of two FBS school with three players to have at least 600 rushing yards. In 2023, he helped the Mountaineer rushing attack claim the No. 1 spot among Power 4 schools, averaging 228.9 yards per game
 
Milum also has not allowed a sack in 34 of the past 36 games in which he played, including not allowing any over the past two seasons. He was named a semifinalist for the Outland Trophy, given to the nation’s best interior lineman.
 
In 2024, Milum also has not allowed a quarterback hurry and only seven pressures. PFF College lists Milum as its No. 3 offensive tackle in the nation, grading out at 90.1. His 84.2 run-blocking grade is No. 6 and his pass-blocking grade (89.8) is No. 4. The offense has run for at least 140 rushing yards in 26 of its last 28 games since 2022.
 
West Virginia is tied for No. 10 nationally with 83 rushes gaining 10-plus yards, tied for No. 8 with 128 missed tackles forced on runs, No. 14 with 1,647 rushing yards after contact and No. 19 with 141 rushes gaining a first down.
 
The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.

The teams now chosen for each of the AFCA’s five divisions evolved from a single 11-player squad in 1945. From 1945 until 1967, only one team was chosen. From 1967 through 1971, two teams, University Division and College Division, were selected. In 1972, the College Division was split into College I and College II. In 1979, the University Division was split into two teams — Division I-A and Division I-AA. In 1996, the College I and College II teams were renamed Division II and Division III, respectively. In 2006, the Division I-A and Division I-AA teams were renamed Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), respectively. The AFCA started selecting an NAIA All-America Team in 2006. In 2016, the AFCA added a second team All-America.

 

West Virginia AFCA All-American First Team Selections

2024 – Wyatt Milum, OL

2014 – Kevin White, WR

2012 – Tavon Austin, All-Purpose

2006 – Steve Slaton, RB

2006 – Dan Mozes, C

1996 – Canute Curtis, LB

1995 – Aaron Beasley, DB

1994 – Todd Sauerbrun, P

1993 – Rich Braham, OT

1992 – Mike Compton, C

1989 – Major Harris, QB

1982 – Darryl Talley, LB

1973 – Danny Buggs, WR

1955 – Bruce Bosley, T

West Virginia AFCA All-American Second Team Selections

2023 – Beanie Bishop Jr., CB

2021 – Zach Frazier, C

2018 – David Sills V., WR

2017 – David Sills V., WR