Steve Avila

HISTORY —from college bio

CAREER HONORS
- 2023 Senior Bowl
- 2022 Consensus All-American, NCAA
- 2022 First-Team All-American, Walter Camp
- 2022 First-Team All-American, FWAA
- 2022 First-Team All-American, AFCA
- 2022 First-Team All-American, Phil Steele
- 2022 First-Team All-Big 12
- 2022 Associated Press First-Team All-Big 12
- 2022 Honorable-Mention Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year
- 2022 Outland Trophy Semifinalist
- 2022 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist
- 2021 First-Team AP All-Big 12
- 2021 Second-Team All-Big 12
- 2020 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12

2022 (sr): TCU's first consensus All-American since wide receiver Josh Doctson in 2015 ... Team Captain as he led the Horned Frogs to the College Football Playoff National Championship ... anchor of an offensive line that paved the way for one of the nation's most prolific attacks ... started all 15 games at left guard ... did not allow a sack for the second straight season ... led all TCU players on offense with 1,044 snaps played.

2021 (jr): Started at center in 11 games ... saw action at right guard against Texas ... rated by Pro Football Focus as the nation’s highest-graded center in week one at 87.2, allowing zero pressures on 25 pass blocking snaps with a run blocking grade of 84.8 against Duquesne ... Team Captain against Cal, Oklahoma and Baylor.

2020 (soph): Started all nine games he played ... made starts at three different positions (six at center, two at right tackle, one at right guard) ... the only Horned Frog to start at three different spots on the offensive line.

2019 (redshirt fr): Played in 11 games.

2018 (fr): Redshirted in his first season on campus.

High school: Four-star recruit by ESPN ... ranked as the No. 9 offensive guard in Texas and No. 42 in the country ... rated the No. 136 overall player in Texas ... named District 8-6A Co-Offensive Sophomore Most Valuable Player in 2015 ... chose TCU over Kansas State and Utah.