SANTA ANA, Calif. - Zamir Richardson was named the American Metro League Defensive Most Valuable Player and was voted onto the All-American and Regional IV All-California First Teams.
The defensive end posted 13 sacks, which was second in the state, to go with 36 tackles, four forced fumbles and an interception.
ICYMI: SAC Football collected various awards following a 9️⃣ win season and a Southern California Bowl win.
— SAC Dons (@SACDons) January 23, 2024
Zamir Richardson was voted to the 2023 All-American team while also landing on the All-State team and named the AML Defense Player of the Year. ����#SACDons #SACFB pic.twitter.com/xqOtX413uq
Teammates Blaze Iglesias, Cole Miller, Alijah Sadler, Aaron Hotchkiss and Malachi Pierce were also named to the Regional IV All-California First team while the Dons saw 20 players make it onto All-American Metro League teams.
Santa Ana College Football finished the 2023 season with a record of 9-2 overall after defeating College of the Desert by a score of 56-48 in the Southern California Bowl on Sunday, November 19th.
The Dons posted the most wins as a program since 2010 and won their first bowl game since defeating College of the Canyons 24-21 in the Southern California Bowl in 2012.