CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University football senior defensive lineman Truman Jones and junior defensive lineman Thor Griffith have both gained FCS Phil Steele Third Team All-America accolades, Phil Steele announced on Tuesday.
 
The 2022 Bushnell Cup winner as the Ivy League Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Jones gained First Team All-Ivy unanimously as well as both FCS Associated Press Third Team All-America and FCS Stats Perform Third Team All-America. He captured the Bulger Lowe Award given to the New England Defensive Player of the Year this past fall. Jones gained Phil Steele Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and First Team Phil Steele All-Ivy League.
 
A New England Football Writers All-New England Team pick, he led the Ivy league in tackles for loss (13.0) and ranked third in sacks (6.0). In the NCAA FCS rankings, he stood fourth in blocked kicks (three), 23^rd in tackles for loss per game, and 41^st in sacks per game. Selected to play in both the 2023 Hula Bowl and 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl, Jones totaled 40 tackles and six quarterback hurries in 2023.
 
A biomedical engineering concentrator with plans to attend medical school following his playing career, Jones gained Academic All-Ivy, College Sports Communicators Academic All-District, and William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist accolades this past season.
 
Griffith earned a spot on the watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the top defensive player in the FCS. He gained First Team All-Ivy this past fall and also collected Phil Steele First Team All-Ivy League accolades.
 
This past fall Griffith ranked third in the Ivy League in tackles for loss (12.0) and sixth in sacks (6.0), while standing third on the team in tackles (46) with 24 solo stops and 22 assists. He gained Honorable Mention FedEx Ground FCS National Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 19 after totaling nine tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks in the Crimson's victory over Merrimack.