Senior offensive guard Joe Traverso was tabbed as a first-team selection while senior offensive tackle Joe Mujalli received an honorable mention.

Also chosen to represent the offense were junior wide receiver Brian Edwards, who was placed on the second team, and incoming captain and junior quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, awarded an honorable mention.

Fitzpatrick struggled to remain healthy this season, suffering a broken finger on his throwing hand at Cornell. At the time, Fitzpatrick was rated the top quarterback in the nation and was on the watch list for the Payton Award, presented to the top offensive player in the country.

Penn’s Mike Mitchell received first-team honors, while Yale’s Alvin Cowan—who set the new Ivy mark for total offense in a season this year—was placed on the second team.

On the defensive side of the ball, Harvard landed two first-team spots in the secondary—senior cornerback Benny Butler, the team’s third unanimous selection, and free safety Chris Raftery, who moved from cornerback to his new position at the beginning of the season. Junior linebacker Bobby Everett was named alongside Balestracci.

Everett exploded onto the scene after spending much of his first two seasons at second on the depth charts, recording 94 tackles and six sacks—both second on the team only to Balestracci.

“Bobby Everett has made tremendous strides this year,” Balestracci said. “Over the course of this spring you could see it. He worked as hard as he could in the off-season and came into camp ready to play. He made a ton of plays for us this year, and it was well deserved.”

On the defensive line senior tackle Jon Berrier was a second team selection and defensive end Brad Payne an honorable mention.

The Crimson’s six first-team selections were outnumbered only by the Quakers’ record-setting 12. Princeton was next with four.

—Staff writer Timothy J. McGinn can be reached at mcginn@fas.harvard.edu.