Beasley, Watkins named to USA TODAY Sports' All-America team |
Clemson, SC—Clemson defensive end Vic Beasley has been named a first-team All-American by USA Today and receiver Sammy Watkins has been named to the second-team.
Beasley is a junior from Adairsville, GA in his first year as a starter. He has 12 sacks this year to rank tied for third in the nation and his 19 tackles for loss rank seventh. He has four caused fumbles on his 12 sacks. He is a major reason Clemson ranks 17th in the nation in scoring defense and 23rd in total defense. Beasley was also named a first-team selection by Bleacher Report. Watkins, who was a first-team All-American as an all-purpose player in 2011 as a freshman, has 85 receptions for 1237 yards and 10 touchdowns this year. He has had seven 100-yard receiving games this year, a single season Clemson record. The native of Fort Myers, FL needs just four catches in the Discover Orange Bowl against Ohio State to establish single season record for receptions. He needs nine catches to become Clemson’s career leader. First-team All-America: QB Jameis Winston, Florida State RB Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona RB Andre Williams, Boston College WR Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt WR Mike Evans, Texas A&M TE Jace Amaro, Texas Tech OL Cameron Erving, Florida State OL Jake Matthews, Texas A&M OL David Yankey, Stanford OL Cyril Richardson, Baylor OL Travis Swanson, Arkansas DL Vic Beasley, Clemson DL Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh DL Will Sutton, Arizona State DL Michael Sam, Missouri LB Anthony Barr, UCLA LB Ryan Shazier, Ohio State LB C.J. Mosley, Alabama CB Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State CB Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State S Cody Prewitt, Mississippi S Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois K Roberto Aguayo, Florida State P Tom Hornsey, Memphis RET Ty Montgomery, Stanford Second-team All-America: QB Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois RB Tre Mason, Auburn RB Tyler Gaffney, Stanford WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson WR Brandin Cooks, Oregon State TE Eric Ebron, North Carolina OL Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama OL Taylor Lewan, Michigan OL Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA OL Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State OL Tyler Larsen, Utah State DL Marcus Smith, Louisville DL Timmy Jernigan, Florida State DL Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State DL Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas LB Trent Murphy, Stanford LB Chris Borland, Wisconsin LB Khalil Mack, Buffalo CB Jason Verrett, TCU CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon S Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State S Jeremy Cash, Duke K Jeff Budzien, Northwestern P Pat O'Donnell, Miami (Fla.) RET Ryan Switzer, North Carolina
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