Two Tigers named AP All-Americans |
CLEMSON, SC - Clemson center Dalton Freeman and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins have been named All-Americans by the Associated Press. Freeman, a graduate student from Pelion, SC, was named the second-team center, while Hopkins, a junior from Central, SC was named third-team wide receiver.
Freeman has started 48 consecutive games at center for the Tigers and has played more plays than any other player in Clemson history. He has been a starter on three Clemson teams that have been champion or co-champion of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference, including 2011 when the Tigers won the ACC Championship. Freeman was also named a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American this year. He is the fourth football player in Clemson history to be name All-American on the field and academic All-American in the same year. Earlier he was named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, the first center to make a first-team in school history. Hopkins has been named a second or third-team All-American by five services. In 2012 he has 69 receptions for 1214 yards and 16 touchdowns. He ranks second in the nation in touchdown receptions and it is a Clemson record. He needs just one touchdown catch against LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl to tie the ACC single season record. That would also establish the ACC record for consecutive games with a touchdown catch. He has a streak of nine active entering the bowl game. Hopkins has caught at least one pass in 35 consecutive games over three years. The Clemson record is 36 by Jerry Butler from 1975-78, so Hopkins can tie that mark as well in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. He already holds Clemson career records for touchdown receptions and receiving yards. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB -- Johnny Manziel , Texas A&M RB -- Montee Ball, Wisconsin RB -- Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona WR -- Marqise Lee, USC WR -- Terrance Williams, Baylor TE -- Zach Ertz, Stanford OT -- Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M OT -- Taylor Lewan, Michigan OG -- Chance Warmack, Alabama OG -- Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina C -- Barrett Jones, Alabama FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DE -- Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina DE -- Bjoern Werner, Florida State DT -- Star Lotulelei, Utah DT -- Will Sutton, Arizona State LB -- Manti Te'o, Notre Dame LB -- Jarvis Jones, Georgia LB -- C.J. Mosley, Alabama CB -- Dee Milliner, Alabama CB -- Jordan Poyer, Oregon State S -- Phillip Thomas, Fresno State S -- Matt Elam, Florida FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS K -- Cairo Santos, Tulane P -- Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech All-Purpose -- Tavon Austin, West Virginia SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB -- Collin Klein, Kansas State RB -- Kenjon Barner, Oregon RB -- Johnathan Franklin, UCLA WR -- Stedman Bailey, West Virginia WR -- Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech TE -- Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame OT -- D.J. Fluker, Alabama OT -- David Yankey, Stanford OG -- Spencer Long, Nebraska OG -- Cyril Richardson, Baylor C -- Dalton Freeman, Clemson SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DE -- Damontre Moore, Texas A&M DE -- Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame DT -- Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State DT -- Kawann Short, Purdue LB -- Kevin Minter, LSU LB -- Anthony Barr, UCLA LB -- Arthur Brown, Kansas State CB -- Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State CB -- Bradley Roby, Ohio State S -- Eric Reid, LSU S -- Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS K -- Dustin Hopkins, Florida State P -- Riley Stephenson, BYU All-Purpose -- Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois THIRD TEAM OFFENSE QB -- A.J. McCarron, Alabama RB -- Stefphon Jefferson, Nevada RB -- Giovani Bernard, North Carolina WR -- DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson WR -- Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas TE -- Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington OT -- Jake Matthews, Texas A&M OT -- Eric Fisher, Central Michigan OG -- Larry Warford, Kentucky OG -- Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA C -- Braxston Cave, Notre Dame THIRD TEAM DEFENSE DE -- John Simon, Ohio State DE -- Sam Montgomery, LSU DT -- Shariff Floyd, Florida DT -- Chris Jones, Bowling Green LB -- Khaseem Greene, Rutgers LB -- Trent Murphy, Stanford LB -- Kyle Van Noy, BYU CB -- Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon CB -- Jason Verrett, TCU S -- Ed Reynolds, Stanford S -- Ty Zimmerman, Kansas State THIRD TEAM SPECIALISTS K -- Caleb Sturgis, Florida P -- Kyle Christy, Florida All-Purpose -- Dri Archer, Kent State All-Americans by conference SEC: 22 Pac-12: 15 Big 12: 9 Big Ten: 7 ACC: 6 Independents: 6 MAC: 4 Mountain West: 2 WAC: 2 C-USA: 1 Big East: 1
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