Vic Beasley named to AP All-America Team |
Clemson, S.C.—Clemson defensive end Vic Beasley was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press on Tuesday. This is the second of the five major All-America teams to be released. Earlier Beasley was a first-team selection by the Walter Camp Foundation.
Beasley, a second-team AP All-American last year, is the first Clemson player to be named first-team All-American by the Associated Press since 2011 when Dwayne Allen (TE) and Sammy Watkins (all-purpose) were both named. Beasley is the first Clemson defensive player to make the first-team according to AP since Da’Quan Bowers in 2010. Beasley led the ACC in sacks with year with 11 and in tackles for loss with 18.5. He will leave Clemson as its all-time sack leader with 32, and ranks tied for fifth in ACC history in that category. The native of Adairsville, Ga. was earlier named a finalist for the Lombardi Award, the Bednarik Award and the Hendricks Award and was chosen ACC Defensive Player of the Year by the ACC Sports Media and ACC Coaches. Beasley is a big reason Clemson is ranked number-one in the nation in total defense, yards per play allowed and tackles for loss. He and the Tigers will face Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl on December 29 in Orlando. FIRST TEAM - OFFENSE Quarterback — Marcus Mariota, junior, 6-foot-4, 219 pounds, Oregon Running backs — Melvin Gordon, junior, 6-1, 213, Wisconsin; Tevin Coleman, junior, 6-1, 210, Indiana. Tackles — Brandon Scherff, senior, 6-5, 320, Iowa; Spencer Drango, junior, 6-6, 310, Baylor. Guards — Tre Jackson, senior, 6-4, 330, Florida State; Laken Tomlinson, senior, 6-3, 320, Duke. Center — Reese Dismukes, senior, 6-3, 296, Auburn. Tight End — Nick O'Leary, senior, 6-3, 247, Florida State. Wide receivers — Amari Cooper, junior, 6-1, 210, Alabama; Rashard Higgins, sophomore, 6-2, 188, Colorado State. Kicker — Roberto Aguayo, sophomore, 6-1, 203, Florida State. All-purpose player — Shaq Thompson, junior, 6-1, 228, Washington. DEFENSE Ends — Joey Bosa, sophomore, 6-5, 278, Ohio State;
Vic Beasley Tackles — Malcolm Brown, junior, 6-2, 320, Texas; Danny Shelton, junior, 6-2, 339, Washington. Linebackers — Scooby Wright III, sophomore, 6-1, 246, Arizona; Hau'oli Kikaha, senior, 6-3, 246, Washington; Paul Dawson, senior, 6-2, 230, TCU. Cornerbacks — Senquez Golson, senior, 5-9, 176, Mississippi; Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, senior, 5-10, 195, Oregon. Safeties — Landon Collins, junior, 6-0, 222, Alabama; Gerod Holliman, sophomore, 6-2, 213, Louisville. Punter — Tom Hackett, junior, 5-11, 187, Utah. SECOND TEAM - OFFENSE Quarterback — Trevone Boykin, junior, TCU Running backs — James Conner, sophomore, Pittsburgh; Ameer Abdullah, senior, Nebraska. Tackles — La'el Collins, senior, LSU; Andrus Peat, junior, Stanford. Guards — Arie Kouandjio, senior, Alabama; A.J. Cann, senior, South Carolina. Center — Hroniss Grassu, senior, Oregon. Tight End — Maxx Williams, sophomore, Minnesota. Wide receivers — Kevin White, senior, West Virginia; Rashad Greene, senior, Florida State. Kicker — Brad Craddock, junior, Maryland. All-purpose player — Tyler Lockett, senior, Kansas State. DEFENSE Ends — Shane Ray, junior, Missouri; Nate Orchard, senior, Utah. Tackles — Leonard Williams, junior, Southern California; Robert Nkemdiche, sophomore, Mississippi. Linebackers — Eric Kendricks, senior, UCLA; Benardrick McKinney, junior, Mississippi State; Jaylon Smith, sophomore, Notre Dame. Cornerbacks — Vernon Hargreaves III, sophomore, Florida; Jacoby Glenn, sophomore, Central Florida. Safeties — Jalen Ramsey, sophomore, Florida State; Cody Prewitt, senior, Mississippi. Punter — JK Scott, freshman, Alabama. THIRD TEAM - OFFENSE Quarterback — J.T. Barrett, redshirt freshman, Ohio State. Running backs — Jay Ajayi, junior, Boise State; Samaje Perine, freshman, Oklahoma. Tackles — Cedric Ogbuehi, senior, Texas A&M; Jake Fisher, senior, Oregon. Guards — Shaquille Mason, senior, Georgia Tech; Ben Beckwith, senior, Mississippi State. Center — Jack Allen, junior, Michigan State. Tight End — Clive Walford, senior, Miami. Wide receivers — Justin Hardy, senior, East Carolina; Nelson Agholor, junior, Southern California. Kicker — Josh Lambert, sophomore, West Virginia. All-purpose player — J.J. Nelson, senior, UAB. DEFENSE Ends — Shawn Oakman, junior, Baylor; Randy Gregory, junior, Nebraska. Tackles — Michael Bennett, senior, Ohio State; Eddie Goldman, junior, Florida State. Linebackers — Denzel Perryman, senior, Miami; Mike Hull, senior, Penn State; Eric Striker, junior, Oklahoma. Cornerbacks — Trae Waynes, junior, Michigan State; Kendall Fuller, sophomore, Virginia Tech. Safeties — Kurtis Drummond, senior, Michigan State; Su'a Cravens, sophomore, Southern California. Punter — Austin Rehkow, sophomore, Idaho.
Vic Beasley
RS Sr. Defensive End
#3 6-2, 236
Adairsville, GA
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, senior, 6-3, 235, Clemson.
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