Three Gators Highlight Sporting News All-America Teams
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 | Football
Three Florida football players were named to the 2010 Sporting News All-American Teams, announced by the publication Wednesday.
Senior punter and Ray Guy Award winner Chas Henry (Dallas, Ga.) was named to the All-American team, while freshmen Andre Debose (Sanford, Fla.) and Jon Halapio (St. Petersburg, Fla.) were named to the All-Freshman team.
Henry, the 2010 Ray Guy Award winner and a first-team All-SEC choice, has punted 44 times for 2,042 yards (46.4 avg.) this season. He has the highest average in the country and the best average in Florida history. Fourteen of his 34 punts (41.2 percent) have been 50 yards or more through 12 games and 16 of his punts have landed inside of the 20-yard line.
Debose, a wide receiver and kick return specialist, averaged a conference-high 29.7 yards per kickoff return (19 returns for 564 yards), including two for touchdowns, also good for sixth nationally. Halapio, on offensive lineman, earned six starts for the Gators in his first year. Florida and Texas A&M are the only programs to have two players on the All-Freshman team.
The Gators will cap off the 2010 season with an Outback Bowl appearance, when the Orange and Blue takes on Penn State at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. on Jan. 1, 2010.
SN All-American Team
Offense
QB Cam Newton, Jr., Auburn
RB LaMichael James, Soph., Oregon
RB Jordan Todman, Jr., Connecticut
WR Justin Blackmon, Soph., Oklahoma State
WR Ryan Broyles, Jr., Oklahoma
TE Lance Kendricks, Sr., Wisconsin
OL Jake Kirkpatrick, Sr., TCU
OL Rodney Hudson, Sr., Florida State
OL Chase Beeler, Sr., Stanford
OL Gabe Carimi, Sr., Wisconsin
OL Nate Solder, Sr., Colorado
K Josh Jasper, Sr., LSU
KR Eric Page, Soph., Toledo
Defense
DT Nick Fairley, Jr., Auburn
DE Ryan Kerrigan, Sr., Purdue
DE Da'Quan Bowers, Jr., Clemson
DT Stephen Paea, Sr., Oregon State
LB Luke Kuechly, Soph., Boston College
LB Greg Jones, Sr., Michigan State
LB Vontaze Burfict, Soph., Arizona State
CB Patrick Peterson, Jr., LSU
CB Prince Amukamara, Sr., Nebraska
S Rahim Moore, Jr., UCLA
S Robert Sands, Jr., West Virginia
P Chas Henry, Sr., Florida
PR Cliff Harris, Soph., Oregon
All-Freshman Team
Offense
QB Aaron Murray, Georgia
RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina
RB James White, Wisconsin
WR Marquess Wilson, Washington State
WR Robert Woods, USC
TE Gavin Escobar, San Diego State
OL Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
OL Seantrel Henderson, Miami
OL Jon Halapio, Florida
OL James Hurst, North Carolina
OL James Stone, Tennessee
K Ross Krautman, Syracuse
KR Andre Debose, Florida
Defense
DL Roosevelt Nix, Kent State
DL Justin Washington, Arizona
DL Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
DL Junior Onyeali, Arizona State
LB Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State
LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, Boston College
LB Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas
DB Brian Blechen, Utah
DB Xavier Rhodes, Florida State
DB Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma
DB Ricardo Allen, Purdue
P Kirby van der Kamp, Iowa State
