Gators Picked Preseason No. 5 by Lindy's; Henry and Pouncey Tabbed Preseason All-Americans
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | Football
Gator football seniors Chas Henry (Dallas, Ga.) and Mike Pouncey (Lakeland, Fla.) were tabbed as preseason All-America picks by the 2010 Lindy's Football Preview, released Tuesday, while Lindy's also tabbed the Gators as its No. 5 preseason Top 25 team.
Pouncey was tabbed an Outland Trophy Watch List candidate in 2009 and finished the season with AP Second Team All-America honors. The offensive lineman has started 28 straight games for the Orange and Blue, 31 total, and has seen action in 39 games as a Gator.
Henry, a 2008 semifinalist and 2009 finalist for the Ray Guy Award, presented annually to the nation's top punter by The Greater Augusta (GA) Sports Council, has been a standout special teams player for the Gators during his three-year tenure in Gainesville. Only three of Henry's punts in 2009 were returned for positive yards (21 yards total), while 15 landed inside the 20-yard line. Henry booted eight 50-plus yards and the Gators allowed zero punt return yards in 12 of 14 games. Additionally, Henry set an SEC Championship Game record with an average of 48.8 yards on four punts vs. Alabama in 2009, hitting two for over 50 yards.
The complete preseason Top 25 as picked by Lindy's is:
1. Alabama
2. Boise State
3. Ohio State
4. Texas
5. FLORIDA
6. Wisconsin
7. TCU
8. Virginia Tech
9. Oklahoma
10. Iowa
11. Nebraska
12. USC
13. North Carolina
14. Pittsburgh
15. Oregon
16. Arkansas
17. Georgia Tech
18. LSU
19. West Virginia
20. Miami
21. Georgia
22. Cincinnati
23. Houston
24. Penn State
25. Utah
Lindy's All-America Offensive Team
First team Second team
QB Kellen Moore 6-0 187 Jr. Boise State Ryan Mallett 6-7 238 Jr. Arkansas
RB Mark Ingram 5-10 215 Jr. Alabama Jacquizz Rodgers 5-7 188 Jr. Oregon State
RB Dion Lewis 5-8 195 So. Pittsburgh Noel Devine 5-8 175 Sr. West Virginia
WR Michael Floyd 6-3 220 Jr. Notre Dame Jonathan Baldwin 6-5 225 Jr. Pittsburgh
WR A.J. Green 6-4 205 Jr. Georgia Julio Jones 6-4 211 Jr. Alabama
TE Kyle Rudolph 6-6 265 Jr. Notre Dame Lance Kendricks 6-4 239 Sr. Wisconsin
C Mike Pouncey 6-4 310 Sr. Florida Kristopher O'Dowd 6-5 300 Sr. USC
OL Rodney Hudson 6-2 285 Sr. Florida State Justin Boren 6-3 320 Sr. Ohio State
OL Stefen Wisniewski 6-3 297 Sr. Penn State John Moffitt 6-5 323 Sr. Wisconsin
OL Gabe Carimi 6-7 315 Sr. Wisconsin Nate Solder 6-9 300 Sr. Colorado
OL Anthony Castonzo 6-7 295 Sr. Boston College Matt Reynolds 6-6 329 Jr. BYU
PK Kai Forbath 6-0 192 Sr. UCLA PK Blair Walsh 5-10 185 Jr. Georgia
Lindy's All-America Defensive Team
First team Second team
DL Adrian Clayborn 6-3 282 Sr. Iowa Cameron Heyward 6-5 288 Sr. Ohio State
DL Greg Romeus 6-6 270 Sr. Pittsburgh Robert Quinn 6-5 260 Jr. North Carolina
DL Stephen Paea 6-1 311 Sr. Oregon State Jeremy Beal 6-3 261 Sr. Oklahoma
DL Jared Crick 6-6 285 Jr. Nebraska Allen Bailey 6-4 288 Sr. Miami
LB Greg Jones 6-1 228 Sr. Michigan State Travis Lewis 6-2 232 Sr. Oklahoma
LB Von Miller 6-3 240 Sr. Texas A&M Dont'a Hightower 6-4 260 Jr. Alabama
LB Quan Sturdivant 6-2 230 Jr. North Carolina Luke Kuechly 6-3 225 So. Boston College
CB Patrick Peterson 6-1 211 Jr. LSU Kendric Burney 5-9 180 Sr. North Carolina
CB Prince Amukamara 6-1 205 Sr. Nebraska Stephon Gilmore 6-1 188 So S. Carolina
S Rahim Moore 6-1 195 Jr. UCLA Mark Barron 6-2 210 Jr. Alabama
S DeAndre McDaniel 6-1 210 Sr. Clemson Tyler Sash 6-1 210 Jr. Iowa
P Drew Butler 6-2 203 Jr. Georgia Chas Henry 6-3 222 Sr. Florida
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