Nine Mustangs Named To Athlon Sports All-AAC Preseason Teams
Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 7:59 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
Nine Mustangs Named Athlon Sports All-AAC Preseason Selections
DALLAS (SMU) — Nine SMU football players were honored as 2018 Athlon Sports All-American Athletic Conference preseason selections, the organization announced on Monday.
Cornerback Jordan Wyatt led the Mustangs as a first-team defensive selection. The senior started all 11 games played in 2017 and was a member of the Bronko Naguski Watch List as well as an All-AAC honorable mention selection. Wyatt recorded 49 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack, while adding four interceptions for 165 yards and three forced fumbles. He finished the season among the nation's active leaders in defensive touchdowns and interception return touchdowns (2nd), interception return yards (4th), forced fumbles per game (5th), forced fumbles (8th), non-offensive touchdowns (10th), interceptions per game (12th) and interceptions (18th).
In the Mustangs' week one win over North Texas, Wyatt became just the sixth player in history to record an interception return and fumble recovery for touchdowns in the same game. Wyatt's 288 career interception return yards, five career defensive touchdowns and four career interception return touchdowns are all SMU records.
Three Mustangs earned second-team honors, with Xavier Jones and James Proche doing so on offense and Kyran Mitchell on defense.
Jones played in all 13 games leading the team with 1,075 yards on 182 carries and ranked second in rushing touchdowns with nine. He also registered 84 yards on 14 receptions. In 13 games, Proche registered 40 catches for 816 yards and six touchdowns. He also made the outlet's fourth team as a specialist.
On defense, Mitchell was third on the team with 73 tackles and had a team-leading 15.5 tackles for loss. He also added 4.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and two quarterback hurries.
Offensive lineman Chad Pursley was listed as a third-team selection, while Ben Hicks and Braeden West were fourth-team selections on offense and Richard Moore and Mikial Onu were named fourth-team defense.
The Mustangs open the 2018 season on Sept. 1 at North Texas, before returning to the Hilltop for a Friday night match-up with Metroplex rival TCU on Sept. 7. The Battle for the Iron Skillet will also be SMU's annual Whiteout game. SMU also travels to Michigan Sept. 15 and hosts Houston Baptist (Sept. 29) for its final non-conference test.
American Athletic Conference foes Navy, Cincinnati, Houston and Memphis visit Ford Stadium, while the Mustangs face UCF, Tulane, Connecticut and Tulsa on the road.
Season tickets are available now. For Mustang ticket information, call the Athletics Department Ticket Office at (214) SMU-GAME (768-4263).
Nine Mustangs Named Athlon Sports All-AAC Preseason Selections
DALLAS (SMU) — Nine SMU football players were honored as 2018 Athlon Sports All-American Athletic Conference preseason selections, the organization announced on Monday.
Cornerback Jordan Wyatt led the Mustangs as a first-team defensive selection. The senior started all 11 games played in 2017 and was a member of the Bronko Naguski Watch List as well as an All-AAC honorable mention selection. Wyatt recorded 49 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack, while adding four interceptions for 165 yards and three forced fumbles. He finished the season among the nation's active leaders in defensive touchdowns and interception return touchdowns (2nd), interception return yards (4th), forced fumbles per game (5th), forced fumbles (8th), non-offensive touchdowns (10th), interceptions per game (12th) and interceptions (18th).
In the Mustangs' week one win over North Texas, Wyatt became just the sixth player in history to record an interception return and fumble recovery for touchdowns in the same game. Wyatt's 288 career interception return yards, five career defensive touchdowns and four career interception return touchdowns are all SMU records.
Three Mustangs earned second-team honors, with Xavier Jones and James Proche doing so on offense and Kyran Mitchell on defense.
Jones played in all 13 games leading the team with 1,075 yards on 182 carries and ranked second in rushing touchdowns with nine. He also registered 84 yards on 14 receptions. In 13 games, Proche registered 40 catches for 816 yards and six touchdowns. He also made the outlet's fourth team as a specialist.
On defense, Mitchell was third on the team with 73 tackles and had a team-leading 15.5 tackles for loss. He also added 4.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and two quarterback hurries.
Offensive lineman Chad Pursley was listed as a third-team selection, while Ben Hicks and Braeden West were fourth-team selections on offense and Richard Moore and Mikial Onu were named fourth-team defense.
The Mustangs open the 2018 season on Sept. 1 at North Texas, before returning to the Hilltop for a Friday night match-up with Metroplex rival TCU on Sept. 7. The Battle for the Iron Skillet will also be SMU's annual Whiteout game. SMU also travels to Michigan Sept. 15 and hosts Houston Baptist (Sept. 29) for its final non-conference test.
American Athletic Conference foes Navy, Cincinnati, Houston and Memphis visit Ford Stadium, while the Mustangs face UCF, Tulane, Connecticut and Tulsa on the road.
Season tickets are available now. For Mustang ticket information, call the Athletics Department Ticket Office at (214) SMU-GAME (768-4263).
