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ESPN.com Tabs TCU's Jerry Hughes An All-American
TCU defensive end now appears on nine preseason All-America teams
Aug. 14, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas -- ESPN.com has named TCU defensive end Jerry Hughes to its preseason All-America team. It's the ninth preseason All-America team Hughes appears on. He received similar honors from Sports Illustrated, Sporting News, CollegeFootballNews.com, Lindy's, Athlon, Phil Steele's, NationalChamps.net and The Kickoff. A consensus All-American last season, Hughes also appears on preseason watch lists for five national awards: Walter Camp Player of the Year, Chuck Bednarik Award, Rotary Lombardi Award, Ted Hendricks Award and the Lott Trophy. Hughes, a senior from Sugar Land, Texas, led the nation last season with 15 sacks and six forced fumbles. His final sack of the year, with five minutes to play in the Poinsettia Bowl, helped preserve the Horned Frogs' 17-16 victory over then-No. 9 Boise State. It came with the Broncos having a third-and-8 at the TCU 12 and trailing 17-13. In addition to his NCAA-leading sack total, Hughes placed in the top 10 in the nation in tackles for loss (19.5) and fumble recoveries (three). He also had two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown. The 2008 Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Hughes was a league record three-time MWC Defensive Player of the Week. He also earned National Defensive Player of the Week honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski Trophy after his four sacks and two forced fumbles in a 32-7 win over then-No. 8 BYU. Hughes was a finalist for both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Ted Hendricks Award.
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