FWAA All-America Honors For Thibodeaux, McKinley III
12/10/21 | Football
DALLAS — The honors continue to roll in for Kayvon Thibodeaux and Verone McKinley III as the Oregon football standouts were announced as all-Americans by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Friday morning.
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Thibodeaux is one of four defensive linemen on the first team, while McKinley received second-team honors. Oregon is one of 12 schools with multiple FWAA all-Americans. Â
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Thibodeaux earned first-team status after landing on the second team in 2020, becoming the first Oregon defender to receive FWAA first-team honors since Haloti Ngata in 2005. He has now received first-team honors by the first two of the five outlets that make up consensus and unanimous all-America selections, landing on the Walter Camp Football Foundation first team on Thursday.
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McKinley is on the FWAA second team after joining Thibodeaux on the WCFF first team. McKinley has also received first-team all-America recognition by both ESPN and CBS Sports.
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DE Kayvon Thibodeaux – FWAA All-America First Team
» Walter Camp All-America first team.
» CBS Sports All-America second team.
» Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist.
» Chuck Bednarik Award finalist.
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference first team; second year in a row.
» AP All-Pac-12 first team; third year in a row.
» Pro Football Focus Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
» Tied for third in the Pac-12 with seven sacks and fourth with 12.0 tackles for loss.
» 91.5 pass-rush grade by PFF, ninth-best among FBS edge defenders.
» 48 total QB pressures according to PFF, second-most among Pac-12 defenders.
» Multi-sack performances vs. both UCLA and Washington State.
» Career-high 4.5 TFLs in win at UCLA, the most by a Duck since 2017.
» Tied for seventh in Oregon history with 19.0 career sacks.
» Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player and Defensive Lineman of the Week.
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S Verone McKinley III – FWAA All-America Second Team
» Walter Camp All-America first team.
» CBS Sports & ESPN All-America first team.
» Paycom Jim Thorpe Award finalist.
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference first team.
» AP All-Pac-12 first team.
» Leads the nation with six interceptions this season.
» Second on Oregon with 71 total tackles, third-most among Pac-12 defensive backs.
» Leads the Ducks with six pass breakups.
» Four interceptions in three games against Ohio State, Stony Brook, and Arizona.
» Sealed Oregon's win at then-No. 3 Ohio State with an interception.
» Two interceptions vs. Stony Brook, his second career multi-pick game.
» 11 career interceptions, one away from cracking the UO all-time top 10.
» Six interceptions is one away from the UO single-season top 10.Â
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Thibodeaux is one of four defensive linemen on the first team, while McKinley received second-team honors. Oregon is one of 12 schools with multiple FWAA all-Americans. Â
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Thibodeaux earned first-team status after landing on the second team in 2020, becoming the first Oregon defender to receive FWAA first-team honors since Haloti Ngata in 2005. He has now received first-team honors by the first two of the five outlets that make up consensus and unanimous all-America selections, landing on the Walter Camp Football Foundation first team on Thursday.
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McKinley is on the FWAA second team after joining Thibodeaux on the WCFF first team. McKinley has also received first-team all-America recognition by both ESPN and CBS Sports.
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DE Kayvon Thibodeaux – FWAA All-America First Team
» Walter Camp All-America first team.
» CBS Sports All-America second team.
» Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist.
» Chuck Bednarik Award finalist.
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference first team; second year in a row.
» AP All-Pac-12 first team; third year in a row.
» Pro Football Focus Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
» Tied for third in the Pac-12 with seven sacks and fourth with 12.0 tackles for loss.
» 91.5 pass-rush grade by PFF, ninth-best among FBS edge defenders.
» 48 total QB pressures according to PFF, second-most among Pac-12 defenders.
» Multi-sack performances vs. both UCLA and Washington State.
» Career-high 4.5 TFLs in win at UCLA, the most by a Duck since 2017.
» Tied for seventh in Oregon history with 19.0 career sacks.
» Two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player and Defensive Lineman of the Week.
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S Verone McKinley III – FWAA All-America Second Team
» Walter Camp All-America first team.
» CBS Sports & ESPN All-America first team.
» Paycom Jim Thorpe Award finalist.
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference first team.
» AP All-Pac-12 first team.
» Leads the nation with six interceptions this season.
» Second on Oregon with 71 total tackles, third-most among Pac-12 defensive backs.
» Leads the Ducks with six pass breakups.
» Four interceptions in three games against Ohio State, Stony Brook, and Arizona.
» Sealed Oregon's win at then-No. 3 Ohio State with an interception.
» Two interceptions vs. Stony Brook, his second career multi-pick game.
» 11 career interceptions, one away from cracking the UO all-time top 10.
» Six interceptions is one away from the UO single-season top 10.Â
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