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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Dierre Hill Jr.: "We lay it out on the line."
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Dan Lanning: "Do the job the right way."
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Dylan Williams: "Showcase my talent."
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