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BOONE, N.C. — College Football Network’s All-Sun Belt and Freshman All-America teams will honor members of App State’s divisional championship football teams, including the kicker. michael hughes Named Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Year jackson green He earned Sun Belt Special Teamer of the Year honors.
Tirek Funderburk Received first-team All-Sun Belt recognition as an edge rusher and cornerback. Nate Johnson was an honorable mention on CFN’s Freshman All-America team.
Hughes was named both the league’s top kicker and kickoff specialist by CFN. Through 13 games, including Saturday’s Sun Belt Championship Game, he made 17 of 20 field goal attempts and all 53 extra point attempts for a total of 104 points.
He’s made his last nine field goals and taken away blocked kicks that didn’t have a chance to reach the uprights, but he hasn’t been able to make a field goal that far in his past 16 attempts. On kickoffs, Hughes has 33 touchbacks this season, with many directional kicks resulting in short returns.
According to PFF, Green has played 247 special teams snaps (third-most in the Sun Belt), including 83 in kickoff coverage, 69 on kickoff returns, 51 in punt coverage, and 39 on punt returns. There is. He recorded a league-best nine special teams tackles, including two stops each against Southern Miss, James Madison and Georgia Southern late in the regular season.
Funderburk has intercepted four passes this season, two of which resulted in pick-six touchdown returns, and Johnson has recorded 7.5 sacks.
Second-team All-Sun Belt honors went to QB. Joey AguilarW.R. kadin robinson and L.B. andrew parker jr.
The third team award winner was R.B. Nate NoelO.G. bucky williamsO.T. jack murphy and DT santana hopperduring SAF jordan’s favor Received an honorable mention.