2009 All-Florida Team Offense

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THE MIAMI HERALD
TIM TEBOW, UF
ALFRED MORRIS, FAU
T.Y. HILTON, FIU
ROD OWENS, FSU
Highlight: A second-team
All-American, Tebow won
the Campbell Trophy,
which is given annually to the nation’s
top scholar-athlete.
Brief: Tebow led the Gators on a
school-record 23-game winning streak,
which ended with a 32-13 loss to Alabama
in the Southeastern Conference title
game. He led the Gators in rushing for the
third consecutive season, and accounted
for five touchdowns in his final home
game, a 37-10 win against FSU.
Highlight: A first-team
All-Sun Belt Conference
selection, Morris was
ranked 15th in the nation in rushing yards
this season.
Brief: A powerful runner from Pensacola,
Morris emerged as the state’s top running
back. He carried the Owls’ offense
throughout the season, and he rushed for
181 yards and two touchdowns in a 51-29
victory at Louisiana-Lafayette. Against
rival FIU, Morris rushed for 158 yards, with
two rushing scores and one receiving.
Highlight: A first-team
All-Sun Belt
Conference selection,
Hilton ranked 13th in the nation in kickoff
returns.
Brief: Hilton accomplished this season
what few other players managed: He
quieted Alabama’s Bryant-Denny
Stadium. Hilton, from Miami Springs, had
a 96-yard return for a touchdown against
the Crimson Tide. He had nine receptions
for 80 yards and two touchdowns against
Rutgers.
Highlight: Owens’
98-yard touchdown
reception against
North Carolina sparked FSU’s
come-from-behind 30-27 victory.
Brief: Owens wasn’t the Seminoles’
flashiest receiver – All-Florida
second-teamer Bert Reed was – but this
Jacksonville native was FSU’s go-to man
in crunch time. Thirty-nine percent of
Owens’ receptions were third-down
conversions. He had 199 receiving yards
and a touchdown against North Carolina.
QB
COM-ATT YARDS
182-279 2,413
RB
TD-INT RUSH-YDS
18-5
203-859
RUSH
263
YARDS
1,392
AVG
116.0
WR
TDS
11
REC
57
YDS
632
AVG
11.1
TDS RET YDS
5
633
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WR
REC
58
YDS
692
AVG
11.9
TDS
3
ALL-FLORIDA TEAM
OFFENSE
THE MIAMI HERALD’S THIRD ANNUAL ALL-FLORIDA COLLEGE FOOTBALL
TEAM WAS SELECTED BY SPORTSWRITERS SUSAN MILLER DEGNAN,
JOSEPH GOODMAN, MANNY NAVARRO AND PETE PELEGRIN.
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
LEONARD HANKERSON, UM
Highlight: In UM’s final
home game this
season, Hankerson
had eight receptions for 143 yards and a
touchdown against Duke.
Brief: Hankerson’s breakout season came
after a tireless offseason of hard work,
which included individual coaching from
Dolphins great Mark Duper. A product of
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas,
Hankerson had the most receptions for a
Miami receiver since 2002 (Andre
Johnson, 52).
WR
REC
44
YDS
773
AVG
17.6
TDS
4
POS
PLAYER
SCHOOL
YR
HGT
WGT
T
Jason Fox
Miami
Senior
6-7
314
T
Andrew Datko
Florida State
Sophomore
6-6
283
G
Mike Pouncey
Florida
Junior
6-5
320
G
Rodney Hudson
Florida State
Junior
6-2
283
C
Maurkice Pouncey
Florida
Junior
6-5
318
TE
Aaron Hernandez
Florida
Junior
6-2
250
QB
Tim Tebow
Florida
Senior
6-3
245
RB
Alfred Morris
Florida Atlantic
Red. Sophomore
5-11
222
WR
T.Y. Hilton
FIU
Sophomore
5-10
175
WR
Rod Owens
Florida State
Red. Senior
6-0
186
WR
Leonard Hankerson
Miami
Junior
6-3
215
AARON HERNANDEZ, UF
Highlight: A first-team
All-American selection,
Hernandez became the
second junior to win the John Mackey
Award, given to the nation’s best tight
end.
Brief: A tight end led the Gators in
receptions? That’s correct. Hernandez
was that good this season. Hernandez, a
TE
Bristol, Conn., native, had two touchdown
receptions against Florida State. He also
was an important component of the Gators’
triple-option package.
REC
59
YDS
739
AVG
12.5
TDS
4
K
Matt Bosher
Miami
Junior
6-0
205
ATH
Curtis Pulley
Florida A&M
Red. Senior
6-4
200
POS
PLAYER
SCHOOL
YR
HGT
WGT
OL
Robert Okeafor
Florida A&M
Senior
6-4
320
OL
Jah Reid
Central Florida
Red. Junior
6-7
314
OL
Ryan McMahon
Florida State
Red. Junior
6-3
282
OL
Sampson Genus
South Florida
Junior
6-1
314
OL
A.J. Trump
Miami
Senior
6-3
300
TE
Jason Harmon
Florida Atlantic
Red. Senior
6-3
215
QB
Christian Ponder
Florida State
Red. Junior
6-2
217
RB
Brynn Harvey
UCF
Sophomore
6-1
205
WR
Bert Reed
Florida State
Red. Sophomore
5-11
165
WR
Josh Philpart
Jacksonville
Sophomore
6-0
166
JASON FOX, UM
WR
Riley Cooper
Florida
Senior
6-3
215
ANDREW DATKO, FSU
Highlight: Fox was named
the Atlantic Coast
Conference offensive
lineman of the week after a 21-20 victory
over then-No.5 Oklahoma.
Brief: Fox was a consummate leader for
an offense that piled up more than 4,500
yards in 12 games. Selected to the
All-ACC first-team, Fox, a Fort Worth,
Texas, native, started 11 games and
allowed only one sack, according to UM.
Fox has started 47 games, the third-most
in Hurricanes history.
K
Caleb Sturgis
Florida
Somphomore
5-10
190
ATH
Jacory Harris
Miami
Sophomore
6-4
190
Highlight: Datko had a
season-high 88 percent
blocking grade in a 30-27
victory against North Carolina, and he
helped to shut down Tar Heels defensive
end Robert Quinn.
Brief: A product of Fort Lauderdale St.
Thomas Aquinas, Datko showcased his
versatility by moving from left guard to
left tackle during the preseason. He was
outstanding during the second half of the
season. Datko did not allow a sack in
conference play, according to FSU.
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
LT
GS BLK GRADE
11
96%
KNCKDWN
20
Highlight: A second-team
All-American, Hudson had
10 knockdowns in a 38-34
loss to Miami.
Brief: A three-time selection to the
All-Florida team, Hudson is one of the
best offensive linemen in the country.
Winner of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s
Jacobs Blocking Trophy, Hudson’s
blocking grades against Georgia Tech and
Clemson (97 percent) were the highest
awarded by FSU offensive line coach Rick
Trickett in his 30 years of coaching.
GS BLK GRADE
10
88%
KNCKDWN
29
Highlight: Pulley rushed for 231 yards and
two touchdowns and passed for 174 yards
and another score in a 31-28 overtime
victory against Morgan State.
Brief: Pulley, a native of Hopkinsville, Ky., ranked third in the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in passing and rushing. Pulley,
the MEAC Offensive Player of the Year, was a finalist for the
Walter Payton Award.
ATH
PPG
31.7
RODNEY HUDSON, FSU
LG
CURTIS PULLEY, FAMU QB
PPG
29.8
COM-ATT
137-226
YARDS
1,824
TD-INT
17-5
RUSH-YDS
122-882
LT
GS BLK GRADE
12
80%
KNCKDWN
19
PPG
29.8
MAURKICE POUNCEY, UF
MIKE POUNCEY, UF
MATT BOSHER, UM
Highlight: A second-team
All-American, Pouncey won the
Rimington Trophy, given
annually to the nation’s top center.
Brief: Pouncey is a three-year starter on
UF’s offensive line, and a two-year starter
at center. He was named the
Southeastern Conference’s offensive
lineman of the week after earning a
blocking grade of 93 percent in a 23-13
victory against Tennessee. He had a
blocking grade of 99 percent in a s 13-3
victory against LSU.
Highlight: A
second-team
All-American, Pouncey
had three knockdown blocks, with a
blocking grade of 96 percent, in the
Gators’ 37-10 victory against Florida
State.
Brief: Pouncey was a All-Southeastern
Conference first-team selection. Pouncey,
who played at Lakeland, has played in
just two losing games during five seasons
of high school and college in which he
was a full-time starter.
Highlight: An
All-Atlantic Coast
Conference
first-team selection, Bosher has made 12
consecutive field goals, tied for the
second-longest streak in UM history.
Brief: Bosher, a native of Jupiter, has
made 88 consecutive extra-point
attempts, the third-longest streak in UM
history. Bosher was equally as effective
as a punter. Ten of his punts went for 50
yards or more this season, and 22 landed
inside opponents’ 20-yard line.
C
GS BLK GRADE
13
91.5%
KNOCKDOWNS PPG
28
34.7
RG
GS BLK GRADE
13
85.8%
KNCKDWN
19
PPG
34.7
K/P
FG-FGA
14-16
PA-ATT
48-48
PTS
90
PUNT AVG
42.7
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