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Boise State Athletics
Avery Williams Earns First-Team All-America Accolade
12/29/2020 9:06:00 AM | Football
BOISE, Idaho – Boise State redshirt senior Avery Williams added another All-American honor, Tuesday as he was named to the Sporting News First Team as a return specialist.
The selection is the third All-America award Williams has received this season. He was named USA Today First Team as a kick returner and AP Third Team as an all-purpose player.
He is the first Bronco to garner two first-team selections on special teams and the first Boise State returner to be an All-American since Kyle Wilson in 2008.
Williams leads the nation this season with four special teams touchdowns, scoring on a pair of kickoff returns and two punt returns.
In the Mountain West Championship, he returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown to tie the NCAA record for career return touchdowns with nine (six punts, three kickoffs).
He is the only player to rank in the top 20 nationally in both punt returns (third, 15.3 average) and kickoff returns (12th, 28.1).
The selection is the third All-America award Williams has received this season. He was named USA Today First Team as a kick returner and AP Third Team as an all-purpose player.
He is the first Bronco to garner two first-team selections on special teams and the first Boise State returner to be an All-American since Kyle Wilson in 2008.
Williams leads the nation this season with four special teams touchdowns, scoring on a pair of kickoff returns and two punt returns.
In the Mountain West Championship, he returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown to tie the NCAA record for career return touchdowns with nine (six punts, three kickoffs).
He is the only player to rank in the top 20 nationally in both punt returns (third, 15.3 average) and kickoff returns (12th, 28.1).
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