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Avery Williams Named AFCA All-American
12/31/2020 8:47:00 AM | Football
BOISE, Idaho – Boise State redshirt senior Avery Williams was named an American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FBS Coaches All-American, Thursday.
Williams earned his spot on the first team as an all-purpose player. He is the first Bronco to be named first team by the AFCA since offensive lineman Ryan Clady in 2007.
The AFCA honor is the fourth first-team selection for Williams this season. He was the kick returner on the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and USA Today first teams and The Sporting News top return specialist.
He is the first Boise State student-athlete since offensive tackle Nate Potter to garner four first-team awards.
In addition, Williams has been named second team by The Athletic (all-purpose) and CBS Sports (punt returner and kick returner) and third team by the Associated Press (all-purpose).
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).
Williams is the first Boise State returner to be an All-American since Kyle Wilson in 2008 and the first Bronco to earn a first-team honor on special teams since place kicker Mike Dodd (Kodak) in 1992.
Williams earned his spot on the first team as an all-purpose player. He is the first Bronco to be named first team by the AFCA since offensive lineman Ryan Clady in 2007.
The AFCA honor is the fourth first-team selection for Williams this season. He was the kick returner on the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and USA Today first teams and The Sporting News top return specialist.
He is the first Boise State student-athlete since offensive tackle Nate Potter to garner four first-team awards.
In addition, Williams has been named second team by The Athletic (all-purpose) and CBS Sports (punt returner and kick returner) and third team by the Associated Press (all-purpose).
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).
Williams is the first Boise State returner to be an All-American since Kyle Wilson in 2008 and the first Bronco to earn a first-team honor on special teams since place kicker Mike Dodd (Kodak) in 1992.
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