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Marshall’s Mike Green Named AFCA Second Team All-American
12/13/2024 10:56:00 AM | Football
Green’s nomination from the football coaches is his fourth major award in three days
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall defensive lineman Mike Green was named as an AFCA Second Team All-American on Friday morning.
It continues a streak of All-American honors for Green, who was named as a Walter Camp First Team All-American on Thursday night and honored as the CFN EDGE Defender of the Year and the HERO G5 Defensive Player of the Year, as well as First Team All-American by both outlets on Thursday morning.
The 2024 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year helped lead Marshall to a 10-3 record and the 2024 SBC Championship over Louisiana while putting together one of the best seasons in Marshall and Sun Belt Conference history.
The Williamsburg, Virginia, native broke the Sun Belt Conference's single-season sacks record and tied Marshall's single-season record while leading all FBS players in 2024 with 17.0 sacks.
In addition to sacks, Green led all FBS players in the following categories: sack yardage (144), tackles for loss (22.5), TFL yardage (155) and tackles by a defensive lineman (84).
Green's nomination to the AFCA All-American Team is the first time that a player has been named to the American Football Coaches Association list since Randy Moss was named as a first-team honoree in 1997.
The American Football Coaches Association is a member of the National College Football Awards Association and is one of five accredited All-American lists that help determine Consensus All-American status. Those include Walter Camp, AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA and The Sporting News.
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