For the first time in Baylor history two players, junior wide receiver Corey Coleman and senior offensive tackle Spencer Drango, have garnered unanimous All-America status in the same season as both were named to the 2015 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America Team Wednesday.
Coleman and Drango have now been first-team selections on all five All-America teams recognized by the NCAA (Associated Press, Sporting News, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Walter Camp) to earn unanimous All-America status.
The duo is the eighth and ninth players to earn unanimous All-America status in program history, joining Bill Glass (1956), Mike Singletary (1980), Thomas Everett (1986), Santana Dotson (1991), Daniel Sepulveda (2006), Terrance Williams (2012) and Cyril Richardson (2013). BU has now had four unanimous All-Americans in the last four years under head coach Art Briles.
Drango is also the program's sixth two-time All-American, after being a consensus selection last year.
Baylor’s two AFCA selections tie for the most in a single-season in program history. The Bears also had two players recognized in 2013 (Cyril Richardson, OT, and Ahmad Dixon, S).Drango and Coleman earned their first career recognitions from the coaches association.
With the pair’s selection, Baylor has now had five AFCA All-Americans in the last four years. BU has a total of 19 AFCA choices (17 players) in its history.
Coleman, an All-Big 12 first-team receiver, has racked up historic numbers in his junior season. In starting all 12 games, he has 74 catches for 1,363 yards and won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver last week. The Richardson, Texas, native leads the country in touchdown receptions (20) and is third in receiving yards per game (113.6). The junior’s 20 TD grabs are currently ranked tied for third-most for in a single season in Big 12 history and ninth-most in NCAA history.
Coleman has also been named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, Athlon, Sports Illustrated, ESPN.com, USA Today, CBS Sports and SportsOnEarth.
In 2015, Drango was named the Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year and a unanimous All-Big 12 first team selection for a second-straight year. The senior Outland Trophy finalist led all BU blockers with a 90.3 percent coaches grade and 48 knockdowns as a starter in all 12 games. The Cedar Park, Texas, product blocks for an offense that leads the country in points (48.0) and yards (604.6) per game. Drango has helped Baylor's rushing attack rank fourth in the country with 300.2 yards per contest. He is also a key component in helping the Bears give up only 1.25 sacks per game, which ranks 19th-best nationally and leads the Big 12.
Drango has also earned first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, Athlon, Sports Illustrated, ESPN.com, USA Today, CBS Sports and second-team recognition from SportsOnEarth.
Coleman and Drango have now been first-team selections on all five All-America teams recognized by the NCAA (Associated Press, Sporting News, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Walter Camp) to earn unanimous All-America status.
The duo is the eighth and ninth players to earn unanimous All-America status in program history, joining Bill Glass (1956), Mike Singletary (1980), Thomas Everett (1986), Santana Dotson (1991), Daniel Sepulveda (2006), Terrance Williams (2012) and Cyril Richardson (2013). BU has now had four unanimous All-Americans in the last four years under head coach Art Briles.
Drango is also the program's sixth two-time All-American, after being a consensus selection last year.
Baylor’s two AFCA selections tie for the most in a single-season in program history. The Bears also had two players recognized in 2013 (Cyril Richardson, OT, and Ahmad Dixon, S).Drango and Coleman earned their first career recognitions from the coaches association.
With the pair’s selection, Baylor has now had five AFCA All-Americans in the last four years. BU has a total of 19 AFCA choices (17 players) in its history.
Coleman, an All-Big 12 first-team receiver, has racked up historic numbers in his junior season. In starting all 12 games, he has 74 catches for 1,363 yards and won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver last week. The Richardson, Texas, native leads the country in touchdown receptions (20) and is third in receiving yards per game (113.6). The junior’s 20 TD grabs are currently ranked tied for third-most for in a single season in Big 12 history and ninth-most in NCAA history.
Coleman has also been named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, Athlon, Sports Illustrated, ESPN.com, USA Today, CBS Sports and SportsOnEarth.
In 2015, Drango was named the Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year and a unanimous All-Big 12 first team selection for a second-straight year. The senior Outland Trophy finalist led all BU blockers with a 90.3 percent coaches grade and 48 knockdowns as a starter in all 12 games. The Cedar Park, Texas, product blocks for an offense that leads the country in points (48.0) and yards (604.6) per game. Drango has helped Baylor's rushing attack rank fourth in the country with 300.2 yards per contest. He is also a key component in helping the Bears give up only 1.25 sacks per game, which ranks 19th-best nationally and leads the Big 12.
Drango has also earned first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, Athlon, Sports Illustrated, ESPN.com, USA Today, CBS Sports and second-team recognition from SportsOnEarth.
