Kinnard, Paschal Earn All-American Honors from CBS Sports
Postseason honors continue to pile up for Kentucky football players. Darian Kinnard and Josh Paschal can add the prestigious title “All-American” to their respective resumes.
Wednesday morning CBS Sports unveiled its 2021 college football All-American teams. Kinnard earned a spot on the first team at offensive line, while Paschal was honored as a second team All-American on the defensive line. It’s almost as though the SEC SIDs were not paying attention when they put Paschal on the SEC’s second team.
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Kinnard was only one of three power five offensive linemen that graded higher than 85 percent in both pass and run blocking. A two-time SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, the Knoxville native was a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy. Kinnard led the team with 30 knockdown blocks and allowed only one quarterback sack in more than 350 pass plays. He also was a first team All-American selection by the Action Network.
Paschal was the third-highest graded EDGE defender in the country this year according to PFF, one spot higher than Alabama’s Will Anderson. The only three-time team captain in UK football history, his 15.5 tackles for loss ranked second in the SEC. Paschal also recorded 53 tackles, 5.5 sacks, a team-high eight quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a blocked field goal.
First Team All-Americans
OFFENSE | |||
---|---|---|---|
QB | Bryce Young | Alabama | Sophomore |
RB | Kenneth Walker III * | Michigan State | Junior |
RB | Breece Hall | Iowa State | Junior |
WR | Jameson Williams | Alabama | Junior |
WR | David Bell | Purdue | Junior |
TE | Brock Bowers | Georgia | Freshman |
C | Tyler Linderbaum * | Iowa | Junior |
OL | Darian Kinnard | Kentucky | Senior |
OL | Evan Neal | Alabama | Junior |
OL | Ikem Okwonu | NC State | Sophomore |
OL | Nicholas Petit-Frere | Ohio State | Junior |
DEFENSE | |||
DL | Aidan Hutchinson * | Michigan | Senior |
DL | Jordan Davis | Georgia | Senior |
DL | Jermaine Johnson II | Florida State | Senior |
DL | DeMarvin Leal | Texas A&M | Junior |
LB | Will Anderson Jr. * | Alabama | Sophomore |
LB | Nakobe Dean | Georgia | Junior |
LB | Devin Lloyd | Utah | Junior |
CB | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | Junior |
CB | Riley Moss | Iowa | Senior |
S | Verone McKinley III | Oregon | Sophomore |
S | Jaquan Brisker | Penn State | Senior |
SPECIAL TEAMS | |||
K | Jake Moody | Michigan | Senior |
P | Matt Araiza * | San Diego State | Junior |
KR | Zonovan Knight | NC State | Sophomore |
PR | Britain Covey | Utah | Junior |
AP | Marcus Jones | Houston | Senior |
Second Team All-Americans
OFFENSE | |||
---|---|---|---|
QB | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | Senior |
RB | Tyler Badie | Missouri | Senior |
RB | Sincere McCormick | UTSA | Junior |
WR | Jordan Addison | Pittsburgh | Sophomore |
WR | Chris Olave | Ohio State | Senior |
TE | Trey McBride | Colorado State | Senior |
C | Alec Lindstrom | Boston College | Senior |
OL | Zion Johnson | Boston College | Graduate |
OL | Kenyon Green | Texas A&M | Junior |
OL | Thayer Munford | Ohio State | Graduate |
OL | Max Mitchell | Louisiana | Junior |
DEFENSE | |||
DL | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Oregon | Junior |
DL | George Karlaftis | Purdue | Junior |
DL | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | Junior |
DL | Josh Paschal | Kentucky | Senior |
LB | David Ojabo | Michigan | Junior |
LB | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | Junior |
LB | Malcolm Rodriguez | Oklahoma State | Senior |
CB | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | Graduate |
CB | Marcus Jones | Houston | Senior |
S | Kyle Hamilton | Notre Dame | Junior |
S | Jordan Battle | Alabama | Junior |
SPECIAL TEAMS | |||
K | Noah Ruggles | Ohio State | Graduate |
P | Jordan Stout | Penn State | Senior |
KR | Brian Battie | South Florida | Sophomore |
PR | Marcus Jones | Houston | Senior |
AP | Deuce Vaughn | Kansas State | Sophomore |
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