FOX Names Price and Henderson Midseason All-Americans

Oct. 20, 2016

    PITTSBURGH--The accolades continue to roll in for Pitt's star playmakers, defensive end Ejuan Price and wide receiver/kicker returner Quadree Henderson. FOX Sports college football experts Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel named the pair to their respective Midseason All-America Teams today.

    No fewer than five national media outlets have recognized Price and Henderson among the country's finest at the season's midpoint.

    "There are many more-hyped edge rushers, but none that are any more productive than Price," Feldman wrote on the Panthers' senior defensive lineman.

    "Not many guys excel at both kickoff and punt returns," noted Mandel in his summation of Henderson.

        Price (Rankin, Pa./Woodland Hills) is arguably the most disruptive defensive lineman in college football. The senior leads the country in quarterback sacks per game (1.29 avg.) and ranks third in tackles for loss per game (1.9 avg.). Price tops the ACC in both categories and is a frontrunner for the conference's Defensive Player of the Year honor.

    Half of Price's 26 tackles this season have been for a loss. He has compiled 13 TFLs, nine sacks, nine QB hurries and three forced fumbles on the year. Price has also established himself among the most prolific pass rushers in school history. He has 25.5 career sacks to rank sixth all-time at Pitt. Despite missing two complete seasons due to injuries, Price's sack total places him third among the NCAA's active career leaders.

    Henderson (Wilmington, Del./Alexis I. du Pont) has earned his Midseason All-America accolades as a return specialist. The sophomore has two kickoff return touchdowns this year and three over his last eight games. He is the only FBS player with multiple kickoff return TDs in 2016.

    Henderson tops the ACC and ranks second nationally in combined kick return yardage (687). He is averaging an impressive 35.9 yards per kickoff return (third in FBS and first in ACC) and 12.4 yards per punt return (12 in FBS and fifth in ACC).

    The versatile Henderson has also been a threat in the pass and run games. His 172.86 all-purpose yards per game rank seventh in the country and second in the ACC.

    Following an open date this week, the Panthers (5-2, 2-1 ACC) will return to action on Thursday, Oct. 27, when they host Virginia Tech (4-2, 2-1) at Heinz Field for a nationally televised ESPN game at 7 p.m.

PITT MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS

Quadree Henderson--Return Specialist

CBSSports.com
FOXSports.com
SI.com (first team)
Sporting News
USA Today

Ejuan Price--Defensive End

CBSSports.com
FOXSports.com
SI.com (second team)
Sporting News
USA Today

Dorian Johnson--Offensive Guard

ESPN.com
SI.com (first team)

 

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