University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt’s Jaylen Twyman Named to FWAA All-America Team
12/19/2019 2:00:00 PM | Football
PITTSBURGH—Pitt sophomore defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman continued to garner prestigious postseason accolades today when he was named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) All-America Team presented by the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
Twyman is a second-team selection by the FWAA. He has now been named to five different All-America teams, including Associated Press, Sporting News, Walter Camp and The Athletic.
Twyman also was a first-team All-ACC selection by both the league's official voting panel and AP.
A native of Washington, D.C., and graduate of H.D. Woodson High School, Twyman leads the Panthers' nationally ranked defense with 12 tackles for loss and 10.5 quarterback sacks.
The last time an interior defensive lineman (nose tackle or defensive tackle) led Pitt in sacks was in 2013, when unanimous All-American Aaron Donald had 11. Twyman changed his jersey to number 97 this season in tribute to Donald, who is now a perennial All-Pro for the Los Angeles Rams.
The 6-foot-2, 290-pound Twyman has been a spearhead up front for Pitt, which ranks 11th in the nation in total defense (302.5 yards per game), 11th in rushing defense (106.9 yards per game) and 20th in passing defense (195.6 yards per game).
The Panthers have compiled 49 team sacks—their most since 1987—and rank second nationally with an average of 4.08 sacks per game.
Twyman and the Panthers will close the 2019 campaign on December 26, when they face Eastern Michigan in Detroit's Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field. The game will be nationally televised by ESPN and kick off at 8 p.m.
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Twyman is a second-team selection by the FWAA. He has now been named to five different All-America teams, including Associated Press, Sporting News, Walter Camp and The Athletic.
Twyman also was a first-team All-ACC selection by both the league's official voting panel and AP.
A native of Washington, D.C., and graduate of H.D. Woodson High School, Twyman leads the Panthers' nationally ranked defense with 12 tackles for loss and 10.5 quarterback sacks.
The last time an interior defensive lineman (nose tackle or defensive tackle) led Pitt in sacks was in 2013, when unanimous All-American Aaron Donald had 11. Twyman changed his jersey to number 97 this season in tribute to Donald, who is now a perennial All-Pro for the Los Angeles Rams.
The 6-foot-2, 290-pound Twyman has been a spearhead up front for Pitt, which ranks 11th in the nation in total defense (302.5 yards per game), 11th in rushing defense (106.9 yards per game) and 20th in passing defense (195.6 yards per game).
The Panthers have compiled 49 team sacks—their most since 1987—and rank second nationally with an average of 4.08 sacks per game.
Twyman and the Panthers will close the 2019 campaign on December 26, when they face Eastern Michigan in Detroit's Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field. The game will be nationally televised by ESPN and kick off at 8 p.m.
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