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Five Utes Named Football First-Team All-Pac-12 Conference
12/2/2014 12:00 AM | Football
Dec. 2, 2014
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - A record five Utah football players were named to the 2014 All-Pac-12 Conference first team, led by two-time first-team punter Tom Hackett. Utah's five first-team selections tied for the most by any team with Oregon and USC.
Joining Hackett on the first team were junior running back Devontae Booker, senior defensive lineman Nate Orchard, sophomore kicker Andy Phillips and senior returner Kaelin Clay. Utah captured three of the four first-team specialist honors.
Making the second team was junior offensive lineman Jeremiah Poutasi. Five Utes earned honorable mention honors: senior defensive back Brian Blechen, sophomore defensive lineman Hunter Dimick, freshman defensive lineman Lowell Lotulelei, junior linebacker Jared Norris and senior defensive back Eric Rowe. The all-conference teams are selected by vote of the Pac-12 coaches.
Utah's five first-team selections surpasses its previous Pac-12 best of three set in its first year of Pac-12 competition in 2011.
Hackett, a Ray Guy Award finalist, leads the nation in punts inside the 20-yard line (35) and the 10-yard line (19). He ranks third nationally in punt average (47.0).
Booker has rushed for 1,350 net yards in his first season at Utah and leads the Pac-12 in carries (266). He ranks third in the league in rushing yards per game (112.5) and averaged 130.1 yards in Utah's nine conference games.
Orchard leads the nation in sacks per game (1.46) and is second in total sacks (17.5). He is tied for fifth in the nation in total tackles for loss (20.0 for 118 yards) and TFL per game (1.7).
Phillips has made 22-of-26 (84.6%) field goal attempts and ranks second in the nation in field goals of 40+ yards with 12 (12-of-15). His 22 field goals leads the Pac-12 and is tied for fourth in the nation. He is second in the conference in field goal percentage.
Clay leads the Pac-12 and ranks fourth in the nation in punt return average (16.9). He ranks third in the Pac-12 in kickoff return average (25.4). Clay has three punt returns for touchdowns and four total returns (1 kickoff) for a touchdown.
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