Tulsa Football Players Earn All-Conference Honors in the American Athletic Conference

Providence, RI – The American Athletic Conference's all-time rushing leader D'Angelo Brewer headlines The University of Tulsa's list of players named to the all-conference team, it was announced today. Brewer is one of seven Tulsa student-athletes named to the football all-league team.

Brewer is Tulsa's lone first-team selection, while fellow senior defensive end Jeremy Smith earned second-team accolades, along with juniors Justin Hobbs (WR), Tyler Bowling (OG) and Chandler Miller (Center). Senior offensive tackle Evan Plagg and junior safety McKinley Whitfield earned honorable mention honors.

Brewer, Miller, Bowling and Plagg earned all-conference recognition for the second consecutive
season. Miller was a first-team selection in 2016, while fellow linemen Bowling and Plagg were second-team selections last year. Brewer was also second-team all-league performer a year ago, and his first-team honor this season marks consecutive years that Tulsa has had a first-team running back named to the team as James Flanders was a first-team selection a year ago.

The 5'9" Brewer led the American Athletic Conference with 1,517 yards for a 137.9-yard per game average. He had eight 100-yard rushing games this season, including two 200+ yard games with 262 yards against Louisiana and 255 yards vs. Temple. Brewer completed his career with a school record 3,917 yards, 23 touchdowns and a school record 17 100+ rushing games.

Smith, a 6'5" defensive end, tallied 57 tackles, 8 TFLs for -61 yards, including a team-high 6 sacks for -51 yards. The junior trio of the 6'4" Hobbs, 6'6" Bowling and 6'3" Miller started all 12 games this season. Hobbs caught 55 passes for 830 yards and 3 TDs this year, while Bowling at left guard and Miller at center were stalwarts on an offensive line that paved the way for the nation's 16^th-ranked rushing offense.

Plagg, a 6'3" left tackle, missed three games with an injury, but in 5 of the last 6 games, in which he played, had a grade over 90-percent.

The 6'3" Whitfield, who started the season at linebacker but moved to his previous safety position due to injuries, led the Hurricane in tackles with 113 stops. Among his stops were 67 solos and 6 TFLs for -18 yards, while turning in 8 pass break-ups and one interception. Whitfield had eight double-figure tackle games, including six consecutively and a career-high of 14 stops against both Tulane and Navy.

Tulsa Football Players Earn All-Conference Honors in the American Athletic Conference

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Tyler Bowling

D'Angelo Brewer

James Flanders

Justin Hobbs

Chandler Miller

Evan Plagg

Jeremy Smith

McKinley Whitfield

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