Four Tulsa Football Players Earn All-Conference Honors

IRVING, Texas –– Four University of Tulsa football student-athletes earned American Athletic Conference honors, it was announced today by the league office.

Receiver Keylon Stokes earned first-team accolades, while Tulsa defenders Justin Wright and Anthony Goodlow were second-team selections and Tyon Davis received honorable mention merits.

Stokes earned all-AAC honors for the second time in his career, as he was a second-team performer in the 2020 season. Wright was an honorable mention selection a year ago.

Stokes, a 5'10" senior from Manvel, Texas, caught 76 passes for 1,224 yards this season to become just the sixth player in school history with two 100-yard receiving seasons. He also had 1,040 yards in the 2019 season. His 1,224 yards ranks as the seventh best single season for a receiver in TU history. Stokes is ranked fourth in the FBS this season for receiving yards and fifth for receiving yards per game and is 13^th for receptions per game.

He became Tulsa's all-time leading receiver this year, breaking a 57-year-old school record that was held by the 1965 Heisman Trophy runner-up Howard Twilley. Stokes completed his career with 242 career receptions for 3,774 yards and 19 touchdowns in 58 career games.

Stokes became the American Athletic Conference's all-time leader for all-purpose yards (5,474) and finished second on the league's career receiving list.

Wright led the Hurricane in tackles with 101 and tackles for lost yardage at 10.5 for -25 yards, while tying for most interceptions with two. He ranked sixth in The American for tackles and seventh for tackles for lost yards. Wright had four double-figure tackle games with a season-high of 13 stops three times, while also leading Tulsa in tackles in four games.

The 6'2" linebacker from Abilene, Texas, completed his career with 253 tackles, 27 TFL for -84 yards, four interceptions and four fumble recoveries. He was named the AAC Defensive Player of the Week after a 13-tackle, 2.5 TFL, one forced fumble and one pass breakup at Memphis.

Goodlow, a 6'5" senior from Del City, Okla., totaled 44 tackles and eight TFL from his defensive end position this season. He had a season-high eight tackles, along with two TFL for -4 yards and one pass breakup at Navy.

He has a career 118 tackles and 20 stops for -80 yards and 12 sacks.

Davis had a league-leading 14 passes defended from his cornerback position, while adding 54 tackles, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. His 14 passes defended include 12 breakups and two interceptions.

A 6'0" senior from Putnam City, Okla., Davis completed his career with 146 tackles, 23 pass breakups, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and two interceptions.

Four Tulsa Football Players Earn All-Conference Honors

Players Mentioned

Tyon Davis

Anthony Goodlow

Keylon Stokes

Justin Wright

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