New Mexico's Sullivan Adds NCAA Consensus and ESPN.com To His All-America Resume
The senior kicker is the first Lobo since Brian Urlacher to earn first-team All-America honors.
Dec. 17, 2007 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -
New Mexico senior kicker John Sullivan was named to the 2007 NCAA Consensus All-America team, bringing his 2007 first-team All-America total to four.
Entering the 2007 bowl season, Sullivan leads the nation in field goals, averaging 2.36 per game. His 26 successful field goals in 11 games have set both Lobo and MWC single-season records.
Sullivan has also been named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation, ESPN.com, and The Sporting News first team All-America lists. He has also been recognized by CollegeFootballnews.com (second team), the Associated Press (third team) and Sports Illustrated (honorable mention).
| WR | *Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, 6-3, 208, Freshman | DL | *Glenn Dorsey, LSU, 6-2, 303, Senior |
| WR | Jordy Nelson, Kansas St., 6-3, 217, Senior | DL | *Sedrick Ellis, USC, 6-2, 305, Senior |
| TE | Martin Rucker, Missouri, 6-6, 255, Senior | DL | *Chris Long, Virginia, 6-4, 284, Senio |
| OL | Ryan Clady, Boise St., 6-6, 317, Junior | DL | George Selvie, South Florida, 6-4, 242, Sophomore |
| OL | *Jake Long, Michigan, 6-7, 315, Senior | LB | Dan Connor, Penn State, 6-3, 233, Senior |
| OL | Steve Justice, Wake Forest, 6-4, 284; Senior | LB | Jordan Dizon, Colorado, 6-0, 220, Senior |
| C | Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas, 6-4, 307, Junior | LB | J Leman, Illinois, 6-3, 243, Senior |
| OL | Duke Robinson, Oklahoma, 6-5, 352, Junior | LB | *James Laurinaitis, Ohio State, 6-3, 240, Junior |
| QB | Tim Tebow, Florida, 6-3, 235, Sophomore | LB | Curtis Lofton, Oklahoma, 6-0, 238, Junior |
| RB | *Darren McFadden, Arkansas, 6-2, 215, Junior | DB | Antoine Carson, Arizona, 6-0, 185, Senior |
| RB | Kevin Smith, UCF, 6-1, 211, Junior | DB | Jamie Silva, Boston College, 5-11, 210, Senior |
| PK | John Sullivan, New Mexico, 5-10, 152, Senior | DB | Craig Steltz, LSU, 6-2, 209, Senior |
| KR | Felix Jones, Arkansas, 6-0, 207, Junior | DB | *Aqib Talib, Kansas, 6-2, 195, Junior |
| AP | Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, 6-1, 185, Freshman | P | Kevin Huber, Cincinnati, 6-1, 210, Junior |
*Indicates unanimous selection.
2007 Consensus Team Class Makeup: 14 seniors, 10 juniors, two sophomores and freshmen.
The five organizations used in determining consensus All-American status are the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News and Walter Camp Foundation. |
All-Time MWC Consensus All-Americans
2007 - John Sullivan, K, New Mexico
2006 - Eric Weddle, DB, Utah
2002 - Jordan Gross, OL, Utah
2001 - Luke Staley, RB, BYU
1999 - Brian Urlacher, DB, New Mexico
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