TCU preseason recognition list

[wes]

Pretty impressive

Three TCU football players are preseason All-Americans, while 10 national awards include Horned Frogs as candidates.

Included below is a recap of TCU's preseason honor roll.

Gary Patterson, Head Coach
*Best Recruiter in the Mountain West Conference, Sporting News

Josh Boyce, WR
*Biletnikoff Award Watch List
*Preseason All-Mountain West Conference
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
*Fastest Wide Receiver in the Mountain West Conference, Sporting News

Tanner Brock, LB
*Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
*Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
*Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
*Dick Butkus Award Watch List
*Fourth-Team Preseason All-American, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview
*Honorable-Mention Preseason All-American, GoDaddy.com
*Honorable-Mention Preseason All-American, Consensus Draft Services
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
*Linebacker of the Year Watch List, College Football Performance Awards
*Ranked 95th in the Yahoo! Sports/Rivals.com list of the nation’s top players

LaDarius Brown, WR
*Top Impact Freshman in the Mountain West Conference, Sporting News

Tank Carder, LB
*Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
*Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
*Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
*Dick Butkus Award Watch List
*Lott Trophy Watch List
*Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List, Walter Camp Football Foundation
*Preseason All-American, Playboy
*First-Team Preseason All-American, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview
*First-Team Preseason All-American, Sporting News
*First-Team Preseason All-American, Consensus Draft Services
*First-Team Preseason All-American, GoDaddy.com
*Second-Team Preseason All-American, Athlon
*Second-Team Preseason All-American, Lindy’s
*Preseason Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year
*Preseason All-Mountain West Conference
*State’s Defensive Player of the Year, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
*Best Linebacker in Texas, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
*First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
*Linebacker of the Year Watch List, College Football Performance Awards
*Ranked 51st in the Yahoo! Sports/Rivals.com list of the nation’s top players
*Best Instincts in the Mountain West Conference, Sporting News
*All Two-Star Recruit Team of the Past 10 Years, Rivals.com

Skye Dawson, WR
*Ranked as the sixth-fastest player in the nation, ESPN.com

Kyle Dooley, OG
*Preseason All-Mountain West Conference
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football

Ross Evans, PK
*Lou Groza Award Watch List
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
*Placekicker of the Year Watch List, College Football Performance Awards

Anson Kelton, P
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
*Punter of the Year Watch List, College Football Performance Awards

Stansly Maponga, DE
*Preseason All-Mountain West Conference
*Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football

Greg McCoy, CB
*Best Athlete in the Mountain West Conference, Sporting News
*Potential Breakout Player for 2011, Sporting News

Jeff Olson, OT
*Nominee, Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
*Nominee, Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award

Matthew Tucker, TB
*Doak Walker Award Watch List

Ed Wesley, TB
*Maxwell Award Watch List
*Doak Walker Award Watch List
*Honorable-Mention Preseason All-American, GoDaddy.com
*First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football
*One of 10 overlooked returning stars from 2010, Rivals.com
*Running Back of the Year Watch List, College Football Performance Awards

TCU Linebackers
*Ranked as the sixth-best unit in the nation, Athlon

 

[Frog_Fan71]

That is very impressive! Especially when one considers that 10 years ago, the list was much shorter and the recognition was much more sparse. This has been an incredible transformation from a rags to riches program, that there ever has been. Worthy of a 30 for 30 chronicling the glory days to the dog days and back to our rightful place among the nations elite.

 

[Frogs1983]

Looks like Tank Carder is on every list available to a player at his position. Unreal number.

 

[steelfrog]

Awesome. Hope it translates into Ws.