More Postseason Honors for Deacon Football
12/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 10, 2009
A number of Wake Forest football players have received additional postseason honors this week.
Phil Steele, the publisher of Phil Steele's College Football Preview magazine, named his All-ACC team and Freshman All-America teams.
Steele's publication selected defensive tackle John Russell to its All-ACC second team along with wide receiver Marshall Williams. Quarterback Riley Skinner was named to the All-ACC third team along with freshman cornerback Kenny Okoro.
Okoro was also named to the Freshman All-America second team.
The College Football News also named its Freshman All-America team. Wide receiver Chris Givens was named to the second team while Okoro was also a second team pick.
Russell was Wake Forest's fifth-leading tackler in 2009 and tops among defensive linemen with 46 stops. He led the Deacons with eight tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. Russell was previously named a second team All-ACC pick by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
Williams was second on the team with 60 receptions for first on the club with 867 receiving yards. He had six touchdown catches on the year including two against NC State on Oct. 3.
Skinner set season records for passing yards and total offense yards in 2009 while also becoming Wake Forest's all-time leader in nearly every career passing category.
Okoro led Wake Forest with three interceptions and 11 pass breakups. He finished his freshman season with 38 total tackles.
Givens is the national leader in touchdown catches by a freshman with eight. He had 45 catches for 629 yards during the season.
